5. Cannibal Apocalypse
An Italian film originally released in 1980, Cannibal Apocalypse was another gory page in the Video Nasties catalogue that was finally re-released in the UK only as late as 2005. Following the story of a Vietnam Vet who is bitten by a prisoner of war, director Antonio Margheriti depicts a widespread infection that forces humans to crave the taste of human flesh. Starring Italian-American John Saxon in the lead role, the film is an absolute bloodbath, perhaps best remembered for the way in which it is remains accompanied by a strangely upbeat, almost funky, score and soundtrack. Unsurprisingly, Cannibal Apocalypse's title didn't give it much chance when the Video Nasty epidemic hit home in the 1980's, and the film was soon banned for its vividly graphic mutilation scenes and bloody nature.