Overview: In the beginning there was heaven and earth, then man and woman. Soon, Adam (Mark Gregory of THE BRONX WARRIORS and the THUNDER trilogy) and Eve (blonde beauty Andrea Goldman in her only film role) were frolicking nude in The Garden of Eden.

But thanks to ‘80s ItaloSleaze logic, Eve’s eating of the forbidden fruit will beget a maelstrom of shame, guilt, hot sex, angry pterodactyls, crazed cannibals and more key prophecies from The Book of Genesis that you never learned in Sunday School!

Pierangelo Pozzato (WOMEN’S PRISON MASSACRE) co-stars in this “cocktail of Italian movie crazy” (B&S About Movies) – also known as ADAM AND EVE VS. THE CANNIBALS – produced by Enzo Doria (TENTACLES, BEYOND THE DOOR) and directed by Luigi Russo (BLUE ISLAND) from a screenplay co-written by Jaime Comas Gil (THE SHARK HUNTER) and an original story by God, now scanned in 4K from the original camera negative recently discovered in the Vatican Apostolic Archives.

Blu-ray Verdict: God creates Adam (Mark Gregory) and then graces him with Eve (Andrea Goldman) but before long they are cast out of the Garden of Eden after Eve eats from the forbidden fruit. Soon the two are out on a crazy adventure that leads them through some dangerous places.

This here was released to American video shelves as ADAM AND EVE MEET THE CANNIBALS so that there should pretty much tell you everything you need to know. This here is 100% pure Italian exploitation and it’s just a downright mind-numbingly brilliant movie from start to finish. It’s basically a version of THE BLUE LAGOON but we’ve got the story of Adam and Eve to tell; but I seriously doubt the filmmakers were overly familiar with the Bible!

If you’re wanting something to show the kiddies then this here certainly isn’t that. No, this here is pure exploitation and it’s downright hilarious at times. There are so many crazy things going on in this picture that it would be wrong for me to spoil all of them but if you’re familiar with the genre then you already know that bad special effects didn’t stop them from making what turned out to be a solid watch of a movie.

Just wait until you see the scene where a giant bug attacks Adam and he has to fight it off! Even better is a beyond cringey sequence where Eve is attacked by a bear and Adam and another man has to rescue her. The look of this bear is so crazy that you’ll be wondering if someone slipped acid into your drink!

As you’d expect, we’ve got some really B-movie performances here and the dubbing is pretty bad as well but there’s really not too much dialogue. Instead, we basically just see these two lovers go from one destination to the next and, of course, there’s always some sort of drama. And yes, there are cannibals, ape creatures and a variety of other weird things on hand. The opening creation scene of Adam was actually well-done as was Eve’s birth but on the whole there’s really not much Oscar material on show here 9which is just fine with me).

Fans of bad cinema are really going to love watching this. It’s certainly one of the craziest movies out there and as beautifully awful as it is, the film always has something happening in it and it’s certainly never boring. A must see for fans of Italian exploitation!

Special Features:
The Forbidden Cut – Interview With Editor Gianfranco Amicucci
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