Iron Sky
Original Review 19th July 2014
–++– Iron Skies Review: –++– by Kevin Maude
The trailer for the film had us quite excited because it looked pretty good so let’s see if it lived up to our expectations?
No, it didn’t. To be fair though I think our expectations were pretty high. In general the film is quirky and playful with lot of tongue in cheek moments and for that we applaud it. Once you get passed the idea of the film being a serious Space Nazi film and realise that the whole thing is a big grin-fest you are on …a winner.
The hardest and most ridiculous thing to deal with in Iron Skies is the plot. “Really?” you say, “a film about Space Nazis has a poor story line; we are shocked”. So let’s be clear here, we mean the plot over and above the whole Space Nazi thing. The story line just jumps about like the random ramblings of a 12 year old, Here are just a examples:
Why is there a need for the moon landing?
Why is the astronaut to go back to Earth with them?
Why have they gone to Earth?
Why are they staying on the Earth for a month?
What is going on with this Marketing lady?
Then there are the glaring issues with gravity, which seems to be a variable throughout the film. We could go on but half the fun with this film is discovering these plot curve-balls and technical inaccuracies for yourself – and there are plenty.
Interestingly, Iron Skies was funded though some sort of Kick Starter type project, where fans of the concept funded the film. We can only assume that all of these people got to contribute their ideas and they had to be accommodate into the film “oh make him turn white” and “her clothes just fall off”. Of course it could also be because the makers of the film are from some Scandinavian country or other and that lot are all a bit mental.
For some types of folk this is a must see and we recommend it for what it is; a good fun Space Nazi romp and well worth a watch. However, it is not what we were hoping for, an actual classic in disguise.
