It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Simply amazing!! Trey Parker's first attempt at a film would turn out to be one of the most hilarious "non-Kaufman's" Troma has to offer, and quite possibly the funniest film of all time. Not too bad for a first-time director. Now days, everyone pretty much realizes Trey Parker is a genius, and with the massive, never-ending success of South Park, you'd think Cannibal: The Muisical would have, at some point, ended up on television. but I guess there's just something about the word "Troma" that just, I don't know, repels people. Or at least the people who decide what gets played on TV. Anyway, I think it's pretty cool that Troma has the rights to this masterpiece.From what I've seen on The History Channel, The story portrayed in this outlandish musical is a whole lot more authentic than one would think. The musical aspect is practically the only thing about this movie that isn't true, and I'm not even completely sure about that. Cannibal: The Musical is about Alfred Packer, a Utah miner, who is coaxed into leading a gold-mining expedition into Colorado. Not wanting to let down the nice mormon fellows, Alfred leaves out the fact that he has no Idea where Colorado is. Now, an extreme horse-lover, a butcher, a chronic-liar, two mormons, and an eager little gipper would then embark on a comically hopeless journey which could only end with frozen starvation, or cannibalism, with a soundtrack that would become legendary within the Troma universe, as well as any real fan of South Park. Each character is hilarious in his own way, especially Dian Bachar, as the little virgin gipper. That guy is probably funnier than he will ever know. And the one mormon who's always in a good mood, makes the Cannibal: The Musical experience all the more shpadoinkle.It doesn't take long to notice the similarities between Cannibal: the Musical and South Park. In fact, it's the same humor, only, This is better than any single episode of South Park, and that's a fact (my opinion). Trey Parker really makes one wish he had more on-screen roles than this, BASEketball, and Orgazmo. Parker's performance as Alfred Packer is simply priceless, this guy has superb comic timing, and clearly knows what's funny. Native Americans portrayed by Japanese guys being just one example. Someday, hopefully in my lifetime, South Park can wrap up, then maybe Trey Parker will put more time into directing and/or acting. As far as ridiculous B-Horror-comedy/musicals go, Cannibal The Musical beats the hell out of Poultrygeist in every way, without trying nearly as hard. As far as the Troma catalogue goes, there's only a select few that absolutely must be seen by anyone who considers themself any kind of a Troma fan. And this one just might be the king of that mountain. This review was written by someone who hates musicals. 10/10

I watched this with friends one night when we were having a B movie marathon. Little did we know how much this would take us by surprise.The opening scene is somewhat scary but corny, and the corniness and wit of the jokes just expands from there. For musical fans, this is a sing along movie if I've ever seen one. I'm not really into musicals, but the songs are so funny and nonsensical that it makes the movie all the more entertaining as an experience.The characters don't really develop, but who cares? Trey Parker's Alferd Packer is hilarious and impeccably timed with his cheerful, naive humor. The adventure they go on through what looks like rural Colorado finds plenty of laughs on the way, with brilliantly nuanced jokes that show a level of sociological understanding that's missing from a low brow comedy. This is not one of those.Watch it, and don't be shocked if it's the funniest independent film you've ever seen.

Gore, comedy, music, what more could some one ask for? Although this title from one of the South Park creators is more than a little low budget, it is still a good movie. Not meaning that it gives some great insight into Alfred Packer, but that it gives just what it promises, cannibalism and musicals. If you are not accustomed to the humor of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, then this movie may be lost on you, but if you like cheap laughs, then look no further.The trailer for the movie was made before the movie to try and get money for the actual feature. Luckily it was picked up by Troma (makers of the ever popular Toxic Avenger), and the end result is the first feature length movie from Trey Parker. I found the music to be just what I thought it would be, raunchy and unforgettable. The gore is exactly what I expected from a Troma movie, and I'm glad that this movie was shared with me so that I could share it with everyone that I know.

"Alferd Packer: The Musical" is an early showcase for Trey Parker's various talents: acting, writing, directing, composing and singing. The man is virtually doing it all by himself and with low to no budget. As a movie made by a film student "Alferd Packer: The Musical" (or "Cannibal: The Musical" as the movie is commonly known) is breathtaking and it's almost scary that if it hadn't been for the Christmas Card incident nobody would have recognized Parker and his movie.From today's point of view, however, "Cannibal: The Musical" isn't among the funniest things Parker and Stone (who's in the movie, too, but wasn't involved as much as in later projects) have ever done. Much like "Orgazmo" and "BASEketball" the two comedy greats can't really convince in real life movies. The jokes are kinda slow and strewn in between and the whole thing just isn't as funny as "South Park" or "Team America".Still, one must not forget when this movie was made and how. For a student movie this is a great, no, gigantic achievement. The songs are every bit as hilarious as latter day material by Parker and - I'll say it again - they showcase some serious talent for writing melodies. So, yes, "Cannibal: The Musical", this strange mixture of Comedy, Musical, Western and Horror (just a wee bit) can be recommended to every fan of Parker and Stone.