Summary Ravenous (1999)

1. Ravenous movie review & film summary (1999) - Roger Ebert

  • A darkly atmospheric film about an epidemic of flesh-eating and the fearsome power that it brings.

  • Of course a vampire is simply a cannibal with good table manners, and "Ravenous'' is a darkly atmospheric film about an epidemic of flesh-eating and the

2. Ravenous | Rotten Tomatoes

  • Beautifully filmed with great acting and a musical score that just works. It must be said that this is a mature movie that does contain graphic violence so, say ...

  • Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd (Guy Pearce) investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman, F.W. Colghoun (Robert Carlyle), who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide -- a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify Colghoun's gruesome claims.

3. The Horrors of “Ravenous” Are Difficult To Digest | Autostraddle

  • Oct 28, 2022 · The central plot revolves around Second Lieutenant John Boyd (Guy Pearce), a veteran of the Mexican-American War, who faked his death during ...

  • The plotline, script, and direction of the film are all critical of colonialism.

4. Ravenous is a forgotten casualty of the class of 1999 - Film Obsessive

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  • Chris Holt takes a look at the forgotten 1999 cannibal horror Ravenous starring Guy Pearce and David Arquette

5. Ravenous (1999, Dir. Antonia Bird) | by Rupert Lally - Medium

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  • Promoted to Captain after an act of cowardice on the battlefield during the American – Mexican war inadvertently leads to him winning a military victory, John Boyd (Guy Pearce) is sent to Fort…

6. No Sleep October: Ravenous - Midwest Film Journal

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  • Evan closes out No Sleep October by taking a big bite out of “Ravenous.”…

7. At The Movies: Ravenous (1999) | The Literary Omnivore

8. Ravenous (1999) Movie Synopsis & Film Details - FilmJabber.com

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  • Read the movie synopsis of Ravenous (1999) to learn about the film details and plot.

9. The cult horror classic Ravenous, 25 years later - The Lamron

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  • When watching Antonia Bird’s 1999 horror-comedy Western cannibal film Ravenous for the first time, I was initially tempted to think, ‘They don’t make ‘em like this anymore,’ but that would be doing the movie a disservice. Ravenous is truly a one of a kind, an unforgettable horror story of Americ

10. Ravenous (1999) – A Forgotten Gem with a Voracious Appetite

  • Dec 19, 2024 · Set in the snow-covered Sierra Nevada during the Mexican-American War, the film follows Captain John Boyd (Guy Pearce), a disgraced officer ...

  • Few films are as unique, unsettling, and criminally overlooked as Antonia Bird’s Ravenous. Released in 1999 to lukewarm box office reception, this macabre tale of survival, morality, and hunger has…

11. Horrortoberfest Day 9 – Ravenous (1999) - System Mastery

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  • Let me tell you a story about the movie Ravenous. I was in high school when this movie came out and the trailer for it was nothing special  and I didn’t particularly have an interest in seeing a ca…

12. Ravenous (1999) - Movie Review : Alternate Ending

  • Oct 7, 2013 · The 1999 horror film Ravenous is great. Because it is a punchy black comedy? Because it is an intelligent attack on social constructs of bravery and ...

  • Ravenous - Movie review by film critic Tim Brayton

13. Ravenous (1999) - Mutant Reviewers

  • Feb 23, 2012 · Ravenous is an incredibly off-kilter film that samples from the appetizer trays of horror, comedy, period, and action. The whole cannibal thing ...

  • “He was licking me!” The Scoop: 1999 R, directed by Antonia Bird and Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle and David Arquette Tagline: You are who you eat Summary Capsule: Cannibals face-off in th…

14. RAVENOUS - Movieguide | Movie Reviews for Families

  • RAVENOUS is a pitiful and anti-Christian treatment of cannibalism. Based in part on a true story of a western-bound band of 1840's travelers stranded in a cave.

  • RAVENOUS is a pitiful and anti-Christian treatment of cannibalism. Based in part on a true story of a western-bound band of 1840's travelers stranded in a

15. Sight & Sound | Ravenous (1999) - BFI

  • Dec 20, 2011 · An abrupt, unmotivated change of heart by the recent cannibal-convert Colonel Hart is used to slice through a plot crux, after which the ...

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16. Ravenous (1999) Review - Shat the Movies Podcast

  • Dec 31, 2021 · Ravenous" Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt.

  • “Ravenous" Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd (Guy Pearce) investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman, F.W. Colghoun (Robert Carlyle), who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide — a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify Colghoun’s gruesome claims.

17. RAVENOUS movie review - Feo Amante's HORROR THRILLER

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  • Mike Bracken reviews Director Antonia Bird's Ravenous

18. Ravenous (1999) (Film) - TV Tropes

  • Specifically, it hybridizes cannibalism with vampirism; cannibals are not depicted as diseased savages, but as healthy and refined. In turn, their feasts are ...

  • Ravenous is a Horror Comedy Western released in 1999, written by Ted Griffin and directed by Antonia Bird. Starred Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Davies, Jeffrey Jones, David Arquette, and Neal McDonough. Captain John Boyd is a Shell-Shocked …

19. Ravenous (1999) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM

  • Captain John Boyd has been sent to a remote outpost in Sierra Nevada following a military disgrace in the Mexican-American War. There, his group run into ...

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20. Ravenous - Angelfire

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  • First up, I like this film a lot, but I'm not too "precious" to have some fun with it. I had absolutely nothing to do with its making - just ask Ant, Guy or Bob. I like it because it doesn't piss about and pretend to be something it isn't.

21. The Test of Time: Ravenous (1999) - JoBlo

  • Mar 20, 2019 · Most compelling is the moral conundrum Boyd finds himself in: unwilling to eat flesh to grow stronger himself, except to mount enough strength ...

  • We revisit Antonia Bird's masterful 1999 film RAVENOUS as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

22. SCREENING: RAVENOUS (1999) — Best Video Film & Cultural Center

  • Oct 10, 2023 · Ravenous is a 1999 horror Western cannibal film starring Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones and David Arquette.

  • Please join BVFCC and BVFCC member Jill LaBrack as she presents the second film in our October Screening Series, RAVENOUS (1999) on Tuesday, October 10th at 7pm. Entry is FREE for members and $7 for non-members. The BVCoffee Bar will be open for beer, wine, café drinks, and FREE freshly-popped

23. Who's hungry?: A critical review of “Ravenous” (1999)

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  • Curiously, cannibals and Westerns seem to have an odd kinship; at least, the recent film “Bone Tomahawk” and the recent video game “Red Dead Redemption” both mined cannibali…

24. 'Ravenous': His Favorite Dessert? Lady Fingers, of Course!

  • Mar 19, 1999 · In this rugged setting, Captain John Boyd (Guy Pearce of "L.A. Confidential") finds himself marooned amid a pack of hirsute oddballs. Oddest of ...

  • f there's anything worse than a cannibal movie, it's an undead-cannibal movie with pretensions about Manifest Destiny in the American West. And the problems with Antonia Bird's "Ravenous" don't end there.

25. Ravenous (1999) | Movie Review

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  • Antonia Bird’s Ravenous stands on the line between horror and comedy. Upon close inspection, it contains elements of each without ever becoming the

26. Ravenous - IGN

  • Dec 7, 1999 · When he recovers, he tells them a horrible tale of a wagon party trapped in a cave with a cannibalistic mad man. The soldiers quickly mobilize ...

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