So it has been confirmed that "Green Inferno" is indeed connected with "Cannibal Holocaust". One of the oldest and most prolific films in the horror\shock cinema industry is getting a son. What are your thoughts on the original and what do you hope to see in the sequel.
The film's links to Cannibal Holocaust (1980) are numerous. In addition to being one of Eli Roth's favorite horror films and one that inspired his directing career, "The Green Inferno" was actually the working title that Ruggero Deodato used when he was making that movie; it was changed to something more bluntly descriptive and shocking (particularly with the use of the word "Holocaust"). Have you seen it?
I've seen it. The only parts that really shocked me were the real animal deaths. Completely unnecessary. That whole crappy genre of horror movies did the animal torture/slaughter thing.
You talking about the first one Cannibal Holocaust? Seen it, wasn't really that impressed even then. The other one was out in 2013.
I've only ever seen the original film. I didn't even know they made another one. The original CH was the first "found footage" movie ever (I believe), so it definitely had an influence on the genre, especially since it was the primary influence behind the Blair Witch movie. I remember there was a sequence in there where they show genuine killing taking place in Africa, as well. They blur the line between real and fake killing, and it's a pretty disturbing effect that they put in there.
Director Ruggero Deodato said he based the film on a film he claimed to see about a documentary crew who died while investigating cannibals in Africa. The documentary, showing incidents he depicted in the film, was destroyed after its discovery. An Italian cable network claimed it had a copy and was going to show it uncut. It never showed the film, but confirmed that they had a copy of the original. Couldn't say if that is true or just some more mystique added for effect. The movie did use a couple executions from 'The Last Road to Hell', but everything filmed for the movie was faked/staged except for the animals killed. That was the catch, real live action and fake blending, to help make people accept it more as realistic. The actors signed a release that they would stay out of the public eye for a year after wards to keep the suspicions going. The director was even charged with murder until the actors came out of hiding and appeared in court. I personally cannot stand that Blair Witch, Paranormal trash but whatever floats your boat. Sat through the 1st Paranormal BS in the theater and have to say if there was ever a movie where I should have demanded my money back that would be the one. Utter garbage, and a waste of film.
I never said I liked Blair Witch or Paranormal, I only said CH had a big influence on the horror genre.
I know, I was just adding my own $.02. Usually watch these things to try and figure out how they did it. Not really scared by them like the wife likes to be.
Roth is more of a hack at this point, just mindlessly copying the works of horror directors from 40 years ago. Tarantino finds a way to take from what has already been done and add his own style to it. Roth isn't capable of doing that, or hasn't been for a long time.
There were actually 2 cannibal holocaust movie but the 2nd used a different name. The first was made in the 70's the second the 80's. The new one turned out pretty well, not at the top, but pretty ok. Shock cinema wise it's meh. - - - Updated - - - It's shock cinema, you can expect things of that nature in the genre. Have you by chance seen, "A Serbian Film".
I saw "The Green Inferno" and I liked the movie because it was really scary watching those students being captured by the Peruvian tribe and being helpless as they were captured. I did not understand why the song "Beautiful Dreamer" was being played during the preview for the film but then I realized why during the ending of the movie.
