![]() However once he was able to get in touch with the actors and have them appear in court all charges were dropped, other than a small fine for the animal killings.įrom its shocking visuals to its gritty realism Cannibal Holocaust is a very effective film that, like many people have said, is very realistic and has a much deeper meaning to it than one might think. What unravels next is an example of one of the earliest found footage horror films ever conceived, made nearly two decades before The Blair Witch Project, and similar to that film the director strived to convince the audience that what they were seeing was real, so much so that he had the actors sign contracts to disappear from the media for a year to let the realism of the film sink in which later lead to his arrest, as the courts were convinced that the deaths depicted in the movie were genuine. ![]() A professor is destined to recover the lost footage to put the story to rest and hopefully find out what happened to the crew. The film focuses on a group of young film makers who venture out into the Amazon Rainforest to make a documentary on the local tribes, and as to be expected they never return. The tropical scenery truly is stunning to watch and music even greater to listen to. ![]() As with most Italian movies the cinematography is great, the soundtrack beautiful and the locations exotic. However, whether you love or hate the film you can't argue that it's very well crafted. Now this is a hard film to recommend, especially considering all of the brutal onscreen violence, rape, dismemberment, genital mutilation, and of course the incredibly hard to watch real life animal killings. ![]() Released in 1980, the movie has gained a reputation over the years as being one of the most controversial films ever made, and I think it rightfully deserves that title. ![]() Cannibal Holocaust truly is one of the most disturbing and uncomfortable films I've ever seen. ![]()
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