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Cannibal Ferox (Umberto Lenzi)
"I Was Expecting Shock & Gore....Ferox Doesn't Deliver"
3 people go into the amazon in destroy the myth of cannibals. On their trek they find two men who are on the run from a tribe. It is later revealed these men tortured members of the tribe for rare gems. It's only a matter of time before the tribe members take their revenge on them and make them die slowly.
I recently obtained this infamous film from horrormovies.com in hopes of viewing something that many claim is horrific and brutal. The entire marketing campaign is that the film is banned in 31 countries. Many horror fans know of the film and it's counter-part, Cannibal Holocaust (a much better film). So after the wait and all the hype, does this film deliver the goods? Yes and no. Unfortunately is more on the no side. Ferox does not deliver on the shock and disgust that one would expect. If that one has viewed such films as Holocaust, Ichi the Killer and Dead-Alive. For those new to the whole experience, this film will shock and disgust, but for people looking for this sort of thing, you won't find it here.
The acting, if that's what you want to call it, if full of cheese. Granted this is most likely what they were going for. Watching the film one has to compare it to Holocaust, as they are both virtually the same film. Where Holocaust went for realistic and horrific vibes, Ferox goes the total opposite; it's full of camp. Which plays off odd because the film also takes itself seriously. It seems as if not everyone was on board with the same direction they wanted. The actors are doing one thing, while the director is doing another.
The gore? Well, it's here, but not as much as one would hope, or expect. A man does get castrated and a women does get hanged by her breasts, but other then those two scenes, and one involving a scalping; there is nothing really much else to this film. Maybe it's just me and my sick and twisted experience in the horror and gore genre, but I was expecting a bit more. Call me sick or twisted, but isn't that the only reason people are watching this film in the first place? I honestly found myself bored in a lot of places. Much like Holocaust, nothing happens until later in the film. So we have to sit here and listen to inane dialogue; such as "Shut up, sh*t face" and have it delivered to us by hammy actors. I don't know what I really expected, because I didn't expect it to be all that great.
Yes there are animal killings, which disturb the viewer and make us sit there and think if any of it was really necessary. It doesn't serve the purpose of the "story" and is simply there for that shock value. A shock value already seen in Holocaust. In the end, Holocaust is definitely the better film. It's certainly more original and shocking then what we have here. Ferox doesn't deserve the title of being banned in 31 countries. Skip Ferox and see Holocaust if you want to see a cannibal film.
"I Was Expecting Shock & Gore....Ferox Doesn't Deliver"
3 people go into the amazon in destroy the myth of cannibals. On their trek they find two men who are on the run from a tribe. It is later revealed these men tortured members of the tribe for rare gems. It's only a matter of time before the tribe members take their revenge on them and make them die slowly.
I recently obtained this infamous film from horrormovies.com in hopes of viewing something that many claim is horrific and brutal. The entire marketing campaign is that the film is banned in 31 countries. Many horror fans know of the film and it's counter-part, Cannibal Holocaust (a much better film). So after the wait and all the hype, does this film deliver the goods? Yes and no. Unfortunately is more on the no side. Ferox does not deliver on the shock and disgust that one would expect. If that one has viewed such films as Holocaust, Ichi the Killer and Dead-Alive. For those new to the whole experience, this film will shock and disgust, but for people looking for this sort of thing, you won't find it here.
The acting, if that's what you want to call it, if full of cheese. Granted this is most likely what they were going for. Watching the film one has to compare it to Holocaust, as they are both virtually the same film. Where Holocaust went for realistic and horrific vibes, Ferox goes the total opposite; it's full of camp. Which plays off odd because the film also takes itself seriously. It seems as if not everyone was on board with the same direction they wanted. The actors are doing one thing, while the director is doing another.
The gore? Well, it's here, but not as much as one would hope, or expect. A man does get castrated and a women does get hanged by her breasts, but other then those two scenes, and one involving a scalping; there is nothing really much else to this film. Maybe it's just me and my sick and twisted experience in the horror and gore genre, but I was expecting a bit more. Call me sick or twisted, but isn't that the only reason people are watching this film in the first place? I honestly found myself bored in a lot of places. Much like Holocaust, nothing happens until later in the film. So we have to sit here and listen to inane dialogue; such as "Shut up, sh*t face" and have it delivered to us by hammy actors. I don't know what I really expected, because I didn't expect it to be all that great.
Yes there are animal killings, which disturb the viewer and make us sit there and think if any of it was really necessary. It doesn't serve the purpose of the "story" and is simply there for that shock value. A shock value already seen in Holocaust. In the end, Holocaust is definitely the better film. It's certainly more original and shocking then what we have here. Ferox doesn't deserve the title of being banned in 31 countries. Skip Ferox and see Holocaust if you want to see a cannibal film.