Blu-ray Review: THE GREEN INFERNO (2013)

THE GREEN INFERNO
Directed by:   Eli Roth
Distributed by:  Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

  If you are a horror movie fan, then you have surely heard about Eli Roth's latest film, THE GREEN INFERNO.   It was made a few years ago, but then was in distribution limbo for quite sometime.  Luckily the great folks at Universal Pictures took a chance on the film and it was given a wide theatrical release back in September of last year.   If you failed to catch this film at the theater, it is available now on DVD and Blu-ray, so get your hands on a copy asap.    Here is the basic plot synopsis from the Universal website:

  The mastermind behind the Hostel franchise and Cabin Fever, horror auteur Eli Roth, serves up a feast of gut-wrenching terror in the gruesome fear-fest The Green Inferno. Determined to protect the Amazon rainforest, a group of student activists fly to Peru only to crash-land deep in the jungle. Captured by a pack of bloodthirsty cannibals, the survivors suffer unspeakable acts of butchery at the hands of the very tribe they were trying to save. A non-stop barrage of carnage and chills, The Green Inferno is an unhinged blast!

  One of my favorite sub-genres of horror is the Cannibal film.   There is something extremely disturbing with the thought of humans that hunt, kill, and eat other humans.    We were given many cannibal films back in the 70's and early 80's, most notable were CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and CANNIBAL FEROX.     I love these films and assumed this sub-genre was dead.  I assumed no filmmaker wanted to tackle such a taboo subject matter such as cannibalism.   Thank goodness my assumption was wrong and what better filmmaker to bring us as a new cannibal film than master of horror, Eli Roth!

  Mr. Roth brings back true horror with this latest project.   If you are tired of all the PG-13 horror films coming out lately, you will be glad to finally see a true, rated R horror film.   The film definitely earns it's R rating.   There is some extremely graphic gore in this film, as you would expect with a cannibal film.   The story line is good as well, with a nice little twist at the end.   The acting was great throughout the film, and the camera work was excellent.    

  If I had to find a flaw with this film, it was the bit of comic relief Roth threw in concerning some pot and the cannibals getting high.  That part just seemed silly to me and sort of ruined the flow of the dark subject matter the rest of the film has.    But that is just one little gripe.  Overall I loved this movie and really welcome the cannibal sub-genre back thanks to Eli Roth.  I hope other filmmakers take note and we can see some other cannibal films in the near future!

  THE GREEN INFERNO is available now on DVD and Blu-ray and contains the following special features:

*  Photo Gallery
*  Feature Commentary with Co-Writer/Director/Producer Eli Roth, Producer Nicolas Lopez, and Stars Lorenza Izzo, Aaron Burns, Kirby Bliss Blanton, and Daryl Sabara.


CLICK HERE to watch the trailer
CLICK HERE to purchase the DVD
CLICK HERE to purchase the Blu-ray

Congratulations to the winner of my latest Blu-ray Giveaway!!

 Congratulations to the winner of my latest Blu-ray giveaway courtesy of Universal Home Entertainment and ThinkJam Distributing!!   Up for grabs was a Blu-ray copy of THE GREEN INFERNO from director Eli Roth.    The results are in, and the random number generator picked comment/entry # 16 which is Alfred Guy!

  Congratulations Alfred!!  I'll be in touch to get your mailing address, and your Blu-ray will be sent to you directly from ThinkJam. 

  Congrats, and don't worry if you didn't win this time.  Check back in a few days when my next giveaway will go live...up next will be the chance to win a blu-ray copy of SINISTER 2!

 Thanks to all those that entered!

Only 1 more day to enter for your chance to win THE GREEN INFERNO on Blu-ray!

  Time is running out on my latest giveaway!   If you have not entered to win yet, please do so by visiting the original giveaway post  (HERE) and leave a comment to be entered to win!   Up for grabs is a FREE copy of THE GREEN INFERNO on blu-ray! 

Hurry, enter today!





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Enter for your chance to win a FREE Blu-ray of THE GREEN INFERNO!!

  It's time for another Blu-ray Giveway from the 4H blog and the fine folks at Universal Home Entertainment and ThinkJam Distributing!  Universal and ThinkJam are giving you the chance to win some FREE Blu-rays of Universal's hottest new  horror Releases!!

 In all, we will be giving away 3 Blu-rays over the next few weeks.  We've already given away a copy of M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, THE VISIT.   We'll be giving away the frightening sequel SINISTER 2 soon, but up now for giveaway is a Blu-ray of Eli Roth's terrifying Cannibal film, THE GREEN INFERNO! 

Here is the basic synopsis of THE GREEN INFERNO from the Universal Home Entertainment website:

  The mastermind behind the Hostel franchise and Cabin Fever, horror auteur Eli Roth, serves up a feast of gut-wrenching terror in the gruesome fear-fest The Green Inferno. Determined to protect the Amazon rainforest, a group of student activists fly to Peru only to crash-land deep in the jungle. Captured by a pack of bloodthirsty cannibals, the survivors suffer unspeakable acts of butchery at the hands of the very tribe they were trying to save. A non-stop barrage of carnage and chills, The Green Inferno is an unhinged blast!

  If you didn't get a chance to check out THE GREEN INFERNO in theaters, now is the time to do so with the Blu-ray release.  THE GREEN INFERNO was released on Blu-ray and DVD January 5th, 2016, but you can win a copy FREE by entering my latest contest today!!

CLICK HERE for more info and to watch the trailer

  In order to win, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post below, and tell me what your favorite Eli Roth film is.   Include your email so I can contact you.  If you would rather not leave your email address, then just comment on the post and then shoot me an email (zombiehayes@hotmail.com) so I will be able to get in touch with you if you are the winner.  The contest will run from now through Saturday, January 22nd and the winner will be chosen at random on Saturday, January 23rd.   I will send an email to the winner to collect their mailing address, and then the Blu-ray will be sent directly to the winner from ThinkJam.   Only 1 comment/entry per person please.

Thanks, and GOOD LUCK!!

Check out the newest trailer for Fli Roth's GREEN INFERNO

  As most of you know by now, Eli Roth's newest film, THE GREEN INFERNO, finally got picked up for distribution and has a new theatrical release date of September 25th.   Hopefully it will be a wide release so we will all have a chance to see it.  I haven't been this excited for a horror film in a long time! 
  A new trailer was recently released, check it out and then let me know what you think of it.  Do you plan on seeing THE GREEN INFERNO in the theater?


CLICK HERE to watch the trailer

The first trailer for Eli Roth's upcoming cannibal film, THE GREEN INFERNO, is here!!

  I can't remember the last time I was so excited about an upcoming film.   I heard about Eli Roth's upcoming film THE GREEN INFERNO awhile back and have been anxiously awaiting a trailer.  Well, the wait is over.  We finally have a short teaser trailer, which while not really showing much at all, shows us everything we need to know about this film.  Here is the basic plot of the film:

A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save a dying tribe. Unfortunately, they crash in the jungle and are taken hostage by the very natives they protected.

Take a look at the trailer and let me know what you think.  Hopefully we will have a full trailer soon that will show us more of the good stuff.  Being such a fan of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, I am super excited about this film! 


CLICK HERE to watch the trailer