Violent Shit III: Infantry of Doom (1999)

Really Surprised!

One of the best films i have seen

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

A trio of shipwreck survivors find themselves find themselves stranded on an island populated by masked bloodthirsty freaks who enjoy hunting folks down for sport.Writer/director Andreas Schnaas employs a gloriously ridiculous and outrageous kitchen sink approach to this third entry in his cheerfully gruesome series: This time we've got zombies, ninjas, a crazed mad scientist with a Hitler mustache, nasty profane dialogue, obnoxious characters, a massive body count, competent widescreen cinematography, gleefully bad acting, wild martial arts fights, and even an impressive sense of scope thanks to a large number of extras. Of course, Schnaas delivers a handy helping of excessive over-the-top, if still pretty tacky and unconvincing gore that runs the grisly gamut from decapitations to disembowelment to throat slashings to one poor dude having his spine yanked out of his anus with a hook. A whole lot of lovably low-rent splatter fun.

"Violent Sh*t III: Infantry of Doom" (yes I have to censor this title, so that IMDb will accept my review) is a German movie from 1999, so this one will have its 20th anniversary two years from now. The title already tells us that this is the third of so far four films from the "Violent Shît" movie series written by, directed by and starring Andreas Schnaas. This time the gang is at a (not so) deserted island where a bloodlusty cult keeps killing everything they meet, so when a trio of strangers enter the island, they are obviously in for a lot of trouble. The island inhabitants (a strange cult led by Schnaas' character) allows them to flee for a day, but then the relentless chase begins. Who will prevail in the end? Does it even matter? I'd say no as I cannot say I enjoyed these 75 minutes (without credits) at all. Then again, this is probably not too surprising as I found the previous two films were pretty crappy too. Amateur filmmaking really means amateurish in Schnaas' case from what I have seen so far and I don't think the 4th and so far final film will be more to my liking, even if Schnaas was not the only guy in charge there and many years passed after this third movie. Eventually, this one here is about nothing other than the gore, exploding heads in particular, which are a recurring depiction in here. Story really sucks and (voice) acting is just as bad. The only positive thing I can say here is that sometimes the film was so trashy that it had moments of guilty pleasure potential. But these were not enough (not even close) to make up for all the garbage moments in here to be honest. I wish I could say I enjoyed this movie only for 1% of the way the actors here enjoyed it as it seems pretty obvious they did. It's crap from start to finish. Highly not recommended.

So, your're one of those gorehounds who considers yourself "desensitized"? Such an over-used word, when referring to what one has witnessed in the way of fictional gore. And you still haven't seen Andreas Schnass's third entry in his V.S. series, Zombie Doom? Well then, I think it's time we stop using the D word, all together. Zombie Doom is unbelievably graphic, with gore coming from every direction imaginable, and if you're not already extremely familiar with gore flicks, then you might want to rethink this, and go watch Twilight, or something. Well, to be blunt, I suppose you could just go ahead and call it torture-porn. Nice going, Schnaas.I couldn't think of a more appropriate title if I tried. Not much of a Zombie movie at all, although, the living-dead are present. The word Doom describes the tone of this movie, perfectly. An overwhelming feeling of hopelessness from beginning to end, which has a lot to do with the score. We begin with three schmucks on a boat, heading to an Island. The schmucks think the schmuck nephew of one of the schmucks is there, who the schmucks want to find for whatever reason. What they do find is none other than Karl the butcher. Now known as the Meister, Karl has somehow managed to conjure up an army of loyal, aluminum foil mask-wearing barbarians, hell bent on the destruction of... well, I guess, anyone who happens to show up on the Island. Karl's Infantry Of Doom is like a well-oiled machine, ready for combat at all times. Anyone who loses a step must be destroyed. Now that the schmucks are tied up, slow, agonizing death is inevitable. Meanwhile, Dr. Senius has helped complete Karl's vision, a vision involving reanimated corpses, making his Army even greater. With an Army such as this, one has to wonder why Karl doesn't try dominating something other than this one Island. Poor Karl's never been all that bright. I'm sure it'll occur to him, sooner or later, that is, unless the ninjas get involved, in that case, all bets are off. All joking aside, Zombie Doom ain't no joke. Definitely torture-porn.Exactly how lousy of a childhood must one endure to one day, make a movie like this? Besides being a gloriously unflinching gore film, Zombie Doom is one hell of a bad one. We're looking at terrible dubbing, that "filmed in a back-yard" look, and of course, that old trusty video camera. Can't forget that. With that said, Zombie Doom is for those who at least believe that they've seen it all. This is Horror with guts. Some might even say that Zombie Doom is true, untampered with Horror. No social statements, no clear message or point, just full-blast evil. I would really only recommend Zombie Doom to those who have actually seen, and approve of Schnaas's other stuff, otherwise, you may not be prepared for something so ferocious. But let's not forget the other half of this double feature (that is, if you watch the Shock-O-Rama DVD). Zombie '90 Extreme Pestilence... on second thought, nevermind, you're on your own with that one. As for this one, well, someone's going to Hell, indeed. And that someone just might be Andreas Schnaas. 8/10

I felt obliged to watch this movie all the way through, since I had found it in a bargain bin and bought it for my own, but I came close many times to turning it off and just writing off the money I had paid for it. If you are a fan of gore and sadism, this movie is OK. If there is one thing that the makers of this film know, it is the creative use of fake blood and body parts for a sickening effect. If that doesn't thrill you, then stay away.This movie is shot on a home video camera, with grade school props and terrible actors. It's dubbed from German, but even allowing for that, the sound is awful. This film is about as budget as budget gets, except for the aforementioned special effects. If they had spent a little more money on actors and a real script instead of blood and guts, the film might have been a little more enjoyable.The story is about three men that land on an island inhabited by an army of tin-masked sadists. They are captured, and the rest of the movie is about their attempt to escape. I call this a story in the loosest sense, since it is really a series of scenes of torture and combat strung together by inane obscenity-filled dialog.There is nothing whatsoever redeeming about this movie, unless you like mindless gore. Consider yourself warned.