Review of Cannibal Ferox (1981) by Keiko A — 21 Oct 2010

Oh I really don't like these kinds of movies there to sick for my likening Cannibal holocaust is something I had to see because of all the raving reviews and all the positive reaction. But cannibal ferox is something I have been needing to see and my boyfriend keeps saying watch it (only because this is his favourite movie). So like Meany I ordered it and just got it today it also came with another movie by the same director called Eaten Alive but I won't watch it any time soon.

So the movie is directed by Umberto Lenzi and stars Giovanni Lombardo and Robert Kerman (we also saw him in cannibal holocaust). So really the film is all about the Drug Empire and trafficking as well as cannibalism.

The film begins in New York City, with an unnamed man visiting an apartment to get heroin (using the term "horse") from his dealer named Mike. Instead of finding his usual pusher, the man finds two mobsters who are also looking for Mike, who had apparently skipped town owing them $100,000. After questioning the man about Mike's whereabouts, they shoot him and leave him for dead. Then it flicks to brazil were a group of people are out to disprove that cannibalism is still around only to run into mike and his friends who are hiding out in the jungle for the time being.

So I liked it a lot more then I thought I would have it slow though you don't really see any acts of violence or any thing good for a while but its great to watch the scenery and listen to the wired music.

70% for story the film is mostly about drug trafficking more then cannibal people eating each other when it does come to that stuff it mostly has a shock factor. To see people dying like this.

70% for acting its nothing great nor bad just average I also believe Robert Kerman from cannibal holocaust is really just playing the same part as he did in the other one just a detective now.

90% for special effects they are truly shocking not as mind blowing as cannibal holocaust but they keep your eyes closed for the time being till that scene ends.

60% for characters nothing great just you're typical characters running into a drug dealer and getting wasted by the cannibals.

70% for everything else Music is good for scenery shots, Editing is good but I was really disgusted in real animal murders like a lot of you.

But really it's enjoyable like it a lot more then I thought I would have. But I still don't like these movies.

80-100.