Cannibal Holocaust

Ruggero Deodato

1979

Italy

98min Approx uncut

Original UK release 85min 14sec

One of the most notorious video nasties ever made and actually touted as a real snuff film by some. It obviously isn't as anyone with a brain could tell but it goes to prove the sort of feelings this film evokes.

A film crew head into the Amazonian jungle looking for a story and quickly disappear, so a search party is sent in to find out their fate. Returning from the jungle with the film crew's recovered reels of film, they watch them and are disgusted at what they see.

This film will disgust all but the hard core horror fan, if you think nothing can shake you and that you've seen it all then think again. This is a film that hits you hard and leaves nothing to the imagination, it's all here, rape, decapitation, penis removal, entrail eating and many other acts of brutality fill this film. The simulated gore on the humans is bad enough but what makes this film so shocking is the real animal killings which litter the film. Believe me, this film will stay with you long after viewing such is it's impact. Much has been made of the underlying message of the film, which shows the western film makers as the real brutes and the tribesman as victims driven to revenge, which is a fair point I admit, but the way it is used as an excuse to show us pointless killings for pure shock value will be lost by the average viewer who will see it as nothing more than exploitation in it's most extreme form.

I've seen it both cut and uncut and to me the impact was still great even cut and it's a rough ride regardless.

A must see for any collector but you have been warned!!

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