Sunday, August 24, 2014

La montagna del dio cannibale (Mountain of the Cannibal God)

Italian horror films of the 1970s are very entertaining once you give in to the ridiculousness of it all. This applies to Mountain of the Cannibal God as well as to any other example of the genre. Usually, there are one or two actors of international fame. In this case: Ursula Andress (yes, she will be naked at some point) and Stacy Keach.

She travels to New Guinea to look for her husband, who is lost in the jungle. Or so she claims. Her brother Arthur (one of a long list of Italian actors that always fill up all the less important roles) and her have quite a different agenda, but require the help of the rugged adventurer played by Stacy Keach - and later one Manolo that they pick up at a mission that they end up banned from. They brought sin and death with them.

Initially, they are also aided by a handful of locals that either die or run away or go to the dark side, which in this case is a cannibal tribe. The Keach character once was captured by the tribe and had to participate in their disgusting rituals. No wonder he is all emo.

Ultimately, only white people make the destination only to be captured by said tribe. While brother Arthur becomes dinner, Manolo is held captive and the Andress character is believed to be a God's wife. See, her late husband is believed to be a God and carried a photograph of the two together. He is also believed to be immortal because a Geiger counter he carried is still ticking away in lieu of his heart.

After some more unpleasantness, the two surviving Caucasians make their escape.

3/10

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