Nazi Zombies. Is there any greater combination of words to entice a viewer to grab a DVD from the shelf? Not likely. On the one hand you have the vilest, sickest, most pure form of evil known to man. And there's Zombies in it too.
The story concerns a group of war-embittered mercenaries, who've been hired to escort a businessman through hostile territory to an abandoned Nazi bunker. They're led to believe (mostly by their own greed) that they're in search of lost Nazi gold. Once there, things take a turn for the supernatural as long dead German soldiers appear, killing without a whisper. The businessman finds a strange device that is likely causing the re-animation. Thanks to some well placed instruction videos, we find out that the device was being used to create an unstoppable super army.
Sure they're undead and they like to kill the living, but that's as far as the similarities go. These Nazi's ain't no zombies by my book. They don't try to eat anyone for a kick off. They also don't look like your ordinary everyday zombie either. These guys have no torn limbs and they don't moan as they shuffle towards you. What a gip!
The mercenaries are made up of actors you might recognise, but can't quite place. Oh, look, there's the guy who killed Bruce Wayne's parents in Batman Begins(Richard Brake). Hey, isn't that the bloke from Rome(Ray Stevenson)? Their characters are just as disposable as the actors themselves. Not one of them generates any sympathy, making their deaths pretty incidental.
There are some genuine scares to be had though. Especially with the catatonic bald lad who turns up at the beginning. Don't take your eyes off him for a second.
All in all, this feels like a wasted opportunity. Note to Director: If you write Nazi Zombies on the box, there damn well better be Nazi Zombies inside.
Verdict 4/10 A movie non-event.
The story concerns a group of war-embittered mercenaries, who've been hired to escort a businessman through hostile territory to an abandoned Nazi bunker. They're led to believe (mostly by their own greed) that they're in search of lost Nazi gold. Once there, things take a turn for the supernatural as long dead German soldiers appear, killing without a whisper. The businessman finds a strange device that is likely causing the re-animation. Thanks to some well placed instruction videos, we find out that the device was being used to create an unstoppable super army.
Sure they're undead and they like to kill the living, but that's as far as the similarities go. These Nazi's ain't no zombies by my book. They don't try to eat anyone for a kick off. They also don't look like your ordinary everyday zombie either. These guys have no torn limbs and they don't moan as they shuffle towards you. What a gip!
The mercenaries are made up of actors you might recognise, but can't quite place. Oh, look, there's the guy who killed Bruce Wayne's parents in Batman Begins(Richard Brake). Hey, isn't that the bloke from Rome(Ray Stevenson)? Their characters are just as disposable as the actors themselves. Not one of them generates any sympathy, making their deaths pretty incidental.
There are some genuine scares to be had though. Especially with the catatonic bald lad who turns up at the beginning. Don't take your eyes off him for a second.
All in all, this feels like a wasted opportunity. Note to Director: If you write Nazi Zombies on the box, there damn well better be Nazi Zombies inside.
Verdict 4/10 A movie non-event.