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Jungle Holocaust [1979] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Brilliant
Review date: 2007-09-10 Rating: 10 out of 10
A team are sent to try and find colleagues who they've lost contact with. Unfortunately their plane is damaged when they land and the base camp is found destroyed and all persons dead. By the time the plane is fixed its become too dark to take off so they settle for the night. Various mishaps occur during the night and next day and we're left only with Robert (Massimo Foschi) and Rolf (Ivan Rassimov) who become lost in the jungle. When they too become separated the story then follows Robert who after eating some mushrooms passes out only to awaken to the sight of the locals and is taken prisoner.
Firstly, I have to say that there are some people out there who accuse this film of being racist. To them I say SHUT THE HELL UP YOU IDIOTS! So what if the natives turn out to be cruel, sadistic cannibals, it's only a film. What do you want? The locals to help fix the plane then exchange pleasantries with each other before all going off into the sunset. It would be boring that way. Anyway, back to the film, Ruggero Deodato's first cannibal entry is outstanding in almost every way. There's a good story, decent score and it's thoroughly entertaining. Deodato's camera is rarely still as it glides and zooms through the jungle and the film gets going right from the start. What I do object to though is the animal cruelty on show. As all fans of the genre know most cannibal films contain such scenes but I find them completely unnecessary and they ruin the films. This film is almost as good as the classic "Cannibal "Holocaust" though in "Jungle" you find yourselves rooting for the characters, you really want Robert and best buddy Rolf to make it and get back home.
This excellent film is highly recommended to all.
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Reviews
jungle holocaust
Review date: 2006-04-29 Rating: 8 out of 10
Directed by Ruggero Deodato(CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST) this is one of the best cannibal movies. The story is about an oil prospector who lands in the malaysian jungle only to get captured by a tribe of cannibals.
The film is prsented in a letterboxed widescreen ratio (2.35:1) and the picture quality and sound is good.
The extrass include:
Trailer,
Ruggero Deodato biography and filmography,
Image gallery,
Reviews and Prodution Notes
The film has been cut by the BBFC.Who removed two scenes(a crocodile geting killed and a rape scene) but surprisingly left in most of the animal cruelty(a snake swallowing a lizard and then a bat and a snake getting its head smashed by a cannibal)
This is one of the better, gorier cannibal movies and is definitely worth seeing!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Massimo Foschi
Ivan Rassimov
Judy Rosly
Me Me Lai
Sheik Razak Shikur
Creators:
Massimo Foschi (Primary Contributor)
Me Me Lai (Primary Contributor)
Marcello Masciocchi (Cinematographer)
Daniele Alabiso (Editor)
Giorgio Carlo Rossi (Producer)
Giorgio Carlo Rossi (Writer)
Gianfranco Clerici (Writer)
Renzo Genta (Writer)
Tito Carpi (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Shriek Show
Manufacturer: Shriek Show
EAN: 9781586552435
Binding: DVD
ISBN: 1586552430
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, Colour, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC,
Release date: 2002-02-19
Universal product code (UPC): 631595011296
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 1
Running time: 92 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1978-03
Language: English (Original Language)