Nazi Horror Zombie Movie Review – Zombie Picture

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What, what, what in the unholy Hell did I just watch?This is Sam, with a Quick One, brought to you by the crew from Movie Night Autopsy. Ok, so first off, I just want to say I cant believe it took us so long to come up with a horror film about war, something so inherently horrible, but here we are, and at least we got here, and Overlord is just that. Its a horror movie. Its an unapologetic genre flick, if there ever was one, but when its not that, its a legitimately powerful take on war. From the opening moments centering on a squad preparing to drop in Nazi occupied France,and I cant believe Im saying those words about a movie like this, the sense of camaraderie and brotherhood commonly associated with stories of war are ever present. The entire sequence of allied planes being shredded by German forces and the reaction of petrified, largely untested troops is among the most beautiful accomplishments Ive seen on screen this year. At the heart of everything that happens moving forward, this is in fact a war movie. Now admittedly, the film deviates from historical cannon right away, as American troops werent integrated until 1948, but history is irrelevant in this type of a story. Also, Javon Adepo just kills it, watch out for that guy hes going places, but thats almost beside the point because everyone here is in on whats happening, and they are dedicated to fulfilling this vision of. . . just whoever was crazy enough to put all of this together. So as the flick starts by leaning hard on some Band of Brothers type of Saving Private Ryan aesthetic, the director gracefully, for lack of a better term, handles the genre-bend in transition into the From Dusk till Dawn of the Night of the Living Dead-like place where this whole thing ends up, and that, is no small feat. Its impressive as we weave our way through this horror show of a war story, and we eventually see it become a very different type of horror show, that I was never left questioning what I was seeing. I accept the films maniacal left turns even embrace them because of course, Nazi zombies,of course. Its not quite Wolfenstein: the Movie, which is almost what I was expecting, but the film succeeds on its own merits in just about every way that it can, and as long you know the cluster fuck of a movie that youre getting into, I think most movie goers are in fora good time at the theatre, and all this despite having JJ Abrams name on it. A wild, crazy, fun ride occasionally delving into the true stuff of nightmares, this ones a winner for me. See it in IMAX if you have a chance. Its worth it. 4 Nazis and a half a zombie out of something you know. Whatever. Im Sam, and this was a Quick One, brought to you by Movie Night Autopsy. P. S. Whats the deal with kids just owning it in R-rated movies this year?Yeah, this ones got one of those too. Thanks for listening. Read The Awesome Bart Gnarly Zombie Books Click Here!

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