Cannibal Lunch Box - Triple Feature (Warlock Moon, Blood Feast II, Man From Deep River

While I love these Shriek Show three packs, I have to admit that I was severely disappointed when this one arrived simply because the version of Blood Feast 2 included is the butchered R-rated cut. I mean, come on! Shriek Show must know what kind of people buy this stuff so for them to push the Blockbuster friendly version on us poor gorehounds was pretty rotten. Honestly, I wouldn't have even purchased this had I known. I realize that I got Man From Deep River and Warlock Moon for peanuts but man, seeing that R rating was a real slap in the face.

Another buffet of brutality, gore lovers grab a fork! This is a great meal deal to appease your blood craving. I'll serve it up for you--

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WARLOCK MOON ('73)
This is more of a supernatural tale, originally titled Bloody Spa. The plotline somewhat resembles Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Some college kids are lured to an abandoned health spa filled with witches, ghosts, and ugly maniacs (no warlocks or moons though). They try to avoid becoming the main course of a bizarre blood cult banquet.
This is a decent flick, but has no gory flesh devouring or nudity. What's up with that? Oh well, it does have a special comedy commentary by Joe Bob Briggs.

*** stars
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MAN FROM DEEP RIVER ('72)
The mother of all cannibal flicks, THIS MOVIE RULES!!!!! I was surprised how well developed this story is. It's not really a gorefest, most of the movie feels more like a mondo film. It captures the lifestyle of a primitive tribe in Thailand, in very shocking detail (one particular scene really jacked me up!). The cannibalism kicks in near the end of the movie. Nudity is rampant throughout, in case you're wondering.
This landmark film is well worth the price alone. Umberto Lenzi rules!!!!

***** stars
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BLOOD FEAST 2 ('01)
From the Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis presents this long awaited sequel. It's drenched with blood splatter and hot naked chicks, but is hampered by an R rating? That kinda sucks, toning down the sickness. It's still bloody fun, just don't expect the usual HGL gross-out carnage.

**** stars
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All-in-all, this lunchbox is a great value that will keep all you gore dogs howling. Not as brilliant as the Jungle Horrors triple feature, but still an outstanding way to kill some brain cells.

The prices of these three packs from Shriek Show are unbelievable. The list prices of each of these movies are $20-25. The Shriek Show three pack prices are usually $20. Most Shriek Show three packs are nothing special but some of them are very good. The most popular packs are Psycho Killers(Delirium, House on the Edge of the Park, and Beyond the Darkness), Jungle Horrors(Jungle Holocaust, Eaten Alive: Mangiati Vivi, and Massacre in Dinosaur Valley), Evil Animals(Day of the Animals, Grizzly, and Devil Dog), Zombie Pack I(Zombie 3-5), and Zombie Pack II(Zombie Holocaust, Burial Ground, and Flesheater).

I'm reviewing the Cannibal Lunch Box Triple Feature which I don't see much reviews for. I was very interested because it had Man from Deep River and Blood Feast 2. I never heard of Warlock Moon but it did sound interesting. The catch is Blood Feast 2 is R-rated in these packs. The unrated Blood Feast 2 is expensive which is lame. Who could complain because it has Man from Deep River.

Warlock Moon(1973)= A very low budget movie with a similar atmosphere to Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A college couple go to a defunct Victorian Hotel that has a blood cult. Very slow in the first half but picks up later. It is predictable though that should not get in the way. Joe Bob Briggs is a special feature which is a plus. This is one under-rated movie. It's best to watch at night, no lights, and don't expect anything. Give Warlock Moon a chance! Four Stars!****

Man from Deep River(1972)= The first film of the cannibal genre. Directed by legendary Umberto Lenzi, and starring cannibal film vets Ivan Rassimov and Me Me Lai. A British photographer(Rassimov) goes to Thailand and runs into trouble. The fugitive photographer travels into the bowels of the Thai jungle to do his job and stay away from the law. A tribe imprison the photographer and mistreat him. Over time, the tribe slowly assimilates the photographer into their tribe and the photographer experiences tribal life. Very different from other cannibal movies. This movie had more of a sexploitation feel than the shock feel. Not as gory as the later cannibal movies. Animal killings were real and gross like later movies. Lots of nudity, more nudity than violence. I like Man from Deep River and it's the best feature of the pack. Five Star!*****

Blood Feast 2(2002)= Herschell Gordon Lewis and David Friedman made this sequel 39 years after Blood Feast. Both movies are about a serial killer caterer who uses body parts for a feast to honor a Egyptian goddess. The difference is the caterer in Blood Feast 2 is a descendant of the caterer in Blood Feast. This Blood Feast 2 is R-rated and heavily cut. I don't mind it though if they cut stuff out but not too much like in Blood Feast 2. Blood Feast 2 is the worst in the pack. Two and a half stars. **1/2.

I think this is a great pack and I recommend it. Also check out the other triple packs from Shriek Show.

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