In 2008, I saw the teaser trailer for
Iron Sky. I was instantly
floored, the premise in and of itself demanded that I see this movie:
“In 1945, the Nazis went to the moon. In 2018, they're coming
back.” As a fan of both sci-fi and movies with nazis as the
villains, this seemed like a home run. The special effects in the
trailer were stunning, and the song that it used promised an epic
adventure of nazi flying saucers fighting against the earth armies of
the near future. After some research, I learned that the movie was
going to be a comedy, this tempered my enthusiasm only slightly. I
thought that there could still be a chance for this movie to be a
sort of Starship Troopers meets
Dead Snow perfectly
blending action and comedy. After watching the film, I couldn't be
more disappointed. While the visual effects were amazing, especially
for a low-budget film such as this, the focus of this film was on
social commentary. Instead of epic fight scenes with nazis in space,
we got a watered down, crude version of Dr. Strangelove.
