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| Ravenous | 
 enlarge | Director: Antonia Bird
Actors: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette, Jeremy Davies, Jeffrey Jones
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
Buy New: $4.42
You Save: $5.56 (56%)
Buy New/Used from $3.29
Avg. Customer Rating:  (179 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9256
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 101 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2230396
UPC: 024543203971
EAN: 0024543203971
ASIN: B0009X75J2
Release Date: September 6, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 What a cool movie! December 30, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie is spooky, thrilling, quirky, intelligent and just straight out entertaining! This movie is great. Sure, there's this strange assumption that eating other people gives you super powers, but that's ok. Think about all those old zombie or vampire movies. Does it really matter where they come from? No!It's just a supernatural thing. Cannibals can be monsters too. This movie is a lot of fun and has a lot of great characters with real conflicts. The story was well told and has an ending that will leave you with a bit to think about afterwards. Check it out.
Damn, this movie is good! This movie is good! October 17, 2004
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I rarely come across a movie like this. Not merely because it's abnormal, but because it isn't a satire or a comedy. When I come across strange movies, it is usually a comedy or satire. However, this movie is completely serious. How many cannibal movies do you come across that is a combination of unique/serious/good? Not many, I bet.br /br /I first saw this movie in 1999 and I was shocked speechless. It was truly a sight to behold. The characters were great, the music was excellent, and the story kept me interested from beginning to end. It wasn't just these qualities that made it great, but the atmosphere and the setting really came through.br /br /The setting is Fort Spencer, 1840's. The man we focus on? Boyd. He was a celebrated officer, but only because he played dead to capture the enemy commander. His superior was disgusted and sent him to Fort Spencer. There, he thought he might have found some peace among the band of mismatched people. However, a man in ragged clothing soon comes into the fort with a desperate tale of cannibalism. Things may not be as they seem, though.br /br /I was really captivated by this movie, but two things really bothered me.br /br /WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD!br /br /During a part of the movie, Boyd finds out the truth about Ives, and tries to kill him. However, this stupid Indian woman believes that Boyd must die if Ives die, and she stops every attempt he makes to kill Ives. Now, killing Ives would be a good thing, so why the hell is she stopping him? Does she want to be killed? Or is she just an idiot? This is a rather poor plot point.br /br /Another thing that bothered me was Ives' desire for companionship. Now, he knew fully well that Boyd is dangerous, and should not be kept around, yet he keeps him alive. Colonel Hart would have been enough, but by keeping Boyd around, Ives put himself in trouble. Perhaps this was a part of his psychology and he really wanted to die, but was too afraid to commit suicide. However, the movie didn't give any clear indication of this or anything else, in my opinion.br /br /END SPOILERSbr /br /Besides those two things, everything else about this movie was damn good. I highly recommend this movie for anyone, except for young children, and by young children, I mean kids 7 and younger. Lets face it, people, most kids older than that have seen worse. Hell, I've seen Evil Dead II when I was 7.
 Potential ultimately wasted August 27, 2004
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
Early in the commentary track by the director, Antonia Bird, and the composer, Damon Albarn, Bird refers to this movie as "a satire". This movie is a period piece about murder and worse, set in a remote part of the American frontier - what exactly is it supposed to be satirising? Cannibalism? The mind boggles. This error of intent is a clue to the problem with this film.br /br /There are many wonderful things about this movie. The cinematography is expert, the set design and costuming are convincingly detailed, and the major performances are all top-notch. The script has been modified and reduced to what I think is its most effective possible form. These factors combine in a manner that should be a terrific (and terrifying) movie experience. However, it doesn't quite work. The fault lies in the post-production, which presents the movie to the audience in an inappropriate way.br /br /In the same commentary as above, Albarn continually describes this movie as looking very "European", as opposed to American (i.e. the United States and Hollywood in particular). His disdain is obvious: "European" film is synonymous with quality, perception, and depth, as opposed to "American" crudity, ignorance, and shallowness. The validity of his prejudice could be debated at length. The problem, however, is that this opinion has led to the creation of a musical soundtrack which is inappropriately ironic in tone.br /br /During moments that should evoke great horror, revulsion and fear in the audience, the music remains above it all, with a dismissive "what fools these mortals be" attitude. Additionally, Albarn's pop music roots betray him: his music certainly is interesting, catchy and memorable (I found myself recalling several parts of it the next day), but it continually calls attention to itself, not only with its inappropriate attitude, but also with bizarre instrument choices, and vocals that confuse the viewer, who is unsure whether the voices originate from the characters or the music.br /br /These problems continually pull the viewer "out" of the movie, telling them that they must watch with ironic detachment rather than emotional involvement, but the movie itself doesn't justify this attitude. It is _not_ a satire, but rather a period horror movie, which admittedly has a strong streak of black humour. This misunderstanding led to a problem discovered during test screenings - the previewers said that they were didn't know whether they were supposed to laugh at the movie or not. As noted above, this was the result of an inappropriate soundtrack. This fact was not recognised by the producers, who went in the opposite direction, trying to match the movie to its soundtrack. They inserted the comic "Eat me" quote at the beginning, married the title caption to a shot of the hero vomiting, and presented the rest of the credits in a similarly "zany" way - they whoosh on and off the screen like exhibitionist skiers.br /br /This movie did not need sign-posts indicating "wacky ironic subtext!" What it needed was a dense orchestral score, a-la Jerry Goldsmith, to complement the eerie visuals and horrifying set pieces - amplifying this film's disturbing themes, not undermining them, and trusting the dark humour to look after itself. I don't anticipate anyone bothering to produce a suitable soundtrack, and reissue the film in a new, improved edition. All we can do is watch this ultimately disappointing end-product, and daydream about what might have been.
CURIOUS LITTLE MOVIE July 24, 2004
22 out of 29 found this review helpful
Cannibalism is a movie theme rarely treated in the American cinema. Maybe in some cheap horror movies or, sorry for the omission, in L.Q. Jones's A BOY AND HIS DOG but that's all. Curious when one knows that the gastronomic symbol of this nation is the beef steak. Rare.br /br /So we have here eight soldiers confined in an isolated fort of the Sierra Nevada and a cannibal on the loose. It sounds like a vampire flick but it isn't. Robert Carlyle can walk at night AND at day and he doesn't have to wait for sunset to enjoy his special stew. And if there is one scene of RAVENOUS that will stay in your memory, it's the first violent scene featuring the transformation of Carlyle into a playing but ravenous monster. Startling.br /br /In short, RAVENOUS should please all those who still believe that a good and smart movie doesn't need to be boring and to star Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in the main characters.br /br /A DVD zone curiosities.
refer to "painfully boring" review May 22, 2004
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
The reviewer of this film, who calls it "painfully boring" simply typifies many american viewers. his review in its simplicity should be taken with the proverbial grain of salt.p...if you're the type who has a short attention span; the reviewer is correct. all others will enjoy this rather off-beat horror/action and dark comedy.
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