Serenity3000
Where do I start? I'm a movie buff, so I downloading this movie thinking it would be watchable. I love horror, action, and drama movies the most. This movie ended up being a comedy because the acting by everyone in the movie was horrendous. Don't waste your time watching this crap. The 5 rating must have came from relatives or the actors themselves.
danthewrestlingmanorigin
If you are looking for a stomach churning gore fest like the great Cannibal Ferox a.k.a. Make Them Die Slowly, then you will be disappointed with this film. It has it's fair share of gooey goodness, but compared to the majority of movies in this genre, it's quite tame. Massacre really has more in common with Raiders Of The Lost Ark, except with a lot more T and A, and much lower budget. The good- Massacre is very well shot and competently directed, and has aged well because of this. The women are smoking hot, and showed plenty of skin, even got a brief girl on girl scene in the vein of Ilsa. The action rarely stops, and I wasn't bored once. Finally what I enjoyed most about this film was leading man Michael Sopkiw, who makes a very likable hero, and had the talent to go on to do big things. Saddly things never worked out for him. Nonetheless he gets props from me, for his obvious talent. If you get the DVD, it has a new interview with Sopkiw, who talks in depth about the film, his career, and what he's doing now. The only negative is the lack of extreme gore, although it does outshine many of it's predecessors in other areas.
EVOL666
MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY (aka CANNIBAL FEROX 2 - undoubtedly to capitalize on the success and "notoriety" of the original CF...) is an even campier jungle-romp that isn't nearly as graphic as FEROX, but is an entertaining watch, just the same. Mothing all that original or noteworthy as far as the jungle/survival films go, but this one has a little more "plot" than most...A group of people are in a plane crash in a deserted (except for the cannibals, of course...) area of the jungle. What comes next is the inevitable flight from the cannibal inhabitants, and a run-in with some local miners...Some decent gore and a good bit of full-frontal from some pretty smokin' female leads make this one worth at least a one-time look. Not nearly as gory or "strong" as some of the "classics", but there is a decent amount of the red-stuff - and again - a healthy dose of nekkidness to keep ya interested. Definitely worth a look to the genre fan - 7.5/10
Paul Andrews
Nudo E Selvaggio, or it's more common title of Massacre In Dinosaur Valley, starts with Professor Ibanez & his daughter Eva (Suzane Carvalho as Susane Carvall) arriving at their hotel somewhere in Brazil in preparation for their trip to 'Dinaosaur Valley' situated deep in the Amazon jungle. Our hero Kevin Hall (Micheal Sopkiw) an American paleontologist from Boston University is also staying there. Hall becomes aware of the planned excursion to Dinosaur Valley & manages to hitch a ride with them & the other passengers, an ex Vietnam vet named John (Milton Morris, take these credits with a pinch of salt because I'm relying on the IMDb as the film itself has no cast listed) & his wife Betty (Gloria Cristal) plus a photographer Robbie & his two fashion models Monica & Belinda (Marta Anderson). It's not long before the inevitable happens & their plane crashes in Dinosaur Valley leaving them stranded, Professor Ibanez, Monica & the pilot are killed in the crash. Everyone else decides to try & make it back to civilisation on foot, unfortunately for them as they encounter piranha's, snakes & quicksand the immediate area is infested with a tribe of cannibals...This Italian & Brazilian co-production was co-written & directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini as Michael E. Lemick & I thought Nudo E Salvaggio was at the bottom of the cannibal/jungle/adventure scale, right at the bottom. The script by Tarantini & an uncredited Dardando Sacchetti doesn't make much sense & mixes it's genres about with little success. Don't expect an Italian gore fest because it ain't going to happen. Nudo E Selvaggio for the most part focuses on the adventure aspects as Sopkiw & co. try to escape the perils of the Amazonian jungle, it all moves along at a fair pace but I never found myself particularly involved or excited by it. The characters are as clichéd & stereotypical as you can imagine, a fashion model to provide the looks & nudity, a deranged Vietnam vet to be the antagonist, the American hero & a pretty girl whom fall in love with each other, the bad guy etc. etc. you know what I mean. There is only one brief scene of cannibalism of any description so don't be fooled by the alternate title of Cannibal Ferox 2 as this has nothing to do with Lenzi's film. The dubbing & dialogue throughout Nudo E Selvaggio is very poor even by Euro exploitation standards, obviously this doesn't help the films credibility. There are a few scenes of gore but nothing too nasty, some quick intestine eating, a cut breast, an eaten to the bone leg & an impaling with a spear & machete, actually I found Nudo E Selvaggio quite tame. For the animal lovers there is also a cockfight at the start so beware. The rape, nudity & breast quotient is much higher although this in no way makes up for Nudo E Selvaggio's short comings, of which there are many. Obviously filmed on location presumably in the Amazon (I'd imagine one jungle looks pretty much like any other) Nudo E Selvaggio looks good for this reason alone even if director Tarantini fails miserably to capture any sort of atmosphere or create any tension. As a whole Nudo E Selvaggio looks cheap & nasty all the way through, just check out the awful plane crash sequence. The music score for Nudo E Selvaggio is either taken or was stolen from Blastfighter (1984) also starring Sopkiw believe it or not. The acting is pretty bad & the terrible dubbing doesn't help, having said that Sopkiw makes for a likable hero. Overall I didn't exactly hate it but I didn't exactly like it either, at only just over 80 minutes it's not too much of a chore to sit through but I doubt I'll be watching it again anytime soon. Average at best, just about worth a watch if your a Euro exploitation fan otherwise stay well clear. One more thing this film features no Dinosaurs whatsoever, the English title only refers to a geographical area.