| vipco | 13th December 2008 10:10 PM |
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Originally Posted by Daemonia
(Post 18978)
In spite of the unpleasant animal cruelty, Ferox and Holocaust need to be seen in their uncut entirety for the full, visceral impact. Especially Holocaust, as it's an indictment of the mondo craze and irresponsible reporting that Deodato was commenting on. Maybe a misguided way to do it, but it's what's made the film so notorious. The first time I saw Cannibal Holocaust, it left a HUGE impression on me and was not easily forgotten. It impacted me in a way no other film ever has - it is a haunting and cruelly beautiful film, in spite of much of the on-screen unpleasantness. I don't agree with harming animals, but Holocaust is what it is. A film of its time when filmmakers and audiences had different attitudes - it was a time when Mondo was very popular. Thankfully we live in different times and filmmakers (for the most part) no longer use such methods to shock audiences.
| Very well said D.
I fully agree with everything you say.
Uncut is the best way by far to watch these movies but not everyone like ourselves have uncut discs and buy strightly from the high street.
It would imho be a shame that these films remain kept from UK shelves .
The only option is to track down a 2nd hand copy of the Heavily Cut VIPCO releases and they sell for 20 quid now a days.
I watch all my Cannibal films in uncut DVD form but I would hate to see such a classic film as FEROX disappear from the UK market with only the former VIPCO releases to show they ever existed.
A Extreme version of FEROX , WideScreen, cleaned up and digitalally Remastered , in 5.1 sound would be a fitting tribute for the UK collector and DVD buying public, as this title has massive cross over potential . | 