Last Friday was fun. There was a wonderful little tribute to the 2 greatest horror icons of all time at the Filmcasino Vienna, Jason vs Freddy (as blogged here).
It was a long time since I last saw "Friday The 13th: The Last Chapter". I vaguely remember that I didn't like it that much - BOY, was I WRONG! Part 4 is just kick-ass. The audience was raving, the 35mm copy looked amazing - me & Mr. Stein enjoyed it a lot!
"Freddy vs. Jason" was also amazing. Already seen it on the big screen in 2003. Enjoyed it as much now, as I enjoyed it back then.
[Revised reviews for the Friday & Elm Street franchises later this year]
Only downer: the studios sent them the wrong Elm Street copy, so we got introduced to the horribly lame intro of the terrible 2010 remake. Fortunately, everybody protested and shouted from the top of the lungs towards the screen ("Boo!" / "The Original! We want the original!" / "Fuck you, Michael Bay!"). After a few minutes they stopped the screening, deeeeeply apologized and showed us "Iron Sky" instead, a nice trashy compensation (REVIEW below).
As far as I know, they'll show the real '84 Elm Street next month - yay!
IRON SKY
Alternate German Title:
Iron Sky - Wir kommen in Frieden!
Finland / Germany / Australia, 2012
Director: Timo Vuorensola
6/10
The good:
The bad:
After the wonderful first half hour, the movie gets dull and boring for quite a while, due to the odd pacing and Michael Kalenisko's terrible screenplay. There's also loads of jokes that don't work at all, many pointless and uninteresting scenes, a few really stupid plot points and a rather disappointing climax.
If you want a Nazi-trash masterpiece, skip this and rewatch "Inglourious Basterds" - but if you want some silly Nazisploitation, then "Iron Sky" is your movie.
Alternate German Title:
Iron Sky - Wir kommen in Frieden!
Finland / Germany / Australia, 2012
Director: Timo Vuorensola
6/10
One of the most eagerly-awaited European movies of the last years is finally out - unfortunately it's not as great as expected: Timo Vuorensola's "Iron Sky", a politically incorrect Finnish low-budget nazisploitation-sci-fi-comedy about the Nazis coming back to Earth from the moon where they were hiding for more than 70 years.
The good:
The first half hour is absolutely hilarious: the Swastika-shaped moon base, the black astronaut who gets Aryanzed with an albino-serum, Sarah Palin as first female American president or the incredibly funny election-campaign scene that takes on the popular "Hitler reacts" Internet meme.
The acting is mostly great (highlight: Udo Kier as "Moon Führer" Kortzfleisch), the bombastic score from Laibach is excellent and the CGI effects look impressive. It's amazing what they special effects team was able to create with a budget of only about $8K.
The bad:
If you want a Nazi-trash masterpiece, skip this and rewatch "Inglourious Basterds" - but if you want some silly Nazisploitation, then "Iron Sky" is your movie.
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In spite of your 'average' review, I'm still stoked about this one. It caught my interest since the very first preview, and I'm really looking forward to it. Seem like great fun to me. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they had a backup for wrongheaded remake Freddy. And Iron Sky seems pretty cool for what is apparently a pretty low budget affair.
ReplyDeleteBut let's talk about the real deal here! The Final Chapter - on The Big Screen with an audience - so very kickass! I'm thrilled you got to see it this way - and that it worked so well for you!
I'm still curious about this film. Although agree Inglorious Basterds was a masterpiece. And Udo Kier is still acting? Who knew.
ReplyDeleteWeird thing, I watched Inglorious and thought it was good, nothing special though. And watched Iron Sky and absolutely loved it.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Alex on this. Who knew?
ReplyDeleteI maybe a fair fan of the ANOES remake but TO PAIR IT UP WITH "FINAL FRIDAY"? BOO!!!
ReplyDelete@George:
ReplyDeleteIron Sky is definitely a must-see but beware, you may end up disappointed. The teasers and trailers are actually better than the whole movie.
@Craig:
Yeah, it's a nice piece of Nazi-trash. No more and no less.
@Craig:
ReplyDeleteOmg yeah, Final Chapter was just awesome, especially watching it with such a fun crowd. I just picked up an uncut copy today!
@Alex:
ReplyDeleteGo see it ASAP. You may enjoy it more than me.
Yes, Udo Kier is still alive and kicking :)
@Anon:
Guess it's a matter of taste. Would be fun to see them both as a Nazi-Double-Feature :D
@Kai:
ReplyDeleteWasn't their fault. They studio sent them the wring copy. I heard they already have the right copy.
I finally saw it... and liked it. :) Loved all the irony, and the visuals as well. Just posted my review of it, and I pretty much gave it the same rating. :)
ReplyDeleteJust sawe your review, looks like you enjoyed it about as much as me :)
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