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RAVENOUS
Director:
Antonia Bird
Starring:
Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones
A
tale of cannibalism set in the American Civil War.
Ravenous
is an archly black American Civil War comedy, about a soldier (Pearce) who
is sent to a remote outpost, where he encounters a dishevelled stranger
(Carlyle) who recounts a startling story about escaping from a group of
travellers who have taken to cannibalism. It’s a quirky film, rich in
texture and atmosphere: not intense enough for seasoned gore hounds, but
might be perfect for someone looking for something a bit unusual. Either
way, it's not a film that you're likely to forget in a hurry. Although the
film was obviously not graced with a very large budget, the 2.35:1
widescreen transfer is generally clean and sharp, and it scores over the
American disc because it's enhanced for 16:9 presentation. The 5.1 audio
mix (at 384kbps) is unusually aggressive, heavily pushing the film’s odd
score (by avant-garde composer Michael Nyman and Blur’s Damon Albarn).
The disc has three separate commentary tracks, including one by Bird and
another with the film’s writer, a selection of deleted scenes with
optional commentary (12m), and galleries of stills, set and costume
designs.
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