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• Directors: Fred Vogel
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Rating: Unrated
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000QXT3QS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,301 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Has someone ever handed you a movie, not telling you one thing about it, only telling you to watch it. What if that tape was the personal home video of two sociopaths on a killing spree? This is their home movie, for their eyes-only. This is August Underground's PENANCE. The third and final film in the AU franchise Directed By Fred Vogel and Starring Cristie "Crusty" Whiles. PENANCE shows the dark decline of the two nameless killers from the previous films as they continue to videotape their madness on their path to destruction.

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Round 3!!! And this Time the Gloves are Off !!!!!!, March 24, 2008

By	Captain Insanity (NY) - See all my reviews

The original was sick.
The sequel was even sicker.
And now the third installment pulls out all the stops,
and empties any humanity that was left in your soul onto the abattoir floor.

This time around the depravities are shot on digital,
so the home movie quality of the previous two isn't nearly as apparent.
And unlike it's predecessors,
This one also doesn't start up rigt away.
But once it does..... Wow!!! Stand back!!
(mutilation, diembowelment, and a particularly horrific family christmas scene that will go down as one of the most brutal scenes in a movie bar-none).

This installment focuses on the demented relationship between Vogel's character & who I'm refering to as Mrs. Vomit.
Gone are all the outside influences & distractions.
All you have, is the two, and the carnage that keeps them together.
It starts off rather typical,
Just 2 young lovers out having a good time,
but winds up extremely violent & mindless,
oftentimes going waaaay over the edge.
But that's to be expected.
Like the others, this one jumps around with no clear timeline in sight,
But the heavy use of special effects (AU's creme de la creme) keep things nice and interesting. (and by interesting I mean bloody)
They're practically real now, (entrails leaking gas & feces, etc.)
and boy are they plentiful.
The amount of gore & guts onscreen outdoes any given Mondo flick hands down.

If you've seen the last two,
you know what you're in for,
if not,
watch every other brutally demented horror film out there,
becase this one is the "Baron of Blood".

MORAL OF THE STORY:
LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!!!!!!
And lay down a drop-cloth by your television set!!!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pay Your Penance Now!, October 3, 2008

By	Richard Nervous "Dedicated Horror Fan" (Florida) - See all my reviews

What can I say? This movie delivers on everything it promises. I haven't seen the other films in this series but it doesn't really matter. All of the films in the series bring their own level of depravity or so I am told and have read about. This is the final film of the 3 August Underground films and I still am trying to get some of the images out of my mind although they were exactly what I was hoping for.

Here's the plot, you see 2 serial killers, killing. That's it, there is no compassion and it's brutal and in your face for a full 80 minutes or so of this flick. It was shot on Mini DV and it looks good, apparently better than the previous 2 movies from other reviews I've read. Even though the quality is good it's still done home video style so there are jump cuts from one scene to another for no apparent reason, which is exactly what Fred Vogel wanted you to see. Have you ever had to sit through a friend's vacation clips before? Usually there is no time line at all and this film gives that to you. You go from one death scene to a punk concert, back to gut ripping and more.

I won't go into all of the details but let's say there is a not very merry Xmas scene in here that should disturb you a bit. If you aren't the least bit disturbed by it, then you might want to stick a mirror under your chin and see if you are still breathing.

The reason I gave this movie a full star count is because it is truly what it says it is, a gore flick for splatter and torture fans. You'll laugh at Hostel and Saw after seeing this. It's almost too real but that's what makes it effective and it has some incredible intensity in it. Even when you are not seeing gore, you are seeing the hate and rage between the 2 main characters against society and each other.

You'll feel numb after seeing this but it left me wanting to see it again. Ok, I admit, I'm sick! It's only a movie if you are into pure intensity and disturbing images, don't delay get yours today.

I'll review August Underground #1 as it's in the mail this week, hopefully Mordum soon too. This is my type of flick and did I mention the TONS of extras? The Behind the Bile Documentary runs longer than the movie and it is fun to watch. Also comes with commentary, videos and there are two Easter eggs on the Special Features menu. Look for Blood Spots at the top of the menu screen. When you see them, click on them and you'll get some additional bonus footage that is pretty funny. Perfect for Halloween!

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't see the first 2, November 23, 2008

By	CraigalsCosmosis (Chicago,IL USA) - See all my reviews

1 star for the blood and entrails,as the gore looks as good as it can with the animal parts and maybe some plastic. 0 stars for everything else.I know there going for the reality/snuff effect with the hand held camera work by the 2 killers,but this didn't impress me at all.The acting was as good as a highschool play performance.Knowing this is fake{see:Shakey Hand Held Camera,REALITY EFFECT DOES NOT WORK HERE!!!} ruined any kind of dramitization the actors put forth to this snuff fluff,LAME....Let me not forget to mention how boring this was to watch.No explanations are given for the reasons behind the bloody butchering and depravity except that death,torture,rape and mayhem are the only things that give any kind of pleasure or satisfaction for the antagonist.So these 2 people are twisted psychotic killers SO [...] WHAT!!!!!!BORING!!!!!!1 star for the effects however but that's all folks.I have seen some independent low budget horror that I enjoyed all the way to the end.This is only good for the gorey parts,so perhaps if it was cut down to show only and only these scenes,"August Underground" would make for a great extra as a short for some other horror movie or compilation set. In my final statements I will say how dissapointed I was for paying the amount of money I did picking up this little turd.There are just so many pieces of crap out there,big budget and low budget alike(big feature film"The Strangers"come to mind)that I may have to invest in a pooper scooper if I keep fooling myself with flashy trailers and 5 star reviews of boring films that don't deserve it.This is coming from a guy that thinks"Blood Sucking Freaks","Basket Case","Maniac" and "Mother of Tears" are great movies...and they are! The atmosphere,mood,charm,humour...what ever you want to call it,these movies have it,while August has atmosphere of the dark twisted morbid sensation(Am I coaxing you into thinking that I liked this movie?If so...NO YOUR WRONG)still in the end only annoyed me with the shaky camera and jump scenes that don't seem to work with sheer boredom.See Flower of the Flesh or AfterMath if your looking for something stomach turning that delivers even without the plot