Josh C's Movie Review of Cannibal Holocaust

Rating of
1.5/4

Controversial film doesn't make the grade
Josh C - wrote on 03/15/07

This is one of the most controversial films to date. It is banned in 31 countries due to the graphic nature or the film and animal cruelty. This is why I felt the need to see it for myself.

Cannibal Holocaust is a politically charged gore fest. It is shocking and disturbing because of the excess of scenes that could have been cut without hurting the plot. Some of these scenes such as the killing and dismantling of a turtle could have been cut or shot with a fake turtle and been just as effective. It is scenes like this, which are designed to shock the audience and make them wonder -- Is Director Ruggero Deodato making a movie about himself?? This is the irony of the film. It makes political statements about who are really the savages of today's world, the primitive people or the modern day man. When in reality the makers of this film turn out to be the savages.

The idea of the movie is probably the best part, the story goes back and forth between the NYU Professor and the film that he found of the four filmmakers who were killed. It is this back and forth that is both interesting and kept me wondering what was next. The movie slowly reached it climax, which in itself wasn't any more shocking than other parts of the film but wrapped up the film nicely. The soundtrack was terrible and sometimes abrasive with annoying synthesizers.

Don't watch this film unless you have an open mind and a strong stomach. PETA lovers will probably love the beheading of a monkey though!

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