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Cannibal Holocaust (1980) --> There are no redeeming factors to this, the greatest of the Italian Cannibal films. One of the goriest, if not THE goriest films ever made, it was to cause the arrest of the director (4 months suspended sentence) when authorities thought the movie so real as to believe it was a snuff film. When the director proved the actors were still alive, he received the lighter sentence of 4 months for animal cruelty. The film received an X rating which killed its distribution and was banned from many countries. But with a dedicated following and cult status world-wide, the film has stuck around for 25 years. Grindhouse has released a 2 disc DVD that gives a re-mastered uncut version of the film with a ton of extras. Cannibal Holocaust is neither for the feint of heart nor for those easily upset by disturbing images. If you are a fan of horror and gore and you haven't seen this film, you are solely lacking a true point of reference and comparison.


Scott D. Brown

Team America: World Police (2004) --> Matt Stone and Trey Parker, of South Park fame decide to move from cartoons to puppetry for their second animated feature film. Team America is a spoof, satire, and lampoon of George W.'s War on Terrorism. But the film, as you would expect, takes aim at more than just Bush, almost everything you can think of it targeted. American culture, its celebrities, world leaders, and more are targets for Stone's wit. Hell you even see two marionettes having graphic sex. Just as nasty as the South Park movie and TV show, Team America pushes the envelope of good taste, and don't we all love Parker and Stone for it!


Full Spectrum Staff

The Godfather (1972) --> Based on the novel of the same name by Mario Puzo, The Godfather is considered by many as the greatest film ever made. More about family than crime, but with some chilling brutality, it tells the story of the Corleone clan, a New York crime family. The main plotline follows a changing of the guard from Don Vito Corleone to his son Michael. A clash between the traditional and the modern begins what is Michael's path from the outside world (his father doesn't want his son tarnished by the business and tries to protect him from it) to leading the family into a war with rivals who wish to bring the drug trade into the mafia world.


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Four Brothers (2005) --> To begin, I must confess I hate Mark Wahlberg. He can't act. Ever since he left the group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch and decided to become an actor, I have gritted my teeth. I see him gain lead roles in films where more accomplished and believable actors would have propped a movie up rather than lowering its standards. Out of all his films, Boogie Nights (1997) is the only one that is worth repeated watching as it succeeds whole-heartedly despite his contribution. But enough with the lament, Four Brothers tells the story of a group of siblings who investigate and take revenge on an organized crime leader who killed the brothers' adopted mother. Singleton directs an entertaining and sometimes touching film (especially when each brother flashbacks to a memory of their mother) but this film is not on the same level as Singleton's greater films (Rosewood (1997), Baby Boy (2001), and especially Boyz in the Hood (1991)) if only for Wahlberg's presence.


Scott D. Brown

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