August 17, 2018
Written by: Claudio Fragasso and Jose Maria Cunilles
Starring: Margie Newton, Franco Garafalo, Selan Karay
Quote: "What's the matter? Dissapointed? Sorry, boys! I guess I'm not on the menu after all! Ha, ha, ha, don't let it worry ya! I figure we'll all meet again... in hell!"
Trivia: Stock footage from the film Nuova Guinea, l'isola dei cannibali (1974) was used for the native scenes. Nuova Guinea, l'isola dei cannibali, aka Guinea Ama, has been recently re-released on DVD as The Real Cannibal Holocaust.
Okay, so sometimes there are movies that are just perfect. The acting is incredible, the story pulls the viewer in, and the cinematography is stunning. Casablanca and Citizen Kane are two examples. I would also put most of David Lynch's films into this category. Then there are movies that are great for the opposite reasons. The story line meanders, the acting is over-the-top and the dialogue is silly. Ed Wood's Plan 9 From Outer Space and Tommy Wiseau's The Room are two classic examples of this. For me, Hell of the Living Dead falls into that category. It is a terrible movie and I loved every minute of it! The gore is excessive, the actors are caricatures of what Italy thinks tough Americans should be, and the plot makes almost no sense. It is sexist. It is stupid. It is mean spirited. It is great!
