To quote him out of context:
"Cannibal Holocaust is a masterpiece..."
To translate: its very offensive.
No one could ever suggest this movie is well directed, well acted, well produced, well written, well shot or in any other way redeeming on its aesthetic qualities. Leaving us with the only meat this movie has. Rape and mutilation.
" by far the most brutal rape scene ever filmed(IMO) even though it doesn't last very long. Their are also a couple of other rape scenes in the movie, but none of them are as unforgettable as the first. The gore effects in this movie are simply amazing."
Claims our little horror brat. Well lets harken back to my yesterday's blog and consider the more recent far more disturbing Irreversible. Questionable in its realism and unyeilding with its commentary (the onlooker who walks away suggests the audience's own morbid fascination as they continue to sit through the uncomfortably long scene) this is maybe not the "best" rape scene (and what that means I'm scared to ask) but is certainly more profound and more gritty.
Further the gore effects are helped tremendously by the prot-blair-witch-docu-horror style. Grainy shaky camera work makes it easy to suggest what the eye thinks it sees. Further it doesn't take Rick Baker to realize this film is amateurish at best with hits special effects attempts even when you consider the lack of budget.
The reviewer in this case is echoing the whispers and hype that existed before this films American wide screen debut (i was there) and subsiquent DVD release. The movie is not as good, not as disturbing and not as... interesting as people claim.
A few ironies tho:
The plot is based around a group of filmmakers who create false documentaries- however the footage shown of their previous work is actually Cambodian Kamir Roughe killing villiagers without mercy. Entertainment eh?
Also I believe the closing line of the movie lost something in translatoin. The canibals, sir, are the ones eating each other. The "savages" are the subject of the film. Get it right or pay the price!
Holocaust is a specific phrase which means death by fire (look it up buddies). No cannibals were burned in the filming of this bore-fest.
I think "Cannibal Genocide" is more accurate... but only slightly.
And finaly.
"Bottom Line is that Cannibal Holocaust is a great horror movie and one of the most brutal and disturbing movies ever made."
This is not a horror film. There is no suspense and nor is there any moment of the movie meant to instill fear. Its an exploitation film of the worst kind- but not a horror film. It belongs on the shelf next to that porographic fuck of shit Passion of the Christ.
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