10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Preety good horror action movie., March 20, 2005
This review is from: Cannibal Apocalypse (DVD)
Norman Hopper ( John Saxton from "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Enter the Dragon")is a former Vietnam vet living a normal life in Altanta Georgia with a wife. He still has painful memories with his times in Vietnam involving slaughtering some enemies and seeing cannibalism there, his war friend Charlie Bukowski ( John Morghen a.k.a. Giovanni Lombardo Radice from "City of the Living Dead" and " Cannibal Ferox")has been in the mental hospital for long and has been released. Charlie does have some kind of curse or virus in him still from Vietnam for a taste of human flesh as he unexpectedly takes a bite of flesh out of a person, now he is running from the authorities but suddenly the cannibalistic curse or virus also hits Hopper and another former vietnam vet named Tom are now on a campaign for cannibalism in the city to spread their disease.
Interesting and disgusting mix of horror and action from the director of Castle of Blood Antonio Margheriti. What makes it work is that there is some nasty gore scenes like the infamous shotgun wound scene and eating chunks out of human flesh, a cool if cheesy funk soundtrack with a war theme that almost sounds like the theme to "G.I. Joe", a grisly twist in the end and the film is also a metaphore on how the horrors of vietnam can affect a soldier and this is one of Quentin Taratino's personal faves.
The DVD has some very good extras like a documentary with the cast and director discussing about the film, two trailers, a video tour on the locations in Atlanta where the movie was filmed, cast and crew filmographies, a booklet, poster and still gallery and a text essay on the censorship of this movie when it came out here in the U.S. plus there is a hidden easter egg in the extras menu if you hit left on the word menu to see a trailer to the notorious cannibal epic "Cannibal Holocaust" which should come on R1 DVD sometime this year.
Also recommended: " Cannibal Ferox" ( a.k.a. Make Them Die Slowly), " Demons", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Dawn of the Dead" ( 1978 and 2004 versions), " Day of the Dead", " Jungle Holocaust", " Deep River Savages", " Caligula", " House By The Cemetery", "Rambo Trilogy", "Black Hawk Down", " Saving Private Ryan", " Platoon", " Apocalypse Now", "Nightmare City" ( a.k.a. City of the Walking Dead)", " Eaten Alive!", " Bad Boys 1 & 2", " Die Hard Trilogy", " The New York Ripper", "Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky", "Rabid Grannies", " The Toxic Avenger", " Maniac ( 1980)", "Scanners", "Videodrome", " The Crazies", "Outbreak", " Stephen King's The Stand", " Re-Animator", " Resident Evil", "Resident Evil Apocalypse", "Hell of the Living Dead" ( a.k.a. Night of the Zombies), and " The Beyond" ( a.k.a. 7 Doors of Death).
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ACTION/SPLATTER CLASSIC!, April 24, 2002
This review is from: Cannibal Apocalypse (DVD)
Lot's of people will tell you that this movie is mediocre, if not terrible, but I bought this movie on DVD with high hopes and man was I suprised. This movie is great if your looking for a cannibal movie that isn't terribly disturbing, yet has lot's of action and some gore scenes that you would think would be cult classics! Like Bukowski's demise... I've had this DVD for five days and I already watched it three times, from beginning to end!
I definetly reccomend this for splatter/action fans and horror completists.
A bonus is that laughable funk music in some action scenes-ITS GREAT!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Saxon+Radice+Italy+Cannibals=Good Stuff!, April 20, 2003
This review is from: Cannibal Apocalypse (DVD)
Here's an Italian horror flick that's a cut above the rest. It's not as corny as most of the films in the genre(though it is still a bit corny), but the actors pull it off nicely. Of course we've got Giovanni Radice, who once again is great in his offbeat performance. As you probably know already, John Saxon(a fantastic actor not given his due) was lured into this one, and it's very amusing to see him in this kind of film. I think this film is hyped up to be alot gorier than it actually is(the notorious "sewer shootout", while cool and all, just isn't as gruesome as you're led to believe), though the violence is executed nicely here. As opposed to Fulci, who's violence is very slow and drawn out, this film's violence is quick, realistic and frantic. Also, the film's star isn't the gore or violence, but the strength of the performances and story, which is rare for this kind of thing. There are long stretches without any violence at all, and in my eyes, wasn't at all boring. Usually in this kind of flick, you couldn't care less about the characters and their problems.....you just want to get on with the gore man! You want the impalements and the cannibal feasts and the moldy, cruddy zombies blown to smithereens! Well, Cannibal Apocalypse is a truly standout flick that combines the best of both worlds.
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