Matt-1138
Joined Feb 2002
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What was with the creatures intended to be retarted, deformed hillbillies? They carried axes, arrows, and torches and suspicously resembled orcs! After the first half, the whole horror thing is dropped and it becomes an adventure/survival flick. In fact, the ticket guy at the counter warned me about how bad it was and I wished I headed his warning!! His exact words were "I'd rather eat a porcupine on fire" or something to that effect. Stan Winston is an effects genius, but no one will take him seriously as a filmmaker if he keeps attaching himself to movies of this "caliber". "Pumpkinhead" was pretty cool, though in Stan's defense.
And does it ever! I'll have to say as a filmmaker and a particular fan of horror film (especially the Italian variety), CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is a milestone and I was never so terrified upon watching it. It takes a lot for a horror movie to really get under my skin and probe my darkest fears, but Ruggero Deodato certainly made a chiller.
The plot is interesting. A group of filmmakers go into the Green Inferno to shoot a documentary on cannibalism. They mysteriously disappeared and a search-and-rescue is sent out into the jungle. After making friends with the local primitive tribes, the team finds the cans of footage left by the dead students. They are taken back to the U.S. and reviewed. That's when the real horror begins.
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST was very well done. This achieved what the BLAIR WITCH could not in it's mock-documentary gimmick. There is also a brilliant and unsettling twist in the nightmare that will leave you thinking those nights you sleep with the lights on.
However, what kept me from giving this film a perfect review was the appaling animal cruelty. This didn't seem necessary. Especially since Deodato created such realistic effects for the human victims (so convincing that he had to defend himself in court). I'm sure he could've found a way around this problem. I don't condone the slaughtering of innocent creatures for shock value, but other than that, I like the movie.
P.S. I find it odd that the UK, which has a rather strict censorship committee would be the only country with access to VHS and DVD copies of the movie. I had to download a bootleg of reasonable quality to see it. If a lesser film like CANNIBAL FEROX made it to the States, why not Deodato's original masterpiece. It just seems right. If you can find it, God bless. See you at the movies!
The plot is interesting. A group of filmmakers go into the Green Inferno to shoot a documentary on cannibalism. They mysteriously disappeared and a search-and-rescue is sent out into the jungle. After making friends with the local primitive tribes, the team finds the cans of footage left by the dead students. They are taken back to the U.S. and reviewed. That's when the real horror begins.
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST was very well done. This achieved what the BLAIR WITCH could not in it's mock-documentary gimmick. There is also a brilliant and unsettling twist in the nightmare that will leave you thinking those nights you sleep with the lights on.
However, what kept me from giving this film a perfect review was the appaling animal cruelty. This didn't seem necessary. Especially since Deodato created such realistic effects for the human victims (so convincing that he had to defend himself in court). I'm sure he could've found a way around this problem. I don't condone the slaughtering of innocent creatures for shock value, but other than that, I like the movie.
P.S. I find it odd that the UK, which has a rather strict censorship committee would be the only country with access to VHS and DVD copies of the movie. I had to download a bootleg of reasonable quality to see it. If a lesser film like CANNIBAL FEROX made it to the States, why not Deodato's original masterpiece. It just seems right. If you can find it, God bless. See you at the movies!