Shaza123 Directed by Umberto Lenzi this is by far, the funniest Cannibal movie I've seen. A real treat for fans of cheesy exploitation while still being quite gritty in parts. In the opening, we have a sneaky dude running around assassinating folks with one of those spit tube things...you know, where they blow into it and a dart comes out and gets them in the neck...yeah those things. And after assassinating his targets, he runs off until he randomly gets run over by a truck. It was a very promising start! We're then treated to the opening credits with this groovy jazzy 80's music. As the credits play, we follow a blonde called Sheila Morris, who is inquiring about her missing sister, Diana. Turns out the assassin had a movie on him when he died with Diana's name on it. Upon watching the tape, it appears her sister is connected to a strange cult in New Guinea run by the charismatic Jonas, who perform's unique rituals of sadomasochism in an attempt to get back into touch with nature. Makes perfect sense! Well, Shelia, with the help of a guy named Mark, plan on finding her sister by travelling into the depths of the New Guinea jungle, but of course they must watch out for cannibalistic natives who inhabit the place. You won't see the same brutality from Cannibal Holocaust, though it does get pretty full on it parts. The main thing you can expect from this one is the humour from the random and over the top acting. I love how Mark is just so incredibly sleazy and concerned with getting his $80,000, which he agreed to by travelling with Shelia, he was hilarious. My favourite scene was when they do eventually find Diana. Shelia comments; "She's different, I can hardly recognize her"... and Mark comments; "...She looks stoned out of her mind!".... Just epic! What I found really interesting was the cannibals weren't really the major focus, it's actually the cult. They come across as more messed up then the cannibals! Though I did find it humorous that when they do eventually meet the famous and legendary Jonas, he spends the whole movie wearing a dress. The use of music was also pretty epic and hilarious. Not only did we have that jazzy music every time we cut back to New York, but we also have Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor playing during a Funeral ceremony! Brilliant! It was nice seeing the very lovely native girl from Jungle Holocaust in this, looking even lovelier. We're first introduced to her character at her husbands funeral where three guys have graphic sex with her(... makes perfect sense). She has a speaking part in this one too.What I found really sneaky is if you're a fan of Cannibal movies, you'll notice "borrowed" footage inserted in it. I guess Lenzi thought we wouldn't notice, tsk tsk, Lenzi, we're onto you!Despite this being the funniest cannibal movie I've seen, it still had some major WTF moments, none of which I wanna share, but I'll say one particular scene involved a wooden dildo and snake blood... There was also a lot of scenes where women get slapped, most of it random and so over the top you can't take it seriously. Yikes! And again, yet another warning to animals lovers, there is a few messed up scenes that had me fast forwarding, so be warned. So to conclude, I very much enjoyed this one, I think it's pretty safe to say that Cannibal movies are bloody awesome, whether they are gruesome and brutal like Holocaust, or hilarious with bad taste like Eaten Alive or Ferox, they are bloody entertaining. Thankyou for reading.

anthony-rigoni If you think Cannibal Holocaust is a bad movie mainly because seven live animals died and women are treated badly, you ain't seen nothing yet. There is no movie that can make my blood boil like molten lava than Umberto Lenzi's Eaten Alive. Don't believe me? Let's take a good, long look at this movie....First of all, the acting. It's like the actors aren't putting any effort into their roles. It's also like Battlefield Earth minus the Klingon look-a-likes with dreadlocks. Second, like Cannibal Holocaust and presumably Jungle 2 Jungle, there are innocent live animals who died during the making of this piece of s---. An example of this is a grotesque scene where a crocodile is skinned alive.... or rather yet, stock footage of a crocodile getting skinned alive. But the worst is yet to come. I maybe no feminist, but there are no strong female characters in this movie at all. They are treated like slaves, beaten, slapped, raped, carved up, beheaded, and, hence the title of this movie, eaten alive.I watched the entire movie and I was absolutely furious by not only how cheesy or corny the acting is, but by how bad women are treated in this movie. I'm surprise feminist organizations didn't come after the director with pitchforks and torches! Can you imagine if they did the same thing to One Piece's female characters? I F------ CAN'T! Bottom Line: Terrible acting, generic music, live animals killed on camera, and negative stereotyping on women are the reasons why you should avoid Eaten Alive like the West Nile Virus. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go and show this movie to a local feminist group.

Tromafreak As most of us know by now, The Italian Cannibal sub-genre is represented mainly by two films. Cannibal Holocaust, directed by Ruggero Deodato, and Cannibal Ferox, directed by Umberto Lenzi. However, with all the hype and controversy surrounding said films, these guys are also responsible for two other over-looked, yet superior films. Jungle Holocaust, and Eaten Alive! Let's talk about the latter.Directed by Lenzi, Eaten Alive! has the most going for it (story-wise) out of the four. A Jim Jones situation. Such a mean-spirited scenario totally compliments the graphic brutality and gore that this sick movie has to offer. Alright, so, a Southern belle is searching for her missing sister, and eventually hires a man to help find her. Evidence leads to the Emerald Jungle... That's right, New Guinea... Perfect. Sis is eventually found. Brainwashed by a cult leader, and completely devoted to this Jim Jones Rip-off. So, not only does our leading lady have to figure out how to get her unwilling sis and herself away from this madness, but she must do so without getting eaten by a jungle full of hungry animals nearby. Oh yeah, and there's also the Cannibals. Never a dull moment in the jungle. The Italian Cannibal epics of the late 1970's and early 80's will probably only be remembered as some of the most vile, disgusting, and flat-out evil films in existence. And while I sure as hell can't argue with that, let's not forget that these jungle nightmares are also interesting, suspenseful, and just really good movies... Regardless of how many castrations and/or impalings are involved. In comparison to its counterpart, Cannibal Ferox, Eaten Alive has the better story, but as far as the gore goes, these flicks are even-Steven. However, if you're looking to be truly scarred for life, I would recommend Cannibal Holocaust. So, good luck with that. If you're looking for extreme gore, and unnecessary amounts of torture with some quality thrown in. You just might not hate Eaten Alive! Whatever happens, just make sure you don't end up with the Tobe Hooper disappointment, by mistake. 9/10

Michael A. Martinez This is not so much a film as it is a clip-show "best of" reel with about 60 minutes of original footage to fill in the gaps. Most of this film was shot in Sri Lanka with a few (quite obvious) sections shot in southern Italy and a few completely gratuitous New York scenes thrown in to try to pass the film off as American. Mel Ferrer makes a completely pointless cameo appearance as a professor who gets to interact with two porn actors playing cops (the poor guy!).Lenzi is usually a great director, but he clearly was not on his A-game with this Cannibal turkey. Not one scene goes by without something completely laughable happening. I'll give you a few examples.A) one scene showing Mel Ferrer entering a police station features his voice dubbed by another actor! Ferrer then can be heard with his actual voice moments later! B) Ferrer's audio is quite obviously recorded practically, while the other actors in the scene with him are dubbed. Jarringly obvious shift in quality.C) shamelessly over-acting police-man saying "WHAT?".D) a scene where a Sri Lankan (well this movie takes place in New Guinea though these people don't look it at all) allows an alligator to effortlessly chomp his dangling arm off. This scene gets double the embarrassment for actually being culled from another movie! E) when the actors "interact" with the Animal cruelty scenes, it's all just close-ups of them reacting intercut with shots from a different film with different filmstock.F) When Kerman throws a spear at a native (haphazardly), it clumsily falls sideways into the dirt. The next shot shows a screaming native with a spear sticking out of his chest! G) One of the Sri Lankan helicopter pilots (who is dubbed, even) blows his line and they left it in! H) Kerman nonchalantly knocks Agren out with a punch so she doesn't see a gory evisceration.I) whopping continuity error involving a character's body parts magically reattaching after they were eaten.J) said scene includes a woman missing her right leg, with a native seen nearby eating a leg... but with a LEFT foot attached to it! Seriously! The list goes on and on. This film is so riotously daft, yet oddly competent in its staging and cinematography, that it's totally unique in the annals of film. The only other film coming close to the lunacy of this is Lenzi's NIGHTMARE CITY which was far more respectable.This film, at least, is never boring and very accessible to those unfamiliar with bad Italian cinema. Personally I find it funnier than most intentional comedies, which is why it gets such a high rating from me. Whether Lenzi had this in mind or was seriously trying to make a good film is anyone's guess.