Review of Iron Sky (2012) by Kang R — 23 Jun 2012
Iron Sky's big success is attempting to pull off its premise which is equally ridiculous and entertaining. Recalling old-fashioned "Nazisploitation" and sci-fi movies, the film revels in the sheer absurdity of the plot and tries to get the audience to have fun along with it.
There are a few stupid but gut-busting jokes, however given how ripe for comedy it is the movie certainly could have used more humour. It's plain to see that this farce is a labour of love; even though the subject matter isn't serious, some serious effort was put into bringing it to the big screen.
About 10% of the film's budget was donated by fans, and the opening credits reveal a myriad of other monetary sources. The movie looks great; the design of the Nazi moon base and the various spacecraft is quite eye-catching and the space battles are pretty fun to watch.
However, having a long gestation period, the film's Sarah Palin analogue provides slightly dated and weak satire, and on the whole the film definitely comes off as more haphazard than your typical Hollywood production, but it's definitely worth checking out because it's certainly a fun ride.
This review of Iron Sky (2012) was written by Kang R on 23 Jun 2012.
Iron Sky has generally received mixed reviews.
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