Cannibal Holocaust: Ruggero Deodato's New Edit [Blu-ray] [Region A & B & C]

88 Films 4k UHDThe picture quality here is excellent, miles above the grindhouse blu-ray and any other release for that matter. The Dolby vision HDR is also really good, can't believe a movie like this has had such fantastic treatment. Packed with special features too!The movie is almost fully uncut. The only cut is 6 seconds, which is the muskrat killing. I'm fine with this though as I dislike animal violence and it doesn't change the story one bit.Fantastic Release from 88 films

Well I've seen the dvd edition and then the blue ray.but watching 4k my god what a job.my freind with me watching it won't watch it agian..

This is an all region blu-ray. I bought this to upgrade my Njuta blu-ray, mainly as it included the animal cruelty-free version but the picture has been artificially grained and scratched to give it an authentic look for the footage shot by the group of film makers which frustrated me. This was an expensive purchase and I took a long time to decide to buy so I was really disappointed. It's a great package but I'll be sticking with The Njuta blu-ray (which is faithful to the original look of the film and is an excellent picture)

Over the last few years Cannibal Holocaust has gradually begun to be recognised as an important and influential cult film. Back in the mid 1980's it was often the subject of controversy and notoriety as the tabloid press sited it as being one of the worst offenders in the whole "video nasty" debacle. Shot on 35mm and 16mm the film has a grainy realism and reportage style that convinced some who saw it at the time to suspect that the barbarities being acted out were not actually faked. Clearly this is a very powerful film though the visual and technical skills on display make up for any qualities that are lacking in the acting or dialogue department. Lush jungle settings and a beautiful counterpoint score by Riz Ortolani both add to the jarring effect and contrast the ultra savage violence as the story unfolds. Simply put the film adds up to much more than the sum of its parts. It's also quite a contradictory experience, while its subject appears to be how the media is prepared to exploit acts of violence the film makers here are guilty of exactly the same thing. With a title like "Cannibal Holocaust" though it's highly unlikely anyone would watch purely to gain a greater insight into the activities of the media!When the film was first submitted in 2001 the BBFC ordered just under 6 minutes of cuts which the distributer chose to remove(perhaps deliberately) without any attempt at re-editing sympathetically.According to the BBFC website regarding the latest submission all previous cuts have been waived with the exception of 15 seconds showing the killing of a muskrat. Here the animal is clearly in pain and distress. A Directors 2nd edit of the film is also included which reduces some of the other scenes of animal killing.The US Region free Grindhouse edition also attempted to provide the viewer with an alternative version via a playback option of selecting the uncut version or animal cruelty free version. Again this was problematic as the latter option removed some whole scenes rather than just the offending material.The new alternative edit attempts to avoid these problems by re-editing and reducing the more graphic scenes of animal slaughter in a way which is more in keeping with style of the film. Contrary to earlier reports this edit does not entirely remove such scenes however a range of techniques have been applied to substitute and mask the more contentious images. These include some grainy/light blurred leader images which have been briefly edited over the footage. This may prove distracting however such an effect had already been used in the final climactic scenes of the original. Overall the animal slaughter in the new edit is still present but somewhat reduced.The Blu Ray print here is sharp and detailed with vivid colours and begins with the United Artists Europa logo. Quite simply this is the the best quality print of this film so far. Extras include a 40 minute critics review entitled "The Long Road Back From Hell" including opinions from Kim Newman, Ruggero Deodato, Carl Gabriel Yorke and Francesca Ciardi while tracing the film back to its Mondo roots. The 40 minute "Film and Be Damned" interview also included reveals how the project evolved and helps to clear up a few mysteries along the way, such as the reason for the piranha sequence being deleted from the final edit.Those wishing to see the full uncut version should opt for the US or European versions. This new edition simply gives the viewer a choice however as much of the animal violence is still visible the reasons for the new edit may seem pointless to some.

...from the BBFC version.I promise,if you disregarded this as a dud,as I did after watching the pointless 18 cert BBFC offering then wait,put together this is easily the most disturbing film I have seen,it's horrific but not really a horror,no strange goings on in the dark,nothing like Fulci or Argento,Umberto Lenzi released Cannibal Ferox on the back of the success of Holocaust which upps the ante with some of the visual gruesome effects and similar animal deaths but is opportunistic and clumsy by comparison.Dedatos film is very different,I shifted uncomfortably ready to look away after about 20 mins until the end,the first 20 minutes seducing you into a false sense of security with Riz Ortolani's beautiful musical score playing over spectacular shot's of the sprawling rivers,lush greenery and exotic wildlife whick completely defy your expectations of such a notorious and luridly titled film.The documentary style in the way the film is presented is expertly done,smashing to bits the notion that The Blair Witch Project was an original idea,and making Bland Witch seem as menacing as a child brandishing a sawn off water pistol.That Deadato faced murder charges shortly after it's release as the Italian authorities actually seized copies of the film in the belief that the deaths on show really did happen,is testament to the realism of Holocaust.He had to prove in court that the film was fiction.The marrying of actual animal killings with extremely realistic and brutal staged human deaths and violence plays it's part,as well as the not inconsiderable feat of directing a real Amazonian tribe seamlessly along with the paid acting cast,this combination of factors tricks your brain into thinking everything is real,creating a quite unique sense of mounting dread and grim anticipation.I simply can't think of another film that comes close in this respect,a much maligned masterpiece,usually criticized by people who haven't watched the movie so don't realise or consider that despite the title and reputation it is a rather sophisticated and intelligent film that is beautifully shot with a good plot and structure and it's thought provoking theme of hypocrisy about media representations of violence is ever prescient,this is no mindless gore flick,yes it's savage,gruesome and exploitative,even in itself hypocritical I concede but this is why it still excites debate to this day and will do for years to come,elevating it far above any other titles that found infamy with the"Video Nasty"panic that swept Britain in the early 80s.For me the only downside,if you can call it that,is that all your other horror/exploitation films begin to look a little tame.Genius!NOTE:since I published this review the BBFC have since released the film missing only one scene&directors edit from Shameless Entertainment,still best uncut as the scene cut is crucial to the film,as it happens it's the scene that I allude to that wrenches away the comfort zone and turns the film disorientingly on it's head!