Cannibal
by Marian Dora
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Actor: Carsten Frank, Manoush, Tobias Sickert, Victor BrandlDirector: Marian Dora
Brand: TLA Releasing
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); German (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Unearthed Films
DVD Reviews of Cannibal
DVD Review: Brutal and artistic, but not without it's flaws
Summary: 3 Stars
Cannibal is a cinematic interpretation of the true story of two insane German men who met on the internet and then allowed one to cannibalize the other on film. The film depicts these two men as very lonely and mysterious men who act generally very normal in public. When they are alone together, they are like mad dogs who are obsessed with each other. They are constantly having sex and they grope each other almost nonstop. The entire first hour of the film consists of these two men meeting each other, having sex, and doing weird stuff. The last part of the film shows the long and drawn out process of one cannibalizing the other. As you can probably tell by my description, this film may or may not be your cup of tea. I personally found it to be a very effectively done piece with some really good ideas and some truly unique visuals. However, the film is not without it's flaws. The problems I have with this film mostly have to do with the technical quality of the film. I liked the way that this was shot. Much of the film is dimly lit, and I liked this approach to the violent scenes in particular. However, I despised the way it was edited. The constant fade-outs and the weird zooms made it feel too much like a Nine Inch Nails music video. It gave the film an unneeded sense of style that I felt took away from the dark mood of the picture. In addition to that, the film is really really badly dubbed into English and it comes off incredibly distracting during some of the more dramatic scenes. One of the character's voices sounds way too high pitched and it's unintentionally funny and weird. I also wasn't a big fan of the mid-section of the film where the characters were just frolicking around. After a while it feels somewhat trite and redundant. Approximately 85% of the shots in this film show either penises or asscheeks, so if you're uncomfortable with watching male nudity, do not watch this film. The one major problem I have with the film is the way it opens. I liked it, but it goes on far too long. Basically the opening depicts the childhood of the main character who cannibalizes the other man. It shows him having a story read to him by his mom, but it's so slow and it just hammers it's implied symbolism too hard. I think that Marian Dora, if he is going to make another film, needs to try and be more subtle with his symbolism. Cannibal is still an effective film, however, and it has a lot to do with the way the story is presented. The man who ends up being digested is depicted as being rather sinister and sneering. At times, he comes off incredibly vampiric. This helps the audience grow more accustomed to the situation and allows us to identify more with the man who cannibalizes him, which was an interesting direction for the film to go in. I especially liked the scenes where they are driving on the road, which allows the exposition to not get in the way of the situation that these two men put themselves in. They are normal looking people, which I also appreciated being emphasized. It made the film a lot more scary to show more of the normal behavior of the characters. They look like two random men you would see out on the street in everyday life. I can understand how this would make viewers uncomfortable, but I found it an admirable path for the film to take. When the cannibalism does happen, it's some of the goriest violence you will ever see. To call this film gory as hell wouldn't nearly be doing it justice. This is, no doubt, one of the goriest films ever made. This not only contains the blood and the gore and the guts and the bones, but also all the other bodily fluids that nobody would ever take into account. The urine, the cum, the feces, the vomit, and the pus are all put on display and shoved into the faces of the audience. This is a disgusting, rotten, horrible film, but it is also one of the more fearless true crime exploration films I've seen and I admire it for that alone.
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Studio: Tla Releasing Release Date: 09/02/2008 Run time: 72 minutes Rating: NrBestsellers in DVD
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