NIKOS THE IMPALER is the sort of horror film that doesn't require that much intelligence or thinking or...well its a horror film that just perfect for watching after a few (hundred) beers. Evil Romanian tyrant Nikos, is executed in ye olden days and then through some unlikely coincidences and spilling of blood thanks to a botched robbery in a art gallery he is promptly resurrected in modern day new york and goes on a much needed killing spree, dispatching relative unknown and wooden actors, in various gory set pieces. Simple as that and no intelligence required. Along with the awful soundtrack, and cheesy effects, there's also a great/bad cameo by Lloyd Kaufman for all you troma fans out there other than that the film has enough late night watching value to warrant at least some attention, just drink beforehand!

A bloodthirsty and sadistic Romanian warrior named Nikos is inadvertently brought back to life during a pish-posh art gallery opening in New York.He butchers a lot of stupid people,then the carnage spills onto the streets of New York eventually taking us to a lesbian bar,a movie theater and a video store."Nikos" is a trashy horror flick loaded with tons of gore and awful acting.The body count is very high,though.The characters are poorly developed,but certainly the film delivers the grue.Heads are chopped and squished,breasts are torn off,the guts are spilled and the body parts are cut.The gore is pretty extreme and there is a lot of familiar faces including Felissa Rose,Lloyd Kaufman and Debbie Rochon.Overall,"Nikos" is a lot better than dull "Demonium",but still I'd like to recommend it only for die-hard fans of German gore.5 out of 10.

If you're looking for a professional movie with in-depth acting and nerve-crunching special effects, please turn around and surf back from whence you came.Nikos is none of that; the camera-work is amateuristic at best, the characters are even more flat than my home country and the average viewer would make a better actor than the ones participating in the movie. The special effects (and movie font) remind most of an old PC role-playing game and the plot lacks any form of subtlety.All these elements combined make for a very low-budget, amateuristic and unpretentious production that you'll either hate... or love.Nikos will not impress the viewer, but the freedom of the makers gives a very unforced and unique impression to it. As contradicting as it seems, it is the kind of pure pulp that stays interesting and doesn't cease to surprise.The movie has some parallels with Bad Taste in terms of budget and seriousness, but personally I find Nikos the Impaler to be far more interesting, original and hilarious. In short...Watch it if you are into: Bad Taste, the Evil Dead trilogy, Freddy vs, Jason, Shaun of the Dead or similar movies. Don't watch it if you prefer serious high-budget movies that immerse the viewer in a different reality than this is not the title for you perhaps.

This is along with Demonium Andreas Schnaas biggest Budget movie. It's his newest long-movie, and it's a gory splatter-fest! The actors suck, the filming is mostly good, but sometimes that sucks to. The effects of the movie is very good! And there is a lot of them! There is also nudity, something most men around the world likes. And if they don't like naked womens, they are probably gay. And you will also find a gay couple in this movie. So now you maybe think that this movie has it all? But no, it don't. Actually, it don't have much except good effects and one naked women. And oh, the stupid plot off course. A barbarian from old Romania! And it is now in New York. Killing people! Hehe, I don't think Andreas Schnaas cared so much about the plot and about the actors. I think he though mostly about the gory feeling that you get of this movie. Couse it is a good splatter movie. If you like splatters, this off course is a must.But this isn't the bloodiest, goriest movie on the planet either. If you want a bloody as hell German movie, check out "Das Komabrutale Duell". So to the conclusion; If you like splatter movie, check this out.If you hate movies with bad filming with a DV camera, bad actors, and so on, don't check it out.