Directed by:
Antonio MargheritiCinematography:
Fernando ArribasComposer:
Alexander BlonksteinerCast:
John Saxon, Elizabeth Turner, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Tony King, Ramiro Oliveros, Laura Dean, Venantino Venantini, Luca Venantini, Edoardo Margheriti (more)Plots(1)
The horrors of war take on a whole new meaning for Vietnam vet Norman Hopper (John Saxon, Enter The Dragon), whose quiet domestic life in Atlanta is shattered by the return of Charlie Bukowski, a combat buddy who dredges up terrifying flashbacks of flesh eating and bloodshed in the war-torn jungles. Now on the run from the law after taking a bit out of an unwilling victim, Charlie begs Norman to help him get out of town with another fellow veteran, Tom. Soon the ragtag team of cannibals are fighting for their lives, spreading a deadly contagion through the city before heading into the sewers for a gut-wrenching climax you won't soon forget. (Umbrella Entertainment)
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It's not a major film in terms of ideas; after all, it should be Americans who are dealing with their big trauma, which incidentally is constantly happening, but the Italians managed to make a fairly meaningful film enriched with good gore, albeit mostly not very detailed. I guess I have quite a soft spot for Italian cinema. Especially the synth music is perfect here.
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I was so looking forward to this trash, and nothing… European directors are wasted on the topic of American war trauma. 5/10
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This is a relatively tame horror movie about a group of war veterans infected with a virus that turns them into cannibals. It is a respectably well-made movie but has almost no horror atmosphere, and with only a handful of gory scenes (at the end, however, there is a well-filmed bit where a person is shot in the chest and subsequently, the camera goes through them). John Saxon’s performance is indispensable and carries the movie, it would have been really poor without him.
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