Ilsa: la loba nazi

Sick and depraved are two of the many adjectives that could be used to describe Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS. For awhile I had been aching to see an infamous Nazi Exploitation ("nazisploitation") because of their enormous reputation. After finally seeing it, I can see why it is this controversial. Although the film is filled with bad acting and plenty of camp, it also has plenty of sadistic gore and torture, soft-core sex and copious female nudity.

Plot-wise, Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS is fairly standard (and simple) exploitation stuff. Ilsa (big-chested Dyanne Thorne) is in charge of a Nazi Concentration Camp which conducts medial experiments. Her goal is to prove that women can take more pain than men, so they should be allowed to fight on the front lines. Alongside this, Ilsa also likes to sleep with the male prisoners and if they do not pleasure her, she takes their manhood away.

This story sets up many scenes of depravity which would still shock today. In particular, genitalia seem to be the main target and numerous scenes focus on destroying male and female body parts in many disgusting ways. I will not go into detail but I will warn anyone who is thinking of seeing this but has a weak stomach to stay far away. Not only is the film violent, but there is a disturbing rape scene. However, Dyanne Thorne's ever-present breasts are a welcome presence amidst all the horrible events. Thorne bares them constantly throughout along with almost every other actress.

In terms of acting and all the technical stuff, the film is lacking. Nevertheless, it IS an exploitation film so that stuff can be slightly forgiven. Why I give this such a high rating I do not know. Most definitely, it worked in sickening me and I think that is all director Don Edmonds was going for. When the film finished I felt dirty and somewhat depressed at what I had just seen.

3/5