Very well executed

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I liked this move alot I actually enjoyed this one out of the other 2 I think if you like messed up movies this is a must see deff gotta love ppl whom came up with movie

I came across this movie by chance years ago while looking through used dvds at a record shop. I had never heard of it, knew nothing about it, but I was intrigued by a quote from a Rue Morgue Magazine's review that was on the front cover. "It's genuine snuff. I don't recommend you watch this film, I f'in dare you" is what it read. So... unfortunately, I paid $10 for it thinking it'd be awesome. After reading about it on the Internet I was hesitant to watch it, it sat and collected dust for a very long time. I'm a huge horror fan, I love gore, so I finally decided to watch it a couple days ago... OH MY GOD, did it suck! Laughable acting, effects, EVERYTHING. No plot at all, it seemed to go on forever. One creepy scene in the whole thing, it's not worth setting through 20 minutes of it, let alone 77! It's completely embarrassing and I can't for the life of me understand how this movie gained the reputation it did. Please don't waste your time.

I guess when you're seeking out the most messed up films you can find, all roads lead to toetag in terms of gore fx. I really appreciate the work and effort Jerami Cruise puts into his trade. It takes me back to the pre CGI days when people had to be creative without the use of computer effects. Obviously Jerami is a master and this is extreme cinema, so the gore is definitely taken to extremes not really seen elsewhere. That's pretty much where the fun stops however. These films merely stand as set pieces for gore and have no plot, character depth of anything to actually make the scenes tense and frightening. It's no surprise they're involved with death metal bands, because both the people who make these films and death metal bands seem to fall so easily into the stereotype of pigeonholing themselves as extreme. The obsession with the macabre and brutality seems to distract them away from actually creating anything that hits the mark they are going for by trying to freak people out as much as possible. Tension requires release. When your film is the cinematic equivalent of someone jumping out of a box and screaming in your face for 90 minutes, the initial effect is surprise that quickly subsides into a dog & pony show where someone pulls the same rabbit out of their hat repeatedly asking whether you're shocked or not. In the end the attempt falls flat. It's easy to be controversial when that is your only goal. Especially when that goal is given more weight than the substance of making the people in your film have legitimate motivations and feelings anybody can actually relate to. That is the kind of stuff that allows these gore set pieces to become truly unsettling and get inside of people's heads in a way I would assume would be the director's primary motivation.

I've watched all of the "August Underground" films a few times and feel like I can review this one now. I won't bother with reviewing the other two, because they're basically the same thing, so why try.First off, I'd like to point out that I've seen the worst of the worst Z grade garbage out there and this one is not as bad as those. While the dialogue and acting weren't top notch, it certainly wasn't totally horrible acting. The people in this film definitely make it quite convincing as a snuff film, so it certainly accomplishes what it set out to accomplish. I've even turned it on for a few friends and they were so shocked, they thought I had actually put on a real snuff film. I had to show them an interview with Fred Vogel just to convince them it wasn't real. The special effects were top notch, and the torture was almost too real. So if you want to see some absolutely horrendous stuff on screen, by all means go ahead. I give this film a 9 for the effects, 5 for acting....Now, on to what I hated about this. The camera work. I can see trying to make it convincing with bad lighting, and a bit of shaky camera work, but anyone, anywhere can hold a camera on somebody. There was absolutely no reason for them to swing the camera around so wildly the entire film. I have a hard time watching this thing just because the camera work makes me angry as hell. If you can put together such amazing torture scenes and effects, why would you actively try to use a camera in such a way? There is no reason for it and it's very annoying. I give this film a big fat zero for that. If I could talk to Fred Vogel myself, I'd give him a thumbs up for effort on effects, but I'd ask why in the hell he had to make the camera work that bad. It makes this film seem way too strained.All in all, it's a tough one to stomach, and anyone with any sense of moral comfort will probably get sick watching it. If you can see past the horrendous camera work, it's worth a watch if you like the pseudo snuff genre. All others should just avoid this thing like the plague. I give this a total of 4 stars.