The review given on the main page says that the anmal killings are "very realistic". That is because they are real. This movie is known as The Most Controversial Mvie Ever because it shows real brutality. The actors were forced, at gunpoint, to disembowel a massive sea turtle, shove a knife through a monkey's throat, and other horrific things that actually caused one of the actresses to lose her lunch on camera. The actors, once free from their ordeal, described the director as a "madman" and talked about the movie as though it were a hostage situation. The film includes real locals from the area, and fantastic human SFX, but the animal brutality is more suited for a Faces of Death movie. After filming, the director fled to Europe, and most will say he was only seen, anonymously, in the film Hostel Part 2 as the cannibal fetishist. He was in the film, though stories circulate about him making films in Europe whilst incognito. The story is difficult to follow, sort of a pre-Blair Witch thing, but it's one of those films that everyone should see once, then put away and lend it to friends. It is that disturbing once you know most of the terror and mayhem was real.
The point: Real horror, real violence, and really scared actors. If this is your thing, then buy the limited edition. If you sympathize with living beings, buy the no-frills edition, and watch it, knowing that fairly warned be ye, says I. |
Cannibal Holocaust - Limited 2 Disc Uncut Edition dvd movie.