You wanna see overly-preachy vegans die a
horrible, meat-consumption-related death? I do! You wanna see over
23 national punk acts meet their violent demise? You got a hankerin'
for a no-budget flick thats chock full of some of THE WORST acting
you'll ever set your retinas upon? -Then you've come to the right
flick. Charming, while at the same time a complete disaster that
faces all the same ole' indie problems (especially terrible dubbing,
horrendous sound levels, etc.), Punk Rock Holocaust, aside from
the demeaning above, is a susprisingly fun flick- in small doses.
While quick to boast THE LARGEST on-screen body count EVER as one
of its main selling points (110 deaths!), Director Doug Sakmann
apparently has never heard of Olaf Ittenbach's "Premutos"-
the German zombie flick that boasts a display of 139(!) kills. To
be fair though, "Premutos" is one of the very few movies
that actually has WORSE dubbing issues than this flick. Regardless,
if its blood, gore, and vomit, that ye seek, this one's worth a
glance or two. On another positive note as well, I mean c'mon, the
flick is LOADED with the not-so-amazing acting of some amazing/successful
bands- The Dropkick Murphys, Less Than Jake, Big D And The Kids
Table, Andrew WK, Mest, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, and Pennywise,
to name a few. This disc is PACKED with extras, easter eggs, and
trailers too, so all in all, despite its shortcomings in plot and
pacing, this one's worth the price, even if its merely for a few
laughs at their expense. PS- a few of the D..I.Y. sfx, ain't too
shabby either. -Deek
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