SS Hell Camp

Ok..where to start with this little 'gem'. Like many I bought this movie based on it's reputation and the fact that it had been banned in the UK for years. On viewing it I really don't see what all the fuss was about. It is quite possibly the worst film I've ever seen.The story centres around the scientific exploits of degenerate Nazi Scientist Dr Ellen Krast (the stunning looking Macha Magall. In fact the ONLY thing this film has going for it is that most of the female characters are attractive. And nude a lot of the time) who believes that she has created the perfect 'human being' who will in turn lead to a master race. In reality the perfect 'human being' is a short, squat, hairy neandrethal (played by Sal Boris)who looks about as scary as Big Bird and as perfect an example of the human being as Homer Simpson. Krast's attempts to 'create' the 'master race' from the loins of her creation are somewhat hampered by the fact that the local peasant women she throws to her creature are raped and killed by it. Instead of being a little peeved at this turn of events, Krast seems to overlook it as of but minor insignificance. Why create it in the first place then, the viewer may ask? Why indeed?The bulk of the film however revolves around the ludicrous, and ultimately extremely tedious, exploits of a group of Partisans trying to overthrow the Nazi occupation of the village and ultimately storm the villa where Krast and her minions are torturing their kinfolk. The 'action' sequences between the Partisans and their German foes are laughable. The director Batzella has literally culled entire segments from his previous movies AND melded it with stock war footage and edited it into SS Hell Camp. The result? You'll probably laugh at it. Particularly when it becomes so blatantly obvious (terrain and personnel magically change and then change back again). You couldn't make this stuff up.Brad Harris, who plays the local Priest, has the best line in the whole film when he wishes the Partisans well and comments;"Trust in the Lord. He's the best!"No wonder he remains uncredited in this film. Rumour has it that the whole cast wanted their names wiped from this movie and it's not hard to see why.The infamous torture scenes are neither disgusting nor shocking. I've seen worse in Hammer horror movies. The gratuitous male and female nudity may have some reason to do with it's ban but again Bertolucci's Last Tango has a fair amount. The only reasons I can think for a ban are 1) The genre (Nazi Exploitation) and 2. the Concept (Beast rapes women. Although to echo the sentiments of another reviewer this looks more like a bout of (badly choreographed)wrestling than anything else.). Add to this the laughable faces Sal Boris pulls when doing this and it really DOES look like a WWE Bout!Btw when it gets to the torture scenes have a look for one clip where it shows a naked woman tied down having 'rats' chow down on her insides. Cool huh? Maybe if the 'Rats' weren't really Guinea Pigs or Gerbils!!!!!!!!And if that doesn't sum up the state of this movie I don't know what will.Utter dreck.

This is arguably an early example of a postmodern film: it's like 5 different films in one: softcore porn, Geek show (with an actual Geek), recycled war movie footage (from the same director!), badly-dubbed kung fu movie, etc. It's about Italian resistance against Nazis in Italy; the Nazis are conducting bizarre and ultimately funny experiments of a very sexual nature. If you're familiar with Nazisploitation film, you know what to expect.This film hovers somewhere between so bad it's good, and just plain bad. It is however a great example of classic grindhouse/exploitation for someone unfamiliar with that lurid world. The combining of a Geek story with Nazisploitation makes this a very unique film. (Old-fashioned use of the word "geek" here, as in geek show.) Then there's a whole separate narrative going on about the resistance fighting against the Nazis. It's a mess. But kudos to the filmmakers for showing male full frontal nudity as well as females.Watch for the red underpants.

not much to say except buy this dvd. i bought it twice because the first time i bought it i gave it away cause i didnt like it to much. i missed it and bought it again. of the handful of nazi exploitation films i've seen this is the best and the only one that really deserves to be banned. not much of a plot. just an excuse to show sex and violence. very depraved and graphic. women are butally raped by a retarded mongloid, one has her clitoris ripped off and eaten in close up, women are tortured in numerous grisly ways including electrodes clamped to there private parts and fingernails pulled off. these scenes are unflinching and very graphic. tons of female nudity and alot of male nudity as well. i have heard from a few that this dvd is cut. if it is then i dont know what could have been cut because all the scenes go on and on. the rapes last for like ten minutes each. very low budget and unintentially hilarious, cheesy and stupid. if not for the films low budget charm the scenes of torture and rape would be very shocking. they are shocking but the impact is slightly softened by poor acting and direction. still a fun film. not for the easily offended or people who dont like b movies.

Originally entitled as "la bestia in calore" by Italian director Luigi Batzella. The story goes around fighting between Nazis and the partisan guerilla, somewhere in Italy during WWII. If you take it in terms of movie running time, this one is more of a bad action movie that includes several fighting scenes, some original to the film and others "imported" from somewhere else. Among those scenes that seem original to the movie you will get a P-47 model plane hovering the sky and lots of fake explosions (smoke bombs). When it comes to the Nazi exploitation part, the title is a bit deceptive as we don't have much of an actual prisoner camp here. An SS Lieutenant Ellen Kratsch comes to help Captain Hardinghauser and his command as they have been bitten hard by the partisan guerilla recently. Of course, Lieutenant Kratsch uses her own "methods" to identify and trap the leaders involved, and these include shooting, raping and torturing the locals. Among the secret weapon arsenal, we get a lab made Cro-Magnon guy who specializes in raping whatever is in front of him, to death. Overall on the exploitation, some not bad shots of torture, yet quite short on sex.Technically, a good, clear image quality overall. The aspect ratio is widescreen. The feature runs for 87 minutes. Audio is in English and no subtitles are provided. As extras, you get some trailers of other b-horror and exploitation flicks.

That was actually a good movie. Sick and psychotic, but I really enjoyed watching. To think that there are people in this world with that same mind set is unsettling. This movie actually says a lot. It is what it is. Only one way to look at it. Unless you're blind, stupid or just in total denial.

ok cd I got a few different one's

Another comedy classic.Here are the nasty Nazis again doing horrible things to young women but in such an over the top manner its a joke.Throw in Macha Magall strutting her stuff as a diabolical geneticist who kills women by throwing them in a cage with what looks like Alan Sugar's ugly brother, some truly boring partisans milling about in the countryside, the usual 'allo 'allo German accents, torture by Guinea pig and a whole litany of excruciating dialogue and you have the car wreck that is SS Hell CampEntertaining in a WTF kind of way.1.5 stars for the storyline and 1.5 stars for Macha Magall in black lingerie.

Arried in good condition .. The film is not bad but sadly subtiles are poor.Hopeful next time to have English subtiled Dvd suitable for the deaf people

i really enjoyed this movie fore all the wrong reasons.there was times when i couldnt stop lauging.if you like nazi sleaze this is the movie for you also if you are a fan of video nasties you need this movie.

Great Item thanks