Johan Louwet This one came out before the legendary Cannibal Holocaust. I must say I liked this one slightly better story and character wise. Of course the gory scenes where animals (and humans) do get cut open and skinned are not always easy to stomach. I'm glad they didn't shy away from the cruelties otherwise the powerful message would be lost. Whether it is based on true events or not doesn't matter to me. The movie did a good job in following the experiences of Robert Harper and made me want to root for him unlike the white reporters in Cannibal Holocaust. The cannibals here are anything but nice however it is understandable they wanted to defend their land against the gold diggers. But not only the cannibals are a threat the jungle is full of other dangers in wild animals and poisonous plants.

thesiouxfallskid (I avoid giving anything away unlike some other reviews. Best to see this gem unspoiled but do heed warnings.) I was expecting a film sort of like Cannibal Holocaust, an exploitation cannibal film probably with gratuitous gore, plenty of nudity, dumb story, dumber acting, explicit animal cruelty, unconvincing natives in loincloths, chintzy budget, and uh lessee really dumb story and dumber acting and oh I uh already mentioned that. I read some reviews, which I fortunately forgot before I finally saw it a year or two after I had gotten it. Since Cannibal Holocaust is the one we hear about so much, I figured a weak distant cousin to it and well since I didn't like Cannibal Holocaust that is why I waited so long to watch this one. Anyway I have some recommendations. If seeing human bodies ripped open (which I trust are not real ones) and eaten cooked or raw is repugnant, or if seeing full male and female nudity (adults and children) at some length turns you off, or if seeing live animals bashed and sliced open (which really does seem real) angers you, then pass on this one. You won't like it. But if those sorts of things stimulate and excite you, then read on. My personal take of course but the natives are what I would call refreshingly convincing, the story neither dumb nor predicable, and the acting not bad at all, at least not what one expects from such a title and it is a real cannibal film. Enough people get ripped open and eaten so you don't forget that point. No patty cake sissy film that does not deliver. By all means, absolutely get the Shriek Show label version or whatever version that has the entire film - many versions eviscerate it and ruin it, and that is perhaps why we don't hear so much about it. And don't read other write-ups and reviews, certainly not the synopsis in Wikipedia, which will spoil it for you. You may very well find this wonderful gem worthwhile, particularly if you are hardened against gore and snuffing animals like me, but if you do not heed my warnings and watch it anyway and hate it, don't blame me. You have been warned. I give it 10 stars, Note that only about 10% have done so. I should also mention the girl native, actress Me Me Lai. Nice, really nice.

jdbmjf Well what can I say an early start into the Genre by Ruggero Deodato, filmed on location in the Philipines, and with an excellent cast, with good visuals, music and a general theme. The music is a stark contrast to the brutal realism of the movie, Deodato learnt realism from Roselini. An excellent film, good pan outs of the location which shows the isolation of Robert Harper from the outside world. Me Me Lai is very good as the native girl, and the film overall contains some good scenes. Hollywood take a back seat, this is a masterpiece not some special FX ridden mess from Hollywood or Art-house Europe!!!! (i mean it!)The actors are all amazing, in their roles and Deodato is a very good director. He made 24 films in his career, 4 of which were excellent, the rest were rubbish, but when he puts his mind to it, he makes a damn good film!It also has a professional quality, not found in other Italian films, worthy of Sergio Leone, Pechinpah and Kubrick!!Its got some good gore scenes, only heightening the realism of this primitive world, in which half the movie takes place, in the cave of the tribe. However this proved to be just a warm up for the Extreme masterpiece that was cannibal Holocaust, made two years later!Ruggero should have gone to Hollywood out of them all, Mattei Lenzi, Fulci and Batzella, he was the only one good enough!Italain cinema deserves much more, it should be praised around the world! I hate modern Cinema, so long live Last Cannibal world! By Louis Brentnall

glennperry I got this film as part of the The Shriek Show Presents: Jungle of Horrors DVD box-set, which includes Eaten Alive & Massacre in Dinosaur Valley. All uncut versions & for £9 quid a bargain. I'd never seen Last Cannibal World before (called Jungle Holocaust on the cover... who knows why?, as the credits call it the former) and I was shocked & surprised at how violent, sick but ultimately great it was. I thought the acting was actually quite good and believable. The actual DVD print was nicely presented and the sound also. To be honest I really was expecting a low budget Cannibal Ferox (if thats possible) but for me this is far superior than Ferox with its plausible plot, gory effects and almost great acting by the lead, Massimo Foschi. Me Me Lai is very cute too. I knew buying this was worth it from the gory 'piranha eating leg scene' and the rest didn't disappoint. If though you are appalled by animal cruelty then DON'T watch this as it probably the worst you're gonna see. The slicing up of a poor alligator is particularly nasty. The director makes a big point in his interview that these animal scenes were the producer's doing for 'realism' and he and Massimo fought to get them removed, obviously will no success. This uncut version is the only version I've seen so I assume the cut version is a lot shorter as the alligator scene in particular is quite a long torturous affair. Hell, even I'd have the fast forward that section when I watch it again. This film has been described as "just utterly depressing to experience in the realisation that the viewer has wasted virtually 90-minutes of an all-to-short life. The film is abysmally acted, ridiculously penned, dismally helmed and utterly dire, without redeeming features - much the way it portrays it's native characters." Its a cheap made Italian nasty, what do you expect ? this ain't never gonna win any prizes. It was made to shock, pure n simple. Its 'redeeming feature' is just that 'shock' and in my opinion it certainly does that, with great style.