Iron Sky

To start with ... i found that movie to be entertaining. I never felt bored - or regretted watching it.

It is a comedy/satire but not as blunt (as in Saturday Night Live blunt) .. but sometimes more subtle (however - subtle in that context still means pretty much "in your face!")

Considering the low budget (actually i did not check the budget - i just assume) - it pulls off quite a high production value in terms of visuals as well as acting. The story itself is ridiculous and funny .. and the movie knows it.

7/10 for a good time watching that movie ... 9/10 if you are drunk.

Excellent parody! If you would wanted to watch a Star Wars type of movie you would be disappointed for sure, but if you appreciate the subtle irony then this your flick. I am sure that not much US Americans would enjoy it, because America is the greatest and you know, they have no mistakes! :) They only have jokes like: Hiroshima joke, Nagasaki joke, Vietnam joke and so on. And these were not acts of extreme fascism, but just peaceful and liberating intervention. ;) I liked this movie be not only for the good sarcasm, but also for the truths that have been said. This is a good German response to the Tarantino's Indigenous Bastards.

As we have always feared, the Nazis have been hiding on the dark side of the moon since the end of WWII. Plotting their triumphant return to power, they have waited these many decades. When an American lunar mission happens upon the enormous, hidden Nazi fortress, it causes problems both on the moon and back on Earth.

In IRON SKY, much has changed since the Reich was booming on our planet, including an African American astronaut, a female President of the United States, and the UN transformed into a World Confederacy! The Fuhrer would be appalled! When a Nazi mission to Earth takes them to New York City, the real fun starts.

The best way to describe this movie would be to liken it to what Mel Brooks might have created in his prime. It lampoons racism, sexism, fascism, political idiocy, high fashion, etc., by being an utterly over the top satire thereof. Plus, it's very well made, in addition to being hysterically funny! The main characters are perfectly ridiculous, yet not annoyingly so. The acting / dialogue is mostly dead pan, making it far more effective than a more slapstick approach. The result is a crackpot sci-fi parody wrapped around a mega-spoof. Highly inventive and entertaining...

US astronauts disturb a Nazi moonbase, and the Nazis launch an expedition to earth to pick up a computer tablet to power their final invasion using a super-fuel mined from the moon.

Hectic spoof sci-fi that's totally illogical, full of plot holes, and yet turns into a good satire. Effects are done really well, plenty of other movies referred to (including the music), and closest in spirit probably to Flash Gordon from 1980.

It does hurry itself along, so the pace is good but at the expense I think of decent character based gags. The acting was good, particularly the females - the lead was very charming, and the president and her sidekick were mean and brisk.

A final plus is that some US reviewers don't like fun being poked at their awful political system.

Overall not great, but it was refreshing.

To promote the president and maybe pick up a little hydrogen 3 on the side astronaut are sent to the far side of the moon. There they find that they are not the first to do a little mining. Yep, the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) has been there since 1945. This triggers the plans of the NSDAP to take over the world.

Will they succeed or will they only boost the president's chances for re-election?

I tried hard to keep a straight face during the movie, but they got me going and practically non-stop. One of my favorite spots is when everyone in the UN was trying to find out where the threat was coming from; each country denied it was their people. Then North Korea representative admitted that they are behind it.

The acting was great, the dialog pungent. There was a little too much potty mouth, but it was not enough to be gratuitous. The CGI was quite adequate. The background music was not overwhelming the dialog. They did not try to be too campy. In all, it was a well-balanced movie with a big-budget feel.

It was nice to have subtitles. However, 90 percent of the German used was so fundamental that you could follow quite well at that pace.

I look for more from this team: Original story - Johanna Sinisalo Original concept - Jarmo Puskala Screenplay - Michael Kalesniko Writer - Timo Vuorensola

I will watch it again to see the nuances.