When the topic of cannibal films comes up in genre discussions, the likes of Ruggero Deodato’s seminal “Cannibal Holocaust” or Trey Parker’s “Cannibal: The Musical” are the first choices to come to mind. The outright brutality mixed with the pointed social commentary on the nature of mankind in “Holocaust” or the sheer over-the-top hilarity in dealing with such a dark subject matter of “Musical” is what keeps them in the forefront of the genre regardless of their preference for either the exploitation or entertainment side of the genre. Early into his career, the legendary Tsui Hark combined these two elements and created this masterpiece genre effort mixing graphic carnage with comedy and cannibals.
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