Review from UK Amazon: Brutal opening 15 minutes

This film stands out for having one of the most entertaining and brutal opening 15 minutes. It is a montage of gruesome killing and the audience gets to see every gory moment; there is no fast cutting away at the crucial moment.

The only downside to having such a cool beginning is that the film shows its hand early which means suspense goes out of the window as the viewer is desensitised from this point in. This leaves no other option if the film is to maintain the viewers' interest: it has to keep feeding visual candy in the form of gore. It succeeds well; this film must have one of the highest body counts for a slasher movie - I lost count after about five minutes! Every kill has had painstaking attention paid to detail and really is a triumph for the effects team. The script is good and throws in a couple of enjoyable twists but this film really is about the horrific visuals more than anything else. However, it's not necessarily uncomfortable viewing in the way many torture movies are, this is done in a style which is quite fun and enjoyable whilst having a very dark underbelly - quite like clowns themselves I guess.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

• Abducted by the Daloids

The story centers around three sexy young disco babes who have met the mysterious Anna. As they journey through the woods they discuss the legend of The Serial Skinner not knowing that they are already being observed by a more ambitious and ruthless species of Alien: Dr. Who's The Daleks!

The DVD was renamed to Abducted by Daloids in 2005 after a fracas with the Terry Nation estate who moved swiftly to pull the plug. It was removed from sale on eBay.

The director of Terry Nation's estate, Tim Hancock, told the Sun: The reason the Daleks are still the most sinister thing in the universe is because they do not make things like porn. They weren't ever intended to be sexual creatures. It's simple, Daleks do not do porn.

Further details and clips at io9

The DVD was banned from sale under threat of legal action from the Terry Nation estate who objected to the used of Daleks without their permission.

The DVD was renamed to Abducted by Daloids in 2005

Limited edition DVD available from Xploited Cinema

Short video set in an autopsy room. Carries some unpleasant scenes of necrophilia which has never been well received by the UK censor

See review from IMDb: Simply the Best

I must say that after years of collecting obscure titles from the world over, gore-hound classics to underground film noirs and black comedies, Nacho Cerdas short film Aftermath is probably the single most compelling picture I have ever seen.

It is easily the sickest film and most beautiful film at the same time. The special effects are better than anything Tom Savini could dream up, and the cinematography is comparable to some of the great contemporary films in American history.

I love this film because it is a beautiful drug for the senses. Visually it is breathtaking, and the absence of dialogue adds the perfect dramatic suspense and brings a stomach turning realism to the events portrayed. The most incredible aspect of the film however, is the incredible attention to detail in the sound department. Every pin-drop has been captured so perfectly it elevates the grandeur of this ambitious effort and penetrates the sickness that pervades throughout this story.

This is an absolutely sickening and disturbing masterpiece that provides more shocks that any Hong Kong CAT 3 film or any nasty 80s cult horror flick. It is also a beautifully photographed film with a big budget feel that is a must see for any aspiring film maker or film student.

Was screened at 1994 Eurofest in London

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

Tenshi no harawata:

From www.DVDTimes.co.uk: Kevin Gilvear's 2005 Hit list

Uncut but censored in production with Japanese laws in mind

Tagline: The sickest film ever made

From a review on Hollywood's Burning

August Underground is a new independent film from a pair of Pittsburgh filmmakers who took that one sequence from Henry and expanded it to feature-length. The filmmakers behind August Underground posit a very real scenario that a pair of completely morally bankrupt young men, who could very well live next door to any of us, get a hold of a video camera and start to tape their crimes. Through the camera-eye, we see The Big Guy rape, bludgeon, terrify, humiliate a half-dozen men and women. The Cameraman participates as far as his free hand will allow, only dropping the camera once to give his friend a hand.

What becomes even more horrifying, as the film goes along, is that, as in Henry, these crimes were not committed just for the camera. The pair had been running rough-shod over others long before the 'record' button was pressed, but the camera is heightening the reality for them. The pair are totally believable, which makes it all the more chilling. They giggle when a female victim begs for her life as they beat and humiliate her. The Big Guy wretches at the stench in his basement, coming from the rotting blood and shit of his prey, vomits as he saws off the arms and legs of one guy who'd been dead a bit too long. The camera then becomes their constant companion, even after these opening scenes of depravity.

Don't be thrown off by the movie's low-tech look, either. This is intentional. Indeed, the filmmakers had originally designed the film to be seen as a fourth-generation dub, something you might find discarded on a bus. They wanted viewers to think they'd stumbled onto a snuff film. The biggest problem they pair are going to encounter are the so-called "raincoat crowd". These are the viewers who want to live out their own misogynistic fantasies through movies, the ones that keep the sleaze-soft-core rape-n-murder people in business. It will be a while before August Underground is perceived as something other than exploitation. Once it is appreciated for the gut-wrenching a difficult movie that it is, then it will start to earn a following.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon

• Bloodsucking Freaks
• The Incredible Torture Show
• Heritage of Caligula
• The House of the Screaming Virgins

Off Broadway show specialises in a torture show that the punters think is based on clever special effects. In fact the proprietors employ real victims.

Horror comedy that in reality employs very cheesy effects, otherwise it could have been pretty nasty.

Excerpts are included in the feminist documentary, Rate it X, which the BBFC passed uncut in the mid 80s. Director Joel M. Reed appears defending his film as a sophisticated black comedy.

Review from US Amazon: All Time Greats

Bloodsucking Freaks, also known as The Incredible Torture Show, is one of the all time greatest sexploitation shockers ever released. This movie has everything the connoisseur of fine filth could possibly ask for! There's plenty of naked girls, bloody gore, sadistic violence, over-the-top acting, cheesy dialogue, and even a midget.

This movie will appeal to any B-movie buff who can tolerate the extreme sex and violence. A word of caution... this movie could be construed as incredibly misogynistic by anyone who would stoop to taking it seriously.

This is the perfect getting drunk on a Friday night with a group of friends kind of film. You will never forget the memorable performances of SARDU and RALPHUS... nor are you soon to forget the antics of the "caged sexoids". 3 thumbs up! The best white-slavery ring run out of an off-off Broadway grand guignol theatre by a thespian sadist and his midget assistant movie ever made!

Everyone I've ever shown this film has been moved by it's outlandishly intense scenes. No one ever forgets the human dartboard or the brain-sucking scene. This is without a doubt one of the sickest, sleaziest, most mind-numbingly ridiculous films ever released.

Shown on UK TV on the Horror Channel

The uncut region 0 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Low Budget Gore Flick

I have to admit I expected the worst when I saw that this film was shot on digital camera and had a budget that was basically next to nothing, it looks like it cost 5$ to make and yet it was quite impressive.

I think that the gore and violence saved this film from being another garbage straight to video gore/horror film.

You can tell that this film was made by a bunch of guys who got together and managed to make a gory zombie film just because they were huge horror fans, the storyline was dumb as hell and very laughable but I didn't mind cause I've seen a lot worse.

Its about a guy who works as a coroner and who has a friend who's suffering from a degenerative bone disease or something so he provides him with some bone marrow from the grave yard, lots of bad acting follows and then some zombies start to appear.

The gore and make up fx were very good it includes one person's head being split open and his brains being eaten and one of the cops gets his spinal cord ripped out of his a** another scene has someones face being spilt with acid and torn off and other gross out scenes yes the film has a ton of blood and gore almost as much as dead alive or city of the living dead not to mention the disgusting sound fx so make sure you don't eat while watching this film trust me.

you could tell that the director was influenced by Lucio Fulci and a lot of other Italian horror films, the film also has a lot of nudity but most of the time it just wasn't that good especially when they show that ugly blond chick taking her clothes off several times lol.

Bone Sickness is a very well made low-budget gore flick that would have been made better if it only had a bigger budget but its still good so I definitely recommend this.

See The Untold Story

• Born to Kill
• Gamblin' Man
• Wild Drifter

The film was denied a screening at the 2006 Edinburgh Film Festival after advice from the BBFC who stated that UK Law does not allow public performance of films with real animal cruelty staged for the film.

The film has never been submitted to the BBFC but they have commented about the film as follows: The film COCKFIGHTER, as its title would indicate, contains several scenes of cock fighting in which birds are goaded to fury in order to fight each other. These sequences are unsimulated and were expressly created for the purposes of the film. As a result, this work would be in breach of the Animals Act.

Review from US Amazon

Warren Oates plays Frank Mansfield in 1974's Cockfighter. Although outlawed in most states, cockfighting was legal in Georgia, and Oates portrays a top trainer. However, Mansfield is also a deeply flawed man whose success leads him to recklessness. On the night before a major fight, he impetuously enters a cockfight that ends badly. At that moment, he takes a vow of silence, which he will not break until he can regain his position in the sport. Throughout most of the movie, therefore, Oates is mute, with his thoughts serving as narration.

Warren Oates is truly great in this role. His weathered face and ability to portray unsympathetic characters in a likeable manner bring great authority to this film. Although perhaps best known for his appearances in Peckinpah films (The Wild Bunch, Ride the High Country), he also did extraordinary work in a number of lesser known 1970's films: Two-Lane Blacktop, Badlands, Rancho Deluxe.

Director Monte Hellman was a collaborator with legendary producer Roger Corman, and he's simply one of the most underappreciated filmmakers of the 1970s. He specialized in spare, low-key character studies, such as Two-Lane Blacktop (1971). This film is so vibrant because of his talent for using naturalistic settings and minimalist direction. His style is perfectly suited to this script, which was adapted by Charles Willeford from his novel of the same name. The book is out-of-print, but Willeford is a marvelous writer of noir and gritty fiction.

Despite being a solid character study, the film is probably of limited appeal. For the most part, the sport of cockfighting (if you consider it a sport) serves only as the background, and the characters drive the film. However, the sport is presented in an unflinching manner. The bloody and violent aspects of cockfighting are not glossed over in any way. Thus, this film is definitely not for people who are squeamish or extremely passionate about humane treatment of animals. In ways, though, the film is reminiscent of Peckinpah, who made violent deaths in The Wild Bunch seem almost operatic in their grandeur. Watching the cockfights depicted here is almost sickening, but Hellman manages to capture their bizarre magnificence as well. If you can set aside your distaste for the topic matter, then you will be treated to some great acting and directing and a truly unique cinematic experience.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

• Dr Lamb
• Doctor Lam
• Go Yeung Yi Sang

One of the most popular "category III" films ever (at least in Occident). Simon Yam plays a slightly disturbed cab driver who (in order) kills, rapes and chops up some beautiful women.

Review from US Amazon: Has to be seen to be believed

Simon Yam Tat-Wah portrays the title character (not a doctor), an insane maniac who does things to women (living and dead) that are better left undescribed. This early 1990s movie is an infamous Category III title from Hong Kong. Danny Lee plays the inspector in charge of solving the case and getting a confession (i.e., beating the suspect up until he confesses).

I don't like the idea of labeling anything as sick or twisted, but if I were to, this would be the movie about which to use those terms (and I've seen and can easily stomach a lot of these Category III flicks).

What can one say about this movie? I'd put this one in the has to be seen to be believed category, but then that might be seen as a recommendation, and I can't recommend this one.

If you dislike violence and nudity thrown together, avoid this at all costs. If you think jokes about severed bodily parts are in poor taste, feel free to pass. However, if you are a fan of HK Category III movies, don't mind gore, extreme violence toward women, have enjoyed HK police procedurals/confession beating stories, and like Simon Yam and/or Danny Lee, well, how can I stop you?

The uncut region 0 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

• Yi boh lai beng duk

Anti-establishment black comedy/drama that received a MPAA X-rating on release.   The lack of a certificated version is  presumably due to a scene where a man has sex with a chicken, a first for a Hollywood studio production (Allied Artists, later bought out by Fox). There is also a fairly graphic abortion scene that might have caused potential censor problems in its day.

Available on video in the USA

• Polissons et galipettes

Thanks to Gary.

A documentary with old stag movies shown in full hardcore glory.

The BBFC passed the 2003 cinema release R18 uncut but no video version has been submitted since.

The DVD will languish on the banned list due to British censorship law. The market is general interest, yet the explicit sex limits the film to R18 sex shops, where too few film fans choose to frequent.

See review from IMDb: Grandparents as horny as us

I found this movie to be very interesting. It gives a brilliant look into early movie-making and the mentality of the old folks.

Having seen this thing, i have to say it is amusing, relieving and a bit shocking and even disgusting to know that our great grandparents generation was as horny as we are. The apparent openness about both homosexuality and bestiality is shown in this movie is quite amazing, today no one would even imagine mixing porn genres in such a way, but it seems like back in the day they wished to cater to all audiences at once.

This is, by all means, pornography. But it is also a very interesting and fascinating look at a time gone by, both in movie history and history in general.

The region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon.

But not one for Brits to buy as it contains a scene of oral sex involving a dog. This is now illegal to posses under the Dangerous Pictures Act. BBFC classified films are exempt but a cinema classification may not exempt a video.

• Guinea Pig 1

Review from Amazon: No Substance

This is not horror - horror has substance, characters, and a brain. The people behind this film supposedly set out to make as shocking a film as they could, but ended up with exploited pseudo-snuff that sways between stupidly staged to pointlessly violent. While I thoroughly enjoy gory film, the gore is not the focus of this video as 3 men torture a lady for about 30 minutes (only about 10 have actual gore). We get to see these men tie her up and spin her in a chair 200 times - what fiends! But first, repeatedly slap her - I've seen more heated slapping on Jerry Springer! One cool scene - the needle in the eye (which is blatently fake and Fulci's Zombie pulled off the gag much better).

The uncut region 1 DVD is available  at US Amazon

• Slow Death: The Dismemberment
• Guinea Pig 2
• Ginî piggu 2: Chiniku no hana

An episode from the infamous Japanese video series by Hideshi Hino. It features the extraordinarily explicit dismembering of a young girl.

This film was made famous by Charlie Sheen who thought it was a snuff movie and reported it to the US authorities. See Snuff Movies: an Urban Legend for a fuller story

The makers cashed in on the ensuing FBI investigation with a 'making of' documentary.

Review from US Amazon: The notorious Guinea Pig series

I think nearly every horror movie fan is aware of the notorious Guinea Pig series by now. If you like horror films or gory curiosities and aren't aware of this explosive series of Japanese movies, you ought to rush out right now and see a few of them. Made throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Guinea Pig pushes envelopes few people in this country would ever conceive possible. After viewing one of these repugnant films, a natural impulse is one of extreme revulsion. Why would anyone create such soul shattering images? It's important to remember that Japanese audiences possess a different attitude about horror films. As far as I can tell, in Japanese cinema anything and everything is fair game. A typical jaunt through the wilderness of Asian horror cinema (in which Japan plays a significant role) typically reveals graphic scenes of dismemberment, torture, and other no-no nasty behavior that rarely, if ever, appears in American films. Some films containing such stomach churning themes do occasionally rear their heads on this side of the pond, but these films rarely play to a wide audience. In Japan, the Guinea Pig franchise was a spectacular hit.

The Flower of Flesh and Blood easily wins the prize for outright sleaze and nastiness. It's difficult to imagine any film approaching (or descending to) the levels seen in this mind blasting forty-minute movie. This movie is a sledgehammer blow to the head and stomach with its unrelenting scenes of carnage and depravity. They ought to sell copies of this wrapped in a barf bag.

Forget about character development. Two characters exist in this movie: the poor young woman picked up by the killer, and the killer himself. At least they made the murderer look like a complete psycho, as the guy wears a samurai helmet, a full body leather apron, and some sort of black caps on several of his teeth. This gentleman does not fit the bill of a role model in any way, shape, or form. He's a degenerate who likes to wax philosophic between removing arms and legs, blurting out weird lines about how his next activity will imitate blooming flowers and the like. At the end of the movie, he sings a melancholy song about sending people to the underworld. He also shines a different colored light on his victim at various times, although why he does this makes little sense. The majority of the film takes place in some seedy basement splashed with blood and filled with numerous tools of pain. Then you watch this guy commit his atrocities and that's it. There is nothing more to The Flower of Flesh and Blood than close up shots of bloody mayhem.

Current UK Status: Never Released

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

And of course just to ensure that you don't thinks its real they have included the Making of Documentary

• Ginî piggu 3: Senritsu! Shinanai otoko
• He Never Dies
• Guinea Pig 3

Review from US Amazon: A bit gore-numbed

As for He never Dies, I actually found it to be quite amusing, once I had become a bit gore-numbed by the Mermaid film.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

• Ginî piggu: Manhôru no naka no ningyo
• Ginî piggu 5
• Guinea Pig 5
• Za ginî piggu: Manhôru no naka no ningyo

Review from US Amazon: A lot of gory bits!

I couldn't resist watching this movie.  If you can get past the gory bits, (and there are a lot of gory bits!) you may even discover a simple story line that is quite interesting.

The special effects of the mermaid tail upon first encounter are actually quite lovely. Intriguing ending~ however, if you have a weak stomach- this may not be the movie for you.

Never released in the UK

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

• Shojo no harawata
• Entrails of a Virgin

See review from IMDb: Sleazy, trashy and a bit gory

Soft-core filmmakers take nubile young women to a remote house under the pretense of advancing their careers. Too bad for them a maniac in the form of a demon with a large penis is stalking and killing them.

There is a ton of soft-core sex (including demon sex), a beheading, a disemboweling, severed hand masturbation....well, these are things already mentioned in previous comments so let's get to the point of why I enjoyed this movie.

Its sleazy, trashy, a bit gory, and a whole helluva lot of fun. This movie does things that were completely shocking and unexpected and had me, more than once, laughing and crying out, OMG!. If you're like me you've seen just about every piece of exploitative filth made in the US and Europe, but this film tops them all. And it has an ending which left me gape-mouthed and wanting more.

As far as the optical censoring mentioned in other posts, yes, its true. Now to clarify this. The Japanese do not allow below the waist nudity, period. Optical fogging is a fact even in porn. To the user who hopes Synapse would correct this, they won't. Check out their website and you can find an old news piece that talks about how the actress' wore small pieces of white tape over their genitalia. So, even if the fogging is removed, you won't see anything. But don't let this stand in the way.

If you are a fan of Asian exploitation, horror, or manga I can't imagine you wouldn't enjoy this movie. In fact, that's what it reminded me of; a live action manga. So, check it out.

• Bijo no harawata
• Entrails of a Beautiful Woman
• Guts of a Beauty

Review from US Amazon: More Trash Fun

Not so long ago I watched Entrails of a Virgin so now I was ready - I knew what to expect. I'm not sure why the series are called Entrails... because there ain't many of them in the films.

Here we are dealing with some yakuza members who rape and drug women. Pretty explicit sex scenes occupy about an hour on this 68-minute feature just very much like in Entrails of a Virgin.

The movie is simple stupid, but I guess no-one has big expectations regarding it, so if you decided to watch it you know what you are doing and you'll definitely get you piece of fun.

This is not a horror film, looks like it pretends to be horror and not for a moment tries to hide its exploitative nature.

Verdict: buy it if you like exploitative flicks or you're a fan of Japanese extreme cinema. If you are not, avoid it at all costs.

See review from US Amazon: Borderline porn

Gutterballs reworks a classic 80's teen-slasher formula and drops it into a bowling alley. Shot with a cast of unknowns, crappy lighting and cliched dialogue, Gutterballs looks and feels like it was flashed forward from 1982.

However, there is one notable exception. Gutterballs amps the sexual violence way past the norm with a near eight minute graphically sadistic gang rape that sets the rest of the movie into motion. It will repulse you and frankly, it sets Gutterballs close to a level of grindhouse porn. But then again, one of the first things you see is an eventual victim bending over in her oh-so-short skirt and exposing her camel-toe. The film does have gutter in the title, and it more than lives up to its name.

Like all z-grade horror, there's a batch of (over the top) teens in some sort of conflict, and this time it's a pair of bowling team o'teens set up for an after-hours grudge match. Our hottie gets attacked before everyone shows up, but has something more in mind than calling the cops. When the opposing sides are gathered, suddenly the bowling alley is mysteriously chained shut and the grisly body counts and naked bodies start to mount. There's plenty of inventive murder effects to be had in Gutterballs , with one of the first being a couple smothered during (again, borderline pornographic) 69 in a restroom.

Is Gutterballs cheap and cheesy, slick and sleazy? Heck yes. Although I must admit, the ending did catch me off guard by about one third, so maybe pure gorehounds might get a kick from the naked boobies and the sexual violence. I can even say I liked this more than Hostel II, so if you thought those were too tame, then Gutterballs is up your alley.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

The 4th film in the Ilsa series much rejected by the British censor wasn't even submitted to the BBFC. Distributors had probably given up trying

The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 2 DVD is available via US Amazon

The video was informally presented to the BBFC in 2006 for an advice viewing. The BBFC suggested that a formal presentation would be a waste of time and money as the video would probably be rejected due to sexual violence.

Description from Canada Hentai

Working for a moving company, Shouji is invited to a party by a girl named Yuika. However, he is drugged, and multiple women take advantage of him, and rape him repeatedly. When he recovers his memory, he finds himself stuffed in a cardboard box on the railroad tracks, with a suicide note stuffed inside. Shocked, he frantically escapes from the cardboard box. Vowing revenge, he sets off to Yuika's residence. He pretends to be a delivery man, and enters her apartment. There, he stuffs her in a box and takes her to a hideout where she will be used as a lure to contact the other party members that violated him. Watch the depravity of Shouji's revenge as he hunts down and boxes up the women for his carnal revenge...

Available uncut from Canadian Hentai

• Da She

Shaw Brothers exploitation film that managed to get banned in Germany and Australia and never released in the UK

Review from US Amazon: Genius? madness?

Hong Kong-based exploitation film director T. F. (Tun Fei) Mous, who would go on to worldwide notoriety eight years after this with Men Behind the Sun, teamed up here with equally low-rent exploitation producers the Shaw Brothers for a pinky-style look at the plight of illegal Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong.

They took the most lurid stories they could find, elaborated on those as much as they could, and then turned Mous and screenwriters loose. The end result, while not being anywhere near as brutal (or as well thought-out) as Men Behind the Sun, certainly shows the roots of Mous'... genius? madness? whatever you want to call it.

The story centers on three close friends who wouldn't have any luck at all if they didn't have bad luck. First, they miss the boat out of China, and have to swim for it. When they get to the boat, most of its inhabitants don't want to let them on; after all, it's full and they haven't paid. They eventually do get hauled on board, only to have the boat attacked when it gets to the shores of Hong Kong. Most of the refugees are rounded up and taken to a large orange tent, but these three manage to escape, only to fall into the clutches of a series of more and more bizarre, sadistic captors. It seems that illegal Chinese immigrants are good old-fashioned currency on the outskirts of Hong Kong society, and are eventually sold for slave labor, but not before being humiliated in all sorts of ways first.

Da She (Lost Souls) shows the way Mous got from point A to point B; the character development may be absent, but the emotional frameworks are the same, both for his illegal Chinese immigrants and his later Chinese test subjects, and his fascination with the extremes to which a person can be taken is also in evidence, though here, with a few exceptions, the torture suffered by these folks is more emotional than physical (relatively, of course).

It's silly and predictable, but if you're a Mous fan, it's an important archival document, and it's one you should search out.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

• Lucker

Review from US Amazon: One nasty little film

Finally the much sought after, bootleg gem hits DVD in the U.S. with an official release through Synapse. The remastered film quality is fantastic and Vandewoestijne's final vision of Lucker The Necrophagous is indeed far more effective than what's been floating around for years on the gray market.

Personally, I love films like Lucker, as well as necrophilia cinema in general, so this film was a major score for me but there's very few out there that can even tolerate nudity in horror cinema let alone rotting corpse lovin'. If the thought of watching somebody lick their hands after stroking slimy, putrid corpse tang makes you queasy, I'd recommend passing on this film.

Lucker is one nasty little film, it's not very long or incredibly complex, but it's nasty nonetheless and for that I love it. Don't be a dullard and purchase this without knowing what you're getting into first, this isn't a party flick nor is it one of those classic "Must Have" films that make everybody's favorite films lists. If you're a fan of films like Buttgereit's Nekromantik, Cerda's Aftermath or D'Amato's Buio Omega, you're going to probably dig this as I did.

A German motorway cleaner takes rotting bodies home to a lover who has a necrophilia fetish. This involves the skinning of a rabbit, use of a metal pipe in conjunction with a condom, nudity, and graphic sexual scenes with dead bodies.

At the time it would be a total waste of time presenting this one to the BBFC.

Now perhaps an issue that images of depicting necrophilia may get caught up by the Dangerous Pictures Act

• Holocausto Porno

Just not practical to even think about releasing horror films with hardcore scenes

See full article from MND

The Profit, a 2001 film, was blocked from distribution in the United States due to a court injunction won by the Church of Scientology.

Directed by former film executive Peter N. Alexander, movie critics have characterized The Profit as a parody of Scientology and of its founder L. Ron Hubbard. Alexander was a Scientologist for twenty years, and left the organization in 1997. The film was funded by Bob Minton, a former critic of Scientology who later signed an agreement with the Church of Scientology and has attempted to stop distribution of the film.

The film was released in August 2001, and was shown at a movie theater in Clearwater, Florida and at a premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France. A Scientology spokesman gave a statement at the time saying the movie is fiction and has nothing to do with Scientology. The Church of Scientology later took legal action in an attempt to stop further distribution of the film. The Church of Scientology claimed that the film was intended to influence the jury pool in the wrongful death case of Scientologist Lisa McPherson, who died under Scientology care in Clearwater, Florida.

In April 2002, a Pinellas County, Florida judge issued a court order enjoining The Profit from worldwide distribution for an indefinite period. According to the original court injunction received by Wikinews, the movie was originally banned because the court found that it could be seen as a parody of Scientology and so influence potential jurors.

Luke Lirot, the attorney for the film's production company, announced on the film's website on April 7, 2007 that We have absolutely no exposure for any repercussions from the court order, but that the film was still blocked from distribution due to an ongoing legal battle. Lirot wrote: all that's stopping the release of the movie is the legal battle with the partner who was compromised by Scientology (Robert Minton) and is currently using his power as partner to stop the release of the film.

• Yeuk saat

Review from US Amazon: Brutal

First of all, let me tell you, this is NOT a date movie. This is the most brutal graphic rape movie I have ever seen, and also one that lingers in your mind long after it is over. For me, that's exactly what I want when I see a movie, one that leaves a lasting impression no matter how difficult the impression might be.

I loved this movie, because it is very very well made, and the acting performances are incredible. Yes, the rapes are unforgiving in every respect, and the misery throughout the film is almost difficult to watch at times.

This is not a gory movie, except for the last ten minutes, it is a very disturbing movie and it does have a fair amount of nudity, however it really needs to.

The Untold Story and Ebola Syndrome offset much of the carnage with humor, but Red to Kill has absolutely NOTHING to smile about. It is totally and brutally serious from the first frame to the extremely nasty ending.

The actor who plays the rapist is absolutely sensational, and I might add, the musical score is perfect. The music adds so much to the all ready existing tension from all the horrific acts. The actress who plays the retarded girl is also amazing, one of the best performances on film you will ever see.

The uncut region 0 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 0 DVD is available via US Amazon

Perhaps the RockBitch website gives a few clues as to the reason for the ban. "This video is an insight into the life and stage performance of this unique band. It contains interviews, the monastery and the completely uncensored concert, including fist fucking, pissing, female sex acts and the Golden Condom Award".

See the Rock Bitch site for stills from the video

• No Fear, No Die

Animal cruelty precludes a release of this film in the UK.

Electric Pictures did have the UK distribution rights, but apparently were advised that it would require huge cuts, so they didn't release it.

The cockfighting scenes in this film were faked (or example, the blades on legs were plastic rather than metal) and the final credits begin with a notice saying that no animals were harmed during the making of the film. However, this appears to have made no difference, as the Animals Act covers "distress" as well as actual injury.

Currently available on US video (via Amazon)

Schramm seems such a nice guy, he lives by himself where he is happy to open the door to strangers and kill them. Being a loner he has a problem with women so he drugs them, photographs their naked bodies for sexual kicks and muders them.

• Dværgen

Review from US Amazon: Dwarfsploitation

Dwarfsploitation at it's most vile! Evil does indeed come in all shapes in sizes. The Sinful Dwarf is a pretty straight foward heroine-smuggling/slavery ring flick from the 70's. It comes equipped with extended soft core sex scenes and other totally bizarre elements that will keep you off balance.

But what really makes this film unbelievably creepy is the explosive acting from the undersized Danish actor, Torben Billie. Not only does he have an uncanny resemblance to the goofy Jack Black, he plays this particular role with unsettling precision. Sheesh! I'm sure he was actually a very nice guy, but damn he's a scary little dude here.

His name is Olaf, and he helps his wicked mother run their London boarding house. Often times gorgeous women check in, but they don't check out. He also lures the naive beauties back to the hotel with cute little toys. Yep, oldest trick in the book.

I can't think of many things more alarming than seeing someone with a child-like appearance doing some of the most unspeakable atrocities to his beautiful female slaves. Mercy, little man!

With a title like The Sinful Dwarf, you oughtta have some idea what to expect. Only recommended to the most sinfully warped and depraved of viewers. You know who you are.

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

The film is about the incestuous murderous relationship between a mother and her daughter. It has an interesting weird style; shot in black & white, with spoof elements of noir, all wrapped up in tons of black humour and Lacanian symbolism.

It's never been put before the BBFC, unsurprisingly given the content; murder, rape, serious bondage, sexual torture, golden showers plus the daughter masturbating with a kiwi fruit!

Review from US Amazon: Funny

Terror Firma is an independent film made by Troma, one of the last (if not THE last) small time movie companies left in the United States. You should purchase this movie if for no other reason than to support independent film. But once you do buy it, what will you get? An incredibly funny, very violent, and fairly titillating movie.

I was talked into watching this movie by an acquaintance. Never having seen a Troma film, I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought it would be a low budget slasher flick with lots of fake blood. I was mostly wrong. It turned out to be a very funny and interesting satire on the movie industry, movie making, and society in general. (While also being a slasher flick with lots of fake blood.) I haven't laughed as much at a movie in years.

As for the acting, while most of the actors will never utter the words I'd like to thank the Academy, the female lead, Alyce LaTourelle, was simply excellent. I was surprised to see someone with as much talent in a low budget picture like this one. She is destined for bigger pictures, but not necessarily better ones.

If you've read this far, you are probably considering purchasing this movie. Go for it, I'm happy I did.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

A notable cult film that has never made it to the UK.

Thanks to Gary:

The film will languish on the banned list due to British censorship law. The market is art house yet the explicit sex limits the film to R18 sex shops, where too few film fans choose to frequent.

See review from IMDb: Totally f***ed up

Referring to Thundercrack! as simply being a weird cult flick would be a serious understatement and actually a direct insult, since certain people around this website already tend to call mainstream movies like Memento or Pulp Fiction weird and confusing. Weird? Not quite… A term to summarize Thundercrack in one simple word has yet to be invented. The closest we've got now is extravagant, demented and maybe also totally f***ed up.

This movie can't even be categorized in one genre, as it's hardcore pornography as well as slick comedy as well as cheesy 70's horror. Let's just stick to the old cliché saying: it has to be seen to be believed!

Imagine yourself a typical low-budget horror opening, in which random people gather around an old dark mansion during a nightly thunderstorm. They're all slightly eccentric characters with unusual backgrounds and/or odd personalities and, naturally, the female owner of the mansion is the queen of all madness. Mrs. Gert Hammond (excellent performance by Marion Eaton) is a mentally messed up widow in a permanent state of delirium, constantly babbling to her deceased husband AND extremely addicted to peeled cucumbers.

Her guests soon begin to physically experiment with themselves and each other and these sexual outbursts become gradually odder. Masturbation and ordinary hetero-sex at first, but before you properly realize it; you're up to your neck in gay sex, voyeurism, sex with peculiar attributes and even bestiality.

This movie is available in two versions, but I can safely say already that even the cut version (120 minutes instead of 150) is more than weird enough for every avid fan of offbeat cinema on this planet.

Watch it, and I assure you'll never eat a cucumber again in your life!

The region 0 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

• Tales of Tiffany Jones

The leading lady, Anouska Hempel bought the UK rights in 2008 in order to have the film taken off the market

• 1,2,3, Sun

The only recent Blier film not to get distribution in the UK. Apparently a distributor was interested but was informally advised by the BBFC not to bother. (Unconfirmed)

The contentious material is in the final scene, which features several shots of a topless Anouk Grinberg in bed with several children, two of whom have their hands resting on her breasts. Since these shots go on for some time and include a fair amount of dialogue, they couldn't be cut. It isn't a sexual scene, but nevertheless the BBFC suggested it may fall foul of the Child Protection Act (unconfirmed)

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

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• Bunman: The Untold Story
• Human Meat pies: The Untold Story
• The Untold Story: Human Mean Roast Pork Buns
• The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story
• Human Pork Chop

Described as a gruesome but gripping depiction of an amoral killer. The star, Anthony Wong, won the Chinese equivalent of an Oscar for best actor.

Review from US Amazon: Unpredictable, daring, extreme

This story concerns a serial killer posing as a restaurant proprietor who goes into violent rages and indulges in sadistic acts.

For those of you looking for something to disturb you, seek this out. It's not an atypical story by any means, but the murder scenes are pretty grisly. It's not quite all out gore, but it's pretty disturbing in that you're just not used to this kind of stuff.

One guy gets chopped up into dim sum. In another sequence, a family gets hacked to pieces...you ever notice in Hollywood where murdered children get killed offscreen? Not here. There's also a graphic rape scene involving chopsticks that ain't exactly feminist-friendly.

It's rare you see a horror film provoking anything more than laughter nowadays. This one is all out, gung-ho savagery. What's even weirder is the moments of slapstick that pop-up whenever the cops are in a scene. A strange way to lighten the darker scenes, but, that's Asian cinema for you...unpredictable, daring, extreme and the polar opposite of Western filmmaking.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

Bunman: The Untold Story 2

Subtitled VHS, VCD, LD and DVD from Hong Kong, Cat. III, letterboxed, subtitled.

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

• One Man and His Pig
• The Pig Fucking Movie
• Wedding Trough
• Svinet

An art-house black and white film without dialogue which was very controversial in its day. It was programmed for the London Film Festival until Customs seized it.

It's about a man who lives alone on a farm with his pigs. He falls in love with the sow, has sex with her (simulated). She gives birth to human/porcine hybrids.

See review from IMDb: Demented farmer

Can you think of anything more interesting than seeing a demented farmer walk around his farm for 80 minutes, occasionally playing dress-up with his birds, beheading his chickens, and having steamy sex with his wife, who happens to be a pig? I know I can.

Which is quite sad, because the description on IMDb really made this seem like a movie worth seeing, if only for its originality and absurdity. Unfortunately, everything negative that has been said about this movie is true: it moves at a snail's pace, it's uninteresting, very disgusting, and ultimately not worth seeing.

I fail to see the deeper meaning of a man running around naked in the mud chasing a sow, but then again, I never was that good at reading between the lines. What do I know? Maybe this is the epitome of genius, but I found it to be a waste of time and chances are that so will you.

Current UK Status: Never released

The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 2 DVD is available via US Amazon