6) Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Cannibal Holocaust is one hell of a twisted film. Seized in Italy after it premiered, director Ruggero Deodato was arrested on obscenity charges as well, with authorities claiming that he had made a snuff film. Following all that, it didn’t take long for Cannibal Holocaust to receive a ban in Italy, Australia and several other countries and to this day, the film is still impossible to get a hold of in most places.
Whether it’s due to the graphic gore, the animal killings or the sexual violence, there are not many people that I know who can sit through the entire film. If you do see it though, and if you’re able to make it to the end, I can assure you that you will never forget what you have witnessed.
There just really isn’t anything else out there like Cannibal Holocaust. It’s so extreme and graphic and the scariest part is, it all looks pretty real. So much so, in fact, that at the time, moviegoers were convinced that some of the actors were actually killed on film. Then of course there are the animal slaughterings, which are just downright disturbing to watch.
Though it no doubt has cult status, and there are those who will defend it with every last breath, Cannibal Holocaust is not a film that I think I can ever watch again. It’s just too much and it’s where I draw the line.