Starring - Jules Sceiro (Taste Me: Death-Scort Service Part 3, Necessary Evil), Bob Glazier (Ouija Mummy, The Hart-Break Killer), and Cyndi Crotts (Die Die Delta Pi, The Awakening)
Release Date - 2013
Genre - Horror
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
Many moons ago I came across the Facebook page for the unreleased Sleaze Box film Amerikan Holokaust. I was really interested in the film so I reached out to director Chris Woods and writer John Miller about news on the film so I could share it on the site. I covered the film several times before the release and then one day they hit me up with a review copy of the film. The movie has since went on to gain a following but I was one of the few that did not care for it. I've kept in touch with Chris over the years and reviewed his other releases but this is one of the few that I delivered a negative review for. Recently Chris released the film on blu and asked me to check it out. I knew where I stood on the film with my original review but I was more than open to check it out again to see if I still felt the same. Thanks Chris for sending this one my way!
The film follows two Vietnam Vets that returned home from the war with a warped sense of ownership and moral obligations. The two kidnap young women and have their ways with them sexually. The two live out their sexual fantasies with these young ladies regardless how perverse the act is and record every second of it with stolen video cameras. During the entire film they spill out speeches about how the world is going to hell in a hand basket and they are the only ones who can liberate us from the coming storm. The two meet their match when they pick up a super hot hooker and have their way with her just like normal except this time they do not actually kill her. She tricks them into thinking she is dead and bites off one of her captors dick of and force feeds it to him before killing them both like the dogs they are.
I've seen some pretty brutal flicks over the years and since my first viewing of Amerikan Holokaust I often compare them to this flick. The film does bring a lot to the table and no matter how much I want to like I just can't find myself getting into it. Chris and John are both outstanding people that I will always support any way I can but this is just one film I don't care for. I can't say it's a bad movie because it's not but it's just one that doesn't jive well with me. The acting in this one is great. I've always liked Jules Sceiro and Bob Glazier's performance in this one. Both deliver unforgettable performances and I do believe this is probably Glazier's best performance to date. The supporting cast does a great job as well but Sceiro and Glazier are fucking fantastic. The story for this one is shocking and disturbing but doesn't do much to hold my attention. Most people that know me know that I'm not one to get off on extreme horror films and this is a prime example of extreme horror. It's shocking for the most part but the story is one that could be told in 30 minutes or so. Chris Woods and John Miller take the horrendous crimes committed by serial killers Charles Ng and Leonard Lake and turns it into an extreme horror film worthy of the notoriety it has received. With that being said, the found footage style and the heavy dialogue "confessional" style scenes were a bit boring. Finally, this film does not shy away from the gore. We get some decent practical and make-up effects with some serious gore scattered throughout. If that's not enough for you then you can watch Bob Glazier fuck some intestines for good measure! Overall, Amerikan Holokaust is a rough watch for some but fans of extreme horror fill find some serious enjoyment out of it. The film is now available on blu from The Sleaze Box so grab it now for your collection!
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