Ameriatch One of the best films i have seen

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Dylan Brown "Snuff" (1976)"Snuff" was a video nasty that was banned and gained notoriety during the 70s. The film presents itself as a snuff film but it is actually not, the content of the film is not what it made it notorious but the marketing behind the film. There were tag lines for the film such as "The Bloodiest thing that ever happened in front of a camera" and "The film that could only be made in South America... where life is cheap! These tag lines and marketing behind the film is what got it banned, because people believed it to be an actual snuff film and would protest that the film should not ever be shown on screen and that it should be banned, even though most of them hadn't seen the content on the film. The film "Snuff" was actually made under a different title earlier in the 70s known as "Slaughter" and wasn't intended to be a snuff film at first, but when the film was released it wasn't very successful and therefore was forgotten about for several years until it was picked up again and edited to have a different ending. The final minutes of the film were edited to show an actress on the set of "Slaughter" being murdered in a savage and brutal way to spice up the film, but the previous filmmakers of the original film had no clue that the title of their film had been changed and edited until the initial release of "Snuff". The point of the controversy of this film is that it's not the content of the film itself but the hype and marketing behind it which lead people to be believe it was a genuine snuff film. The film barely has anything violent in it until the final minutes of the film and the acting is atrocious, but it's a must have for collectors of video nasties! Review by Dylan Brown Rating 2.5 out of 10

Cujo108 Notorious cult item that has to do with a Manson-like cult leader and his bevy of lovely women who do his bidding. They kill a bunch of people before finally targeting a pregnant actress and her rich boyfriend.Aside from that main storyline, there's also a tacked on ending that was falsely advertised to have been real snuff footage. The gore doesn't even look realistic though, especially the snipping off of a finger. No question about it, this is a bad movie. It's also pretty aimless, and there's a ridiculously overlong parade scene that made me want to hit the fast-forward, though I resisted. There is admittedly some fun to be had, as much of the film is really cheesy with some elements that you can't help but laugh at, not the least of which is the dubbing. Other than the cheese, the only other thing I liked about this movie was the presence of cult actress/director Roberta Findlay as one of the cult followers. I've always had the hots for her, so seeing her here or in any other film is always a pleasure.My praise for "Snuff" stops there, however. Most will flat-out hate it, and frankly, I can't blame them.

homecoming8 Naturally, with a title like this is certainly will attract people who love movies like "Saw" and 'Hostel" who have never seen it, even if this movie is more than 30 years old. Not only did it not stand the test of time, it is godawfull to begin with. The story centers around some kind of Charles Manson cult, who kill people. It even has a charismatic leader, or at least that is what we are supposed to believe. The actor in question is pretty bad, but that goes for the entire cast. This movie is really cheap and amateuristic on every level. The so-called effects are cheap with blood that looks more orange than red. It really is hard to watch this 'movie' till the end but you have to in order to find out why it is called 'snuff': in the last 5 minutes you're supposed to think that the crew of the movie really kills a girl and cuts her open. Supposed to, because even Stevie Wonder can see that it is fake and badly done. That last segment has nothing to do with the other 60 minutes. And that is the only positive thing, the running time is short. Maybe it was shocking to some (a couple of) people in it's time, but please, do not bother. You have been warned...

Jonny_Numb Well, here it is...the biggest hoax to be perpetrated on the (admittedly slow-draw) 42nd-Street crowd. When it was a mere out-of-print obscurity on VHS, there was a bit of intrigue into the 'authenticity' of "Snuff," but such claims are absolutely ludicrous (the transition to the alleged murder on film is too inept--and shot from too many different angles--to have any realistic basis). What we have here is a dull (and clearly foreign) spin off of the Manson massacre, ineptly edited, and dubbed by morons (a lone redeeming quality that eventually loses its ability to entertain); after being subjected to an hour or so of exposition and relationship ties among a famous starlet and her rich boyfriend, the film devolves into the ridiculous, out-of-nowhere murder sequence. Compared to other provocative, 18+ shockers of the time ("Cannibal Holocaust" comes to mind), "Snuff" is incredibly tepid in the realms of cheap, sleazy titillation and gruesome mutilation--the result is a film that might have been morally objectionable or sickening had the people behind the camera not been so damn daft.