Review of Iron Sky (2012) by Ethan G — 19 Oct 2013

You probably know the story by now of this partly fan-funded Finnish film as it sets out its premise of Nazis hidden on a moon base after WWII and how they plan to return to earth to wreak a Third Reich strike.

With that foundation it's infinitely better than Expendables 2 which pays homage to another genre of B-movies and I thought the fact the film was played a bit more "straight" made it funnier than Stallone and co's abysmal effort.

With some well designed retro spaceships impressively designed in CGI (better than the recent Guy Pearce sci-fi feature Lockout too), the film's cheese factor means you cannot take anything too seriously and some hammy acting performances and a United Nations made up of the President-ess of USA and other stereotypes ensure the audience knows where the level of the film is pitched.

Neither a cult classic nor a complete failure (as some have claimed), the film , unintentionally somewhat, is far better than the ridiculous plot would lead you to believe and it's also superior to a lot of films who have set their standards too high.

Sure, it's niche but this "fascist" film is also a lot of fun. Midlands Movies Mike 6/10.