I found the DVD at a flea market, i immediately bought it after i saw that it was a film from Bruno Mattei (well, he used the pseudonym Vincent Dawn, but i noticed that). Homewhever, i knew that this was going to be a movie in the same vein as Cannibal Holocaust.....but i didn't expected that it was going to be some kind of remake, even some of the dialogs where the same as Cannibal Holocaust ("The only thing that can scare me ? the marriage !" or something like that). Shot on digital, probably the worst digital that i saw, it looks like a Mexican soap opera. The plot is "slightly" different from Cannibal Holocaust (for some reasons it reminds me of "Cut and Run" also): Grace Forsyte lost some of her audience for her TV show, for get some audience back, she hires the war reporter Bob Manson. The Crew goes to the amazon in search of the cannibals, many situations will resemble Cannibal Holocaust, but unlike Cannibal Holocaust, there is no "real" animal cruelty. At least there are gore scenes and nudity for make this movie watchable (in my taste).

I don't know what Bruno Mattei got for Christmas in 2002, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if I found out that he received a bumper collection of jungle movie screenplays, and if he did receive that then he certainly put it to good use in 2003 as he filmed two jungle rip-off movies back to back! His other 2003 film 'Land of Death' was a shameful splicing together of cannibals and every key scene from John McTiernan's masterpiece 'Predator', while this film, which is known in some circles as 'Cannibal Holocaust: The Beginning' is a direct rip-off of Ruggero Deodato's masterpiece 'Cannibal Holocaust'. It's been a while since I saw Cannibal Holocaust so I can't say whether or not this is a frame for frame remake...but I can remember enough to say that this film is pretty similar! This film focuses on Grace Forsyte; a reporter for a TV channel that wants to make money by showing human suffering, which apparently is popular after the coverage of the Iraq war. So they set off into the jungle to film some real life cannibals.This film was shot back to back with Land of the Dead, and that's not hard to believe; as while the films don't feature the same plots, they are very similar in content and feature most of the same cast members. Given Mattei's track record, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that some of the exact same footage has made it into both films. I would definitely say that this one is the better film; it seems to have more focus and the blatant ripping off isn't quite so cheeky as to rip out scenes in their entirety a la the pig scene from Land of Death (...and Predator). Naturally, most people going into this film will want some gore; and Mattei does deliver on that front. There's a fair amount of cannibalism and surprisingly it actually doesn't look too bad, which is to the film's credit. Mondo Cannibale is also fairly well made and the cinematography isn't too bad either. If you've seen Cannibal Holocaust, you will surely know exactly where the film is going and there are no surprises there either. It could be said that the film is a commentary on society; but it could also be said that it's a direct rip-off of a film that is commentary on society, and the latter is more true.Bruno Mattei died just four years after the release of this film, but that didn't stop him making no less than nine films in-between. I haven't been able to find much info on the films he made after this one; but I'm hoping he delved into that book of jungle screenplays and at least made a cannibalised (and featuring cannibals) version of some classics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai and Apocalypse Now….

awful......just awful. For a start the digital video camera is not a steadicam, and even if she was joking ITS NOT FUNNY!! the script consists of stolen Cannibal Holocaust lines and images with the main part being a swamp of incoherent crap that only the most messed up mind could comprehend and think is slightly decent. this film also contains some of the lamest picture in picture effects I've ever seen. with its token 80's porn soundtrack and English dubbed over English this film has made me realize that some movies need to be sunk below a 1 grade on the voting scale. and for some strange reason everyone keeps talking to the camera even the people that aren't in the jungle i.e DIGBY. this film makes no sense what-so-ever as the start of the movie portrays the jumping of time between past and present-i mean seriously WTF?!?! to make it even more awful is the 2minute appearance of the German priest that introduces us to the guide Garcia. (with the wonderful crash zoom intro). the acting was great..............for a low grade cheesy basement porno. to sum this movie up in a few words let me travel back "3 mouthes ago"awful.....just awful!!

Alright I heard something was going around claiming to be Cannibal Holocaust 2 and I found what I was looking for. Bruno Mattei known for many exploitation gems of low quality but high entertainment ( at least for this person) unleashes probably as good a cannibal movie you could put out today. Every trick is pulled out from animal torture, rape, victimization, nudity, exploited locals etc.. .It follows the same type of format as the classic Cannibal Holocaust without the visceral feel of the Deodato classic. This appears to be shot on video and everything seems to have that rushed feel to it, but regardless, I have not seen any modern film try to harken back to the cannibal heyday. Say what you will but this is an enjoyable ride just don't expect the same feeling you may have gotten the first time you saw a film like this. If this is your first shot at the genre you will find it much easier to locate Cannibal Ferox, Cannibal Holocaust (with a beautiful new release by grindhouse), or even Jungle Holocaust. They can all be bought at Suncoast and the like. I only found this available as a Japanese import. Enjoy!