Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno landed in my top 10 horror films of the year. A lot of horror fans hated Roth’s venture into the Peruvian Amazon (see Kalyn’s review), but I think some of the best genre films cause audiences to be split. For me, Roth has never made “torture porn” (let’s be clear, I don’t even believe in this sub genre), including Hostel. To receive that annoying label, a film must carry a mean-spirited soul, for which neither Hostel nor The Green Inferno have. For me, Green Inferno walks a fine line between brutal and fun, and never punishes the actors for the sake of shock (even though you’re going to cringe).
Anyhow, for those who like the movie and/or have yet to see it, The Green Inferno is now on Digital HD with On Demand, Blu-ray and DVD slated for January 5, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
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The Green Inferno is a gruesomely spectacular journey into the heart of darkness that will have audiences on the edge of their seats.
“New York college student Justine (Lorenza Izzo) meets student activist Alejandro (Ariel Levy) when he goes on a hunger strike on behalf of underpaid janitors. Smitten, she agrees to help Alejandro undertake his next project: rescuing an Amazon village from destruction by a greedy multinational corporation. But Justine soon comes to regret her decision when their plane crashes in the Peruvian jungle and the students realize they are not alone. No good deed goes unpunished as the well-meaning students are captured by the cannibalistic tribe they came to save.”
The first feature film directed by Roth since Hostel: Part II, The Green Inferno stars Lorenza Izzo (Aftershock, “Hemlock Grove”), Ariel Levy (The Stranger, Best Worst Friends), Aaron Burns (The Stranger, Best Worst Friends) and Kirby Bliss Blanton (Project X, Candy From Strangers). The screenplay is by Eli Roth and Guillermo Amoedo (Knock Knock, Aftershock).
The only bonus feature is commentary with co-writer, director and producer Eli Roth, producer Nicolás López, and stars Lorenza Izzo, Aaron Burns, Kirby Bliss Blanton, and Daryl Sabara.
We reviewed The Green Inferno out of the World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2013.
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