646f9e108c During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him. This war film is included on this website is cheesy, Italian, and there&#39;s a plentiful amount of gore on offer. Don&#39;t expect anything original to be on offer here,parts are copied from APOCALYPSE NOW and THE DEER HUNTER, but if you are looking for a juicy slice of Italian exploitation then you&#39;ve come to the right place. I thought that only horror films were gory, but this war film has enough blood and guts to satisfy even the most hardened viewer. Made in the wake of numerous Italian gut churners suchZOMBIE FLESH EATERS, you can hardly expect it to be anything else and you won&#39;t be disappointed. However apart from the gore there are some fun action sequences, the best being where Warbeck lets loose with a flamethrower, an attack on a boat or a scene where a man tries to get a coconut while bullets fly around him.<br/><br/>David Warbeck is the all-round hero in this film. Obviously not the man you immediately think of when it comes to war (let&#39;s face it, he was no Sylvestor Stallone), Warbeck acquits himself in the role well, and his gruff officer is both masculine and charismatic. He&#39;s one of those guys who you just know will survive until the final credits. Along with battle-scarred Warbeck is Tisa Farrowthe obligatory love interest. Farrow looks a lot different here and while she&#39;s not much of an actress - bless her - she&#39;s still fun to watch in an enjoyably bad way. Two tough black guys provide the muscle, one of them being Bobby Rhodes (DEMONS), who once again is a macho guy who is killed quickly and violently, much like in all his films. The other black guy has his leg shot off (shown in explicit detail) and is burnt alive while going crazy. I guess it&#39;s pretty lousy being the black guy in horror films, because they always end up dying violently. Even Blade took a beating before the final reel.<br/><br/>Lots of slaughter and explosions help to move things along quickly,wella decayed corpse hanging from a tree (with the guts hanging out, lovely) and a dangerous tree trap so beloved of the Italian cannibal genre which impales a man in a bloody fashion. However the most memorable moment involves Warbeck being immersed in a half-filled cage in a river, and then attacked by dozens of hungry rats while his cellmate, grey-skinned and covered in bites, sinks beneath the depths. It&#39;s a riot if you like Italian cinema. Mr. Antonio Margheriti, the uncrowned KING of Italian rip-offs, and his dynamic duo of charismatic actors David Steiner and John Steiner (though the latter only in a small role this time) strike again with this raw and excessively violent war-exploitation flick. Clearly inspired by the success of &quot;The Deer Hunter&quot; and a variety of other Hollywood films about the Vietnam War, but &quot;The Last Hunter&quot; goes straight for shocks, fast-paced and explosive action sequences and macho behavior instead of focusing on story-building, character drawings or God forbid - underlying messages about the insanity of warfare. This film just loves the war in &#39;Nam and all dialogs like &quot;Damn this country&quot; or &quot;I hate this awful war&quot; are obviously insincere. Margheriti also couldn&#39;t resist providing his film with genuine horror aspect! The make-up effects are extremely gore (gorier than the ones in my horror movies for sure), with images of a soldier missing an eyeball, disembowelment after bombings and the severely decomposing bodies from dead parachutists falling from treetops. The battle sequences are long and exhilarating whilst the actual plot is thin and clichéd. In other words, just the way we like our Italian exploitation dish served! Captain Henry Morris (Warbeck) is assigned with the important mission of blowing up a Vietcong radio transmitter, located far behind enemy lines, which broadcasts demoralizing reports and encourages the American soldiers to throw away their guns and go back home. Morris&#39; squad, which also includes a female report, gets killed and he&#39;s taken to a prisoner&#39;s camp for some inhumanly cruel torture. And yet, even whilst enduring the most excruciating pains, Morris intends to complete his mission, if it were onlya last tribute to all the friends and loyal soldiers he lost. Admittedly the script features every single Vietnam feature in the book, but hey, at least &quot;The Last Hunter&quot; is never boring and actually one of the most thrilling war movies ever made. You don&#39;t look for deep dialogs or complex characterizations here, just a lot of blood and delightful stereotypes. The &quot;twist&quot; at the end is extremely implausible and suddenly gives a somewhat stupid feeling to the whole movie. Truly ironic how the only remotely original twist in the entire script is also the most ludicrous one. Personally, I still like Margheriti&#39;s Indiana Jones rip offs better (&quot;Hunters of the Golden Cobra&quot;, &quot;Ark of the Sun God&quot;) and his ultimate masterpiece remains &quot;Cannibal Apocalypse&quot;, but &quot;The Last Hunter&quot; is undoubtedly great low-brain entertainment and comes highly recommended!
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