Excellent adaptation.

Brilliant and touching

A Disappointing Continuation

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

I have no problem against a gory film, as long as it has some sort of message or story behind it, and I was actually looking forward to watching this, because one review stated that the second one was an "anti-socialist's wet dream." I myself don't like to socialize very much, so I thought I was going to love this film.Well, the film isn't bad because of the disturbing violence, it's bad because the disturbing violence is the only reason the creators made this film. This film has no good acting, no good direction, basically nothing...the only thing it does have is violence that looks realistic. Basically, the purpose of this film is just to shock people. Yes, it is very disturbing indeed, but it's pretentious, and it was basically kissing controversy's ass. What makes this a bad film, however, is the fact that August Underground was displaying all this purely for the sake of causing controversy. Sure, it's a very controversial film, and quite disturbing, but it's on purpose...and for entertainment. But hey, it still remains one of the most disturbing movies of all time.I think an actual plot may of made this a better film.However, if you're a sicko that doesn't care about plot and just wants to see someone get raped, go watch this.

This is one of the more "famous" exploitation films of the new century. Too bad it sucks.It's about a psychopath serial killer who is followed by his friend with a bad video camera, filming his every move. There is no plot - we just see Peter, the killer, roam around and act like a jerk and sometimes kill people.The most shocking part of this movie is the first 15 minutes, when we see a girl who has been tied up and tortured. Her dead boyfriend is in a bathtub in the next room. It's a fairly effective use of gory special effects and a chilling example of the hidden lives of serial killers.Once they leave their house for the first time, however, the movie falls apart. After that, they just turn into stereotypical frat boys who wander around and do immature pranks and annoy people. The script is stupid and unrealistic. I have never seen a movie go from disturbing to boring quicker than this one. The acting is terrible. Peter, the main character, has a super annoying laugh that I guess is supposed to be psychotic, but just makes me want to turn the volume down. We never see the guy holding the video camera, which is good because he mostly just makes bad jokes and acts like he has low self-esteem. They are more believable as pathetic losers than hardened killers.The lesson of this movie is that psychopaths are actually lonely frat boys who are desperate for friends.

The most realistic snuff simulated movie, definitely! While I was watching this with my friends, they were constantly asking me if this was real. The quality sucks, but it's a great movie to watch if this is your kind of stuff. Although this got a little repetitive because it's so gory all the way, if you're looking for a movie that makes you disgusted and flinched, i think this is a good choice for starters too. This film contains a little (or a lot) of everything: violence, madness, two homicidal friends, whores,... There are some parts that you might find hard to understand but it has no importance due to this kind of movie.

I suppose I'm only half-serious. It is just a movie, after all. And believe me, you do need someone to tell you this. August Underground ain't no joke. I can't recall ever seeing something so low budget have such authentic qualities. And not in a lame CGI kind of way. I mean, this is pretty much how I would imagine a scenario like this going. Revolting displays of torture on the innocent, by pathetic, juvenile, madmen, with power issues, which got out of hand a long time ago. This is a totally realistic, and a bit unnecessary look at what goes on somewhere, to someone, every single day. This one is just graphic in the worst way. Don't get me wrong. I love a good gore-fest, as much as the next person, but who in the hell is this movie for? People like that? possibly. Not so much for me, though. That said, the qualities I already mentioned sorta, technically makes this abomination one of, if not The most successful film the Horror genre has ever seen. Just a thought. So, anyway. In a scene from the movie, Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, Henry, and his bff, Otis filmed themselves torturing, raping, and murdering a family, and later, they watched the footage with glee. some 15 or so years later, some dude, along with his bff figures it would be a swell idea to make an imitation snuff film, which would be inspired by this one notorious scene. The end result would most likely send most gorehounds running for the hills. It really is that vile. I'm not so sure it was a swell idea, but I've certainly heard worse, because bad ideas don't usually get 2 sequels.... LOL, wait a minute. Did I just say that? Nevermind. And you'll most likely want to nevermind the sequels. I've never seen them, and I never will, or I'll at least try to hold off as long as I can. The part of me that fancys sick gore flicks is glad I finally saw this, but like I said before, August Underground ain't really my cup o' tea, as far as B-Horror goes. I would totally recommend the more traditional stuff, like Beyond The Darkness, or Basket Case. But if you must see them all, then, by all means, see them all.