Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Michael Ledo Justine (Lorenza Izzo ) is the daughter of a UN attorney who enjoys privilege and wealth. She joins an activist group to save an indigenous rain forest tribe from developers and the leader of the group has a cult appeal. It also helps her "middle class Jewish guilt." After a "successful" tree chaining, they fly back and run into plane trouble. They crash into the rain forest and the tribe they just saved, thanks them by inviting them to dinner....fat guy first.Yes, this is another fine young cannibal film with severed limbs and a paint the virgin white Bo Derek scene that wasn't as good. Lorenzo Izzo is no Bo Derek, but she can act. There is some interaction in the group, and some nonsense 9-11conspiracy theory stuff thrown in. Haven't seen a good Mondo cannibal film in a while. This one was a bit watered down with a message that misses the mark. I loved the ending.Guide: F-bomb. Brief nudity. Was that Lorenza Izzo or a body double?

chimera3 Ever since I saw "Cabin Fever," I always pictured Eli Roth to be a very odd duck. I myself am an odd duck but he has some rather interesting tastes when it comes to making movies, tastes that put mine to shame. From what I read about him, he does not like the sight of real blood but has no problems with fake blood. By itself, that part makes no sense. What kind of movie maker (particularly one who makes horror movies) can be so squeamish about the sight of real blood?Anyway, I digress. Going into this, I had no real high hopes for it. I just wanted to see what it was like and nothing more. True to form, it was typical Eli Roth, the king of shock value. When I watched this (it was late at night and I thanked God I had an empty stomach), it definitely grossed me out...and it takes a lot to do that, by the way. A group of college environmentalists take a plane ride into the jungle and end up being involved in a cliché plane crash that leaves a number dead and others injured after the fact. Those who survive then have to fight through the dangers of the jungle in order to survive and end up being on the wrong end of a cannibalistic tribe with all sorts of weapons and techniques at their disposal.There was never a moment in the movie where I didn't squirm in my chair...and, to repeat, I almost rarely do that. If Eli was trying to do an homage to the 1970's cannibal movies by making this filth, he failed miserably. In true survival horror movie fashion, only one of the survivors walks away and heads back to the real world, forever scarred by the horrors that she went through in the jungle.I have never truly been a fan of Eli Roth. I've seen "Aftershock," which is just as revolting. I've seen "Cabin Fever," which is decent enough for a few scares. Now there's "The Green Inferno," a nonsensical waste of time that should have never been made. There is a reason why those types of movies were made in that time: you were more likely to be scared during the 1970's than you are now, where you become more numb than anything. I wouldn't even recommend watching this on a bet, not even by yourself or with friends...that is, unless they're friends that you don't ever want to talk to ever again. Watch something else other than this. Your stomach and your friends may thank you.

Bodo THE GREEN INFERNO follows a group of young activists who are held captive by a "savage" tribe of cannibals in the deep jungles of Peru. As we come to expect from an Eli Roth movie, there is a lot of gore and a lot of exploitation. Yes, the movie is at times indulging itself in torture porn. Yes, this movie—despite relatively high production values—has a cheesy feel to it with some pretty tacky dialogues and some pretty stereotypical characters. At the same time, this movie kept me entertained throughout. It had some smart ideas and a few twists towards the end that I genuinely didn't expect. And the suspense never faded away, which is what so often happens in gore flicks.Perhaps surprisingly, THE GREEN INFERNO explores some interesting political and social themes. Despite having a B-movie feel to it, the final moments of the movie actually ask some deep questions: What is cultural progress? Where and how do we intervene on humanitarian grounds with what looks like wrongdoing from our cultural perspective?Don't get me wrong: Just like its spiritual predecessor CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, this movie is thoroughly offensive and definitely not politically correct on most fronts, for example in its exoticization of seemingly "primitive" cultures. If you're an anthropologist, or basically anyone with a bit of cultural sensitivity, you'll be mad at how the "natives" are depicted. And the negative perspective on social activism is definitely over-the-top. Although it is good to raise the issue of whether social activism is hypocritical at times, I worry that people who already mock activism come away from this movie with their ideas vindicated. A lot of these social issues are dealt with in a tongue-and-cheek manner though, so you are free how to interpret them! And once you look beyond THE GREEN INFERNO's indulgence with shock and confrontation, you'll find a suspenseful movie with an interesting story arch and some relatable and interesting characters. Go for it, if you like gore and B-movies.

Alan Smithee Esq. I'm a huge horror fan so I've seen most of Eli Roth's movies and I'm generally not overly impressed with them. This is not only his most disturbing movie but it's full of dark humor. It's a fantastic homage to cannibal tribe movies of the past and is a great warning film for all those social justice warriors. Good gory fun plus jokes about diarrhea and masturbation.