Banned in America 5

I got this for a friend of mine for his birthday, as we are both fans of the series. I chose to watch it beforehand due to people complaining about bootlegs floating around on amazon.Just so you know I got mine from newtownvideo . The video quality is not the best but if you have ever seen brain damage 'shock' documentaries that is just the way they are, also DVD-RW is the disc format brain damage films uses. I was happy to find the video was not a bootleg and in original packaging. Graphic and gruesome as ever.Hope this review helps and stay spooky my friends!

If you don't have a strong stomach or even really stiff nerves don't watch this. It really doesn't get any more real than what is contained within this volume. It's pure shock value is in it's reality. Live video of suicide, car crashes, beatings, riots, and at points just the bizarre. I have watched and looked at a ton of this stuff and some of the content is bone chilling. The real negative is the terrible backing soundtrack. That alone frays the nerves in it's pure irritating form. Does add to the creepy atmosphere though. Consider just how hardcore you're willing to go.

This is a collection of some of the things the censors don't want you to see. Its gruesome, bloody, gory and entertaining all wrapped in one. With live suicides, executions and some stupid human behavior. This is definitely not for the faint of heart and the warning at the beginning of the DVD should not be ignored. If you haven't seen any of the Faces Of Death, you should watch it just to prepare yourself as this is much... Much more graphic and everything is 100% real.But nonetheless this is a good buy for the mondo or exploitation film lover.

Pix quality is bad and this is being nice!!! Sound was ok!!! They reused some videos 2 or 3 times throughout the set and have these DUMB sceens with their uncle!!! THIS IS/WAS A CHEAP HACK AT THE REAL FACES OF DEATH which I own and give 5-STARS to (FACES OF DEATH NOT BANNED IN AMERICA)!!!!!!!!!!! If you bought it RETURN IT ASAP DON'T EVEN WHATCH IT, IT SUKS Yours truly, MADDMIKE908

SEEEN THESE YEARS AGO . DIDNT WATCH THEM ALL. WISH I NEVER BOUGHT THEM. BUT I HAVE THEM NOW AND ILL KEEP THEM TIL SOMEONE HAPPENS ALONG WHO MIGHT WANT THEM.

Only the 1st DVD is worth watching. All 5 other ones are nothing but still pictures of dead people and same stuff shows in all of them. Quality of the videos are horrible. Looks like everything was recorded in the 70s or 80s. Very disappointed, but again if you think the $$$ is worth it for only 1 DVD go ahead.

This set is great but you better have a iron stomach as this is about as gruesome as it gets. This is NOT for kids and in fact should only be watched by 18 or older. If you like real death, you will like these!

Not that good

This is indeed as disturbing as the cover suggests.As one reviewer has already pointed out, this is due largely to the fact that you watch this knowing that those pictured on screen are real people.I would also agree that, while it's difficult to watch, this doesn't necessarily make it an unrewarding experience. This is tough viewing, yet enlightening in a morbid way.One major critisism I would point out, however, is the diabolical commentary track - the guy is boring as hell, and his jokes at the expense of those literally dying or dead on screen ('now that's gotta hurt') are plain sick, and unecessary: the imagery speaks for itself, and jazzing it up with such twisted humour - and/or the use of a heavy metal soundtrack - is grossly inappropriate.Worth a look if you can stomach it; this is certainly more disturbing than any fictitious representation - yes, even the likes of a serbian film and cannibal holocaust!

I got this for my husband for Christmas as it was on his 'list of stuff I want'. I have to say that when I started watching it I couldn't believe my eyes!!! It is exactly what he wanted however and although i did have to turn away at times I also found myself glued to the screen at other times and couldn't believe what i was watching. Not for the faint hearted but great if you are fed up with all of the gore and juicy bits being cut from everything we see on TV.

I got this for my boyfriend for Christmas just gone. We are both into our horror filmsand documentaries but they never bothered me before. Blood and gore do not effect me.This, however, did. I watched in horror and disbelief. These are real people.thats the worst part. I had to turn it off after a half an hour. Extremely graphic. This does not however make ita bad watch. It opens your eyes to what we have all heard about before but never witnessed.Some of the images on this dvd will stay with you for a long time afterwards.I would recommend it, but only to people who honestly believe they can handle it.