Page 1 of Cannibal Holocaust, is it as hard to watch as everyone seems to say?

As soon as I saw this title was available through DC-DVD I had to order it. It is due to come through my letter box very soon and I am a little sceptical on some of the views that I have heard people say about this movie, the turtle scene is always mentioned!!!! Now I really hate seeing animals being abused (but don`t care so much about women or men being scalped or screwered, say`s a lot about human nature doesn`t it!) What I am affraid of is getting the feeling that those animal scene`s were just to make the film infamous and controversial and the use of these scene`s are just plainly unjustified, simply to repulse the viewer and have no other reason of being in the movie.
I shall just wait and see, but I would like to get other peoples views on this movie if you have seen it... kind of a good build up of my actual viewing!
I have been a long fan of the Gore genre (ever since my Dad back in 1983, hired out the Evil Dead for me because the guy behind the desk said it was a comedy! I was 10 years old at the time, I loved it but my aunt who came in to see what I was watching right at the Ankle and Pencil scene (this was before it was classed as a video nasty and taken of the shelfs) was a little horrified to say the least! Ever since then I have been a fan of Horror. My other horror films on DVD include, Don`t Torture a Duckling (Great creepy movie) The New York Ripper (A suprisingly atmospheric film) and the film that started it all, Evil Dead (+2 and 3). But never before have I anticipated a movie such as C H, I look forward to finding out for myself if it is, what it is hyped to be!

I saw this film when it came out and it stayed with me for days after. Friends of mine who had also seen the film said much the same thing.We were young at the time (fourteen or fifteen) and the film may not now have the same impact today.
I am suprised the film has been rereleased as i have seen no mention of this anywhere, i do know that existing prints omit some scenes notable a "Piranha Bait" scene, there may well be other cuts.The running time should be around 95 mins.To sum up it is as i remember a disturbing if not great film from a time when watching these films was considered to be less than desirable pass time! oh happy days.

i take it its R1 coz i carnt see bbfc ever letting it through ive had this film for many years now (video & vcd ) what is there to say about the film if its uncut!! from what i can remember (havent watched it in a long time ) its pritty grosum in places defently not for the kiddys to watch !!! this one started all the other holocaust films off if i remember rightly the women giveing birth (if im thinking of the right film)was a bit on the bad side and the women on the edge of the water !!! just hope you not got a weak guts
and hes the quote from the end of the film :Projectionist -john k. kiro was given a two-month suspended jail sentence and fined $10.000 for illegal approriation of film material We know that he receved $250.000 for that same footage...so you make up your own mind as far as the above ive just checked it and i was right about the women giving birth also most of this film through what i can find out is true and did happen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The disc is region2.....
And it is unrated and lasts 135mins
I have looked for ages for this film i never thought i would ever see it,
I knew that is was on region1 dvd because it was on acution site but at the time i didnt have a region 1 player,
Now i will be able to buy it, if it is just to see what everyone was talking about!!!!!!!!

The disk is region 2, is the totally uncut version (Still not available on video or DVD in the States) and you can buy it from this company http://www.dc-dvd.co.uk
Don`t ask me how they can get around the BBFC censorship laws but since I have found this site they offer all uncut versions of such classics as, I Spit on Your Grave, Cannibal Ferox, The New York Ripper, Maniac to name just a few. (Checkout the sub heading ` Banned in the UK`.
The company have all these DVD`s already here in Britain, so there is no worry of your movie being held by customs officers. They are a little more expensive than some DVD sites but thats the price you pay. Check them out to see if there is a film you`ve been trying to import for ages!

This item was edited on Friday, 22nd December 2000, 22:45