I have just recently watched Eaten Alive, and being a fan of the Italian sub-genre, i was pretty excited. I ended up being kind of dissapionted. I'll start on the good things. The story was different and interesting. There was a nice amount of gore. There are appearances by a lot of the genre regulars. Now that sounds like it would be a kick ass cannibal movie, but it is plagued by bad acting, and the gore is completely ripped off from earlier Italian cannibal films. It even admits it on the case to the DVD! So, the bottom line is if you've already seen Jungle Holocaust, Cannibal Holocaust, Mountain of the Cannibal God, or Deep River Savages...don't expect anything new. Director Umberto Lenzi went on to make the infamous Cannibal Ferox. Completest should probably check it out, but if thats not you, stay clear! 5/10
Review of Eaten Alive!
