Cannibal Holocaust

1985 "They eat and they are eaten!"
5.8| 1h36m| NR| en
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A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.

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Reviews

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
duccshmucc I was pretty disturbed in a very good way and im still coming down from the shock a bit, even a day later as I am writing this. Maybe some of the animal abuse was sad but animals eat each other so who cares. The gore in this movie is really good for the time and was enough to trip me out. and cringed with sympathy pain when that tribe woman was raped with a rock
Jacob R. Crosby-English Blair Witch Project came out in 1999 as Paranormal Activity did in 2007 (originally 2005), Cannibal Holocaust was the beginning of found footage!More than just shaky cameras and a blessing of no digital effects, Cannibal Holocaust is controversial, practical and risqué as a found footage film should be. The journey of who the real Cannibals are, makes you consider the definition of Cannibal once more. Considering how Cannibals can be hungry enough even for another human being to be degraded and belittled of a stone-age culture. With those film cameras in grip like a pistol, it adds more the journey of these "lost Americans" and their intentions of recording footage as a trophy and eradication more than an observation of stone-age cultures.Clearly this was a big deal in 1980 for how realistic it looks and even makes CGI in today's technological standards look like a couple of steps behind! But once you've seen it again it is obvious with the practical effects and if you research the controversy that surrounded this film. They literally had to take this film to court! Blair Witch Project was good, but jittery and shaky if the lack of dialogue makes you impatient. Paranormal Activity set the digital standard of found footage, however was shattered in my belief over the 2007 ending over the 2005 ending.Cannibal Holocaust it's pacy, it's edgy and it makes you cringe and clinch no other found footage film's done. Especially when it comes to controversy, A Serbian Film counter-argued in 2011 and succeeded.
areatw I reluctantly decided to watch the infamous 'Cannibal Holocaust', and I found it to be every bit as shocking as people make out. It was by far the most uncomfortable experience I've ever had watching a film. From the sickening violence and killings to the torturing of animals and graphic rape scenes, this film is as morally low as they come.'Cannibal Holocaust' is not art - it's not even entertainment. How can anybody enjoy watching a coati being repeatedly stabbed as it screams in pain? Or a turtle being decapitated and then pulled to pieces? It makes for an extremely unpleasant and uncomfortable viewing experience. Unfortunately, it's also an unforgettable one, so watch at your peril.
eloaoshun This movie was in no way aided by the amount of gore and animal torture included in it. And for anyone using the excuse that "it happens" and "what about factory farming" need to stop. Rape, murder, and cannibalism all happen as well, but they were able to depict those actions realistically without harming any humans. Factory farming is wrong. That is correct. Not sure why that makes hacking the head off a screaming in fear defenseless monkey okay. Oh right, because some sicko will pay to watch it. I'd call this snuff for snobs: 1.5 hours of aninal torture and rape with a plot and script to make it digestible.