Cannibal Ferox

The cannibal film Cannibal Ferox is simply a myth. There is a lot of talk about it, and a cult has formed around it, but the fact that it stars an actress of Czech origin is probably the most interesting thing about it, at least for Czech viewers. It's just Cannibal Holocaust again, not any better and rather worse. And to watch basically the same thing a second time is quite boring and a waste of time. (01/14/2014)

The Italian splatter flicks from 1970s and 80s set in the jungle are all the same, with dirty hairy natives pretending to be absent in spirit, detailed images of animal killings (among other things, here again a tortoise, a worthy victim of Italian the trashers). There are also some splatter scenes here and there, including the tried-and-tested cutting off of a penis seen in other genre-related films, which in this one is also combined with its consumption. All this is wrapped up in the story of a scientific expedition exploring the life of cannibals, which meets two drug dealers who are terrorizing a local tribe. Of course, the Indians ain't putting up with it, which is a good excuse to unleash a splatter orgy. All in all, taken as "study material" on what was also filmed, it's survivable in one viewing. But really one. (08/08/2004)