The Green Inferno (2013)

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	Year of first release: 2013
	Director: Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel 1-2)
	Actors: Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara
	Country: USA
	Genre: Horror
	Conditions of visioning: 23.03.2014, CINEMA theater, MFFFN14
Synopsis: A group of students travel to the Amazonian forrest in order to prevent the destruction of a primitive village.
Review:  An homage to the cannibalsploitation movies of the 70's-80's (in particular Cannibal Holocaust) by the trendy Eli Roth (directed Cabin Fever and Hostel 1-2, played in Piranha 3D and Inglorious Basterds, produced The Last Exorcism and Grindhouse, and personal friend to Quentin Tarantino). In preparation I have watched Cannibal Holocaust in the excellent Blu-ray edition by Shameless Entertainment Video. The Green Inferno is not at the level of its model. In retrospect I have even raised the rating of that one in order be actually fairer. It was sold to the public as bloody, gore, sexy and fun. I saw mainly blood and that's all. I think the movie fails because it tries to cover too many genres: I takes one hour to get to the horrific heart of the movie while trying to convey its environmentalist message. It is not bloody fun like I would expect from Eli Roth (only a few moments are such), nor sexy. There is also the hint of a message againt capitalism and globalisation but it falls flat. The only good thing may be the rather nice colorful images of the tribe. Note that unlike too many movies at the festival that are not really premiere, this one was shown six months before its US release, which is also why I cannot find an official poster. I guess the producers try to create a buzz in festivals around the movie before releasing it. I doubt that it will work out.
Rating: 3 /10