"August Underground" is about two serial killers who torture,rape,humiliate and kill their victims in a brutal fashion.The main psychopath is played convincingly by director Fred Vogel.The film is pretty much the equivalent to watching a snuff video.The atmosphere is raw and extremely nihilistic and the film pulls no punches with its sheer nastiness.The torture scenes are long,vomit inducing and incredibly shocking.For example Fred Vogel leads the cameraman into a basement where a girl is tied to a chair.She is naked,crying and covered with her own p*** and feces.After that both killers pick up a hitchhiker along the road.The woman is degraded and beaten to death.Another instance finds them assaulting and killing a convenience store clerk and two customers.In between they go to the slaughterhouse,a tattoo parlor and a rave where they are beaten up themselves."August Underground" clearly looks like an amateur home video,but the story is tightly scripted.The gore is truly sickening and the special effects are quite realistic.So if you're a fan of "Cannibal Holocaust","Scrapbook" or "The Untold Story" give this one a look.Recommended only for fans of extreme cinema.8 out of 10.
Review of August Underground
