My first taste of 'nazisploitation' and it turned out to be just as bad, sleazy and tasteless as I expected it would be. Had this not been a 'video nasty' I never would have been interested to begin with. This particular slice of trash-cinema takes place in nazi occupied Italy during a Partisan uprising against the
increasing brutality of a Nazi encampment which has been conducting unsavoury human experiments in its aim of creating a master race. The majority of the films' runtime focuses on the Italian rebels launching attacks and ambushes on Nazi forces, so if you're expecting endless scenes of torture and other gruesomeness you will be left disappointed. Of course there is the expected sex, nudity, rape and other sexual violence which is what caused its banning in the UK and it's unlikely ever to get released in the near future. No gore in this one either sadly, just a couple of brief bloody moments during a torture session at around the one hour mark. The action scenes prove to be the most entertaining parts of the film for all the wrong reasons - they're so lame and cheesy it's hilarious! And the bad English dubbing adds it's own entertainment value. Terrible film overall, but one to have fun with.
January 22, 2011
