6.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
While doing undercover work in a mental hospital, Emanuelle discovers a girl who seems to have been raised by a tribe of amazonian cannibals. Intrigued, Emanuelle and friends travel deep into the Amazon jungle, where they find that the supposedly extinct tribe of cannibals is still very much alive, and Emanuelle and her party are not welcome visitors.
Starring: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Nieves Navarro, Donald O'Brien, Percy HoganHorror | 100% |
Foreign | 62% |
Erotic | 25% |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 16-bit)
Italian: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 16-bit)
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of Severin's The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle release.
Kier-la Janisse gave film fans one of the most outstanding boxed sets of the last few years with All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror, a late 2021
release that ended up making my Best of 2022 list. Janisse is back now with another gigantic boxed set, one that's even bigger than the folk horror
compendium, and one that may appeal to a certain niche audience who may not have been especially interested in that earlier set. Those who may
remember the rating system of days of yore will probably recall the "M" designation, which meant "for mature audiences only", and if I may be
permitted an orthographic joke that is admittedly a bit arcane, some might argue that Emanuelle gave up one of her "m"'s in favor of
three x's, at least with regard to
some cuts
of the many Black Emanuelle films. For those not conversant with the history of this perceived franchise, and who may be scratching
their
heads at my "joke" (what else is new?), Black Emanuelle was a pretty blatant attempt to cash in on Emmanuelle, and in order to avoid any potential legal hassles one of those original
"m"'s in the title character's name got dropped. Furthermore, as supplements on many of the discs included in this set offer, there were hardcore
XXX
inserts
(in more ways than one) that at least some of the Black Emanuelle productions offered. Joke explained, hopefully. Perhaps even more
comedically
than my fitful attempt at humor, the Black Emanuelle series ended up offering many more films than its perceived progenitor, and 24 of
them (with additional cuts) are aggregated in this at times overwhelming collection. This is a collection where the quality of the films may be highly
debatable, though it's salient to note that the supplements both overtly reference and are in and of themselves examples of perhaps unexpected
critical scrutiny this franchise has engendered, and anyone interested in this kind of bizarre franchise mash up of what might be called porno,
mondo and gonzo will most likely find this an amazing set to dive into.
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. Severin's almost overwhelming book The Black Emanuelle Bible included with this set offers a brief description of the transfer, as follows:
Source: 2K scan of original camera negative.This is a kind of interesting presentation when compared to Severin's original release. I've attempted to reproduce some of the screenshots I uploaded to accompany my original review and those who like to do some "comparison shopping" may notice right off the bat that this new version is considerably darker than the older one, and my hunch is some may actually prefer the lighter version as it can reveal more detail in things like that cigarette smoking chimp's fur and the like. That said, there's a marginal but noticeable uptick in what I'd call the "crispness" of the visuals now, and detail levels are generally very good throughout. There is still some of the mottled, near pixelated look to the grain field at times, as well as the wide variance in densities and overall palette reproduction that I noted in my original review.
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals features English and Italian language tracks in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono. I toggled back and forth between the two tracks as I watched the film, and to my ears the English language version offers better overall balance, with a little bit more "oomph" in the lower midrange, something that helps to elevate the groovy score by Nico Fidenco. You're getting dubbing one way or the other, so sync is almost hilariously loose much (most?) of the time, another element that may actually add to the enjoyment of some fans. Both tracks can sound just slightly boxy at times, but there's nothing close to the sort of variances and damage that are seen in the video element of this release.
My 2.0 score above is for the general Blu-ray buying populace who may not be up to speed with Emanuelle and her extremely busy life. Lovers of these films will probably delight in this one, and there's no denying the allure of Gemser in this film. The video presentation here is still widely variant despite whatever additional work has been done, but the label has assembled a really nice array of supplements, so my advice for potential consumers is to parse the screenshots in this review to see how you feel about image quality.
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
1977
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali | Limited Edition to 3000 Units
1977
(Still not reliable for this title)
1977
1980
La via della prostituzione
1978
Rosso Sangue
1981
Zombi Holocaust / Doctor Butcher M.D.
1980
Mangiati vivi! | Standard Edition
1980
Caged Women / Emanuelle in Hell / Violenza in un carcere femminile
1982
Il paese del sesso selvaggio / Man From Deep River / Deep River Savages
1972
Nudo e selvaggio | Standard Edition
1985
El caníbal
1980
1981
Le notti del terrore
1981
Primitif | Savage Terror | Standard Edition
1980
The Mountain of the Cannibal God / La montagna del dio cannibale
1978
The Last Survivor / Last Cannibal World / Ultimo mondo cannibale
1977
Limited Edition of 3000 | Zombi 3 | Zombie Flesh Eaters 2
1988
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
1980
El tesoro de la diosa blanca
1983
Zombi 2 / Zombie Flesh Eaters
1979