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DVD : Cannibal FeroxIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lorraine De Selle, Danilo Mattei, Zora Kerova, Walter Lucchini directed by: Umberto Lenzi  List Price: $24.95 Amazon.com's Price: $22.49 You Save: $2.46 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Binding: DVD Brand: Ryko Distribution EAN: 0652799000121 Format: Color, Director's Cut, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Aquarius Releasing Manufacturer: Aquarius Releasing Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Aquarius Releasing Release Date: October 31, 2006 Running Time: 93 minutes Studio: Aquarius Releasing Theatrical Release Date: 1983-11 Sales Rank: 20609 MPN: GRD002 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: CANNIBAL FEROX DELUXE EDITION Here it is! The original uncensored, unrated director's cut of one of the most notorious and violent films of all time. Banned in 31 countries, "Cannibal Ferox" assaults your senses as a group of Americans lost in the jungles of Amazonia experience brutal retribution at the hands of savage cannibals. Shot on location in the savage Amazon wilds of South America, CANNIBAL FEROX is one of the most violent and shocking films ever made. There are at least two dozen scenes of barbaric torture and sadistic cruelty graphically shown. This is the legendary Grindhouse Releasing deluxe edition of Umberto Lenzi's infamous classic of graphic horror. SPECIAL FEATURES -Original uncensored director's cut -Spectacular new digital stereo re-mix -Candid and shocking audio commentary by director Umberto Lenzi and star John Morghen -Exclusive on-camera interview with Umberto Lenzi -Original Italian, German and U.S. theatrical trailers -Extensive gallery of stills and poster art -Exhaustive filmographies -Liner notes by legendary Time Square historian Bill Landis (author of THE SLEAZOID EXPRESS) Amazon.com: Italian exploitation legend Umberto Lenzi birthed the cannibal subgenre of Italian horror with Deep River Savages, but he turned out one of the so-called classics of the genre with this 1981 effort, a blunt, brutal story of five New Yorkers who face the wrath of angry Amazon cannibals. Three completely clueless would-be anthropologists set out to disprove the racist myth of tribal cannibalism perpetuated by colonial Europeans. Turning a blind eye to danger at every turn, they join up with a pair of drug-crazed psychos on the run from supposed cannibals (in truth, the reign of terror has been perpetrated solely by greedy Americans) and then wait patiently for the bloody vengeance of the tribal survivors. Lenzi is no stylist, and his attempts at irony are crude at best, but he delivers all he promises (or threatens): evisceration, emasculation, gouged eyeballs, and a sick twist on the initiation scene from A Man Called Horse. His generous budget allowed him to shoot on location in South America and New York (where a police detective searches for the homicidal drug dealer in a subplot) and lavish attention on his carnage, elevating it to near cult status. More than simply gory, this is a sadistic, cynical, mean-spirited film, for hardcore fans of the genre only. Lenzi and star John Morghen (the only animated actor in the otherwise flat cast) offer commentary on an alternate track, but Lenzi is all but unintelligible through his thick accent at times. A supplemental interview with Lenzi is helpfully translated by his interviewer. --Sean Axmaker Average Rating:
 Rating: - A matter of taste, to coin a phrase.People either love or hate the cannibal subgenre, but if you love it or are just trying it out, "Cannibal Ferox" is one of the two films that you should watch. When all the debating is finished, the acting, art direction, writing - none of these things are terribly important in these films. They are a series of extreme gore setpieces, period. A word of warning: be wary if buying this DVD from marketplace merchants, because there is at least one who is actually selling his own "version" ... Read More Rating:  - Pleasantly SurprisedAfter watching the movie and reading some of the reviews here, it has me a bit puzzled as to what movie some of these people were watching. This movie, considering it was made in the early 80's and on a budget of next to nothing, is excellent. This is what the horror genre should strive to be once again and I think there is a renaissance of sorts coming in the genre. The special effects are first rate and very realistic, especially when you consider that the technology of the period was nothing like it ... Read More Rating: - excellent!!!!I don't care what Eli Roth says about Cannibal Holocaust - this film is by far superior. For what it is - this is the best of its kind. I remember renting it as a teenager with my best friend from a suncoast video store (we didn't even need a parent to rent it, mind you) and we were blown away. If you want more details - read on one of the many reviews listed here . . . awesome, check it out! Rating:  - Loads of gore... but not the best movie.People looking for blood, guts, and mutilation will find it all in this movie. This is one of those "must watch" movies for horror fans and anyone who likes to be grossed-out. But this has nothing else to offer than that. it's a poor movie overall and it lacks any social commentary. This is a legendary movie because of the scenes where genitals and breasts are mutilated. Fun to watch once, like many horror movies of this genre, but not really a quality film. Rating: - A Cannibal ClassicIf there's any film from the Cannibal genre that's comparable in gore/hype to Cannibal Holocaust, it has to be this one, Cannibal Ferox. Truthfully the two films are more the same than they are different, but depending on what you look for in a movie you could favor either one over the other. As for Ferox, this one doesn't bother much with underlying messages of the cruelty and savagery of civilized man. Instead it's more of the sky-is-the-limit gore, torture, and nudity with little emphasis on the story ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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