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Cannibal! The Musical
Heading through Colorado Territory in search of gold and women, Alferd Packer and his group of bemused companions find themselves lost, starving and musically inspired by the obstacles they confront along the way, including a die-hard Confederate cyclops, a trio of surly trappers, a tribe of Japanese-speaking "Indians," and ultimately, each other.
Release : | 1996 |
Rating : | 6.9 |
Studio : | Avenging Conscience, Troma Entertainment, Cannibal Films Ltd., |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Trey Parker Matt Stone Dian Bachar Toddy Walters Jason McHugh |
Genre : | Comedy Western Thriller |
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That was an excellent one.
I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
I am amazed beyond words why this horrible film has an average rating of 7. Truth be told, I watched this film a AFTER I saw Ravenous (1999) directed by Antonia Bird. Ravenous also has an average rating of 7.Alferd Packer is a sense-less film not to be taken seriously. It is a parody of the true story of a real man, Alfred Packer (Born: January 21, 1842. Died: April 23, 1907) who was an American prospector who was accused of cannibalism.In November 1873, Packer was in a party of 21 men who left Provo, Utah, heading for the Colorado gold country around Breckenridge. On January 21, 1874 he met Chief Ouray, known as the White Man's Friend, near Montrose, Colorado. Chief Ouray recommended they postpone their expedition until spring, as they were likely to encounter dangerous winter weather in the mountains.Ignoring Ouray's advice, Packer and five others left for Gunnison, Colorado on February 9. Besides Packer, the group included Shannon Wilson Bell, James Humphrey, Frank "Reddy" Miller, George "California" Noon, and Israel Swan.The party became hopelessly lost and ran out of provisions. They were snowbound in the Rocky Mountains. Packer made three confessions which differed considerably about what followed. In the last, Packer claimed he went scouting and came back to find Shannon Bell roasting human flesh. Bell rushed him with a hatchet, so Packer shot and killed him. Packer insisted that Bell had gone mad and murdered the others.On April 16, 1874, Packer arrived alone at Los Pinos Indian Agency near Gunnison. He spent some time in a Saguache, Colorado saloon, meeting several of his previous party. He claimed self-defense, but his story was not believed.First tried for murder, Packer was eventually sentenced to 40 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter. However, he was paroled on February 8, 1901 and went to work as a guard at the Denver Post. He died in Deer Creek, in Jefferson County, Colorado, reputedly of "Senility - trouble & worry" at the age of 65. Packer is widely rumored to have become a vegetarian before his death. He was buried in Littleton, Colorado. His grave is marked with a veteran's tombstone listing his original regiment.In conclusion: Alferd Packer The Musical is just another below average horror(?)/comedy film. You are better off watching Ravenous if you haven't seen it yet. There is another film made: The Legend of Alfred Packer (1980) and also Devoured: The Legend of Alferd Packer (2005).Cheers! :) Email me [email protected] for more movies.
I watched this with friends one night when we were having a B movie marathon. Little did we know how much this would take us by surprise.The opening scene is somewhat scary but corny, and the corniness and wit of the jokes just expands from there. For musical fans, this is a sing along movie if I've ever seen one. I'm not really into musicals, but the songs are so funny and nonsensical that it makes the movie all the more entertaining as an experience.The characters don't really develop, but who cares? Trey Parker's Alferd Packer is hilarious and impeccably timed with his cheerful, naive humor. The adventure they go on through what looks like rural Colorado finds plenty of laughs on the way, with brilliantly nuanced jokes that show a level of sociological understanding that's missing from a low brow comedy. This is not one of those.Watch it, and don't be shocked if it's the funniest independent film you've ever seen.
Gore, comedy, music, what more could some one ask for? Although this title from one of the South Park creators is more than a little low budget, it is still a good movie. Not meaning that it gives some great insight into Alfred Packer, but that it gives just what it promises, cannibalism and musicals. If you are not accustomed to the humor of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, then this movie may be lost on you, but if you like cheap laughs, then look no further.The trailer for the movie was made before the movie to try and get money for the actual feature. Luckily it was picked up by Troma (makers of the ever popular Toxic Avenger), and the end result is the first feature length movie from Trey Parker. I found the music to be just what I thought it would be, raunchy and unforgettable. The gore is exactly what I expected from a Troma movie, and I'm glad that this movie was shared with me so that I could share it with everyone that I know.
Yes, I have to say it, I am a South Park fan. I watch the show religiously, and that is the reason why I watched this brilliantly entertaining film. That's probably the only reason anyone ever watches it. This film is one that you either love or hate, and I can't imagine anything in between. It's wildly uneven, poorly paced, poorly acted, and has rather bad sound quality at times. And I love it for all those reasons. It's simply a student project that Trey Parker and his buddies put together over one spring break, and with such a small budget, and limited film-making skills, they created something brilliant, and inspirational.Alfred Packer (Trey Parker) is a lonely miner who seems to be in love with his horse, Leanne, and has recently been put on trial for murdering his mining crew and eating them. He tells the real story to a reporter named Polly, and it goes like this. One shpadoinkle morning, he is chosen as a replacement guide for a gold mining expedition to Colorado, though he doesn't exactly know the way. With his five crew members, he sets off on the journey. Of course, when his horse runs away, he ends up leading his crew on an agonizing search in the wrong direction, which leads them into the cold, snowy mountains, becoming hopelessly lost. As they fight to survive, they soon realize that they may need to resort to eating each other...This movie is a hysterical comedy with many big laughs, but I personally think it works better as a musical. A real challenge with this movie is to see it, and then try and get the songs out of your head. The music is so catchy, and if the film was really popular, I wouldn't have to constantly explain to the people around me what I'm whistling/humming. Sometimes, I leave my iPod playlist of the movie's songs running all night as I sleep, as they provide me comfort. Most people won't love the music that much, but you can't say the music isn't wonderfully catchy. "Shpadoinkle Day," That's All I'm Asking For," and Let's Build A Snowman" are my favorites, though I love them all. The first former and the latter would be considered classics if the film had a wide release.Now, the main problem with the film that most people have is the pacing, which is extremely slow. The thing is, is that Trey Parker had little knowledge of making a film, and with a tiny budget, the film is of poor quality. The acting, sound, and agreeably the pacing, are all bad. But the film's bad quality is one of it's charms. Much of the humor is unintentional, due to some of the funniest, and most obvious errors ever put on film. They are easy to spot if you pay attention, and don't let the pacing get you down. By the way, if you don't like it the first time, try it again with the hilarious, and helpful directors commentary on the DVD in which Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and the rest of the main cast get drunk and watch the film. They point out many things that you probably couldn't care less about the first time, and their insight makes it really funny (not to mention, it helps the pace quite a bitCannibal! The Musical is one of my favorite comedies, and everyone should give it a try. It gets an 8/10 in my book.It is rated R for Comic Gore/Violence and some Language. Sex: 3/10 Violence: 9/10 Swearing: 6/10 Drugs: 1/10