Man...haven't watched this one in a LLLLOOOONNNNGGGG time. Just rented it the other day for the hell of it - and my opinion of it now isn't much different than it was about 15 years ago when I first saw this mess.
Snuff is mostly made up of an Argentinian film called THE SLAUGHTER that got shelved (for good reason...). It's about a group of girls who kill people because a Charles Manson-ish cult-leader says so. At the end of this film is some fake tacked-on snuff footage that's "supposed" to look like the real thing - but it doesn't.
I have to agree with those that say that SNUFF is a historically relevant film if - if nothing else. One of the greatest marketing campaigns ever - taking a film no one cared about, throwing on some footage that probably cost under $100 to film, and re-releasing it as authentic snuff footage - and probably making a "killing" off of it. Granted, the end "snuff" footage is pretty gory and mean-spirited, but is OBVIOUSLY faked. How he pulled the girls "heart" out of her stomach is a feat of modern science. The SLAUGHTER film footage is a very dull and uninspired exploit-style film and doesn't hold up on its own merit. A few tits and some insanely cheesy over-dubbed dialog...and a great fake "Born To Be Wild" soundtrack...Worth a look to sleaze fans just to say you did...6/10 only for the semi-decent "snuff" footage at the end, and for the films overall status as a "classic" sleaze-fest...
Snuff is mostly made up of an Argentinian film called THE SLAUGHTER that got shelved (for good reason...). It's about a group of girls who kill people because a Charles Manson-ish cult-leader says so. At the end of this film is some fake tacked-on snuff footage that's "supposed" to look like the real thing - but it doesn't.
I have to agree with those that say that SNUFF is a historically relevant film if - if nothing else. One of the greatest marketing campaigns ever - taking a film no one cared about, throwing on some footage that probably cost under $100 to film, and re-releasing it as authentic snuff footage - and probably making a "killing" off of it. Granted, the end "snuff" footage is pretty gory and mean-spirited, but is OBVIOUSLY faked. How he pulled the girls "heart" out of her stomach is a feat of modern science. The SLAUGHTER film footage is a very dull and uninspired exploit-style film and doesn't hold up on its own merit. A few tits and some insanely cheesy over-dubbed dialog...and a great fake "Born To Be Wild" soundtrack...Worth a look to sleaze fans just to say you did...6/10 only for the semi-decent "snuff" footage at the end, and for the films overall status as a "classic" sleaze-fest...