For hardcore horror and gore lovers there are still some thrills to be had here. It's the just that the writing and pacing are so off that even when it's firing on all cylinders the movie still falls short. Mix in the **** characters and bland plot, and you're left with a not so satisfying horror movie that isn't actually scary, but definitely manages to horrify.Įli Roth does successfully manage to pay homage to the cannibal exploitation flicks of the 70's. The Green Inferno gets off to a rather slow start, ramps up with an unbelievable display of violence, and then turns into a rather standard, but still brutal cannibal flick that never manages to capture that same level of shock and, well, horror it started off the madness with. These moments are super juvenile, but not un-amusing. Diarrhea, ****, and barf the rest of the attempts made to get us to say "ew" and maybe have a laugh. However, these moments are where Roth delivers some weird moments of immaturity that I assume are meant to add in humor to the mix, but just end up clashing gaudily and oddly with the rest of the madness onscreen. While gore is the main focus, there are other kinds of gross out horror on display. After that though, yeah, we get into the zombie movie level of gore I was talking about. One so graphic and disturbing that it's intentions feel vile. Roth shows no restraint in this scene, allowing the blood and mutilation to occur in one horrifying and shocking display. That's because it's the movie at it's most shocking. I've referenced and singled out the first kill the cannibals commit a couple of times already. This is still a movie only for the most hardcore of gore loving horror enthusiasts because it is still a very brutal movie. I'm just saying that you don't need an iron constitution to make it through the entire movie, but rather just for a few scenes. ![]() This is still an incredibly sadistic and gruesome film. Let me be perfectly clear and say that's NOT what I'm saying at all. Now at this point it may be sounding like I'm saying that this actually a pretty tame movie. He could have taken things into some seriously disturbing areas, but mercifully spared us viewers from what could have been serious torture porn. There are moments where you can tell that director and writer Eli Roth pulled his punches. Granted, this has the extra screwed up angle of it being actual people eating other people, but this is far from the stomach-churning, barf fest many have called it. The rest of the violence you'll see here isn't any worse than your average zombie flick. With the exception of the shocking and downright horrifying first kill by the cannibals, this isn't that gruesome of a movie. It's actually not as bad as you might have heard. With the plot and characters falling so very short, the movie is left relying on whether or not it can deliver satisfying gore. With the exception of Lorenza Izzo as Justine, the cast is largely mediocre. It's clearly making fun of social activist warriors. The plot toys around with a handful of themes, morals, and messages but is too scattershot with them to end up actually saying anything. You are able to root for a few of these numbskulls, but there's no way to support their motivations. She's just there to get the attention of the group's leader "Alejandro," who turns out to be a total scumbag. Justine actually doesn't care about any sort of cause. Don't get me wrong, she's definitely an idiot. These characters are little more than a club of **** and idiots, most of whom think way too highly of themselves. The story centers around main character Justine and a group of social activists she meets on her college campus. There aren't really any likable characters in this bunch. No, the hardest part of the movie to watch is the plot. ![]() At least not in any way related to the gore. In the end though this throwback to 70's era exploitation flicks isn't as hard to watch as you might have heard. Nasty and mean, The Green Inferno shoves a few moments in your face that are going to require a strong stomach.
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