Greetings my shambling shuffling friends!
Glad you could visit, I just got back from a trip and was going through a small box of nazi medals and other mementos I picked up while exploring an underground nazi bunker in the movie OUTPOST, directed by Steve Barker, and produced by Arabella Page Croft (which is a cool sounding name if you ask me).
Before I get started, I would like to say that the History Channel, also known as the Hitler channel, kind of prepared me for understanding this movie by having shows that dealt with Nazi secret technology, and physics. The writers of OUTPOST utilized these urban legends perfectly into this Nazi Zombie masterpiece.
OUTPOST is about a researcher who has been hunting for hidden Nazi secret technology for half his life, and ends up hiring a group of mercenaries to help him reach the underground bunker and ensure retrieval of a device while an Eastern European regional war wages around them.
What the researcher and his mercs did not count on was Nazi Zombie Stormtroopers who are able to phase in and out of our reality as a result of the technology located in the bunker. I know it sounds far fetched but OUTPOST takes a slow burn approach and uses it to encrease the tension leading up to the films climax. This is what makes the story work, and why there is now a sequel, OUTPOST 2: BLACK SUN.
Let us take a look at the G.R.E.A.T. Score.
Gore: The gore is not over the top but works well where it is needed, like a nice headcrush scene. Just like a woman's makeup, less can be more. 7.5
Realism: The characters are believable and they payed attention to detail, The leader of the mercs checked his watch at one point, and he had a special cover over the watch to prevent light from reflecting off it during a combat situation. It was just a fleeting glimpse but this is an example of the realism that was infused into OUTPOST 8.5
Entertainment: I will actually end up watching this movie a second time with friends, OUTPOST is a well made movie. 8.0
Action: With each kill the Nazi Zombie Stormtroopers kick it up a notch as they torture, tease, and torment the mercs who just want to get out of the bunker alive 8.5
Thrills: More than once I jumed, and the suspense was well played keeping me on the edge of my seat. 9.0
Total G.R.E.A.T. Score is 8.3 out of 10 !
Now I have read a few other reviews about OUTPOST where the guys posted some snarky negative comments, and those guys are full of it! I approached this movie as a fan of cinema, and zombie movies in particular and was very impressed. I am glad OUTPOST is a part of my movie collection and recommend it 100%.
So go to Amazon.com and order your copy of OUTPOST, so you will be on the level when OUTPOST 2:Black Sun is released.
How would you escape fom an underground bunker while being attacked by Nazi Zombies who wont die no matter where you shoot them?
You will have to watch OUTPOST to find out.
Thanks for reading, and until my next post, I will be shuffling along with the lost.
Jimmy Blue Eyes
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