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Hi folks - I was the Sound Supervisor on "Ravenous", and I want to tell you how impressed I am with your brilliant film - Antonia would be delighted by it, because the film kind of slid beneath the waves quite quickly after release and almost didn't even get a DVD release. To be honest, as soon as I saw the poster (that big red block with the teeth on it), I knew we were in terrible trouble. Just so you know, that big fight at the end was all Antonia's and the actors' work - they were supposed to use a professional Fight Arranger, but she wanted exactly what you said - two real men trying to destroy each other. I loved working with her - I did "Safe", "Priest" and "Face" too - we lost a great, caring, thoughtful, hilarious talent when she died.
This may tickle you - we had to come up with a funny line for Boyd at one point - these were some of the suggestions: HART You got a hobby, Boyd? BOYD Swimming. HART (drily) Well, we’re having the pool cleaned at the moment... You could give us all lessons while you’re here... The Army gets it right again! General Slauson must really hate you. Best of luck! You’ll need a fur swimsuit... I don’t think we have any towels... The nearest lake’s only 200 miles away... I’ll stick to reading. We have a well in the courtyard... There’s a nice beaver dam up in the hills... Well, the river should thaw in about three months... I saw you brought your trunks. The pool’s shut, but our opera house is very nice. Ah, yes - I remember “swimming”. Swimming? Nobody here even bathes! Any spare water up here goes into the whisky. Yes, there had to be some reason they’d send you here. My uncle Lou drowned in a horse-trough, once... Well, that finishes that conversation... I haven’t even seen a birdbath in six years... You’re a man who likes a challenge, I see.
When I started dating my GF on one of our first dates we were talking about movies and I brought this up as one I liked. Her eyes got real big and she got excited and said how it was one of her favorites too, our next date we watched it. She is a keeper now.
@@wedgeantilles1498 Well it's a bit different if both liked something like Thor or whatever. It's hard to find anyone who even know what this movie is.
"Hey, I heard you need a director for your horror comedy. I know this director, Antonia Bird - she directed me in a movie about a closeted gay priest and incestuous abuse? Yeah, I think she'd be great for it." - Robert Carlyle. And he was right!
That's why they spend so much time wagging their finger at middle America and calling them sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. **They** are the real degenerates.
Not my favourite actor, that belongs to Tom Hanks, but definitely up there, from Full Monty to This and even a bond villain many more, not scared to do TV, the SGU Doctor was 1 of my favourite deserved a conclusion, brilliant in Once upon a time, pretty much carried the show.
My friend and I saw this in the theater when it first came out in 1999. I LOVED it! As the credits started to roll, I enthusiastically looked over at my friend to see what he thought. He looked back at me, shook his head, and said “I’m picking the next movie”. 😂
@@captinundies6049 Yes! They mashed Alford Packard and the Donner party, threw wendigo in there, and made this cannabalistic butt stew of a movie! I was...shockingly entertained! Edit: I hate edits, but I hate autocorrect mistakes more
There is this one part when they are in the woods about to reach the cave and the music is so erie. Always loved it. Love this film. Had it on Vhs and now dvd
Funny story about this movie , this movie is how my wife and I figured out she was pregnant. The opening scene made her violently ill so we left. Later I skipped work to finish watching the movie.
Funny, I had a similar situation with my wife. We were in a meat market and all of a sudden my wife made me leave because she got ill. I was mad because I was anticipating a nice dinner with a lot of meat. Turned out she was pregnant.
Thank you for this excellent video essay. Antonia directed one of my plays in London and was the best director I ever worked with. Ten years later I begged her to direct a movie I'd written and was producing. She said no, she was busy prepping 'Mad Love'. She persuaded me to direct the film myself, which terrified me. But, thanks to her fierce encouragement, I took the plunge and directed it ('The Treat' starring Julie Delpy and Alfred Molina). The film turned out okay and even made money for the investors. Antonia was a priceless talent and a lovely person. If she'd been born in the US, she would have been a major director. It was a shock and a huge loss when she died.
I am absolutely perplexed that this film has not received more recognition and respect. I have been a fan for decades and have not weakened in my perception that it is truly an exceptional film and quality is woven throughout. In other words, I agree entirely.
Pure genius it is but what exactly makes it unsellable? Absence of a hot girl like in the silence of lambs? Which was a commercially successful cannibalism exploitation
Underrated for sure. Definitely one of the greatest cult classics. Critics mostly panned it when it first came out. Critics constantly bemoan Hollywood cliches and rehash. But then they get a novel and bizarre romp like Ravenous and they are stupefied.
My dad's been thirty-five years sober from cocaine, and all my sisters have ruined their lives with drugs. One in prison for selling, another only my gods know where, and the last one having committed suicide due to the direction all the problems causing, and including, her addiction led her to. Kinda felt like the emotional equivalent of getting hit with the ball as a spectator, truth be told.
Anyone who has seen this and hasn't seen Bone Tomahawk should give it a watch. Different tone and a more wild west than frontier setting but it's a awesome cannibal horror flick!
This movie is one of the greatest thing my teenager insomnia gave me. I had trouble sleeping so I was mindlessly watching TV, while this movie started playing. Wasn't thinking about it much, didn't even catch the title, cause it was late at night, and in my country, that's the time when "bad movies" are broadcasted. But then, the tune kicked in. I was so mesmerized by this melody, I just drift through the whole movie like in a vivid dream. When I woke up the next day I almost thought it was just a weird dream, but somehow I managed to find the title of this gem. To this day I met maybe two people that knew about Ravenous. But the main theme melody is still my favorite tone to whistle.
I came across this movie on cable in the early 2000’s when Carlyle is chasing people through the woods to that oddly upbeat music and I was mesmerized. This is one of my favorite films/soundtracks as well and I’ve never met anyone else who’s seen it. Thanks for taking the time to honor it.
"Private Reich is our soldier" "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" "I'd steer clear of him" It was at this point where i almost died laughing and said, "i HAVE to see this movie"
I remember sitting near the guy that played Reich at a screening of the film before it was released - he was there with a girl friend - I felt quite sorry for him, cos his part was much larger in the script than what ended up on the screen, and lots of his scenes just Weren't There anymore...
@@vzd963 oh my Lord. Would it even be possible for someone to put together an expanded cut? Food the director have such a version of the film? I'm more completely fascinated for life.
My friend randomly recommended we watch this a few weeks back. Its somewhat comforting to know that there are still hidden gems out there to be discovered....always so happy to add another addition o my list of favourite films
Eammon Wright I actually did see a video talking about that! will check ot out dude. This may sound like quite the sin but I have not seen the original haha. Would you suggest watching the original first?
The DVD/BluRay commentary track with the director is amazing. She talks about how much more epic the script was and how far back they had to pull it to fit the low budget. The ending was literally going to be an all-out war between a small cannibal army and the reinforcements.
I thought this movie was a wild fever dream from my drunken college days until I was reminded of it’s existence by this video. Now I will have to rewatch it. If you like this movie you should check out the movie 1995 Johnny Depp black and white western titled Dead Man. It’s right up your alley.
There's also the melody of "Hail Columbia" / "10 green bottles" interwoven with it as he approaches the Fort for the first time. "Ten green bottles hanging on the wall, Ten green bottles hanging on the wall, And if one green bottle should accidentally fall, There'll be nine green bottles hanging on the wall..." and so on. Genius.
I know that Damon Albarn particularly did a lot of research into the kind of music that would have been inside the peoples' heads as they explored the West in those times.
I've been pushing to make this a Christmas movie for a while now. Trying to get horror back into the Christmas season, and this movie is neck deep in midwinter-style horror. Also it's super fun and has the best score ever.
This seems like one of those stories that shows you what horror can be when its use as a story telling agent rather the actual point of the story being told.
Between the gore, the semi-ironic dialogue and the homoeroticism. I can think of at least three crowds they could have marketed towards, with crossover in all groups. First is the Tim Burton crowd. His 90s films are dark and violent at the same time, but became more child friendly over time. So the people who were wanting more of his work's aesthetic would enjoy it. It's got unique visual elements that remind me of Beatlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. There's a later film of his called Sleepy Hollow which is superficially similar, ie old American folklore (Headless Horsemand/Wendigos) in a period setting. The next would be the Anne Rice goth crowd. Homoerotic elements, dark, slightly violent, with a linear story and supernatural elements with pastiche and showmanship. Interview with the Vampire mostly but also The Crow, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Lost Boys and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Final audience would be fans of the black comedy crime films that got really big after Pulp Fiction. Edgy, fast, occasionally absurd. Trainspotting, Fargo, Desperado, From Dusk Til Dawn and most importantly, Natural Born Killers. The goth and alternative scene at the time would have eaten it up.
Since my friends and I were in all categories, we all adored this movie :) But that's because lovers of the dark side of life have better appreciation for such topics.
I had the privilege of seeing this in the theater when it debuted. I came out of this film utterly amazed and kept thinking about it for about a week afterwards. Such a great film. I like your analysis also. thanks.
"The Revenant" reminded me of a movie I couldn't remember watching. Turns out it was "Ravenous" and now I can see the similarities were numerous and yet it's a superior film.
@@simond7225 Sorry I meant to type Revenant. I don't know where my brain has gone. I quite liked Ravenous also. I agree about the score being really weird and unsettling. The accordion (if that is the right instrument) with the incessant plinking of the banjo or mandolin or whatever really needles the nerves. The acting and story is fascinating. Funny I didn't pick up on the homoerotic vibes at all.
My cousin worked in a small family owned video store in the late 90s. The owner got the screener for Ravenous and decided not to purchase it. My cousin and I watched this movie in 1999, and to this day it’s on my top 5 films list. Well done 👍
Nobody talks about this movie and it’s one of my faves ever. It’s Interview with the Vampire, but with cannibals! I knew I loved it for a reason, it’s brilliant!!!!
Hugely underrated movie. Just goes to show that in the movie business getting it out to theatres and marketing is literally 90% of the film's success. This received diddly squat so nobody saw it.
I definitely saw and fortunately we that did see it got treated to a cinematic pleasure that the others just don't know exists, their loss but our found prize😉
@@clayschuetz899 mine too. Since this video, I watched Ravenous again to see why it disappointed me so much back when I saw it in theaters, and maybe a few times since. The main thing I hated was Guy Pierce. I just hated his character all through the movie, everyone else was excellent. It didn't help that I didn't know anything about Pierce back then. He just seemed like such a tool making dumb mistakes all through the film and just came off pathetic. He should have been killed many times but everyone else just wanted to keep him around for "reasons" ?? I always watched a ton of movie on video so there was just so many more I liked a lot that this never stood out for me. It has held up well though over time.
Speaking of Stephen King, 'Sleepwalkers' should have been called 'Skinwalkers'. Like the Wendigo, it's a concept straight outta Native American folklore.
This film has been part of my husband’s traditional Thanksgiving celebrations with his gaming group for longer than I have known him. It is a masterpiece and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.
I remember getting this movie free with Pathfinder. I remember watching it after Pathfinder and thinking, I paid for the wrong film. Pathfinder should be the free movie for Ravenous.
The only reason I saw Ravenous was because the theater by my house was playing it, I went to see it again the next day and the day after that. This movie still blows me away, it really is the greatest movie ever made. Yet I’ve never been able to get someone else to watch it. They see the name of the movie and figure it’s a cheap horror movie and want nothing to do with it. I am so happy to see there are others like me out there. This was the first time I’d ever seen Guy Pierce in anything, I couldn’t believe how cool he was, he reminded me a lot of Clint Eastwood. Whenever he is on talk shows they never bring this movie up, that’s really sad, & according to Pierce this was the most difficult of all his movies to make. Well, A million thanks for making this video and posting it, it really made my day. 👍🏽📽🎬😀
Listening to the soundtrack, it seems he's got mixed timings between a 4/4 melody and a 5/5 rhythm. Creates a unsettling feeling due to the seemingly off rhythms. Its uncommon in western music but popular bands like Tool and Radiohead frequently use similar techniques in may of their arrangements.
I watched this in 1999 in the theaters with me and my mum. It scared us both but we just loved it. The music in the cave when they find out Col Ives ate all his fellow travelers instead of trying to find help scares me to this day. I love this movie, the cinematography and the soundtrack are like no other film out there.
The first time I saw Ravenous was in the theater, and afterward I was like: "What the hell was that mess?" Then I saw again a year or so later and thought it was freaking brilliant.
Everything about this movie blew my mind when it came out. It took me years to find out the mesmerizing soundtrack involved Damon Albarn. I had been a fan of Robert Carlyle since Hamish MacBeth and Trainspotting. I will give almost any Robert Carlyle project a watch (though never got into Once Upon a Time). For such a diminutive man, it's impressing how terrifying he can be! This is certainly the kind of movie I miss. It is very hard to imagine something like this being made today (or at least ever finding it if it were made). I know it's a trope at this point, but for the most part I haven't wanted to go to the cinema in years because we've swapped characters for caricatures. Ready your rotten tomatoes if you must, I am a nerd myself, but Marvel et all more or less ruined American cinema for me. I can't stand the way they assume we'll all shovel it into ourselves no matter how shit the quality is. It's so insulting. And yet completely true. Wake me up when it's not more sequels.
There was always a balance of product and art in films. Nowadays the product aspect outweighs the artistic aspect. Part of it is do to the industry trying to appeal to a worldwide market.
You are 100% about the MCU helping to destroy cinema. I can't include Iron Man in that though, because that movie fucking rocks. The rest, especially anything with Thanos, is pure trash.
here's some examples i thought up: "It's not easy being a gamer...tough making friends." "It's not easy being a weeb…tough making friends." "It's not easy being a introvert...tough making friends." "It's not easy being a furry...tough making friends." feel free to add more
Everything in this movie is perfect. Decor, set design, make-up, cast, directing, acting, location, narrative pacing and tempo, cinematography, film language and boy oh boy the soundtrack. Bravo everyone involved.
Look, the rest of the film is fantastic. Colquhoun's tale is brilliant. The score is amazing. The scenery is wonderful. We all know all this. The sheer random uniqueness of the film makes it magic. Our own little gem. We love Ravenous. We know this. So instead can we just give a shout out to that awesome that flying headbutt Knox gives Boyd? Man, that's a corker.
"We know this." Friend, I've literally never heard of this movie in my life before now. How am I supposed to know anything of the sort? Still, the headbut *was* a good one.
I'm giving this thumbs up, just because this movie has always been in my top 5 favorite movies of all time. such a great movie, matches the same aesthetic of evil dead. Just a special place in my heart and collection.
I love this movie. Saw it on Netflix a few years back on a cold rainy day at home. Was really surprised by how good it is and I never knew it existed before then.
This is my favorite film ever and has been for over a decade and I want you to know how much this review means to me given how difficult it is for me to find other people who like this film. Furthermore, this is just an excellent essay, well-said, well-thought out, and well-paced/organized.
I have been recommending this flick to people for years. It's criminally underrated. Jeffrey Jones pleading to Guy Pearce while the depressing, doom n' gloom song plays in the background still gives me chills. And every scene with Major Knox is always fun. "Now, what in the heck is going on out here?!" always makes me laugh. Ravenous is easily in my top 5 favorites of all time. Glad to see this video!
I credit this movie with my love of horror. I remember my mom taking me and one of my friends to go see it. We were 10, my mom never sheltered me from shit and I love her for it.
This is one of my favourite movies of all time. I actually managed to find the soundtrack on CD in central Ontario of all places. I honestly can't thank you enough, this movie and soundtrack changed my life, honestly
It's one of my favorites. I wouldn't call it a horror comedy, though; the occasional jokes are too dry and cynical to qualify as comedy. I didn't laugh at anything in this movie. The jokes only contribute to the sense of horror and absurdity by revealing the callous psychopathy, stupidity or hopelessness of the characters and situations. That's not comedy, that's tragedy. The primary reason it failed to be a box office hit is because they tried selling it as a horror comedy when it fails to uphold that moniker. Nobody laughed because nothing about the scenes or the buildup is laughable; even the soundtrack is terrifying. People were expecting another Buffy the Vampire Slayer or at the very least an American Psycho sort of vibe, but they got a bleak, tear-jerking, locked in a cold closet nightmare instead. That buildup was a huge letdown. People were sold a bill of goods about a comedy and all they got was a very depressing and tragic film. The movie wasn't a failure, but the marketing most definitely was.
I agree with this fact - the soundtrack was also outstanding. This movie is my spirit animal. Thank you so so much for giving it the respect and care it more than deserves. “Eat to live, don't live to eat.” - Ben Franklin.
THANK YOU! I try telling so many people about this movie and I am constantly let down when they don't understand just how brilliant it is. Glad it's getting some love here on youtube.
I remember when I first watched this movie. I bought it from HMV, despite a friend of mine warning me it was "terrible". I fell in love with it. Everything including the music is superb.
I always loved this movie! Loved its visual style. Loved its dark humor. Loved its acting. Loved its satire. It is truly one of the most underrated movies of all time. Glad to see someone other than me giving it the love it deserves and more. This was a fantastic analysis of a fantastic film. So glad I watched!
The most powerful part of this movie was the redemption arc of Boyd's character. He went from a coward willing to play dead in orders to survive, to willingly sacrificing his own life and his own immortality in order to stop The cannibalist predator embodied by Carlisle.
Yes, one of the most underrated movie of all time. Perfectly cast and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The music is brilliant and sets the tone of mystery, fear and the unknown. Love this movie
My friends and I loved this when it was in theaters. Naturally our "normal" buddies didn't like it. But that's ok, they all grew up angry or unhappy while us "weirdos" keep truckin'
It is the most jaundiced view of the American West I have ever seen! God bless Nobody!!! Was thinking you were talking about Dead Man but Ravenous is deliciously jaundiced as well! Normal people´s movies are BORING!!!
I watched this with my mother when I was a teen, it was on late night tv. The main reason was because of Carlyle, because we were both fans of his from Hamish McBeth and Full Monty. It wasn’t until 2005 I saw Trainspotting. Plus I reckon he did a solid job as a Bond villain.
The fact that the "Buxom 22 Year Old" is the most replayed part, and the fact that I only know that because I tried to replay it, says a lot about us as an audience.
_This movie was a revelation._ I remember the first time I witnessed it, I was just stunned dumb, and left gawking alongside my best friend... we were just stunned. The credits hit and I was lost in the final arc of the music. We talked about this movie for months and spoke its praises to any who'd listen. At some point I even got the soundtrack, can't remember if I downloaded it or bought it? This movie was everything.
With this movie I have to say the acting and setting are great, Robert Carlyle in particular is fantastic. I like the parallel of wendigos to vampires. But the plot could have used more work. It gets muddled at the end.
One of the best movie soundtrack ever. I love this music. Boyd's journey is so mysterious, spooky but all so cheerful and joyful. Can't get tierd lisenning to it. Thank you for this review. I'm happy that i'm not the only one who loves this film.
I remember finding this in blockbuster n grabbing it out of boredom, having seen everything else Never saw the trailer or heard of it before I saw it Made quite a impression Very original Never even got the depth of the film as a commentary on manifest destiny and America until far later Thanks for the memberberries Cheers
"This is the greatest movie ever made" Well definitely one of them. I remember screening the print late night lock-in with my work mate back in 99. This along with films like Fight Club, Happiness, American Beauty, Magnolia and others were some of the best movies I saw at the time... Still have the score on Minidisc...lol!
Oh my god. THANK YOU. I HAVE LOVED THIS MOVIE FOR THE BETTER PART OF A DECADE AND IT SEEMED NO ONE BUT ME AND MY BROTHER CAN APPRECIATE IT. One thing I'm surprised you did'nt hit up more on was the supernatural or mythological element of the film. The Wendigo myth has been one of my favorite myths for years. I don't know how long the myth has been around (or if it was around in some form before colonist), and of course there are a thousand different spins or takes on it, but one that stood out to me was the idea that the Wendigo was a eternally gaunt humanoid figure with claws and teeth. It's pigment in this interpretation is alabaster or pale. It's described as eternally eating, always starving for more. Assuming the myth was not around before colonists, it could have been created as metaphor or allegory for the juggernaut that was the expanding predominantly white colonies. If the myth was made before the arrival of Europeans to north America, I think the myth was used as a metaphor or allegory.
Watched this movie on your recommendation and Holy shit, how is this one not talked about more? It’s amazing. It definitely is a good horror and historical fiction/frontier movie but it also scratches my dark comedy itch quite a bit too, all the while having actually profound themes.
Cult classic. Honestly I think it's still underrated, even with the cult classic status. It should be talked about more. Very unique bizarre blend of horror and humor, and yet manages to have an almost bittersweet ending. Practically everyone I've either shared the movie with or recommended it to has liked it or loved it.
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Hi folks - I was the Sound Supervisor on "Ravenous", and I want to tell you how impressed I am with your brilliant film - Antonia would be delighted by it, because the film kind of slid beneath the waves quite quickly after release and almost didn't even get a DVD release. To be honest, as soon as I saw the poster (that big red block with the teeth on it), I knew we were in terrible trouble. Just so you know, that big fight at the end was all Antonia's and the actors' work - they were supposed to use a professional Fight Arranger, but she wanted exactly what you said - two real men trying to destroy each other. I loved working with her - I did "Safe", "Priest" and "Face" too - we lost a great, caring, thoughtful, hilarious talent when she died.
That's awesome! Thanks for your comment, made my day!
This may tickle you - we had to come up with a funny line for Boyd at one point - these were some of the suggestions:
HART
You got a hobby, Boyd?
BOYD
Swimming.
HART
(drily)
Well, we’re having the pool cleaned at the moment...
You could give us all lessons while you’re here...
The Army gets it right again!
General Slauson must really hate you.
Best of luck!
You’ll need a fur swimsuit...
I don’t think we have any towels...
The nearest lake’s only 200 miles away...
I’ll stick to reading.
We have a well in the courtyard...
There’s a nice beaver dam up in the hills...
Well, the river should thaw in about three months...
I saw you brought your trunks.
The pool’s shut, but our opera house is very nice.
Ah, yes - I remember “swimming”.
Swimming? Nobody here even bathes!
Any spare water up here goes into the whisky.
Yes, there had to be some reason they’d send you here.
My uncle Lou drowned in a horse-trough, once...
Well, that finishes that conversation...
I haven’t even seen a birdbath in six years...
You’re a man who likes a challenge, I see.
Wow
vzd963 Impresive movie! Hard to forget it, and sad to hear that she passed away.
Always been a favourite film of mine too and I've recommended it to dozens of people - the ultimate example of a cult masterpiece. Great comment :)
When I started dating my GF on one of our first dates we were talking about movies and I brought this up as one I liked. Her eyes got real big and she got excited and said how it was one of her favorites too, our next date we watched it. She is a keeper now.
How’d she taste?
She liked the same movie as you so she is a keeper? You might wanna find some other things you have in common too lol
Based
@@wedgeantilles1498 Well it's a bit different if both liked something like Thor or whatever. It's hard to find anyone who even know what this movie is.
@@ralphm8088 like salmon prolly
"Hey, I heard you need a director for your horror comedy. I know this director, Antonia Bird - she directed me in a movie about a closeted gay priest and incestuous abuse? Yeah, I think she'd be great for it." - Robert Carlyle.
And he was right!
Good film far from the best
It’s not a horror comedy it’s a horror western
Love Carlyle ❤❤
@@ianarmstrong9594 disagreed
Who in the reply chain or the OG comment said "It's the best" @@ianarmstrong9594
"Hollywood is full of the most miserable, unhappy people Ive ever met, and Im from the Balkans"
Who said that? Zizek?
@@noriyakigumble3011 Sounds like something Zizek would say.
lol this is funny im from the balkans
That's why they spend so much time wagging their finger at middle America and calling them sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. **They** are the real degenerates.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 is that a Comment about the Jewish conspiracy
I always admire Robert Carlyle for picking niche roles like this,my favourite actor and a brilliant film
And glaswegian scotsman 😁
Not my favourite actor, that belongs to Tom Hanks, but definitely up there, from Full Monty to This and even a bond villain many more, not scared to do TV, the SGU Doctor was 1 of my favourite deserved a conclusion, brilliant in Once upon a time, pretty much carried the show.
Have you seen him as Hitler in rise of evil, he plays the part really well
@@semperperatus11 one word. Trainspotting
@@BuckfastConsumer that’s the obvious choice, I assume most people have seen that but not Hitler rise to power
My friend and I saw this in the theater when it first came out in 1999. I LOVED it! As the credits started to roll, I enthusiastically looked over at my friend to see what he thought. He looked back at me, shook his head, and said “I’m picking the next movie”. 😂
I saw it with my best friend back in middle school. We both were blown away. I guess we had more similar taste than you and your friend. hah!
@@pluckyduck11y do you mean you both have similar taste rather than his friend?
@@charliekill88 The grammar was perfectly correct.
@@gregorywellssr7857 grammar was ok, yeah
@@fukpoeslaw3613 Wasn't the best wording,I guess,but...
I thought I was the only person that ever saw this movie lol! My uncle and I watched it years ago and we still talk about it. A gem of a movie!!
"This is the greatest movie ever made"
Me: Well that's preposterous
"It's a cannibal horror comedy"
Me: Tell me more
One of the guys who made South Park, Trey Parker, made a musical cannibal comedy, called "Cannibal! The Musical" in college.
@@paulcoy9060 actually they both are involved. Matt Stone plays the dude in green hat with red afro :D
@@paulcoy9060 roberts charqcter was based a little on alferd packer which cannibal the musical was based on.
@@captinundies6049 yeah, I noticed his story about "a quicker route across the mountains" was eerily familiar to Packers
@@captinundies6049 Yes! They mashed Alford Packard and the Donner party, threw wendigo in there, and made this cannabalistic butt stew of a movie! I was...shockingly entertained!
Edit: I hate edits, but I hate autocorrect mistakes more
Roger Ebert loved this film. He gushed about how the snow looked cold and wet, and how the film in general was compelling.
👍
Ebert was closeted gay so yeah.
Ebert the GOAT as always.
same guy who called The Thing 1982 torture porn@@aztro4010
I remember that, and I had just seen it in the theater and so appreciated his take on what was undeniably a truly excellent film.
You’re telling me the guy who created Gorillaz is also the same guy who made the soundtrack for this movie?
Yep!
The guy from blur
Yep Damon albarn. He's also in blur.
I had pics of Damon in locker in high school. 🥰🤪
There is this one part when they are in the woods about to reach the cave and the music is so erie. Always loved it. Love this film. Had it on Vhs and now dvd
Funny story about this movie , this movie is how my wife and I figured out she was pregnant. The opening scene made her violently ill so we left. Later I skipped work to finish watching the movie.
"We realized my wife was pregnant when she told me she was really craving some human flesh the next morning"
@@whodoobucrew2960 a "piece of the meat" if you will.
Haha the movie was on your mind even when you heard of the pregnancy
Funny, I had a similar situation with my wife. We were in a meat market and all of a sudden my wife made me leave because she got ill. I was mad because I was anticipating a nice dinner with a lot of meat. Turned out she was pregnant.
Thank you for this excellent video essay. Antonia directed one of my plays in London and was the best director I ever worked with. Ten years later I begged her to direct a movie I'd written and was producing. She said no, she was busy prepping 'Mad Love'. She persuaded me to direct the film myself, which terrified me. But, thanks to her fierce encouragement, I took the plunge and directed it ('The Treat' starring Julie Delpy and Alfred Molina). The film turned out okay and even made money for the investors. Antonia was a priceless talent and a lovely person. If she'd been born in the US, she would have been a major director. It was a shock and a huge loss when she died.
Ravenous is an unsung masterpiece indeed. MY college friends and I went around yelling "He was licking me" for weeks after watching it.
Same but my girlfriend and I would say that to each other.
I am absolutely perplexed that this film has not received more recognition and respect. I have been a fan for decades and have not weakened in my perception that it is truly an exceptional film and quality is woven throughout. In other words, I agree entirely.
SICK MAN! OUTSIDE!
I've said that myself with my brother as a joke
I sincerely hope you whispered it first. 😂
I remember seeing this and thinking, "How did this get made? It's pure genius, but there's no possible way to sell it."
You honestly believe this film is 'genius'?
@@trhansen3244 Yes.
@@trhansen3244pure genius
Pure genius it is but what exactly makes it unsellable? Absence of a hot girl like in the silence of lambs? Which was a commercially successful cannibalism exploitation
I wouldn't say "greatest", but it sure is underrated and deserving of much much more recognition
Underrated for sure. Definitely one of the greatest cult classics. Critics mostly panned it when it first came out. Critics constantly bemoan Hollywood cliches and rehash. But then they get a novel and bizarre romp like Ravenous and they are stupefied.
It's my go-to cult movie to introduce people to.
@Daniel Jackson which is extremely wrong
@@GlutenFr33 who’s to say it’s wrong? Entertainment is a subjective measure.
@@thebigragu9952 you yourself just now.
Also people who say “art is subjective” do it because they have shit taste
Ravenous was one of a few influences that kept me away from drugs. The addict comparison is apt, when your town is infested with drug addiction.
Oh wow, that’s super interesting, glad you stayed away!
Having experience with addiction, this comment is frighteningly accurate.
@@vengerloves8496 yeah, people don't think it be like dat, but it do.
My dad's been thirty-five years sober from cocaine, and all my sisters have ruined their lives with drugs. One in prison for selling, another only my gods know where, and the last one having committed suicide due to the direction all the problems causing, and including, her addiction led her to.
Kinda felt like the emotional equivalent of getting hit with the ball as a spectator, truth be told.
Anyone who has seen this and hasn't seen Bone Tomahawk should give it a watch. Different tone and a more wild west than frontier setting but it's a awesome cannibal horror flick!
All that directors movies are amazing
That sceneeeeeee!
Bone Tomahawk is awesome! As is the rest of Zhaler's movies
Bone Tomahawk is another brilliant film.. But that butchery scene near the end I cannot bear
Douglas Patrick , I saw Bone Tomahawk on Amazon Prime, I think, it was great.
Robert Carlyle is such a great actor.
F'n Begsbie
Who?
@@john.premose One of the best English speaking actors of all time.
@@NeilusNihilus never heard of him
@@john.premose Stick to Bollywood films then.
This movie is one of the greatest thing my teenager insomnia gave me. I had trouble sleeping so I was mindlessly watching TV, while this movie started playing. Wasn't thinking about it much, didn't even catch the title, cause it was late at night, and in my country, that's the time when "bad movies" are broadcasted. But then, the tune kicked in. I was so mesmerized by this melody, I just drift through the whole movie like in a vivid dream. When I woke up the next day I almost thought it was just a weird dream, but somehow I managed to find the title of this gem. To this day I met maybe two people that knew about Ravenous. But the main theme melody is still my favorite tone to whistle.
I had the same exact experience as you when I watched the film!!!!!!
So glad people understand how good this movie is.
I really need to see Ravenous.To know it’s truly the greatest movie ever.I love it already and has all I need in a movie. 🙂👍
Seriously though, I'm glad I'm not the only one who knows of this awesome film.
in a world of 7 billion people?
I came across this movie on cable in the early 2000’s when Carlyle is chasing people through the woods to that oddly upbeat music and I was mesmerized. This is one of my favorite films/soundtracks as well and I’ve never met anyone else who’s seen it. Thanks for taking the time to honor it.
"Private Reich is our soldier"
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"I'd steer clear of him"
It was at this point where i almost died laughing and said, "i HAVE to see this movie"
Neal McDonough is a treasure.
I remember sitting near the guy that played Reich at a screening of the film before it was released - he was there with a girl friend - I felt quite sorry for him, cos his part was much larger in the script than what ended up on the screen, and lots of his scenes just Weren't There anymore...
Love Neil McDonough and Robert Carlisle. Actually every actor that’s in this movie.
He is called Reich, is a soldier and he is blonde with blue eyes?
@@vzd963 oh my Lord. Would it even be possible for someone to put together an expanded cut? Food the director have such a version of the film? I'm more completely fascinated for life.
My friend randomly recommended we watch this a few weeks back.
Its somewhat comforting to know that there are still hidden gems out there to be discovered....always so happy to add another addition o my list of favourite films
Eammon Wright I actually did see a video talking about that! will check ot out dude. This may sound like quite the sin but I have not seen the original haha. Would you suggest watching the original first?
The DVD/BluRay commentary track with the director is amazing. She talks about how much more epic the script was and how far back they had to pull it to fit the low budget. The ending was literally going to be an all-out war between a small cannibal army and the reinforcements.
I thought this movie was a wild fever dream from my drunken college days until I was reminded of it’s existence by this video. Now I will have to rewatch it. If you like this movie you should check out the movie 1995 Johnny Depp black and white western titled Dead Man. It’s right up your alley.
That is the best description of the movie. It is like really surreal and bleak just amazing
I LOVE both of these movies! And yes atun shei should talk about it
Wow, I totally agree & in fact just requested a review of it, lol!
The Boyd theme is actually an old hymn, “Jesus is coming soon”, which is a perfect random choice for the theme. It was an awesome touch.
There's also the melody of "Hail Columbia" / "10 green bottles" interwoven with it as he approaches the Fort for the first time.
"Ten green bottles hanging on the wall,
Ten green bottles hanging on the wall,
And if one green bottle should accidentally fall,
There'll be nine green bottles hanging on the wall..." and so on. Genius.
Jesus is coming soon... TO CONDEMN YOUR IMMORTAL SOUL TO THE ETERNALLY FIERY GATES OF HELL!!
I know that Damon Albarn particularly did a lot of research into the kind of music that would have been inside the peoples' heads as they explored the West in those times.
It isn't "Jesus is Coming". It's very similar, to and was perhaps influenced by, the hymn, but it's definitely not the same tune.
I've been pushing to make this a Christmas movie for a while now. Trying to get horror back into the Christmas season, and this movie is neck deep in midwinter-style horror.
Also it's super fun and has the best score ever.
I ALWAYS answer “Ravenous” when asked what my favorite Christmas movie is.
This seems like one of those stories that shows you what horror can be when its use as a story telling agent rather the actual point of the story being told.
Between the gore, the semi-ironic dialogue and the homoeroticism. I can think of at least three crowds they could have marketed towards, with crossover in all groups.
First is the Tim Burton crowd. His 90s films are dark and violent at the same time, but became more child friendly over time. So the people who were wanting more of his work's aesthetic would enjoy it. It's got unique visual elements that remind me of Beatlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. There's a later film of his called Sleepy Hollow which is superficially similar, ie old American folklore (Headless Horsemand/Wendigos) in a period setting.
The next would be the Anne Rice goth crowd. Homoerotic elements, dark, slightly violent, with a linear story and supernatural elements with pastiche and showmanship. Interview with the Vampire mostly but also The Crow, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Lost Boys and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Final audience would be fans of the black comedy crime films that got really big after Pulp Fiction. Edgy, fast, occasionally absurd. Trainspotting, Fargo, Desperado, From Dusk Til Dawn and most importantly, Natural Born Killers.
The goth and alternative scene at the time would have eaten it up.
That poster they came up with meant absolutely nothing/nada/nista to anybody.
I would've been the last group I loved all those movies you mentioned in that last group especially Natrual Born Killers
Since my friends and I were in all categories, we all adored this movie :)
But that's because lovers of the dark side of life have better appreciation for such topics.
I had the privilege of seeing this in the theater when it debuted. I came out of this film utterly amazed and kept thinking about it for about a week afterwards. Such a great film. I like your analysis also. thanks.
"The Revenant" reminded me of a movie I couldn't remember watching. Turns out it was "Ravenous" and now I can see the similarities were numerous and yet it's a superior film.
@@simond7225 Should I bother seeing Ravenous?
@@simond7225 Sorry I meant to type Revenant. I don't know where my brain has gone. I quite liked Ravenous also. I agree about the score being really weird and unsettling. The accordion (if that is the right instrument) with the incessant plinking of the banjo or mandolin or whatever really needles the nerves. The acting and story is fascinating. Funny I didn't pick up on the homoerotic vibes at all.
@@simond7225 Thanks for the info. Yeah I have my issues with DiCaprio but he can be entertaining despite his tendency to overact.
Agreed 100% @Atun-Shei films!
Eat to live, don’t live to eat. Hmm? Hmm?!
My cousin worked in a small family owned video store in the late 90s. The owner got the screener for Ravenous and decided not to purchase it. My cousin and I watched this movie in 1999, and to this day it’s on my top 5 films list. Well done 👍
Nobody talks about this movie and it’s one of my faves ever. It’s Interview with the Vampire, but with cannibals! I knew I loved it for a reason, it’s brilliant!!!!
Hugely underrated movie. Just goes to show that in the movie business getting it out to theatres and marketing is literally 90% of the film's success. This received diddly squat so nobody saw it.
I definitely saw and fortunately we that did see it got treated to a cinematic pleasure that the others just don't know exists, their loss but our found prize😉
Same thing happened to The Thing. Even worse it got panned by a ton of retarded critics
@@Wolfsheim23 yup, very true, an John Carpenter's The Thing, personal favorite
@@clayschuetz899 mine too. Since this video, I watched Ravenous again to see why it disappointed me so much back when I saw it in theaters, and maybe a few times since. The main thing I hated was Guy Pierce. I just hated his character all through the movie, everyone else was excellent. It didn't help that I didn't know anything about Pierce back then. He just seemed like such a tool making dumb mistakes all through the film and just came off pathetic. He should have been killed many times but everyone else just wanted to keep him around for "reasons" ?? I always watched a ton of movie on video so there was just so many more I liked a lot that this never stood out for me. It has held up well though over time.
Clay Schuetz same w Assassination of Jesse James
all of my friends passed around this bargain bin movie after it came out. It was a diamond in the rough. One of the most underrated films of all time.
I just realized this movie is basically if Dances With Wolves was written by Stephen King.
No Peter straub
Speaking of Stephen King, 'Sleepwalkers' should have been called 'Skinwalkers'. Like the Wendigo, it's a concept straight outta Native American folklore.
makerstudios it’s not as shitty as Stephen King writing
@@magicman3163 ?
It really isn't
This film has been part of my husband’s traditional Thanksgiving celebrations with his gaming group for longer than I have known him. It is a masterpiece and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.
I saw this movie in Pakistan in 1999 and never forgot it or it’s haunting score .. truly a masterpiece
I watched it three times at the cinema, it's a masterpiece.
I remember getting this movie free with Pathfinder. I remember watching it after Pathfinder and thinking, I paid for the wrong film. Pathfinder should be the free movie for Ravenous.
God Pathfinder was terrible.
@@TyyTheFlyGuy incredible box art though
The only reason I saw Ravenous was because the theater by my house was playing it, I went to see it again the next day and the day after that. This movie still blows me away, it really is the greatest movie ever made. Yet I’ve never been able to get someone else to watch it. They see the name of the movie and figure it’s a cheap horror movie and want nothing to do with it. I am so happy to see there are others like me out there. This was the first time I’d ever seen Guy Pierce in anything, I couldn’t believe how cool he was, he reminded me a lot of Clint Eastwood. Whenever he is on talk shows they never bring this movie up, that’s really sad, & according to Pierce this was the most difficult of all his movies to make.
Well, A million thanks for making this video and posting it, it really made my day. 👍🏽📽🎬😀
I can see Pierce as Eastwood, and Robert Carlyle as the Lee Van Cleef antagonist.
I would watch it with you
Listening to the soundtrack, it seems he's got mixed timings between a 4/4 melody and a 5/5 rhythm. Creates a unsettling feeling due to the seemingly off rhythms. Its uncommon in western music but popular bands like Tool and Radiohead frequently use similar techniques in may of their arrangements.
“Murderfest destiny” sounds like what he actually said.
Same difference.
Quite accurate really
I watched this in 1999 in the theaters with me and my mum. It scared us both but we just loved it. The music in the cave when they find out Col Ives ate all his fellow travelers instead of trying to find help scares me to this day. I love this movie, the cinematography and the soundtrack are like no other film out there.
The first time I saw Ravenous was in the theater, and afterward I was like: "What the hell was that mess?" Then I saw again a year or so later and thought it was freaking brilliant.
Same here)
I was trapping with my father in law in the mountains a few years ago and on my way, I was playing Boyd's Journey. It really set the mood.
Thank you so much for introducing this film. I've just watched it and rewatched this vid again. Truly a masterpiece.
Everything about this movie blew my mind when it came out. It took me years to find out the mesmerizing soundtrack involved Damon Albarn. I had been a fan of Robert Carlyle since Hamish MacBeth and Trainspotting. I will give almost any Robert Carlyle project a watch (though never got into Once Upon a Time). For such a diminutive man, it's impressing how terrifying he can be!
This is certainly the kind of movie I miss. It is very hard to imagine something like this being made today (or at least ever finding it if it were made). I know it's a trope at this point, but for the most part I haven't wanted to go to the cinema in years because we've swapped characters for caricatures.
Ready your rotten tomatoes if you must, I am a nerd myself, but Marvel et all more or less ruined American cinema for me. I can't stand the way they assume we'll all shovel it into ourselves no matter how shit the quality is. It's so insulting. And yet completely true. Wake me up when it's not more sequels.
There was always a balance of product and art in films. Nowadays the product aspect outweighs the artistic aspect. Part of it is do to the industry trying to appeal to a worldwide market.
You are 100% about the MCU helping to destroy cinema. I can't include Iron Man in that though, because that movie fucking rocks. The rest, especially anything with Thanos, is pure trash.
Hamish mcbeth ❤❤❤❤
"It's not easy being a cannibal...tough making friends."
Imagine how many things you could replace "cannibal" with.
Waa waa waa waaaaa
here's some examples i thought up:
"It's not easy being a gamer...tough making friends."
"It's not easy being a weeb…tough making friends."
"It's not easy being a introvert...tough making friends."
"It's not easy being a furry...tough making friends."
feel free to add more
It’s not easy being a killer... tough making friends
oh please don't worry so..after all we're only human.
Never heard of this movie but I'll watch anything with Robert Carlyle in it. Thanks for the heads up man!
Now that I’ve become obsessed with your channel, it looks like I have another movie to watch.
I watched this a few times as a teenager and have never forgotten it
I watch this when I was 11 years old
Everything in this movie is perfect. Decor, set design, make-up, cast, directing, acting, location, narrative pacing and tempo, cinematography, film language and boy oh boy the soundtrack. Bravo everyone involved.
Спасибо.
It's nicely made, produced, directed, the acting is pretty good, the story is awful and the last 20 minutes terrible. But it has some decent moments.
I'll watch anything with Guy Pierce or Robert Carlyle in it. Was shocked the first time I watched this. A year later, watched it again.
True especially Guy Pierce.
Iron man 2 ? Nah just kidding Pearce and Carlyle are Class A actors to say the least
Look, the rest of the film is fantastic. Colquhoun's tale is brilliant. The score is amazing. The scenery is wonderful. We all know all this. The sheer random uniqueness of the film makes it magic. Our own little gem. We love Ravenous. We know this.
So instead can we just give a shout out to that awesome that flying headbutt Knox gives Boyd? Man, that's a corker.
"We know this."
Friend, I've literally never heard of this movie in my life before now. How am I supposed to know anything of the sort?
Still, the headbut *was* a good one.
I'm giving this thumbs up, just because this movie has always been in my top 5 favorite movies of all time. such a great movie, matches the same aesthetic of evil dead. Just a special place in my heart and collection.
I really loved this movie. Even more so, the off-beat music score....
I love this movie. Saw it on Netflix a few years back on a cold rainy day at home. Was really surprised by how good it is and I never knew it existed before then.
This is my favorite film ever and has been for over a decade and I want you to know how much this review means to me given how difficult it is for me to find other people who like this film. Furthermore, this is just an excellent essay, well-said, well-thought out, and well-paced/organized.
I have been recommending this flick to people for years. It's criminally underrated. Jeffrey Jones pleading to Guy Pearce while the depressing, doom n' gloom song plays in the background still gives me chills. And every scene with Major Knox is always fun. "Now, what in the heck is going on out here?!" always makes me laugh. Ravenous is easily in my top 5 favorites of all time. Glad to see this video!
Glad to see im not the only one who loved this movie, perfect in every way i thought, from the stellar acting to the hauntingly beautiful soundtrack
Alright, another rare gem to add to my must-see viewing list! RIP Antonia.
I credit this movie with my love of horror. I remember my mom taking me and one of my friends to go see it. We were 10, my mom never sheltered me from shit and I love her for it.
"He was licking me!"
That scene creeped me out so much when i saw it
Given the subcontext, he practically could have been screaming something else that rhymes.🤪
This is one of my favourite movies of all time. I actually managed to find the soundtrack on CD in central Ontario of all places. I honestly can't thank you enough, this movie and soundtrack changed my life, honestly
Anyone who's seen the movie and recognizes my name will understand why I'm torn between loving this movie and cringing.
Also, Guy Pierce and Robert Carlyle playing off each other is absolutely brilliant. And yes! The music MAKES IT!!!!
It's one of my favorites. I wouldn't call it a horror comedy, though; the occasional jokes are too dry and cynical to qualify as comedy. I didn't laugh at anything in this movie. The jokes only contribute to the sense of horror and absurdity by revealing the callous psychopathy, stupidity or hopelessness of the characters and situations. That's not comedy, that's tragedy.
The primary reason it failed to be a box office hit is because they tried selling it as a horror comedy when it fails to uphold that moniker. Nobody laughed because nothing about the scenes or the buildup is laughable; even the soundtrack is terrifying. People were expecting another Buffy the Vampire Slayer or at the very least an American Psycho sort of vibe, but they got a bleak, tear-jerking, locked in a cold closet nightmare instead. That buildup was a huge letdown. People were sold a bill of goods about a comedy and all they got was a very depressing and tragic film. The movie wasn't a failure, but the marketing most definitely was.
Sound like comedy to me, at least in Britain anyway. We love extremely dry and cynical jokes.
@@BoshyG Watch the movie, then you'll understand.
watched it and it was funny to me
I forgot how much I liked this movie. Guy Pierce has been in some of my all time favorites in this movie, Memento and LA Confidential
Thank you for making this! The fact that most people have never seen this film is criminal.
Why Ravenous is the Greatest Movie Ever Made
Okay! I'll bite!
Nice one dad
I agree with this fact - the soundtrack was also outstanding. This movie is my spirit animal. Thank you so so much for giving it the respect and care it more than deserves.
“Eat to live, don't live to eat.” - Ben Franklin.
I thought I was the only person who’d ever seen this.
I watched this when I was 13, I was horrified but for some reason I finished the film.
I am gonna watch it again
So few people have seen this that I saw it and loved it and still forgot it existed until right now. It's like I unwatched the movie.
Did it make you consider eating people?
Sharif Cavil Yes
THANK YOU! I try telling so many people about this movie and I am constantly let down when they don't understand just how brilliant it is. Glad it's getting some love here on youtube.
I remember when I first watched this movie. I bought it from HMV, despite a friend of mine warning me it was "terrible". I fell in love with it. Everything including the music is superb.
Love ravenous, great acting all around in that film and none of the characters feel "wasted".
I always loved this movie! Loved its visual style. Loved its dark humor. Loved its acting. Loved its satire. It is truly one of the most underrated movies of all time. Glad to see someone other than me giving it the love it deserves and more. This was a fantastic analysis of a fantastic film.
So glad I watched!
The most powerful part of this movie was the redemption arc of Boyd's character.
He went from a coward willing to play dead in orders to survive, to willingly sacrificing his own life and his own immortality in order to stop The cannibalist predator embodied by Carlisle.
Yes, one of the most underrated movie of all time. Perfectly cast and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The music is brilliant and sets the tone of mystery, fear and the unknown. Love this movie
My friends and I loved this when it was in theaters. Naturally our "normal" buddies didn't like it.
But that's ok, they all grew up angry or unhappy while us "weirdos" keep truckin'
It is the most jaundiced view of the American West I have ever seen! God bless Nobody!!! Was thinking you were talking about Dead Man but Ravenous is deliciously jaundiced as well! Normal people´s movies are BORING!!!
I watched this with my mother when I was a teen, it was on late night tv. The main reason was because of Carlyle, because we were both fans of his from Hamish McBeth and Full Monty. It wasn’t until 2005 I saw Trainspotting. Plus I reckon he did a solid job as a Bond villain.
I watch this movie as a 10 year old back in early 2000s and in my opinion to this day this is defo top 10 best movie ever made!
Ravenous is a nasty little film that i loved. This is one of Robert Carlyle's best roles. Jeffery Jones is also quite good in this too.
The fact that the "Buxom 22 Year Old" is the most replayed part, and the fact that I only know that because I tried to replay it, says a lot about us as an audience.
_This movie was a revelation._ I remember the first time I witnessed it, I was just stunned dumb, and left gawking alongside my best friend... we were just stunned. The credits hit and I was lost in the final arc of the music. We talked about this movie for months and spoke its praises to any who'd listen. At some point I even got the soundtrack, can't remember if I downloaded it or bought it? This movie was everything.
With this movie I have to say the acting and setting are great, Robert Carlyle in particular is fantastic. I like the parallel of wendigos to vampires. But the plot could have used more work. It gets muddled at the end.
I watch the movie with my family every Thanksgiving.
The soundtrack, 3 or 4 times a week on my transit to or from work.
This kind of Thanksgiving?
"But I must say when I stepped inside that cave...the smell of meat cooking...
I thanked the Lord.
I thanked the Lord."
@@bikkinHUN
😊
One of the best movie soundtrack ever. I love this music. Boyd's journey is so mysterious, spooky but all so cheerful and joyful. Can't get tierd lisenning to it.
Thank you for this review. I'm happy that i'm not the only one who loves this film.
I remember finding this in blockbuster n grabbing it out of boredom, having seen everything else
Never saw the trailer or heard of it before I saw it
Made quite a impression
Very original
Never even got the depth of the film as a commentary on manifest destiny and America until far later
Thanks for the memberberries
Cheers
It's astonishing how much AMC's The Terror seems to owe to Antonia Bird and her wonderful film. This goes right to my watchlist
yes! i really loved both, and after i watched this movie, i really saw the similarities between ives and hickey, and the overall atmosphere
"This is the greatest movie ever made" Well definitely one of them. I remember screening the print late night lock-in with my work mate back in 99. This along with films like Fight Club, Happiness, American Beauty, Magnolia and others were some of the best movies I saw at the time... Still have the score on Minidisc...lol!
I've been a 'fervent' fan of this film since a wee bit after 99, still fanatic for it, and the soundtrack!
This movie was so amazing. To say nothing of the fact that it starred two of my favorite actors, Carlyle and Pearce.
Oh my god. THANK YOU. I HAVE LOVED THIS MOVIE FOR THE BETTER PART OF A DECADE AND IT SEEMED NO ONE BUT ME AND MY BROTHER CAN APPRECIATE IT. One thing I'm surprised you did'nt hit up more on was the supernatural or mythological element of the film. The Wendigo myth has been one of my favorite myths for years. I don't know how long the myth has been around (or if it was around in some form before colonist), and of course there are a thousand different spins or takes on it, but one that stood out to me was the idea that the Wendigo was a eternally gaunt humanoid figure with claws and teeth. It's pigment in this interpretation is alabaster or pale. It's described as eternally eating, always starving for more. Assuming the myth was not around before colonists, it could have been created as metaphor or allegory for the juggernaut that was the expanding predominantly white colonies. If the myth was made before the arrival of Europeans to north America, I think the myth was used as a metaphor or allegory.
The relationship of the lead characters Remind me of Louis and Lestat
Exactly
I watched this DVD last night for the first time and their conversation before the finale immediately brought me back to Interview with a Vampire.
Interview with the Vampire.
Watched this movie on your recommendation and Holy shit, how is this one not talked about more? It’s amazing. It definitely is a good horror and historical fiction/frontier movie but it also scratches my dark comedy itch quite a bit too, all the while having actually profound themes.
Cult classic. Honestly I think it's still underrated, even with the cult classic status. It should be talked about more. Very unique bizarre blend of horror and humor, and yet manages to have an almost bittersweet ending. Practically everyone I've either shared the movie with or recommended it to has liked it or loved it.
Profound themes? LOL You have to be joking.
I love this film. Great video on the subject. This has to be one of the most overlooked gems of the late 90s
The wife and I have made Ravenous a part of our Halloween custom since the early aughts. It is an amazing movie with great story and cinematography.