I'm a pretty big fan of Troma films and b movies in general but i found this movie very difficult to watch all the way through. The first hour or so was just so dull, nothing remotely interesting happens at all. The action gets a little more exciting towards the end but its nothing to write home about.I expected outrageous, over the top violence, sex and randomness but it just never really happened. The ridiculous plot had the potential to make a classic troma flick so its a shame that it was so poorly executed.One of the only parts of the film i really liked was the main musical theme, the crazy synth really went well with the bizarre movie idea.

Peter George is almost too talented, in a sense, to have made Surf Nazis Must Die for a Troma audience. As a regular low-budget piece, it uses its thousands of dollars reasonably well. Unlike a whole lot of other films made by Troma, this one isn't shot by incompetent simians throwing crap up onto a wedgie board to decide the next shot. Hell, the actors even kind of try to give some decent performances. The only problem happens when George and his co-writer try and make a solid story out of their material: surfing Nazis taking over the territory from rival ethnic gangs. Maybe there shouldn't be much of a story to expect, but there could be more, either as an actual deranged work of real craft and structure, or as a go-for-broke guilty pleasure.On the latter part, the filmmakers don't even live up to the cheesy promise of the poster; the only time one sees some death on the waves occurs in the climax, and it's more like a much better version of the climax of I Spit on Your Grave (saying "much better" is indeed a compliment in any regard as it's the worst film ever made). Mostly it's just shots of regular surfing (mostly in what looks like so-so stock footage), and then the action (which isn't quite as much as you might expect) taking place in other areas between the Nazis and other gang members. This isn't to say the filmmakers disappoint with camp value all the way, far from it; the highlight is Gail Neely as the "Mama" of Leroy, a black youth killed by the Nazis, who goes to exact her revenge on a motorcycle after going through a gun shop like Tuco in GB&U. Seeing her is almost worth the price of the DVD.But at the same time there isn't quite enough crazy action to justify the sloppy storyline. There's some interest in the power games between Mengele and Adolph (and seeing one of the Nazis, Smeg, being harranged by his mother at home like a typical nag), and a few other things, yet most of the plot doesn't hinge on the Nazis or gangs as much as the Mama in her Punisher mode. It's almost the kind of flick that could make an ambitious remake- maybe with actual hardcore surf kills and with a plot out of the Warriors- but as it is a curiosity veering on being an actual good movie.

With a title like this, Surf Nazis Must Die had to be brilliant, hilarious and very low-taste. Boy was I wrong. This was just plain boring. No other word but boring. Almost NOTHING (I mean nothing) happened in the first half hour. All it included was some scenes of surfing and random conversations (some of which were mildly amusing). There is VERY little gore in this, which was extremely disappointing. Of course, many say that this is a "so bad it's good" movie or "if you don't like this movie, you are to serious." Well, I think this is a "so bad that it is downright appalling" movie. Troma really let themselves down with this one. If you want a good Troma movie, I suggest The Toxic Avenger or Tromeo and Juliet.½/5.

Although the title, combined with the Troma label, will make most people go into this film with low expectations, I feel the need to say that "Surf Nazi's Must Die" is definitely worth seeing. A lot of the acting is sub-par, sure, and the writing isn't exactly fantastic, but it manages to be very entertaining throughout; the soundtrack, in particular, is fantastic. Certain scenes nicely incorporate off-key humor, yet the filmmakers didn't intend to make a comedy; in fact, they take themselves rather seriously, a decision which I'm sure is one of the reasons this film is so maligned. It seems like those involved in the making of this film were enjoying what they were doing, for the most part, and I think they made a well-paced, consistently interesting B-movie. Well worth seeing.