Iron Sky (2012)

"In 1945, Nazis went to the moon. In 2018, they're coming back." It's a tagline that was certainly enough to sell me, and I've been meaning to watch this for some time. The tagline is very much the set up, and the film opens with some very impressive special effects, showing us the surviving Nazi's set up on the dark side of the moon. The effects in general are splendid, especially for what essentially is a 1970's style Naziploitation film, perhaps not quite in the sexual style of something like Ilsa, She Wolf Of The SS (1975) but certainly in a more modern style of B-movie. Having said that, it is the third most expensive Finnish film ever made, so to call it a B-movie feels a tad harsh. It was a pleasure to see Gotz Otto on the screen again; apart from the astounding Downfall (2004) I'm not convinced I've seen him in a film since he played mad henchman Stamper in the 1997 Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. He plays Klaus Adler, who travels to Earth with female Reich member Renate to prepare the imminent Nazi re-invasion. And he's terrific in the role, as is Julia Dietze as Renate. Both throw everything at the ludicrous tongue in cheek material, and are both forced to question their long standing beliefs once the Moon Nazi UFO armada lands on earth, and Moon Fuhrer Udo Kier turns up to chew the scenery and reek havoc. An yes, you did read that sentence correctly. Iron Sky is a blast, it's an old fashioned Naziploitation movie that cares about its own output and as a result provides excellent entertainment from start to finnish (pun intended). 7.0/10