August Underground (2001) (V)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Fred Vogel

Writers:

Allen Peters (writer)
Fred Vogel (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The sickest film ever made

Plot:

Two serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera. One of the most realistically portrayed simulated snuff films. |

Plot Keywords:

Snuff Film | Serial Killer | Concert Footage | Torture | Vomit

Cast

Kyle Dealman
Casey Eganey	...	Girl in supermarket
Alexa Iris	...	Hitchhiker
Victoria Jones	...	Old woman
Joe Knetter	...	Himself
Aaron LaBonte	...	Younger twin, tattoo artist
Ben LaBonte	...	Older twin
Andrew Lauer		(as Andy Lauer)
Peter Mountain
Allen Peters	...	Man behind the Camera
AnnMarie Reveruzzi	...	Girl in cellar
Erika Risovich	...	Blonde prostitute
Russel A. Sagona
Randi Stubbs	...	Black prostitute
Fred Vogel	...	Killer
Stephen Vogel	...	Boy in supermarket
John A. Wisniewski	...	Dead man in bathtub
Nick Yatsko	...	Bouncer at concert

Runtime:

USA:70 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:(Banned) (2007) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Toe Tag Pictures

Movie Connections:

Featured in S&Man (2006)

Terribly Boring

I was teasing my x-girlfriend about a movie which was so horrible that I hadn't even dared watch it myself, so naturally she wanted to see it. Now she's not some heavy metal chick that's used to seeing hardcore stuff, but a more preppy babe type, the kind who likes the color pink and light blue.

But oh my, what a boring viewing experience. Halfway through she wanted me to turn it off, not because she was shocked, but because it was difficult staying awake to this stuff. The main issues are that there's simply nothing interesting happening at all, and that there's left no room for empathy towards the victims. Just a lot of yelling, screaming and laughing, going on and on, which is incredibly annoying, just like stepping in a dog's leftovers is annoying, but never really frightening.

Slightly amusing was the part where a female victim was forced to eat her brother's genitals, but at that time we were so detached from the movie, that even that failed to shock.

Had someone given this to me on a black, unmarked, slightly worn VHS tape, telling me I could not let anyone know where I'd gotten it from, it would surely had much bigger impact. Downloading it as a film that everyone has said was the worst, most shocking thing ever created however gives you a few expectations which were never really satisfied.