Movie review: Green Inferno.

If, like me, you like your movies with just a hint of 80's nostalgia (and if you don't, what the hell's wrong with you?) then it's likely you're going to like Eli Roth's 2013 film Green Inferno. And don't let the title mislead you either, because what we have here is a paid homage to a great many similar films where cannibalism is the subject.

The film doesn't attempt to change where it's roots stem from, and the story, like those before it, is a simple one (a helpless group enter into hostile territory, and thus the film begins to take shape) but is nonetheless an effective one.

Unlike its predecessors, and unlike a great many of Roth's movie outings, Green Inferno does seem a little tempered by the lack of visuals. For the majority of the movie it feels like Roth is unwilling to take the plunge and immerse us in the same imagery we're use to from such films, and that, on a personal level, let the movie down for me. I would have loved it if Roth had pushed the envelope a little more and made it a whole lot visceral.

Even so, Green Inferno is a good movie. It's far better than Clown, which, I've seen, people  celebrate a whole lot more, so if you're not familiar with cannibal films of yesteryear and want to skip out on all the gore, this would be as good a place to start as any.

Have you seen the movie? If so, what did you think?