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Ravenous

starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette, Jeremy Davies, Jeffrey Jones
directed by: Antonia Bird

: Ravenous
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0086162119590
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 21, 1999
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 27401
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: March 19, 1999



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Amazon.com:
When was the last time you saw a new movie set during the 1840s? The era is the first oddball thing about Ravenous, though by no means the last. This provocatively weird movie is essentially a vampire film crossed with the Donner party, that unfortunate band of hungry pioneers who got stuck in the wilderness with only themselves to eat. The setting here is Fort Spencer, a dismal collection of shacks huddled in the snows of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Mid-winter, a nearly dead Scotsman (Robert Carlyle, from The Full Monty) staggers into camp with a story of desperate cannibalism. The skeleton crew (so to speak) manning the fort sets out to investigate, when... ah, but the twists and turns of this dark yarn should remain shocking. Be assured, however, that the cannibalism has just begun; this movie has cannibalism like Titanic had an iceberg. Director Antonia Bird (Mad Love, Priest) blends some humor into this scenario, especially in the final reels, but otherwise this is a fairly serious gore picture; a confused Twentieth Century Fox tried to market it as a black comedy, and the movie flopped anyway. It deserves a better fate--at the very least, it's not quite like anything else out there. The music, a brilliant collaboration between Michael Nyman (The Piano) and Blur's Damon Albarn, is an offbeat blend of period twang and modern drone. Carlyle and Guy Pearce (of L.A. Confidential) are fascinating in the lead roles--their sunken faces would look at home in Civil War photographs--and the eccentric supporting cast, including Jeremy Davies and David Arquette, adds flavor to the dish. --Robert Horton



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Awesome movie
This movie slipped by alot of people when released.
It's a great western with a sick twist. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best Darn Cannibal Western Ever Made
A cannibal Western starring Guy Pierce and Robert Carlisle. If blood bothers you, stay away, but if ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Which to use? "The smell of meat cooking...I thanked the Lord." or "It's lonely being a cannibal...tough making friends."
Some think trooper is best prepared boiled, with turnips, potatoes and cabbage. Others recommend that ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Movie
I don't know how this one slipped by me in 1999. This was a fantastic film. You can't put your finger ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - You are who you eat
One of Robert Carlyle's best performances. Wildly entertaining movie involving cannibalism and survival. ... Read More

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