August Underground's Penance

i saw the first two of the trilogy in october, but never logged them on letterboxd. i’d personally say the most disturbing one was mordum, but i can understand people saying it’s this one. i’m for snuff films because they’re so disturbing yet very realistic, and that’s the point. it’s to make people more aware of the real-life things out there in this sick world. if only snuff films were portrayed better, then people would understand their purpose and watch them. fred vogel could’ve done better, but he had a low-budget film, a couple of friends, and the start of vhs filmmaking. kudos to the dedication of the brutality and the props, at least.

i saw the first two of the trilogy in october, but never logged them on letterboxd. i’d personally say the most disturbing one was mordum, but i can understand people saying it’s this one. i’m for snuff films because they’re so disturbing yet very realistic, and that’s the point. it’s to make people more aware of the real-life things out there in this sick world. if only snuff films were portrayed better, then people would understand their purpose and watch them. fred vogel could’ve done better, but he had a low-budget film, a couple of friends, and the start of vhs filmmaking. kudos to the dedication of the brutality and the props, at least.

i still like the og so much better
ending was cool i guess

i still like the og so much better
ending was cool i guess

Ya know, it took me a while, but I finally finished the trilogy.
Were they good? I don't know. I think it really depends on the definition. Enjoyable/fun to watch? No. Do they achieve what they set out to do? Absolutely. Reprehensible, vile, disgusting pieces of film. But thats what really makes me admire them in a way. Vogel does what he wants and gives no shits what anyone might think. There's a freedom to that.

(Un?)Fortunately I do think there was finally something more going on thematically here, mainly some form of statement on the consumption of violent media and our reactions to it. We are Crusty, basically. It's all fun and games at the start, but the deeper we go the more we want out, until we start to hate ourselves for letting us get as deep into it as we did.

Trilogy wise, I think this is slightly less boring/slightly more interesting than the original AU, with Mordum being the most effective of the bunch. Theres some really, really unfortunately brutal & downright distressing stuff going on there that I just don't think can be topped.

Not to say this is an easy watch, quite the opposite in fact. Most memorably the Christmas home invasion here was particularly difficult to stomach, though towards the end the child actor does break character ever so slightly by cracking a slight smile a couple of times which is really all that's needed to bring you back into the "just a movie" world.

Though the most unfortunate thing about these films is the fact I own them all on Blu ray and have no intention of ever watching them again, and have absolutely nobody to at least share them with.

October #7

Ya know, it took me a while, but I finally finished the trilogy.
Were they good? I don't know. I think it really depends on the definition. Enjoyable/fun to watch? No. Do they achieve what they set out to do? Absolutely. Reprehensible, vile, disgusting pieces of film. But thats what really makes me admire them in a way. Vogel does what he wants and gives no shits what anyone might think. There's a freedom to that.

(Un?)Fortunately I do think there was finally something more going on thematically here, mainly some form of statement on the consumption of violent media and our reactions to it. We are Crusty, basically. It's all fun and games at the start, but the deeper we go the more we want out, until we start to hate ourselves for letting us get as deep into it as we did.

Trilogy wise, I think this is slightly less boring/slightly more interesting than the original AU, with Mordum being the most effective of the bunch. Theres some really, really unfortunately brutal & downright distressing stuff going on there that I just don't think can be topped.

Not to say this is an easy watch, quite the opposite in fact. Most memorably the Christmas home invasion here was particularly difficult to stomach, though towards the end the child actor does break character ever so slightly by cracking a slight smile a couple of times which is really all that's needed to bring you back into the "just a movie" world.

Though the most unfortunate thing about these films is the fact I own them all on Blu ray and have no intention of ever watching them again, and have absolutely nobody to at least share them with.

October #7

the best one of the trilogy and an actual first glance at Peter’s character and a teeny tiny little bit of information on why he is the way he is. SPOILER!! it’s cause he’s a fag and can’t get it up

i love Crusty she’s a queen she totally kills people but she’s a queen

the best one of the trilogy and an actual first glance at Peter’s character and a teeny tiny little bit of information on why he is the way he is. SPOILER!! it’s cause he’s a fag and can’t get it up

i love Crusty she’s a queen she totally kills people but she’s a queen

good end to the trilogy!! i liked how in depth this film got into peter and crustys relationship compared to the others, although it starts off in a similar manner the general vibe of their videoing was a lot more serious than the laughing and mocking in the other two, i guess this could be contributed to by maggots death in the last movie? but very god..! although i do miss the low quality camera as i felf like it made it a lot more realistic? which intensified the gore, the gore in this one felf a lot less real.

good end to the trilogy!! i liked how in depth this film got into peter and crustys relationship compared to the others, although it starts off in a similar manner the general vibe of their videoing was a lot more serious than the laughing and mocking in the other two, i guess this could be contributed to by maggots death in the last movie? but very god..! although i do miss the low quality camera as i felf like it made it a lot more realistic? which intensified the gore, the gore in this one felf a lot less real.