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.
Review of August Underground
