1/5 A terrible Cannibal Holocaust ripoff.
  by Robert Thompson (Under Your Bed!!!)
Cannibal Holocaust was an extremely offensive and disturbing movie, but it was also thought provoking and a good social criticism. This is just offensive and gross. Seriously, take Cannibal Holocaust, remove the excellent directing/cinematography, solid acting, gritty realism, and originality and you'll have Cannibal Ferox. It even steals scenes right out of Cannibal Holocaust, but it can't do them even half as well. They even go as far as to kill the same animals as Cannibal Holocaust did, and yes they really kill them this time as well. The directing is mediocre, there is no cinematography to speak of, and the acting is downright terrible. This movie is just despicable in it's hollow attempts at ripping off Cannibal Holocaust and in how genuinely terrible it is.

3/5 A matter of taste, to coin a phrase.
  by J. Michael (Ytown, OH)
People either love or hate the cannibal subgenre, but if you love it or are just trying it out, "Cannibal Ferox" is one of the two films that you should watch. When all the debating is finished, the acting, art direction, writing - none of these things are terribly important in these films. They are a series of extreme gore setpieces, period.

A word of warning: be wary if buying this DVD from marketplace merchants, because there is at least one who is actually selling his own "version" of this film, which is a no-frills DVD, no extras, different artwork, etc. If a different version is mentioned in the comments, or the title is actually the AKA "Make Them Die Slowly," avoid it.

5/5 Pleasantly Surprised
  by Turtles All The Way Down™ (New York, NY)
After watching the movie and reading some of the reviews here, it has me a bit puzzled as to what movie some of these people were watching. This movie, considering it was made in the early 80's and on a budget of next to nothing, is excellent. This is what the horror genre should strive to be once again and I think there is a renaissance of sorts coming in the genre. The special effects are first rate and very realistic, especially when you consider that the technology of the period was nothing like it is now and the low budget this flick was made off of. The plot is okay and the acting is pretty good especially with all things considered. The scenery was beautiful
Despite the fact I was surprised by the lack of violence(I was expecting some seriously hard core stuff), the movie overall was pretty good. The main characters, the cannibals, the setting.
Will watch again in the future

5/5 excellent!!!!
  by Michael C. Mash (philadelphia, pa usa)
I don't care what Eli Roth says about Cannibal Holocaust - this film is by far superior. For what it is - this is the best of its kind. I remember renting it as a teenager with my best friend from a suncoast video store (we didn't even need a parent to rent it, mind you) and we were blown away. If you want more details - read on one of the many reviews listed here . . . awesome, check it out!

4/5 Loads of gore... but not the best movie.
  by Steven Serednesky
People looking for blood, guts, and mutilation will find it all in this movie. This is one of those "must watch" movies for horror fans and anyone who likes to be grossed-out. But this has nothing else to offer than that. it's a poor movie overall and it lacks any social commentary. This is a legendary movie because of the scenes where genitals and breasts are mutilated. Fun to watch once, like many horror movies of this genre, but not really a quality film.