Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

videorama-759-859391 A cult film which this is known to be, or is this just how I perceived it. I had seen bits of this movie when I was a teen, where of course it would of been trimmed down, where it has always fascinated me, the visually attractive cover of a man trapped, and coincidentally, that's the entire message of the movie, where it takes a kidnapping to finally free a selfish man of his nagging girlfriend, left behind in the Phillipene's. She was kidnapped prior. Later that night, the deep river man gets himself into some strife, where he escapes into the rivers and mountains of Asia, only to land in much more strife, with a cannibalistic, ritualistic, and savage tribe. Our deep river stud falls in love with the chief's daughter, a lost girl, a very sad tale ensues. Although the movie has a script that leaves a lot to be desired, some truly atrocious dialogue, some sentences out of place, whatever, and some of the lead actor's words are too rushed (in little bits not spontaneous, as in the actors thought) this is just as good as Cannibal Holocaust. Not the real sick horror show you expect, although there are some quite shocking and bloody moments, Man from Deep River isn't a bad outing. Some moments may bore or tire, but definitely worth a watch, as they're are some truly beautifully tragic and though provoking moments between our lover lead couple. Not for animal or humanitarian lovers.

Leofwine_draca This early cannibal outing from Umberto Lenzi is one of his better films, which actually boasts characterisation (gasp!) and a plot involving real people over mindless violence! Ivan Rassimov is given star billing as an explorer who hooks up with a cruel native tribe. This is probably Rassimov's best performance, initially tough and powerful, and yet later on accepting the ways of the native tribes and even going native himself. At the film's heart is a tragic story of love and death which is surprisingly moving, considering the usual Italian exploitation film (i.e. bad dubbing + bad acting = unintentional hilarity).I'm not usually a big fan of films which use little or no understandable dialogue (like some of Hammer's prehistoric movies), but this film is a real exception. Rassimov, who later camped it up in the likes of EATEN ALIVE, is genuinely sympathetic as he goes through the horrors of tribal torture and emerges as the leader of the group. Me Me Lai, who starred in loads of films like this, is actually not bad either as Rassimov's bride. The rest of the cast is made up of bad actors and genuine natives, but the emphasis is upon Rassimov and his entrance into this tribal world.For a cannibal film, there is surprisingly little cannibalism here. The central tribe are actually not cannibals at all, merely animal-chomping natives. Within this tribe there are the typical crusty old leaders and baddies, which makes for a lot of interesting confrontation. At the end of the film there is an attack by cannibals, but there is little human violence in this film which may be disappointing for some viewers. Unfortunately, in place of this, we get a ton of real-life animal cruelty, which is truly difficult to watch. It's best just to try and ignore it.The best bits come when Rassimov tries to escape from the tribe and is captured, and then blown darts at or whipped within an inch of his life. It's exploitative and at times racist, but Umberto Lenzi's film is actually an in-depth and thoughtful look at an uncivilised culture totally opposite to the one in which we live, a primal world in which the "survival of the fittest" rule is the only way in which to live. If you're at all interested in this particular genre, I would recommend this film, even if it's just to see how the cannibal genre started out.

alistairc_2000 I have this book by a guy called Jay Slater and he rates all sorts of Cannibal and Zombie horror movies in his book. If he was actually reviewing them right I would be so pleased but I am starting to suspect his reviews. Deep River Savages is a classic, it is the original movie that started the wold lets go to Borneo and make a cannibal movie trend. So for the amount of fun I have had over the years with this genre Umberto Lenzi deserves a medal. What I like about cannibal movies is that they always have daft plots, beautiful locations and loads of good looking women. Lets not forget the large portions of violence and gore. The Plot, an Englishman goes into the bush gets captured by savages (well he thinks they are and in a nice touch they think he is as well). After many moons he is accepted by the tribe and gets to marry this babe. Believe when I say I was really jealous of him. This seems to be the same plot as Little Big Man but hey who cares. Nudity. Loads, unfortunately the blonde at the start leaves the movie before she gets naked. Happily loads of native (to Borneo) women get naked and perform all manner of bizarre rituals. Gore. A Bit restrictive in this movie. Fortunately the cannibals turn up to rape a woman then eat her, a very productive use. Then the cannibals get blasted in a similar fashion. Overall I loved this movie and rate it as a 10/10.

CMRKeyboadist This is a earlier film directed by Umberto Lenzi in 1972. This is also considered to be the first of a series of many cannibal films. Although, this film dosen't necessarily focus on the cannibalism but more on character development and story.Basically, a man goes into the amazon and is captured by a vicious tribe. It isn't until he kills one of their own that he is excepted into the tribe.I just saw this movie and I thought it was a decent film. Nothing to spectacular but enjoyable nonetheless. The main problems with this film is it tends to drag at many points and the gore is very limited. Another problem with this film is (just like almost all other cannibal films) the fact that they have real animals being slaughtered. Just like in my review of Cannibal Holocaust and Cannibal Ferox, I just don't understand the use in killing animals on the screen for shock value.Altogether, this isn't a bad film but nowhere near as good as some of Lenzi's later work. 6/10 stars