I've seen many, many movies. A good portion of those movies are of the horror/thriller variety because Jason has a soft spot for that genre. The Netflix queue got turned around, and they sent us a couple movies that were not horror, and we were both in the mood for horror since Halloween is in a few days. After dinner on Saturday, we dropped by the video store, hoping they might have something tolerable in their horror section. Jason was intent on a stupid b-movie that involved cannibals or a serial killer movie, and I told him I wasn't exactly in the mood for either. I picked up a 2005 movie called
Cannibal and suggested we compromise with a serious cannibal film that doesn't involve a serial killer. We brought it home not expecting too much from it. The back of the box referred to the case a few years ago when a German fellow placed a personal ad, asking for someone to eat. I vaguely remembered the news story, so I thought it would be a neat thing to watch since it was based on actual events and all.
You guys, words cannot describe. I will never be the same after watching that movie, and I don't know if that is a good thing or not. I have a very strong stomach, and I can watch any horror movie with all the blood and guts you can summon and not be the slightest bit squeamish. This, however, was different. This movie made me physically ill; I had to turn away from the screen more than once. Just thinking of it not makes me terribly uncomfortable. I have never,
never seen anything like it, and I don't think I ever will.
( spoilers and warnings behind the cut, though you can find all of this on any site that details the actual slaughter )This is not a romantic telling of cannibalism like a Hannibal Lecter movie. It is gritty, disgusting, and very real. It makes me glad I don't eat meat, to tell you the truth. Because if I did, I'm not sure I could for days after watching this. At any rate, if you're in the market for a very different sort of film, then I recommend this just as long as you think you can stomach it. I could never watch it a second time. Once was quite enough for me, thank you. It was definitely an experience, though. I can safely say that you've never seen, nor will you ever see, anything like it.
I'm at a loss to how it arrived and was shelved at our local video store. It is not rated, but if it were rated, it would have to be given an X for sexual themes and extreme violence/gore. If the video store manager/employees knew what it was, it would be pulled from the shelf immediately. So, if you do want to watch it, good luck with finding it. Netflix has it for rent, and I'm sure you can buy it online. Why you'd want to own it is beyond me, though. I'm a fan of horror movies, and this was above and beyond anything I can stomach.
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