It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Simply amazing!! Trey Parker's first attempt at a film would turn out to be one of the most hilarious "non-Kaufman's" Troma has to offer, and quite possibly the funniest film of all time. Not too bad for a first-time director. Now days, everyone pretty much realizes Trey Parker is a genius, and with the massive, never-ending success of South Park, you'd think Cannibal: The Muisical would have, at some point, ended up on television. but I guess there's just something about the word "Troma" that just, I don't know, repels people. Or at least the people who decide what gets played on TV. Anyway, I think it's pretty cool that Troma has the rights to this masterpiece.From what I've seen on The History Channel, The story portrayed in this outlandish musical is a whole lot more authentic than one would think. The musical aspect is practically the only thing about this movie that isn't true, and I'm not even completely sure about that. Cannibal: The Musical is about Alfred Packer, a Utah miner, who is coaxed into leading a gold-mining expedition into Colorado. Not wanting to let down the nice mormon fellows, Alfred leaves out the fact that he has no Idea where Colorado is. Now, an extreme horse-lover, a butcher, a chronic-liar, two mormons, and an eager little gipper would then embark on a comically hopeless journey which could only end with frozen starvation, or cannibalism, with a soundtrack that would become legendary within the Troma universe, as well as any real fan of South Park. Each character is hilarious in his own way, especially Dian Bachar, as the little virgin gipper. That guy is probably funnier than he will ever know. And the one mormon who's always in a good mood, makes the Cannibal: The Musical experience all the more shpadoinkle.It doesn't take long to notice the similarities between Cannibal: the Musical and South Park. In fact, it's the same humor, only, This is better than any single episode of South Park, and that's a fact (my opinion). Trey Parker really makes one wish he had more on-screen roles than this, BASEketball, and Orgazmo. Parker's performance as Alfred Packer is simply priceless, this guy has superb comic timing, and clearly knows what's funny. Native Americans portrayed by Japanese guys being just one example. Someday, hopefully in my lifetime, South Park can wrap up, then maybe Trey Parker will put more time into directing and/or acting. As far as ridiculous B-Horror-comedy/musicals go, Cannibal The Musical beats the hell out of Poultrygeist in every way, without trying nearly as hard. As far as the Troma catalogue goes, there's only a select few that absolutely must be seen by anyone who considers themself any kind of a Troma fan. And this one just might be the king of that mountain. This review was written by someone who hates musicals. 10/10

I am amazed beyond words why this horrible film has an average rating of 7. Truth be told, I watched this film a AFTER I saw Ravenous (1999) directed by Antonia Bird. Ravenous also has an average rating of 7.Alferd Packer is a sense-less film not to be taken seriously. It is a parody of the true story of a real man, Alfred Packer (Born: January 21, 1842. Died: April 23, 1907) who was an American prospector who was accused of cannibalism.In November 1873, Packer was in a party of 21 men who left Provo, Utah, heading for the Colorado gold country around Breckenridge. On January 21, 1874 he met Chief Ouray, known as the White Man's Friend, near Montrose, Colorado. Chief Ouray recommended they postpone their expedition until spring, as they were likely to encounter dangerous winter weather in the mountains.Ignoring Ouray's advice, Packer and five others left for Gunnison, Colorado on February 9. Besides Packer, the group included Shannon Wilson Bell, James Humphrey, Frank "Reddy" Miller, George "California" Noon, and Israel Swan.The party became hopelessly lost and ran out of provisions. They were snowbound in the Rocky Mountains. Packer made three confessions which differed considerably about what followed. In the last, Packer claimed he went scouting and came back to find Shannon Bell roasting human flesh. Bell rushed him with a hatchet, so Packer shot and killed him. Packer insisted that Bell had gone mad and murdered the others.On April 16, 1874, Packer arrived alone at Los Pinos Indian Agency near Gunnison. He spent some time in a Saguache, Colorado saloon, meeting several of his previous party. He claimed self-defense, but his story was not believed.First tried for murder, Packer was eventually sentenced to 40 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter. However, he was paroled on February 8, 1901 and went to work as a guard at the Denver Post. He died in Deer Creek, in Jefferson County, Colorado, reputedly of "Senility - trouble & worry" at the age of 65. Packer is widely rumored to have become a vegetarian before his death. He was buried in Littleton, Colorado. His grave is marked with a veteran's tombstone listing his original regiment.In conclusion: Alferd Packer The Musical is just another below average horror(?)/comedy film. You are better off watching Ravenous if you haven't seen it yet. There is another film made: The Legend of Alfred Packer (1980) and also Devoured: The Legend of Alferd Packer (2005).Cheers! :) Email me Vivekmaru45@yahoo.com for more movies.

...Out of the awesomeness that is Cannibal the musical. Has to be seen to be understood and if you don't get it then please don't poison our gene pool by breeding. Ahhh ten lines, but what else can I say other than there are points in the film I was in tears, I was laughing so hard, the first time I watched it. Far better than a lot of films with ten times the budget, proving money a good movie does not make. If they put on the stage version in your town I recommend checking it out as it transfers very well to the stage. If you are a fan of Matt Stone and Trey Parker then this should be the next movie you watch. I hope this last line will put me at 10 lines.

"Cannibal! The Musical" is inspired by the true story of Alferd Packer (although his real name was allegedly "Alfred" and "Alferd" came about because he didn't know how to spell his own name correctly). Packer was one of only two men - along with Albert Fish - to ever be convicted of cannibalism in America. (Apparently serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer had enough going against him already that he wasn't tried for cannibalism on top of mass murder).Packer led a group of five men into Colorado in search of gold. They got lost and were stranded in desolate conditions, and eventually Packer killed his men and ate them. (Although according to Wikipedia recent evidence indicates he never killed them, and in 1981 he was apparently acquitted of crimes long after his death. I guess they figured eating people who are already dead in order to survive doesn't qualify as full-out cannibalism. I'm not really sure about the specifics on how that works.) Trey Parker and Matt Stone made this movie before "South Park." I believe it was actually filmed in 1994 and first screened at the Alferd Packer College (yes, there's a college named after him) which is presumably located in Colorado. It's become a cult film over the years and the title was changed to "Cannibal: The Musical" after Troma producers convinced Trey that not enough people outside of the state were aware of who Alferd Packer actually was. (I certainly wasn't - I thought it was a fictional character before looking up the film on Wikipedia.) First things first - I have so far been largely unimpressed by Trey and Matt's live-action ventures. I've become a huge "South Park" fan within the past year or so, but I bought "Orgazmo" on DVD and thought it was a very juvenile and average comedy, and although I have not seen "BASEketball" yet, even Trey and Matt have acknowledged that it is not a good film, so I don't feel like I'm entirely missing out."Cannibal" is a huge cult film and I had heard a lot of good things about it from various people on the Internet, in particular one Troma video fan. Well, this is my first Troma video (if it qualifies as one) and maybe that's part of the reason I couldn't get into it.Parts of it are very funny, but for the most part it really isn't very humorous at all. It actually develops something of a story and isn't as loud or obvious as some of Parker's other material. "South Park" is very satirical and witty but it's much more obvious than the comedy here, which is tamer and not quite as edgy. Some of the songs are quite funny but a number of them are inferior versions of songs that would appear in the "South Park" movie and "Team America: World Police." Songs from that film like "The End of an Act" (the one that bashes Ben Affleck and Michael Bay) are much cleverer and musically catchy than anything found here.The cast is generally weak and Trey is visibly awkward throughout - presumably since it was his first real movie. It's very low-budget (filmed for $125,000 - compared to the eventual $1 million they received per episode of "That's My Bush!" in 2001), and part of the reason the film isn't as engrossing at times is due to its budget: it looks like a student movie made by some friends who made up a lot of gags as they went along...and for the most part that's probably a rather accurate summary.I know the film has a cult following and an impressive rating on this site, but I think if you're not a die-hard Trey Parker fan or a follower of the Troma film series, it'll leave you a bit underwhelmed, especially if you're familiar with the boys' recent work on "South Park" and "Team America." It has its strong points but they are far and few between, and for the most part it's a very amateurish production that isn't up to par with their later stuff.An interesting note of curiosity for fans of "South Park," but I couldn't really warm up to it.