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TITLE: Cannibal
Holocaust
DIRECTOR: Ruggero
Deodato
YEAR: 1979
COUNTRY: Italy
DURATION: 98 mins
STARRING: Robert Kerman (Professor
Harold Monroe), Gabriel Yorke (Alan Yates), Francesca Ciardi
(Faye Daniels), Perry Pirkanen (Jack Anders), Luca Barbareschi
(Mark Tommaso), Salvatore Basile (Jacko Losojos), Ricardo
Fuentes (Miguel Lujan) |
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THIS FILM CONTAINS SHOCKING & DISTURBING
SCENES AND
SHOULD ONLY BE VIEWED BY ADULTS & CUNTS |
| Eaten alive! The ultimate
terror movie... |
WHAT
CAN BE SAID about
Ruggero Deodato's infamous Cannibal Holocaust that hasn't
already been said a million times
before? The film's director describes his movie as: "a clear
and straightforward denunciation of the journalistic
approach we know today," which - when translated into
proper English - means something along the lines of: "a journalist
never lets the truth get in the
way of a good story." True in 1979 - and even more so in this
day and age.
So this movie: the tale of three journalists
out to prove that cannibals actually exist - even if it means
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The way Deodato structures Cannibal Holocaust is commendable
- he doesn't tell the story sequentially - he has a search party go out looking for the missing journalists;
find their film canisters, and
only later - when the film is viewed - do we eventually find
out what happened to them. Many people say this film is the predecessor to The Blair Witch Project,
and in many ways they are right.
But why is this low-budget cannibal film so reviled the world over? The answer lies in the numerous scenes of animal slaughter that are used
to, um, flesh out the film as it were. One scene in particular,
in which a turtle is prepared for dinner,
really does push the boundaries of acceptability for the sake
of entertainment. |
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| But we'll forgive Cannibal Holocaust that indiscretion because
- as a whole - it is a worthwhile and disturbing
movie, using (fairly) realistic camera techniques to
make the 'found' footage seem real. Years ago the
filmmakers themselves spread rumours that some of what was shown was real.
None of it is of course (aside from the gruesome
animal stuff), as anyone with any
sense will be able to tell, but what is shown is done
so well that the shocking impact of the closing
scenes is enough to make anyone squirm. |
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| I've never been too keen on the animal killings,
but the movie itself is pretty good for a cheapo Italian cannibal
flick. |
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| Riz Ortolani's soundtrack is the scariest part of
this movie. How on earth did they get away with it? I'll never be
able to listen to synthesised tom toms in the same way ever again... |
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| The turtle scene is truly disgusting. I think the
first time I saw it I was physically sick. It's not every day you
can say a film did that to you. |
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