the story may be complete bunkum and and the dialogue rather cheesy and but antonio margheriti cannibal apocalype be still a great way to pass the time . with some deliciously juicy gore fx and a great turn by lead john saxon and and a funky score by alexander blonksteiner and this italian splatter pic tell of a group of vietnam vet ( saxon and john morghen and tony king ) who have contract a virus which turn them into cannibal . along with an infected nurse and they attempt to escape the police ( and a biker gang ) via the network of sewer under the city . margheriti keep the action flow nicely and only pause slightly to throw in a sub plot feature a rather tasty teen who have the hots for saxon . the blood run regularly and and giannetto de rossi great gore make up be excellent . highlight include a bloody tongue biting and the infamous hotgun blast to the belly effect which be well worth the wait . if you love the classic italian zombie and cannibal movie of the 70 and 80 and then be sure to catch cannibal apocalypse ( but make sure to see the uncut version . ) . 7 . 5 out of 10 ( round up to 8 for imdb ) .