I would call this the worst movie I've ever seen, but it isn't even a movie. This is 80 minutes of mindless self-indulgence disguised as something the filmmakers probably want audiences to view as artistic. There is nothing artistic or even worthwhile here. The creation isn't shocking, vile, or depraved as the creators would like to think either. It is childish, poorly crafted, and dull beyond belief. I've read numerous times that the special effects are what sells this so called film, but there is no way any part of this film can salvage this absolute timid wreck of an attempt at shock cinema. If you want shock cinema, watch Un Chien Andalou, A Serbian Film, Battle Royale, Bedeviled, Cold Fish, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, Eraserhead, Gummo, I Saw the Devil, Irréversible, Oldboy, Strange Circus, Suicide Club, or Zero Day. This is pure garbage that any idiot could replicate.
... View MoreI understand that this movie had an extremely small budget, but this movie is just silly. Completely unrealistic and unbelievable nonsense. Basically, this movie 81 minutes of crappy camera-work, poor acting, no plot or script whatsoever, cheap tricks, totally ridiculous antics, and poor editing. A great portion of this movie is nothing more than a bunch of stupid girls screaming, crying, and choking in ways that just do not make it in anyway disturbing. Not to mention, the intense amount of profanity that just proves that there was no thought put into the dialogue. I will say that a few of the effects are descent but doe not make up for the crap that is "August Underground Mordum" The only thing messed up about this movie is some people in this world actually like this movie. This movie is terrible!
... View MoreI feel that I need to take off my hat to this film, because it is extremely artistic, well executed, and clearly does exactly what the director would have wanted the film to be. However, as a consequence, it is not a wildly entertaining film, and it begins to lose it's iconic aggression as the film develops.There is no real plot that you need to know about with "Mordum", because the film basically hasn't got one. All the film does is it follows the lives of serial killers, who feel the need to carry out violent torture scenes to fulfill their fantasies. Since this is in fact a simulated snuff film, it does make sense that there is no plot at all. But that doesn't forgive the pathetic second half of the film.The first half or so of the film is an assault on the senses, as your ears are filled with the screams of victims, and the disturbing comments from the killers, while your eyes are forced to put up with scenes including self-castration and sexual assault. The film quality is low and grainy, which gives the film an arty touch, while the violent executions are worryingly realistic. I must admit I was quite disturbed by many of the scenes, and will stay with me for a very long time.The main problem with the film though is it's rather laughable second half. Whether it was designed to give the audience a break from the repeated face-beating they received from the first half or not, it turned from a horror into a comedy as it began trying to show that serial killers have a social life. I believe this may have been to suggest that anyone could be a serial killer, but despite that the execution didn't make it seem like that. The final execution that followed the social life element didn't make up for it either, being disappointed when compared to other scenes, which didn't lend it a hand either.While I am not a fan of the torture porn genre, I did find this film very impressive artistically. Unfortunately, the film dropped in standard just after the halfway mark, which ruined the effect the film had on me. If the film had had more of a story, or had been less silly towards the end, I may have enjoyed it enough to want to buy it on DVD from the States. But it hasn't. So I won't...
... View MoreI rarely write movie reviews. But after watching this I felt an inner drive to write what I am writing right now. Its no art. This is so past psychopathic. This is insane. Whoever made the video are not humans. They condemned a fine art. This is s*it in every possible sense of the word. This stinks. Unimaginably boring. This is the most regretful thing I ever did so far. It gives new definition to the word "disgusting". I sincerely and with the bottom of my repentant heart advice every human being that reads it---DON'T WATCH IT. DON'T.DON'T WATCH IT. DO NOT WATCH IT. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE CURIOUS ABOUT. IT'D TAKE MUCH MORE THAN 100 MINS FROM YOUR LIFE AND ITS NOT WORTH IT.
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