A journalist is covering a psych ward to get a story when a girl with a bad case of cannibalism comes in. The journalist befriends an archaeologist who knows about South American cannibals and they go to find the flesh eaters.
Mostly soft-core porn. The plot seemed disjointed, desultory and secondary to sex scenes. Character development? Playboys and sluts. Oh, and cannibals (intentionally an afterthought). The acting didn't seem too bad. Folks knew their lines, but what they said was basic, plot-driven and flat like Stephen Chow deadpan delivery jokes flat. My favorite line was Emanuelle saying "I have a plan and I think it will work." Oh good. I didn't want to hear about a plan that you don't think will work. The city looked like a city, but the jungle looked a little northern. I know one of these cannibal flicks was shot in a park in England and it might be this one. Of course, I appreciated some lack of costumes (female anatomy points). The camera-work looked like the same first year film student or TROMA employee shot it that shot Contamination (1980). There was also clearly second-hand alligator/crocodile footage that looked totally different from the rest of the movie. The special effect that stood out was a dude getting cut in half. When the camera showed his upper torso hanging, his arms are still posed like he's standing (image). The audio was a little gritty, a little clippy and the music was too loud. I was unsurprised by this. IMDb lists a rating of 5.3/10 and Rotten Tomatoes lists a 25% Audience Score for an average of 39%. That seems about right. Sometimes consensus is correct. I rate this bad. DO NOT WATCH!
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