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Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review R-T T The green hell is just a mixture of blood and screams that does not deserve attention Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out ...
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Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 3, 2017. Britt Hayes ScreenCrush. The Green Inferno is a movie that you'll likely never feel the need to revisit, though it must be seen to be experienced ...
- Eli Roth totes buckets of blood to the Peruvian Amazon.
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By Max Nicholson
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 7:02 pm
Posted: Sep 24, 2015 11:08 pm
Suffice to say, Eli Roth movies are not for the faint of heart. If you've seen Cabin Fever or Hostels I and II, then you know what you're getting into with the filmmaker's latest gore-fest The Green Inferno. But for fans of Roth's distinct -- dare we say, gleeful -- brand of torture porn, the film's onslaught of skin-flaying, eye-gouging and dismemberment come in no small measure, although it takes some time in getting there.
While not a direct response to the infamous Kony 2012 video, The Green Inferno does play with that idea of modern "slacktivism" -- the well-meaning but ultimately pointless social media reaction to global catastrophes. Here, the story follows a group of college students who travel to the Amazon to save the rainforest and protect a local tribe from being driven out of their homes. However, the the trip quickly turns deadly when the students' plane crashes near the tribe's settlement. As punishment for "invading" their land, the survivors are captured and locked away in a cage to be eaten by the tribespeople, one by one.
Like Roth's previous work, The Green Inferno doesn't shy away from genre conventions. In fact, it embraces them. Very early on, we're able to peg who's who in the roster: you have Justine (Lorenza Izzo) the wide-eyed idealist (read: the virgin), Jonah (Aaron Burns) the all-around "nice guy," Lars (Daryl Sabara) the stoner dude, Amy (Kirby Bliss Blanton) the worrywart; and Alejandro (Ariel Levy) the de facto leader/would-be Jason Russell. All of these archetypes are played to perfection by their respective performers, and horror fans will no doubt get a kick out of their zany, do-or-die attempts to "out-smart" the cannibals.
The Green Inferno won't be changing any minds about Eli Roth, but fans of his work will feel right at home squirming through another one of his blood-soaked frenzies. In addition to offering plenty of good kills, the film's social commentary is particularly timely, given our culture's ever-increasing dependence on social media and smartphones. Whil...
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Sep 25, 2015 · Movie data powered by IMDb.com A version of this article appears in print on , Section C , Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: Review: In ‘The Green Inferno,’ Eli Roth Turns ...
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The Green Inferno premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2013, and was theatrically released on September 25, 2015, by High Top Releasing and BH Tilt. The film earned $12.9 million on a budget of $5 million and received negative reviews from critics.
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Sep 25, 2015 · The Green Inferno: Directed by Eli Roth. With Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Daryl Sabara, Kirby Bliss Blanton. A group of student activists travels to the Amazon to save the rain forest and soon discover that they are not alone, and that no good deed goes unpunished.
