I recently viewed this movie on its US release. When I first started watching this movie I was pretty excited since I heard it was on the extreme side. That's not incorrect it's in some aspects one of the more extreme movies out there and gorehounds won't be disappointed. A brief synopsis of this film goes like this, the film opens with the title villain having his laboratory invaded by the nearby village where he has his tongue removed and is buried alive, this is done because he was doing research of immortality using the body parts of the dead. The film cuts to a title card and we meet the young adults of the film. They got tickets to go to a rave and have a day or two drive to get there. As they head towards their destination Dr. Wolffenstein awakes from his burial. The teens car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the film gets going.
Now I will discuss what the film succeeds and fails at. First the film has a pretty good score, that is if you're into really light punk music. Next the film fits perfectly as a German splatter films. This leads into the gore, which ranges from really bad to good and the film makers mixed CGI with some of the deaths which was a little bit disappointing. Next there is a lot of nudity, it's the most nudity I've seen since "Salo or 120 days of sodom". The film also features some ironic and try hard humor mixed in equal amounts which is mostly a let down. Finally the killer of the film is cool and his "pet" is an interesting addition. Now for what the film fails at. The acting sucks, most of the characters reactions aren't realistic and the performances are phoned in. This leads into the characters who are the most disposable part of the film and none of them you really care about. The other problem is the kills, at first there are some seemingly Hostel or Friday the 13th level kills but by the time you get to the infamous massacre scene there is way too much repetition, sure the film has a high body count, around 50, but a lot of them are just there to boost the body count and are uninventive. Another big complaint is the cinematography, it serves the purposes of the movie but every outdoor scene is extremely overexposed and looks way too bright, at least for the scenes taking place in modern day.
My final thoughts on the film. First if you're or gorehound, enjoy splatter or slashers or aren't feint of heart for an extreme film then I'd recommend it. Most of the problems are manageable and its weakest points are the characters and some of the kills. But none of this is too unusual for a lot of horror films. Its still above average in it's genre at least in my opinion. My only major let down was the massacre scene which didn't do too much and the film is also too long. Outside of that would highly recommend if you find a copy.
