Must See Movie...

How sad is this?

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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.

I am not sure this would be classified as a 'true' horror movie. Instead, the horror in this movie lies in the fact that it is something 'new'; the somewhat of a shock you get because everything is so unexpected. For example, you are afraid of bugs, they are ugly and disgusting – Now imagine this bug in a different form. Maybe it has a different color and makes weird noises. You will remember this bug because it is so different, and the difference from other bugs you are used to makes it even more disgusting. This is how I would describe this movie.The two main protagonists seem to consider themselves to be at the top of the food chain; the world is their playground and the people in it are there solely to be used for entertainment. The protagonists do everything in a really nonchalant way, and regardless of how friendly others are towards them, they always see them as objects rather than people. This is the biggest reason why I raised my eyebrows, and questions like 'What are they doing, and why?' popped up in my head.At first, I was not really sure I wanted to watch this movie, because of what people said about it and how extreme it is. In all honesty, the movie is not that brutal and chaotic as I expected. The pure violence portrayed in this movie is not as out of this world as someone might expect. We are so desensitized to this type of extreme violence nowadays that we get to see hammers, chainsaws and axes being used to chop off this and that even in mainstream Hollywood movies. It is not the visual violence that is disturbing in August Underground, but the concept of it and the atmosphere. It is more connected to the real world than in other movies, and the fact that this actually can happen (and probably has) in the real world, together with the previously mentioned attributes makes this movie quite unique and disturbing in a way we rarely see.

Too bad I can't give this 0 stars. It's an unwatchable mess. Poor, abysmal, awful, and other descriptive adjectives meaning bad in terms of direction, acting, dialog, setting, tone, plot, and etc. It's even bad etc.There's no way for me to wrap my head around why anyone, even hardcore gore fans, seem to like this movie other than the somewhat impressive FX in such a low-budget pic.As far as a plot, there's no sense to anything. Before you say: "But, subliminal, isn't senselessness the point?", I already know that. The thing is that the point is missed completely. If you watch a movie like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Requiem for a Dream (not comparing those two movies against each other, by the way, just using them for emphasis as very different films that understand there's a point to be made behind the senselessness they portray), you can easily understand how the idea can be handled in an effective manner. This, whatever it is, is a laughable attempt. Laughable, that is, if it didn't bore you to tears first. Don't go near it or you will be haunted by the ghost of an hour and change of runtime wasted, which is a lot more disturbing than this garbage was supposed to be.

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.