Review of Cannibal Holocaust (1980) by Gumdrop — 09 Apr 2023

My earliest memory of watching a horror movie was at 7 years old. Sneaking to a friend's house to watch his big brother's bootleg of Nightmare on Elm Street. Since then I've watched Hollywood blockbusters to B-movie dreck.

J-horror to Korean horror movies. It's safe to say I've seen a lot of horror movies. I'll preface this review by saying I'm by no means squeemish. I used to be a body modification artist and had a job for a couple of years where I worked with dead bodies.

A few years ago I went through a phase of trying to find the most shocking horror. And so I stumbled onto Cannibal Holocaust. I saw some pretty shocking and messed up stuff but this one is something else.

The most pointlessly shocking and disturbing movie I've watched. It's not scary. By today's standards, the human scenes aren't even particularly realistic or gory. What got to me were the animal scenes.

They aren't simulated. They're just pointless animal torture for the sake of shock. I tapped out after the 3rd one and even that was too far. If you have watched this and found any enjoyment in it, then you need professional help and should probably be on a watchlist.

If you're thinking of watching this movie just skip it. There's nothing worthwile redeeming here. There's a review that asks "What is the line that cannot be crossed?". It's this.