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Cannibal Ferox is not as gory as it is made out to be.Eaten Alive(Umberto Lenzis other cannibal film) is worse.The film its self is quite good, although the music sounds like a 1970s porno.The reason i give this film three stars is because i expected a lot blood and guts, but ended up being very dissapointed, because if it was as gory as it was made out to be i would have given it five. So if anyone watches this film expecting to be shocked, you will be very dissapointed.

Graphic and Disturbing it may be, but may still be praised only by hardcore fans of Italian gore cinema. No one really watches a cannibal movie to be touched, or moved (maybe a move to the bathroom or kitchen sink), but to see graphic violence. Cannibal Ferox... banned in 31 countires, sure does deliever the goods on the gore front. Plot: basically ripped from Lenzi's previous cannibal epics. Acting: since this is a low budget italian cannibal film, that term is used loosely. All in all, if you're a fan of extreme cinema and italian horror, you'll like Cannibal Ferox. If you are a fan of Scream or I know what you did last summer, you will hate Cannibal Ferox. Simple as that.

well now, i rented this movie out of curiousity. The cover intrigued me. I love horror movies. This movie is not what I thought it was. The MUSIC IS ANNOYING. The dialogue is too dumb to be shocking. the way they dubbed it is very sub-par. and the animals look like they are really suffering. I am not in Peta, but, this movie overdoes it with the animals. it seems linda like they put it in there only as a filler, or t shock people. and them comes the castraion. ew. i really wanted to see that [person]bastard get his. but, all the torture in this movie makes me question my own integrity in renting a movie simply because of the cover. Torture in this movie is not acted well at all. Theres hardly any cannibalism. theres some, but not enough. the end result of the hot blonde chick is disgusting,(...). nice. i would not recommend this to anyone unless u hate aminals and love watching pretty people get hurt. no one has mentioned the over-used curse words. but holy hell, the TW word and the CU word are synonimous for BAD MOVIE!!!!

This movie has to be as shocking as Cannibal Holocaust and many H.G. Lewis movies such as Blood Feast; 2000 Maniacs; Color Me Blood Red; The Gruesome Twosome; The Wizard of Gore and The Gore Gore Girls. This movie has to be as gruesome as Cannibal Holocaust. Why not have this movie on Blu-ray? I think they should create blu-ray uncensored versions of Cannibal Ferox.

Absolutely, boring (and over-rated) Italian made drivel about mafia gangsters, cocaine addicts, cannibalism & wild animals attacking each other ! I bought this supposedly "shocker to end all shocker" DVD based on it's grisly, cult reputation, and boy, what a let down ! As for all the film critics & fans who rate "Cannibal Ferox" as some "gut churning, mind blowing, nerve shattering experience", they are obviously used to watching tamer, family movies like "The Care Bears" & "Hambone & Hilly". Hey, don't get me wrong.....I love Italian zombie / cannibalism / horror films, but this film is hugely overrated in terms of shock value, and reputation.

Most of the "sadistic brutality" in this film consisted of footage of jungle animals attacking each other for a meal. BIG DEAL ! Anyone watching "The Crocodile Hunter", or a National Geographic special about Africa or the Amazon on the History Channel, will see the same sort of thing and the photography & commentary is much, much more entertaining !!!! The acting is woeful, even by Italian shock movie standards....and the special effects are very crude & amatuerish....looks like the effects department just threw around a lot of spaghetti bolognaise & chicken gizzards on the cast members to simulate them being disemboweled. The "South American Indians" in this film are an absolute hoot.....they all stand around like silent, granite statues ( whilst the Italian members of the cast are all wildy over acting ), they never exhibit any emotion ( except when they are dining on the bolognaise & chicken innards), and they all look they've been dusted down with bags of talcum powder ????

I'm giving this DVD two stars, instead of only one, as Grindhouse Releasing have put together plenty of additional features to supplement the main movie including interviews/audio commentary with the director Umberto Lenzi, foreign trailers, plenty of production stills & liner notes. So, even though I'm not going to give the film a thumbs up, the DVD is good value for the well featured extras menu.

From my experience, if you want to watch better made European cult films to turn your stomach & shock your unsuspecting friends try Jorge Grau's excellent "Let the Sleeping Corpses Lie", Lucio Fulci's living dead epic, "Zombie", Piero Pasolini's tirade against fascism, "Salo: 120 Days of Sodom" or Corali's violent sexfest "Baise-Moi".

Cannibal Ferox is a real sorry case of movie making, boy does this director stink. Italian horror directors are not exactly the Romero's or Raimi's of this world and this crap movie is proof, well truth be known a lot of crap Italian horror movies prove this. Take away all the animal cruelty out and you'd be left with a big steaming pile of s***. Cannibal Ferox is only for those who feel that this pile dooh was screwed out of an Oscar nomination for best foreign film.

You know I always found it very hilarious how people get worked up over these films... Cannibal films in general always seem to evoke very passionate arguments from groups like PETA and other animal rights activists, almost all of whom have never even SEEN the film. I guess that was acceptable back when the only way you could see something like this was to hunt down a fifth-generation bootleg but not anymore...

Ahhh the many wonders of DVD!!! Now anyone with access to a computer and just a few dollars can experience, dare I say it, AUTEUR Umberto Lenzi's thoroughly distasteful masterpiece CANNIBAL FEROX in the comfort of their own home without having to deal with shady connections and incomprehensible static to squint through. Yes, that's right, Grindhouse Releasings have presented CANNIBAL FEROX in an absolutely stunning (well, compared to previous bootlegs anyway) widescreen transfer that's uncut AND uncensored... more for you guys to enjoy!!!

The story itself really isn't what's important here but rather the hoopla surrounding the film and the controversy that it's caused over the years. The plot itself is secondary (if you must know, it's about scientists who venture into South America to prove that cannibal tribes don't exist and the fate that befalls this ill-advised expedition) to the increasingly gruesome set pieces that Lenzi pulls the actors through during the (main) course of the movie. Anyone who has seen any of these cannibal films before knows what to expect.... various body parts are chopped off, people are eaten, lots of the red stuff (most of it VERY fake looking) is spilled, and gratuitous overacting undermines any "message" (yeah, right!) the filmmakers were trying to get across (to be fair, Deodato's CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, the creme de la creme of cannibal films, is perhaps the only entry that has elevated itself over the exploitation trappings that surround it into something more).

The real draw to these films, like it or not folks, is the animal violence. Yes, that's right, real animals are killed in this film, some of them shown quite graphically. I'm not going to argue on the morals involved here but its best if I warn you now before you let your five year old daughter watch this thing with you and it ends up traumatizing her for life... Despite the fact that those of you out there with a taste (pun intended) for the genre will probably see the humor in it, this is pretty harsh stuff and it's not recommended for those with weak stomachs and a close personal connection to animals (except those aforementioned animal rights extremists who deserve to sit through the film that they so diligently criticized sight-unseen).

That being said, CANNIBAL FEROX is also absolutely hilarious in an "I can't believe they just did that" kind of way... I guess it's kind of like how people slow down on the highway to catch a glimpse of a road-side accident... you know that what you're trying to see is going to disgust you but you just can't turn away. I'd say CANNIBAL FEROX is like that, only add in unintentional humor, a sleazy sub-porno atmosphere, and a groovy soundtrack...

John Morghen (who always manages to find himself in these sorts of films, even though he claims that he hates hates hates HATES them in the commentary track) steals the show here, well except for the cannibals themselves. Now if only Grindhouse Releasings would hurry up and finish their ludicrously-delayed special edition release of Deodato's absolutely brilliant CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. Until then, this fantastic DVD will do just nicely. Lenzi and the cannibals never had it so good!

Grindhouse Releasing did a great job by remastering Cannibal Ferox to its original form. The DVD is great. The images are a little murky, but that's due to the film's budget. The extras are OK. For the part about it being banned in 31 countries, I can see why. The violence, especially that committed toward animals is graphic, despite some killings that are obviously fake, which is obvious in many Italian horror movies. The movie is good, but can get borish a little bit. The dubbing of course is not great. Some of the dubs don't match the tone of the actors. The best role has to go to John Morgen. Any role he does grab attention. Having him as the villian brings life to the story. This movie is one of the best to come out of the Italian horror movie genre. If you want to catch other ones, try to see The Beyond, Cannibal Apocalypse, and Zombie.

Although it can't touch Deodato's brilliant CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, Lenzi's film is entertaining in it's own right. The story is simple, almost to the point of absurdity and can be summarized as this... People go into the jungle and don't come out! Best appreciated with a bunch of friends and some fried chicken. They don't make 'em like this anymore so get your hands on it while it's still in print...

Cannibal Holocaust is 10 times better than this. There are a few good scenes though