Gun of the Black Sun

Gun of the Black Sun The story's imaginative and well paced. The locations are amazing!Ian Wright is spectacular -he fills the screen with a presence . I co-wrote a book some years back called "Your Face Here - British Cult Movies Since the 1960s" where I explored the somewhat meagre canon of British cult movies. To me, this film has all the qualities to ensure its success -(especially the Nazi/Occult connection) , it deserves to succeed and given cult film's longevity -I guarantee the interest will unravel over time.

Gun of the Black Sun is a 2011 fantasy film directed by Jeff Burr and starring Gary Douglas, Richard Lynch, and Ian Wright. The film is a thrilling and imaginative adventure that explores the hidden secrets of Nazi occultism and its connection to modern day technology and music. The film follows a Nazi Luger pistol with dark and mystical powers that re-emerges in modern day Bucharest and is taken to London by a media mogul who intends to use its power to recreate the Fourth Reich.

The film showcases the creativity and passion of the filmmakers and the actors. The film manages to combine elements of action, horror, and history in a unique and original way. The plot is fast-paced and full of twists and turns, the characters are complex and intriguing, the dialogue is witty and clever, and the special effects are impressive and realistic. The film also benefits from excellent editing, lighting, sound, and acting. The highlight of the film is the performance of Richard Lynch as the villainous Damian Lupescu, who brings a lot of charisma and menace to his role.

Gun of the Black Sun has been praised for its originality, coherence, and quality. Some reviewers have also appreciated the film's sensitive and accurate portrayal of Nazi occultism and Romanian culture.

Gun of the Black Sun is a film that should be watched by anyone who loves fantasy and adventure. It is a well made and well written fantasy film that offers a lot of excitement and entertainment. It is not just a film, but an experience. It is a masterpiece of film making and a masterpiece of talent.

Gary Douglas, writer, producer and star of Gun, embodies the spirit of Roger Corman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/) with Gun of the Black Sun.

Tarantino reveres this kind of high energy film making but has completely lost the ability to deliver it on the kind of low to no budgets Corman and Gary so obviously relish. Quick cars, fast motorbikes and even faster women wrapped up in a glossy plot of old Nazis taking over the world with supernatural hokum involving a demon empowered Luger makes this an absolute classic for genre fans, bikers and lovers of hardcore euro action that usually stars Jason Statham or Jet Li. Like Corman Gary also delivers his action with a message and some character development but he doesn't let that get in the way of the violent mayhem that drives Black Sun faster than a twin turbo big bore V Rod after hitting the nitros button.

With Gary pulling off the classic Corman trick of casting himself in the lead (keeps the budget down and puts the producer on set every day :-) ) but then allowing an experienced genre director, Jeff Burr, to take the reins ensures that every penny of the budget hits the screen and Gun delivers a high gloss bright light feel more reminiscent Ridley Scott than your usual low budget British schlocker.

Gary has also been very shrewd in his casting of Ian Wright, the ex footballer and TV presenter, as Duke, a role he carries off surprisingly well and is clearly leagues ahead of Vinnie Jones in the acting stakes. The Cormanesque eye candy is also all present and correct with the gorgeous Mihaela Sinca playing the lust interest Lorredana and Kristina Cepraga ensuring teenage dreams are always wet as the Neo Nazi dominatrix Ms Kitty.

Black Sun is that very rare thing, a low budget British movie that is comfortable with what it is. The Ace Cafe makes a fantastic backdrop for the brilliantly shot duel of the V Rod and GSXR but it doesn't matter whether it is in London or not. The Romanian countryside is so stunning that we don't care its not Tuscany. Black Sun delivers so bang on the exploitation / action genre button that we also don't care that its not produced by the Luc Besson stable of Transporter hits.

We can just hope that Gary is following that other Corman gambit of having a whole slate of actioners ready to go as soon as Black Sun hits the screens. Britain doesn't need another Mike Lee or Richard Curtis, we need more producers with the chutzpah of Gary Douglas.

From a previous review: "With Gary pulling off the classic (Roger)Corman trick of casting himself in the lead (keeps the budget down and puts the producer on set every day :-)" WTF? Corman has probably produced over 100 films and though he has sometimes made Hitchcock-style walk-on appearances, he has never played the lead in any film! 'Bikeboy' references Corman about 10 times in his review but has he actually ever seen a single Corman movie? Smells like someone involved in the production trying hard to link Roger's good name with this inferior product... Jeff Burr is a good atmospheric director given decent material but unfortunately this messy film falls far below his usual standard, with the late lamented Richard Lynch being about the only reason to sit thru it. Whoever thought having a Luger pistol as a world-threatening super-weapon was a great idea? An excellent handgun for sure but not exactly the Ark of the Covenant...

Gun of the black sun is a nice and entertaining film, with humour and action (and bikes), which makes it fun to watch. Gary Douglas put a lot of effort into this film, and you can perceive this. There's also a sweet love story building itself all along the film, though it's not a major part of the story.

The film is mostly set in Romania, which is interesting as a not very common location, and the action with the Nazis take us back and forth between England and Romania, so it's nice to see the two different approaches on world war two and the Nazis. Plus, the mystical folklore gives the film a very nice mystery. I recommend it 👍