David Arquette, Guy Pearce, Jeffrey Jones
Captain John Boyd's promotion stations him at a fort where a rescued man tells a disturbing tale of cannibalism.
DVD Release Date: December 18, 2001
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July 13, 2009Bizarre in it's tone and execution, Ravenous is either an original gem or an interesting mess. I really think my love of B-Movies helped me appreciate some of the stranger aspects of this film. Most obvious is the music, it's not exactly horror or thriller material, but with an o...( read more)
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March 9, 2009I?d like to be able to say after you bear with the frustratingly dull first hour, it then goes on to become a great film, when in fact it does lift slightly, but only in comparison to the first part. The oddly placed humour can often go amiss, but then there are laughable moment...( read more)
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July 22, 2008Ravenous is a picture just weird enough to match its strange subject matter. For that it did itself no favours with the public, but it gained a certain amount of respect and admiration from a good many.
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May 5, 2008Disturbing is about the best word to describe this movie. That and extremely entertaining.
The blood and gore are pretty extreme (it's about cannibalism after all) but the way it's shot and done makes it fun to watch. That didn't even sound right...
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November 18, 2009A completely psychotic take on the windigo story. The cannibal aspect was really interesting and made the story all the more creepy. Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle were great, especially their scenes together. The music was really different, but went well with the tone of the film.
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November 9, 2009Movies about cannibalism (a decent subject for a horror I guess) are really rare;I can only remember Mr Hannibal films and we only saw him eating people in the 2nd installment (not counting the prequal trash). So to have a movie about this subject that is serious,meanigful,symbol...( read more)
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October 26, 2009I had never even heard of this film until it was recommended to me by a friend. It's a very decent flick, kind of a horror ilte with some black comedy thrown in for good measure. Great ride, fun flick.
"If you die first, I'm definitely going to eat you."
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