In
The Land Of The Cannibals (2004 aka Land Of Death) + Mondo
Cannibal (2004 aka Cannibal World/Intervision DVDs)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: D Films: C-
Mondo
Cannibal (2004/Intervision DVD)
Gut
Munching Terror Unleashed!
If
you have seen Cannibal Holocaust then you have seen one of the
most intense films ever made (which featured even the deaths of
actual animals in its production), but from the director of Hell
of the Living Dead and Rats (which I reviewed elsewhere on
the site) Bruno Mattei (though he is billed as Vincent Dawn) comes
Mondo Cannibal (also known as Cannibal World) - which
in many ways is heavily inspired by Holocaust. The Italian
Cannibal genre is not for most members of the American audience.
These films are brutal and full of nudity, bad language, and sleaze
that could offend most.
The
network where the famous anchorwoman Grace Forsyte (Helena Wagner)
works is collapsing and she would do everything to regain the favor
of the audience, therefore she convinces her professional team to go
to the Amazon jungle for a sensational scoop about the cannibals and
they end up getting a little too close for comfort.
This
DVD edition, though a little light on extras, is a nice addition to
your horror film library. The film is presented for the first time
uncut and uncensored in America so it has that going for it. I would
say that in terms of production design and looks its aims to be a
seventies' style grindhouse film in the way of look and feel is a
success. The question the film raises is - who is the real villain -
the Americans or the Cannibals?
The
standard definition image on the disc is fine for this cheap
digitally shot film - I don't necessarily need to own this film on
Blu-ray for the sack of sound or quality. In fact, I think the DVD
format is perfect for it. The image is in standard definition with a
4:3 (1.33:1 widescreen aspect ratio and a 2.0 lossy Dolby Digital
stereo track.
Only
extras on the disc are Trailers.
In
The Land Of The Cannibals (2004/Intervision DVD)
Captured,
Tortured, Eaten Alive!
The
late Italian sleaze maestro Bruno Mattei (billed again here as
Vincent Dawn, but also on this film as Martin Miller in some cases,
apparently) was the infamous director of Hell of the Living Dead,
Caged Women, Rats: Night of Terror and SS Extermination Love Camp
brazenly combines Cannibal Holocaust and Predator for a
whole new level of green inferno perversion and an interesting entry
in the Cannibal sub genre.
When
a team of hard-ass commandos venture deep into the Amazon jungle to
rescue a senator's hot daughter, they'll trigger a bloodbath of
flesh-stripping, gut-ripping, limb-hacking, stock footage and sexual
brutality. Cindy Matic and Claudio Morales star in this
mind-boggling hybrid - also known as Land of Death and
released in Japan as Cannibal Holocaust 3 is now
presented uncut and uncensored for the first time ever in America!
Much
like Mondo Cannibal, this film is nothing more than cheap
entertainment at its best, a glorified ripoff of better films (like
Cannibal Holocaust and Predator) and succeeds at being
interesting shot and executed on a shoestring budget.
The
standard definition image on the disc is fine for this cheap
digitally shot film - I don't necessarily need to own this film on
Blu-ray for the sack of sound or quality either and yes, I again
think the DVD format is perfect for it. The image is in standard
definition with a 4:3/1.33:1 aspect ratio and a lossy 2.0 Dolby
Digital stereo track.
Only
extras on the disc are Trailers.
-
James Harland Lockhart V
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