August Underground Penance Movie Review

                                                          August Underground Penance 

August Underground Penance is the third and final installment in the August Underground trilogy Like all of the other movies it tells the story of two serial killers. Who go around murdering people, going to parties, concerts and just walking around. It basically captures their everyday life as a sicko and is filmed as if it was a serial killers home video collection. It's basically very similar to all of the other August Underground movies, except this one takes on a much darker tone.

The movie is almost depressing and chronicles the fall of these two serial killers. Fred's character is a maniac but seems to be frustrated and really aggressive in this movie. Crusty on the other hand isn't doing so well and is really upset with her life and all of the things she has chosen to do. She realizes that she doesn't really want to go around murdering people and gets really depressed. The tone is darker and sadder then the other two. But I think this is one of the stronger in the series. The fist is the best, the second isn't very good and the third is almost as good as the first.

The filmmaking is well done, even though it is just one with a home video camera it looks decent and the special effects are amazing. The acting is great and I had not problem with any of the actors they were all great. This film we really see their personalities and what they are really thinking inside. This makes the characters more dynamic and as if they have souls even with all of the disturbing bizarre things they do.

This one is very disturbing, it's not as extreme as mordum but it does have it's moments. The home invasion scene is rough and there are other scenes of killings that are hard to watch. I really liked this one although some of the scenes got a little boring and lasted to long. The characters all really break down in the movie and thats what makes it interesting to watch.

Overall I would recommend this movie it's one of the better of the series and was really sad and well done. I would not recommend this to people who are just into mainstream horror, you have to like dark underground stuff to enjoy this and I would also watch the rest of the series before watching this fantastic conclusion to the August Underground series I would give this a solid 8/10.

Nails Movie Review

                                                                       Nails

            

 

Andrey Iskanov's Nails is a very surreal movie about a man who has horrible memories of his murderous past as an assasin decides to try driving nails into his brain to get rid of these terrible memories. Will this help him or will it just drive him more insame?

 

This is a very surreal and odd movie. There are many scenes where I could not figure out if it was really happening or if it was a hallucination. But I like the low budget feel to the movie. For some reason I really enjoy to see what people can do with a low budget and I think this movie succeeds with the low budget although the plot isn't great. It would make a really good short film but when they expanded it into a feature it made the movie hard to follow and alittle bit boring. Especially ins scenes where there is almost ten minutes of the man eating weird disgusting food, and the scene just goes on and seems to never stop.

 

But there are some great scenes in this movie, allot of really trippy imagrey that makes the movie really cool. The special effects are decent and looked like it was done by someone who was just starting in special effects. But I did enjoy them allot and thought they worked really well in the movie. I thought the acting was decent, I never thought the acting was bad.

 

I think that this movie shows allot of style. Andrey Iskanov shows allot of potential with this movie and I know he is a great director. Especially with his movie philosophy of a knife which is alittle long but really well made. Andrew Iskanov is a really surreal director and his movies look almost as dream sequences. Near the end of nails it looks like a nightmareish dream sequence which was really cool.

 

Overall I liked nails I thought it was a well made movie but I thought it was to long for the story. It was over an hour and it seemed to have the story of something that would last fifteen minutes. I would recommend this movie to people that want to be introduced to Andrey Iskanov movies because this movie really shows his style. Plus  this is his first film and is an outstanding debut. I just wished it had more of a story. I would give it a 6/10 and say it's worth a watch.

 

 

 

 

August Underground MordumMovie Reiview

                                                        August Underground Mordum

              

August Underground Mordum tells a story of a group of serial killers who basically just film their everyday lives. Weither they are just hanging out, murdering people or just doing random things. This movie seems to have no plot at all whatsoever. But thats the whole point of August Underground. All of the movies in the trilogy aren't really plot driven but they are very realistic and thats why this film has gotten so much attention. It actually looked like if you gave a serial killer a camera and told them to film their everyday life.

 

I liked this I thought that the orignial movie was allot better. This movie seemed as if it was all for shock which it definitely was. This is an extremely disturbing movie, there are many shocking scenes in this movie and it's definitely no for everyone. I won't spoil any of the scenes but they are intense and shocking. The special effects in this movie are really good, Fred Vogel and Jerami Cruise really themselves. I think this is an okay movie but it's just one shock after another and the characters are so disgusting it's hard to watch them, especially the character of Maggot I hated him.

 

I loved the first August Undergound movie, it's hands down one of my all time favorite movies and is one of the best serial killer movies of all time. This on the other hand was pure shock value it was one scene after another of disgusting, disturbing scenes all put together into one movie. It almost plays out even plotless as the first one. I believe that is mainly  because it was originally filmed as a music video for a metal band, but they had to much footage so they made it into a feature length film.

 

I really enjoyed Fred Vogels character he was pyscho as always. The character of crust was really annoying and just a character that caused trouble between the serial killer group. Maggot was the worst though he was disgusting and seemed to have no limits to what he could do. Killjoy was a great character especially when he showed the group his shack filled with nasty thing. He seemed so psychotic and crazy.

 

Over all this isn't a great sequal it's an okay movie but isn't as good as the first one. It's in my opinion to much there is no room to get to know the characters. It's just one insane thing after another which isn't horrible but doesn't really work as I hoped it would. I would recommend it to those who have already seen the first film. If  you have not seen the first one I would reccomend that and I would only reccomend this one to people who want to watch the whole trilogy. I would give ti a 5/10.

 

August Underground Movie Review

                                                     August Underground 

August Underground Tells a story of a killer and his camera man. They go around doing normal day things but also murder people. It basically chronicles these two friend's life in a very up close and personal way. It's even filmed like a home video which makes it all the more realistic. This movie made me extremely impressed by Fred Vogel. I think it's his best movie he has made. But it's kind of hard to explain because there is literally no plot. But thats not necessarily a bad thing.

The film is very well made. The acting is really realistic and makes it a really effective movie. The way the camera is handheld also makes it seem like a real home video. I normally don't like films that are filmed that way but this is the exception I think it worked to their advantage and made it a really strong and effective movie. The way the movie unfolds is great, there are some slow parts to kind of flesh out the movie and so you can get used to the characters. But when the movie kicks in it goes all out. This is one of the craziest movies I have seen in my life and that means allot because I've seen many crazy movies.

This is my favorite Fred Vogel movie, I've seen August Underground Mordum and was not impressed. I thought the Murder Collection was mediocre, The Redsin Tower was enjoyable and I liked Sella Turcica. But this movie blew me away. It's so really good and is an impressive first film for Fred Vogel.  I can also see why people don't like it though.

It has some offensive and disturbing scenes in it. Another thing that people might not like is that is has absolutely no plot at all. Which will definitely bother the average film buff who is interested in a good story. But I think as a whole this movie has a story. Although they have a funny way of showing it. I think that the way it is set up and filmed really works and helps the tone and the realism of the movie and some of the things they do seem really crazy for an independent feature.

I liked the characters and though Fred Vogel was a perfect killer. He had fun,but with a very dark and sadistic tone which made the movie all the more scarier. The design of his basement was disgusting and I'm still thinking of how awful it would be to clean that after filming. The other character who we never see because he is the camera man is also good at profiling this killers life.

Overall I really loved this movie. It may not appeal to all audiences though. But for those who have any interest at all in this movie should definitely check it out. I really enjoyed it and think it's a movie really worth watching. It's mainly for fans of extreme horror so if you are sensitive I would stray far away from this movie and watch some thing more light hearted. I would give this movie an 8/10 but I know this isn't something that will appeal to everyone.

Where The Dead Go To Die Movie Review

                                               Where The Dead Go To Die Review



Where The Dead Go To Die is a movie about a group of kids that live in a town and lets just say very disturbing things start happening. There is a child who is told by a demon dog to murder his mother's unborn child, a man who murder's people and takes their memories and another child who has his brothers fetus stuck on his face because when his mother was pregnant with him they were twins but sadly they did not separate. The kid also has a crush on this girl that lives near him and he discovers a very disturbing secret about her.

This movie is extremely disturbing. Although animated it's very dark and has many extremely disturbing things in the movie. When I first saw it I was blown away, in total shock at the horrors portrayed in the movie. These kids have extremely disturbing lives which makes the movie very sad and depressing. The animation is really good, considering it was only done by one guy. Although it  has some glitches it still looks great.

The stories in this anthology like movie are all very disturbing and there are some really sick scenes in this movie. This movie is not for the faint of heart. But if you can handle the subject matter of the movie it is definitely worth a watch. The movie also shows depressing things from a childs perspective. You see how the adults are effecting this childrens lives and how horrible they are to them.

The name of the director is Jimmy ScreamerClauz, some may already know of him from his music career. But I think his animation is my favorite thing he does. I've had a chance to talk to him online and he even let me be a voice extra in his new upcoming feature, when black birds fly. Which should be completed by the end of this year and hopefully be out December.

Overall I really like the movie Where The Dead Go to Die. It's extremely disturbing but shows a certain beauty also. I think Jimmy Screamerclauz did a great job with the movie and I would highly
reccomend this movie with extreme caution to those who haven't seen it. This movie deserves a solid 8/10.

Murder Set Pieces Film Review

                                                           Murder Set Pieces

          

       Murder Set Pieces is a movie about a Neo-Nazi who is a photographer. He photographs women and then murders them. He is also misogynist  due to his rough past with his mother. He is dating a girl whose sister thinks he is a very sketchy man to be dating and she thinks he is scary. His girlfriend's sister slowly finds out that he is a serial killer and thats where the movie gets good.

       Murder Set Pieces is a very slow movie, I found myself being a little bored during the movie although I believe it is a good movie. I really like this movie. I think it's really well made. Nick Palumbo did a great job with the movie. It looks really great. The way they filmed it shows unique style and is very original. The characters are good but the acting is terrible, which hurts the movie's serious tone.

     The movie would have been very disturbing and scary if the acting was actually decent. But that didn't really bother me. I really liked it over all but it is very small. It's a fantastic movie and a scary serial killer movie. Even though it has some bad acting and it's basically just a rehash of Nick Palumbo's first movie Nut bag. I have yet to see nutbag but it's on my list of movies to watch.

       Overall I really enjoy the movie and think it is really well done. It's very stylistic with it's very interesting cinematography and the way it is filmed. The flash back scenes all work into the film very well unlike the average flash back where it comes off annoying. The ending for the movie is good and I really liked the special effects of this movie. It was done by toetag pictures and is great.The ending is fantastic and it's and overall great movie the only problem I had was the awful acting. I would give it a 7/10 and would recommend watching it.

Grotesque Film review

                                                                           Grotesque 

Grotesque is a 2009 japanese film that tells the story of a man who kidnaps a couple and tortures them for his sheer excitement. He promises to let them go if they can make his reach his peak of happiness and they do. This is where you think the film  is going to get better for the couple. The man is actually a doctor and tells them he will treat their wounds, and he does but will he really let them leave?

I liked this movie it was a very interesting movie and the special effects were top notch. The only problem I had was that the plot is very little it's basically just a torture movie with a mild story. But other then that this is a good movie. The villain is fantastic you really believe that he is a twisted person and that makes this movie really believable. Like a said the effects are top notch and are fantastic they are amazing. 

Like I said though there isn't a huge plot, there is some but it's not something you really need to think about and I think that that hurts the movie a little. Another thing that hurt it was the marketing of the film they play it off as if it is the sickest film of all time and that it got banned in the U.K, but it's really not bad at all. But that also lead me to have a certain idea on what I thought this movie was going to be like. 

Overall this is an okay movie, if your into extreme shockers then check it out. If your not really into that sort of thing then I would not really recommend it because it doesn't really have anything to appeal to the average horror fan. I would give this a 6/10. It's got fantastic special effects but the story fall a little flat.

Battle Royale Movie Review

                                                             Battle Royale 

            This movie is incredible, the movie is about a bunch of teens who are brought on an island and are forced to kill each other. If they don't in a few days time their necklaces will explode and they will die no matter what. Thats the general plot, there are many characters who are put in this horrible situation and are forced to fight each other to the death. 

          This is an amazing movie. Everything in this movie is absolutely flawless, all of the characters are really cool and really make this movie good. Another thing that makes it a great movie is the plot, it really sucks you in because the characters are so likable and you don't really want to see them die. The villain in the movie is fantastic and is the perfect villain to the movie. Another thing that makes this movie fantastic is it's special effects all of them  are amazing. The filmmaking is also really well done everything from the fantastic camera work to the lighting and the setting. The acting is all fantastic and I have yet to find anything bad about the movie. 

If you are into foreign movies and have not seen this movie then I would highly recommend this movie. This is a very special movie and is worth a watch. I am a huge fan of it and think that it is extremely well done. The movie has so many twists and turns through the whole movie. The characters really react to the horrible situation they are in and it really shows their survival mode. This is definitely one of the best movies of all time.

Overall I have yet to find anything wrong. I think this is a fantastic movie and I would give it a 9/10 it's amazing. I would recommend this to everybody. Anyone who likes action movies or any movie of that matter. I think this is definitely worth a watch.

Gummo Movie Review

                                                                   Gummo 

Can there be a perfect film? Yes and the answer to that question is Harmony Korine's Gummo.

Gummo is a film about a town in Xenia, Ohio who has just been hit by a tornado and it's basically just about a bunch of odd people who live in this small town. There are many odd people including two brothers who ride around on bikes looking for cats to kill so they can sell them to a local store. A boy who walks around with bunny ears. Two sisters who are obsessed with self image and have lost their cat. It's characters like that that make this film so great.

The reason why this film works is because of it's originality. All of the characters are completely original and are very fun to watch. The way the film is filmed and edited is bizarre and fascinated at the same time and it just has a certain fell that makes the movie so great. There is just a certain charm to Gummo. I'm not sure why it's such a charming movie but it just is. I believe this is the first time Korine showed his true potential as a director. I've seen kids and love it but he just wrote that larry clark directed  it. Julien donkey boy, his first feature is just okay in my humble opinion.  The end of this movie is sheer perfection with shoots of a tornado to the song crying. Was a perfect choice of song and really tied the film together.

But Gummo is a Fantastic movie and is one of my favorite movies of all time. Although I can see why people can disagree with me. Some people won't get the art and beauty of this. It's mainly just a matter of what people believe is art and what people don't and this is a beautiful piece of art. The characters are great and everything about this movie is so good. I would give this film a 10/10 a perfect score! I would recommend it to people who just want to see something different and odd. This is an amazing movie.

Murder Collection Vol.1 Review

                                                   Murder Collection Vol. 1 Review

The Murder Collection Vol.1 is a film directed by one of my all time favorite directors the legendary Fred Vogel. The film is basically a bunch of random scenes of death and violence compiled into one movie. It's almost a social commentary on how society is obsessed with violent things such as mondo films and snuff movies. They are all random stories of murders, fights, autopsies. Featuring very realistic special effects and Camera work that would make it seem real and not a professionally filmed movie.

I really like The Murder Collection Vol. 1 I thought it was a pretty good horror film. Although I do think it gets a little boring after a while. The main problem with the movie is there is basically no plot and it's just a bunch of people getting murdered. Almost like a gore effect real for a special effect company. Don't get me wrong the special effects in this movie are absolutely flawless. Especially in the autopsy scene it looks extremely realistic. My only problem with that though is that is was basically just ten minutes of an autopsy. Which after a while gets kind of boring.

I didn't really know what to expect going into the movie but I have to say I wasn't really impressed or surprised by anything in the movie. After a while it was almost painful to watch because some of the scenes can last up to twenty minutes and you just want it to stop. The ones that really are the key scenes , the truly memorable  scenes include the autopsy and the lover one. Sure there are a few others that were good but none that really stand out.

Overall if your into special effect make up and thats your thing seek this film out. It's basically an effect real. The toe tag team always out do themselves with special effects they always look realistic and fantastic. But if you like a story I would stay away from this one. I would give it a 4/10, it's worth watching for the effects but without plot there is no point. Maybe there will be a volume two to prove me wrong.

Meatball Machine Movie Review

                                                            Meatball Machine

Meatball machine is an amazing horror film. It's basically about a lonely factory worker who is beaten by an angry cross dresser and is having trouble telling the one he loves his true feelings. One night he finally gets with the one he loves, but she tells him her dark past. He doesn't mind it at all and proceeds to be with her until an alien insect takes over her body and makes her into a killing machine. Where she kills other people who have been infected by the alien and the only way he can save her is if he kills her.

 

Meatball machine is a very fun movie, it doesn't take itself to seriously and thats the fun of it. The monster costumes are really awesome and the gore level is high. This is a really funny movie with a great plot and great characters. The acting is pretty good most of the time although some scenes come off a little awkward but thats expected from a low budget japanese film like this. I really like the concept to the movie and how the pacing is. it's a really fun fast paces movie with almost all practical effects. No horrible cgi. This is a really fun horror movie and is definitely worth a watch. Although it does have some flaws. Some scenes are really awkward and some of the costumes look silly even though I don't think thats a bad thing, some might think it's a little cheesy to be believable.

It's very similar to films like Mutant girls squad or Tokyo gore police. With cheesy gore with loads of blood sprays and crazy effects. The film is really fun and never boring and thats what I absolutely love about it. This is an overall fun film and it's a great movie. I think if you are into splatter gore movies you'll love this movie. But If your not into anything like that then I would stay away. I would give this movie a 7/10. I love it but it's definitely a flawed film but it's a  fun film.

Martyrs Film Review

                                                    Martyrs Film Review

Martyrs is a very sad movie about two girls who grow up together in a mental institute. When they get out of the mental institute they both go out to seek revenge on the ones who torture one of the girls, Lucie. Which leads to a death of an entire family and a really sad twist for both of them. After Lucie shoots out a whole family, because the parents are the ones who tortured her. She kills her self, which leaves her friend all by her self where she is tortured until she reaches heaven. 

I know the plot is really bizarre and may be hard to follow but trust me this is a fantastic movie. It's a french film and I have always been a fan of french movies. They all have a certain style about then which I enjoy allot. This  is a really sad and depressing movie, this is not an uplifting or fun movie experience. Every time you think things can't get worse they do and thats what makes Martyrs a very effective movie. On a Technical aspect this is an amazing movie the cinematography, the lighting and the special effects are all amazing. Another thing that makes this movie so amazing is the fantastic acting featured in this move.

The reasoning behind all of the torture is to see if the person torturing them can hear of heaven. They want to torture someone mentally and physically to the point of near death so the person can tell them if there is a heaven. Which is an insanely messed up idea for a movie, but a very scary idea which makes the movie work. 

I think this is a movie that is worth a watch because it is a new fresh idea for a horror film and it is executed very well. It's a really intense movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. But I will warn you that this is not a light hearted movie at all. this film really got to me and I think I should warn you before you watch it that this is a really extreme horror film. But if you can get through that this is an amazing horror movie viewing experience and should be seen by any fan of horror and any fan of French cinema. I would give this film an 8/10 because it's very well done but is a little hard to watch at some parts.

Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and blood Review

                                         Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and blood

    Guinea Pig 2: Flower of flesh and blood is a really weird movie with little to no plot. But from the movie this is the only plot I can think of. A man stalks a woman, kidnaps her and then brings her to his house. From there she is tied up to the bed and drugged so she can feel no pain, the man who kidnapped her is dressed as a pale samurai, then decides to cut of her arms and legs, It's a really weird movie. 
I was expecting more from a movie with a reputation like this one has. It's a really well known movie in the Japanese extreme horror genre and has got a reputation due to Charlie Sheen thinking it was a movie showing a real death. Even though it is pretty unrealistic and is sort of a cheesy movie. But I do understand why people give the special effects people credit for this movie because the special effects were extremely well done. They looked highly realistic. It's a shame though that the plot couldn't have been better. I found myself drifting off and not being able to pay attention because the movie was just so bland and had no entertaining qualities about it what so ever.

The plot was really bland and was kind of hard to follow because the whole movie we have no idea at all why this man is doing it to this girl. There is barely any dialogue, I think there is like two lines in the whole movie. But I have to say I did enjoy the ending because it made it look as if the guy was just going to do the same thing he did to this one girl over again which made it kind of creepy....I guess. 

Overall I thought this movie was just okay. It was kind of boring and not extremely well made. It was decent and I actually liked how the lighting and the camera looked allot. The special effects were fantastic and the acting was good, although there was barely anything to be acted out.  So I would have to give this movie a 5/10 it's a fair score for something like this. The movie isn't great but technically speaking the special effects were impressive and it had it's moments. I just wished it had a plot.

Cannibal Holocaust film review

                    Cannibal Holocaust Review

          

Cannibal holocaust is one of those essential horror films that are a must see. But this is a more obscure must see due to it's graphic nature and it's horrible taboo of real animal killings. The plot is centered around a group of documentary film makers who go out into the jungle to film a tribe of cannibals. When filming them they do many cruel things to the cannibals so the cannibals fight back and murder all of the filmmakers. The footage was discovered and is being played in a studio to be ready to be put on T.V. Thats the general plot. 

It's a very interesting plot and is a really good movie. This is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. The main reasons I like the movie are that the acting is really good. The story is great and the way the filmed it. Now I hate found footage movies, the only ones I like are this one, Cannibal Holocaust and the August underground movies other then that I think found footage movies are awful and are a cop out to make money. But cannibal holocaust was one, if not the first to delve into the world of found footage movies. This film is actually scary and has a freaky uncomfortable atmosphere and the tone and the scenery really make a key part into how this movie plays out. For production values they really used locals from the jungle to play the cannibals which gave it very realistic acting which helps the film allot.

The reasoning behind this movie being such a taboo is basically because of the animal killings. In the movie they kill a small rodent like animal, a spider monkey, a turtle and a pig. Which was all extremely hard to watch. Yet another reason why this film is considered controversial is because when the film first came out, people thought it was real. The director even got arrest and held on trial until he showed them how all of the effects and gore were done in the movie. 

Overall this is by far one of the best horror movies of all time. It is definitely in my top ten movies of all time I absolutely love it, it's an amazing movie and should be called a classic in my opinion. If you are not easily offended by movies and are into the horror genre then definitely check it out. if your not into more extreme horror movies then I would stay away from this one if I were you. I would give this a 10/10 a perfect score! because I love this movie so much.

Credit: Grindhouse Releasing