It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

This one came out before the legendary Cannibal Holocaust. I must say I liked this one slightly better story and character wise. Of course the gory scenes where animals (and humans) do get cut open and skinned are not always easy to stomach. I'm glad they didn't shy away from the cruelties otherwise the powerful message would be lost. Whether it is based on true events or not doesn't matter to me. The movie did a good job in following the experiences of Robert Harper and made me want to root for him unlike the white reporters in Cannibal Holocaust. The cannibals here are anything but nice however it is understandable they wanted to defend their land against the gold diggers. But not only the cannibals are a threat the jungle is full of other dangers in wild animals and poisonous plants.

Well, I've seen a brave few cannibal movies, but unfortunately I only own about 3 cannibal movies in their full uncut versions. This includes, Cannibal Ferox, Cannibal Holocaust, and the title I'm reviewing right now, Last Cannibal World. The film has numerous titles from country to country, and probably the most other known title it goes by is Jungle Holocaust. For the purposes of my review, the uncut DVD version I have of it, is known as Last Cannibal World from 'Shock DVD' in Europe. Nope not Shriek Collection DVD in the US, or the UK version, it's from a label called Shock DVD.Last Cannibal World starts of with an oil prospector (Robert Harper), and his two other friends (Ralf and the pilot Charlie) on board a light airplane who are flying deep into some unknown jungle to find their oil prospector crew who have set up a camp in the jungle. Upon a rough landing they soon discover there is no signs of their party anywhere, and as they adventure more into the jungle they realize that the crew they were looking for is probably dead. Robert and his friend Ralf soon find themselves lost and stranded - and evidence of a primitive stone-age cannibal tribe that have been living in the jungle for quite some time. As the two, after the pilot being caught in a trap and killed, try to make it back to the plane to get out again, become lost and eventually, get separated. This is where the adventure begins. They both find themselves lost, in a huge jungle, with no signs where to go to, or what to do. The main focus is put on Robert who goes about various parts of the jungle looking for a way out, and food, but soon ends up passing out & waking up after eating some poisoned mushrooms to a bunch of cannibals around him with sticks with large stones at the end of them looking very mystified at him. He is taken prisoner, and striped down and taunted by the cannibals. This is where Robert runs into Pulan (Me Me Lai) - a native girl that appears to taunt Robert sexually in various scenes, and also who is taken by Robert when he escapes from the cannibal tribe after many days of being trapped. Robert eventually gives in from the previous sexual taunting by the native girl and ambiguously rapes her (native style...) when he escapes with her. So without spoiling the movie for you too much (If you haven't watch it yet), I'm going to give insight into what I think of it now.The movie is full of adventure and fun, and has a nice mix of gore to keep gore hounds happy, and a good mix of cannibal/adventure and nature scenes. The gore effects aren't over the top realistic, but certainly look reasonable for a movie of its time. There are scenes of animal cruelty, but thankfully unlike the most other notorious cannibal films, there isn't that many, in fact only one where the natives are involved in killing of a crocodile. The other scenes are nature scenes involving a snake and a bat, and a few other animals killing each other in it. It's really kept to a minimal though, and Last Cannibal World focuses more on the adventure side of the duo Robert and Ralf with the aid of Pulan trying to find their way out alive. There isn't too many scenes from the middle to the end of the film where you won't see Me Me Lai's (Pulan) breasts & butt, but hey, that can't be a bad thing right? Joking.. or am I. Nevermind. Anyway, Last Cannibal World was certainly a lot more fun to watch than most other cannibal movies I've laid my eyes on. At some points, I admit the movie can feel a little over stretched and long, but it pulls up for this in other parts. For the most part, the acting is very solid from all three of the main protagonists in the movie. Combined with the whole adventurous tone of the movie, the reasonable amount of gory cannibal violence, and lots of female nudity, cannibal fans shouldn't be disappointed by Last Cannibal World. If you don't already know, this movie was directed by Ruggero Deodato long before his masterpiece. Yes, director of Cannibal Holocaust. I believe this movie actually started the whole fad of cannibal movies in 1977 right through until the early 80's when they died down again. It's definitely one to check out.I believe there is a few uncut DVD versions out there, and some cut versions. The two uncut versions are from Shriek show Collection in the USA titled Jungle Holocaust, and a DVD in Europe from Shock DVD. I think that release is a dutch release, and although the back of the cover is in dutch, it's a pretty nice release which I have. The cut release is from Hardgore in the UK, and basically has the scene of the crocodile being killed edited out, and Robert raping the native girl cut out. So I'd go for either the US or Dutch release.Whilst Last Cannibal World doesn't live up to the director's Cannibal Holocaust, it most certainly is a must have for any fan of the genre. I've given it an 8, it's fun and lots of adventure - I hope you enjoy it!

Unlike Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust this film was not one of the infamous video nasties banned in Britain. It was like a test run for his famous film.It goes by the name Cannibal in the UK, and by the name The Last Survivor in the censored US version. This is the full film with all the gore and nudity.It is a beautifully shot film that will appeal to nature lovers. Birds, monkeys, snakes, crocodiles - they are all here. Of course, most of these animals end up as food after not-so-humane butchering.After watching some natives munching on their comrades, two of the survivors, Rolf (Ivan Rassimov) and Robert (Massimo Foschi) manage to build a raft and they get a nice ride down the rapids. But, they are soon back in the jungle, and this time the cannibals get Robert. They rip off his clothes and spend some time playing with his wienie.Here, we get to finally see Me Me Lai (Eaten Alive, The Au Pair Girls, The Element Of Crime). She puts the other cannibals to shame with her beauty.After Robert manages to escape with Pulan (Me Me Lai) in tow, there is one scene too horrible to describe.Pulan escapes, and Robert catches her, rapes her, and she then starts bringing him food. Law of the jungle? Poor Pulan was not to escape the jungle.

Apparently based on the true story of Robert Harper, Ruggero Deodato's first foray into the cheap Italian cannibal gore sub-genre serves as both an interesting prelude to his quintessential cannibal masterpiece, Cannibal Holocaust, and as a decent entry in the cannibal cycle in its own right. While not as gory or as thought-provoking as Deodato's later film, The Last Cannibal World still stands out for its superb atmosphere and the chilling idea of a journey into the unknown. The film capitalises on the fact that it's following a 'stone age' tribe, and this is shown by the way that the director often makes the gory set-pieces the centre of attention. The simple plot follows an aeroplane carrying four people as it crashes in the jungle. It's not long before Robert Harper is captured by cannibals, stripped, humiliated and thrown in a hole. The tribe keeps him alive on morsels, and eventually, he manages to escape their capture. However, getting home isn't going to be easy, as cannibals aren't the only thing to worry about in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle.I'm not sure how the real life Robert Harper would have taken this film. While Ruggero Deodato makes the movie as gruelling as his ordeal must have been; it still can't be nice to have the worst experience of your life turned into a cheap Italian gore flick. I'm sure he won't be too disheartened by Massimo Foschi's portrayal of him, however, as the actor does a good job of conveying the desperation and humility that this kind of situation would instill in any man. He is joined by cult actor and gore film regular Ivan Rassimov, in a role that is too small for him to make a big impression; but he's an actor that is always nice to see in movie. Me Me Lai apparently doesn't mind spending an entire film in the nude as the member of the cannibal tribe that takes pity on our hero's. Naturally, there's plenty of violence here; and while it's not as graphic as some of the later cannibal films, like Deodato's own Cannibal Holocaust and Umberto Lenzi's Cannibal Ferox, I still wouldn't recommend this to people with weak stomachs. The atmosphere surrounding the jungle is well done, and the fact that it's based on a true story makes this film more fascinating for me, at least. The Last Cannibal World comes recommended to anyone with an interest in cannibal films.