Review of Ravenous (1999) by Lucas C — 15 Aug 2007

Guy Pearce + Civil War + cannibalism = awesome.

This review of Ravenous (1999) was written by Lucas C on 15 Aug 2007.

Ravenous has generally received positive reviews.

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Do not be concerned if laughter trickles out of the scary parts or boredom creeps into the funny parts; this is to be expected…

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By Anna B (1,143) on 15 Aug 2014

What a GREAT line: That was ... sneaky. Lol! Enjoyed this twisted, dark, amusing, film very much. Guy Pearce = dreamy and a wonderful actor…

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