stalzz64
The scenes of extreme REAL violence, nudity, animal cruelty and naked African teenage girls being sold into slavery ought to be enough to turn most people off to this sort of film. Yes, this film has what appears to be a lot of 'filler', but....You have to realize that this was different time, and there was no Internet, there were no video games, No 'reality TV'.This was a titillating look at our crazy world though the eyes of early 1960's camera lenses.The two 'official' Mondo Cane films together are, as simply put in hippie language-- 'a trip'.A sick twisted weird crazy mixed up naked look at our world.Not for the faint of heart nor for the viewer who is easily bored by documentary films.Recommended!
movieman_kev
I recently picked up the "Mondo Cane collection" from Blue Underground. The third of the official Mondo films is the sequel to Mondo cane. Some of the segments are interesting, some are boring, some are heart-breaking & some seem like filler. On a whole this is not as good of a documentary as the first Mondo film was. Still worth watching at least once, i guess.My Grade:CDvd Extras: 2 theatrical trailers (USA & international); radio spot; & poster and stills gallery
christophaskell
For those who enjoyed the original Mondo Cane', this is a less violent, more entertaining collection of sequences from around the world. Less focused on animals, we are treated to a birds' eye view of the crazy customs practiced on and by people. For those who haven't ever seen a Mondo' film, please start with Mondo Cane' and then come back and read this. Mondo Cane 2' has some very shocking images; the most intense I felt was when we watched a Buddhist monk light himself on fire. Overall, however, the focus is on customs that to a foreign eye seem silly or ridiculous, not so much on these violent acts or situations. Filmmakers Jacopetti and Prosperi are masters at reporting truth much the same way a muckraker reports truth', and simply by editing sequences together construct a convincing story that we humans are obsessed with pain and death. A great watch if you get the chance, and if you're really interested in these films there was a great box set released recently containing almost all of Jacopetti's work. It will probably be hard to find to rent, but keep an eye out if you're interested in documentaries as this is one of the best. Rating: 33/40
gridoon
"Mondo Cane 2" is little more than a quick cash-in on the first film's popularity. The giveaway is the fact that, although the film runs shorter than the original, it somehow contains less interesting footage. Some powerful sequences do exist (the tortured kids, the baby flamingos that die because their waters have been contaminated by a nearby factory), but on the whole the film is much inferior to the original, and the narration is often cheeky, hokey and annoying. (**)
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