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Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals aka "Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali" [Blu-ray]
(Joe D'Amato as Aristide Massaccesi, 1977)
Review by Gary Tooze
Production: Theatrical: Gico Cinematografica S.r.l. Video: 88 Films / Severin Films
Disc: Region: 'B' / FREE (as verified by the Oppo Blu-ray player) Runtime: 1:31:56.511 / 1:33:06.622 Disc Size: 22,939,712,340 bytes / 47,504,744,649 bytesFeature Size: 19,891,759,104 bytes / 27,123,910,656 bytesVideo Bitrate: 24.00 Mbps / 34.99 Mbps Chapters: 12 / 9Case: Transparent Blu-ray case / Black Blu-ray Case inside cardboard slipcaseRelease date: January 11th, 2016 / May 8th, 2018
Video (both): Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Resolution: 1080p / 23.976 fps Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Audio: LPCM Audio English 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit LPCM Audio Italian 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio English 909 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 909 kbps
/ 16-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit)
Subtitles (both): English, none
Extras: • Trailer (2:18)• 88 Films Trailer Reel (18:05) • Italian Opening and End Credits (3:06)
•
Reversible Sleeve with
alternative art
•
The
World of Nico Fidenco - An interview with composer Nico Fidenco (27:04)
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Description: Joe D'Amato may have hit video nasty pay-dirt
with his classic monster-mash ANTHROPOPHAGUS but it
was with EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS that the
late great splatter genius made his most mesmerizing flesh n
fear masterpiece. Spinning a similar story to the later
genre trendsetter
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, DAmato begins his horror-shocker
in Manhattan, wherein an undercover journalist (essayed by
the legendary Laura Gemser) comes across some
found footage of native practices. Further indicating its
influence on the movies that followed, DAmato sends his
raven-haired reporter all the way to South America although
even she cannot be prepared for the native nastiness that is
about entrap her in the Amazon jungle!
The Film: Black Emanuelle meets CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (or perhaps more suitably CANNIBAL FEROX) when roving reporter Emanuelle (Laura Gemser, MURDER OBSESSION) does an expose of a New York mental hospital. Sneaking into the restrained girl's room, she discovers and photographs a strange tattoo on the girl's abdomen. She seeks the expertise (in and out of the sack) of Professor Mark Lester (Gemser's husband Gabriele Tinti, LISA AND THE DEVIL) who recognizes the tattoo as belonging to that of a supposedly extinct Amazonian cannibal tribe. The two mount an expedition in search of this lost tribe, accompanied by missionary Sister Angela (Annamaria Clementi), hunter Donald McKenzie (Donald O'Brien, ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST's DR. BUTCHER, M.D. [MEDICAL DEVIATE]) and his excitable wife Maggie (Susan Scott/Nieves Navarro, BLACK EMANUELLE, WHITE EMANUELLE/VELLUTO NERO), their studly guide Salvador (Percy Hogan, BLACK EMANUELLE 2), and Isabelle (Monica Zanchi, HITCH HIKE), the nubile daughter of missionary Wilkes (Geoffrey Copleston, THE NIGHT PORTER). Eric Cotenas
Image : NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals gets a Blu-ray transfer from 88 Films in the UK as part of their 'Italian Collection' series. It single-layered with a middling bitrate and can look quite soft at times. I have no idea what the original film looked like but this may not be far off - even though I understand it was shot in 35mm. It looks like the sources is of the same quality as the ones used in the Black Emanuelle Boxset that Eric reviewed. This is 1080P and the jungle colors seem fairly rich but I saw no depth in the 1.85:1 frame. The print used seems fairly clean and this may prove to be the best Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals can look for your home theatre. I have no idea. This Blu-ray actually looks better in-motion than the static captures.
The Severin is a significant bump over the 88 Films transfer. It is both from a superior source (Italian title - see above) and is on a dual-layered disc with a max'ed out bitrate. Details rises and there is plenty of sweet grain texture. Colors, notably flesh-tines, vastly improve. It is brighter and better on every digital front over its UK counterpart. I did notice a few instances of frame-specific damage - see sample below but they were rare. This runs a bit shorted but I didn't find anything censored.
CLICK EACH BLU-RAY CAPTURE TO SEE ALL IMAGES IN FULL 1920X1080 RESOLUTION
Audio :88 Films offer linear PCM 2.0 channel tracks at 1536 kbps (16-bit) for both English and Italian with English subtitles. It sounds about as good as the video looks with sync issues prevalent. There is a score that seems to suit the film pretty well. Overall the audio is relatively weak but I would credit that to the production or source. My Oppo has identified it as being a region 'B'-locked.
Audio offers both Italian and English tracks in DTS-HD Master mono. It may be authentically flatter and has less depth but this is a marginal difference. The hauntingly awkward score by Nico Fidenco (Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade, Emanuelle in Bangkok, Emanuelle in America) sounds unremarkable. The Severin offers optional English subtitles on their Region FREE Blu-ray.
Extras : Extras consist of a rough looking trailer, 88 Films, almost 20-minute, Trailer Reel with with with Children of the Corn, Don't Go Into the Woods, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man, Mother's Day, Slaughterhouse, Transcers, Splatter University. There are 3-minutes of the Italian Opening and End Credits. The package has a reversible sleeve with alternative art, and it includes a collectible 300gsm Original Poster Post Card and a liner notes in the transparent case.
Severin offer plenty of extras starting with The World of Nico Fidenco - A 27-minute interview with composer Nico Fidenco. A Nun Among the Cannibals is a 23-minute interview with actress Annamaria Clementi. Dr. O'Brien MD is an interview with actor Donald O'Brien (running shy of 19-minutes and From Switzerland to Mato Grosso is a 19-minute interview with actress Monika Zanchi. I Am Your Black Queen is a 12-minute Laura Gemser archive audio interview with photos of the actress. There is also a theatrical trailer.
88 Films - Region 'B' - Blu-ray
Severin - Region FREE - Blu-ray
BOTTOM LINE:
Severin improve demonstratively in the video and extras giving fans of Emanuelle and the Last Cannibal the best Blu-ray package by a longshot. This quintessential filth effort has never looked better on digital.Gary Tooze January 21st, 2016 April 23rd, 2018
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