Review of Anthropophagous (1980) by Alex T — 10 Jun 2007

Banned for the gore scenes in this film, Joe D Amatos finest moment?

This review of Anthropophagous (1980) was written by Alex T on 10 Jun 2007.

Anthropophagous has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Shane J (677) on 15 Mar 2008

This isn't Joe D'Amato's best, but it is still reasonably entertaining. It drags in parts but the ending is about as gory as you need…

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By Sanity Assassin ! (607) on 07 Jun 2008

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By D M (564) on 09 Oct 2013

Notorious for its graphicness. And thats about it. Pretty crappy story of some early-twenties kids trapped on a Greek island with a madman…

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By Megan P (212) on 29 Mar 2009

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ItÂ´s not my kind of movie. Very very boring at all. But really brutal scenes at the end…

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By Brian R (1,372) on 26 Nov 2008

Like most of the video nasty list it all sounds a lot worse than it actually is and if there was no list then this would have vanished into…

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By Krista B (147) on 13 Nov 2008

Although overrated, Antropophagus is a decent slasher and a fair entry for Italian gore horror…

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By Nils H (29) on 07 Mar 2008

I've been after this nasty piece of meat for ages, and I happened to find a cheap, really nice Italian version at a Sci-fi convention in Gothenburg…

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I've seen worse... but not too many worse…

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