", "Twitch Has Met FRANKENSTEIN'S ARMY and Survived! Absolutely crazy. [8] Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score, rated it 49 out of 100 based on nine reviews. And similar to its own creation, the film takes quite some time to get going, but it still ends up being a whole lot of fun. During the final stages of World War II, a Soviet reconnaissance party receives a distress call that would lead them further into Germany. Only 4 stars due to the packaging being damaged which I planned on having on display, would be nice if shipped in a box instead of being in a large envelope which can easily be squished and damaged. All content © 2004-2020 ScreenAnarchy LLC. Co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. [6] MPI Media Group and Dark Sky released it on home video on September 10, 2013. The Nazi-zombie project whipped up a massive international following thanks to two early promo reels. OVERLORD is reminiscent of other horror films revolving around Nazi experiments, in DEAD SNOW, FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY, and DEVIL’S ROCK. Club rated it C− and called it "a ludicrous World War II horror flick bogged down by its found-footage gimmick" that only works near the end when the film plays up the "imaginatively grotesque monsters". Stumbling upon a village that has been decimated by an unseen terror, they discover that a mad Nazi scientist has been conducting experiments to fuse flesh and steel, creating an unstoppable army of undead soldiers. 5 Nazi Zombie Movies to Watch Ahead of ‘Overlord’, ‘Frankenstein’s Army’ Director Teases Incredible Visual For ‘Profundis’. Dmitri explores the main laboratory, only to be discovered and knocked unconscious by the zombot converted Ivan. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. He said it was worth it in the end, though he experienced doubt during shooting when he became ill.[3], Frankenstein's Army premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 26, 2013. Despite being acquired in 2007, Paramount has kicked the production into gear now that Avery has been hired. Try again. Chicago-based. During the final stages of World War II, a Soviet reconnaissance party receives a distress call that would lead them further into Germany. [10] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film's monsters and gory special effects will appeal to horror fans, but it should have focused more on black humor and satire to appeal to broader midnight movie audiences. View Frankenstein’s Army simply as an experiment of bringing art to life, and you may be mildly entertained. The insane doctor later gives him a tour and a demonstration on how he created the zombots, they later encountered the now dismembered Vassili, shouting at both of them with profanity which lead the doctor to inject him with morphine. [12] Jason Jenkins of Dread Central rated it 3 out of 5 stars and called it "a fun, furious, goofy and gory good time" for forgiving horror fans. Dmitri does nothing to save Sergei, who swears his revenge. [4] The practical effects, inspired by John Carpenter's The Thing,[2] necessitated what Raaphorst described as long, complicated single takes. Basically, in the early scenes most of the monsters just look like someone wearing a tarp, a helmet and some weird gloves. Stories of Frankenstein's monster disturbed director Richard Raaphorst as a child. Ever since he released some impressive promo's and shorts, expectations have been high for a debut feature film by Richard Raaphorst. Only 7 left in stock. Sacha takes the doctors head as a sign of victory and the camera from Dmitri and flees without him screaming for mercy, just as the composite being made of Sergei's body comes to life and kills Dmitri. The message seems to repeat without any response to their queries, and at the same time that they begin to receive the message, they lose radio contact with their command. [14] Bill Gibron of PopMatters called it "an amazing steampunk splatter fest" whose visual imagery makes up for its narrative faults. [2], Principal photography began on March 5, 2012 at Karlovy Vary in Czechia. Let's get the elephant out of the room first: the rumors about Frankenstein's Army being a found-footage film are true. Frankenstein's Army is a 2013 Dutch-American-Czech found footage horror film directed by Richard Raaphorst, written by Chris W. Mitchell and Miguel Tejada-Flores, and starring Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse and Robert Gwilym. DVD. Which Horror Movies Are You Pissed Never Got Made. With Robert Gwilym, Hon Ping Tang, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry. Then the Russian soldiers discover a factory of sorts ... and run into an army of Nazi monsters, stitched together from machines and corpses. Frankenstein's Army opens in select theaters in the U.S. on Friday, July 26, and will also be available to watch via various Video On Demand platforms. Stories of Frankenstein's monster disturbed director Richard Raaphorst as a child. £3.83. Also, someone is jamming their radio signal. Although the others are dubious about the existence of other Soviet forces in the area, their commander Novikov orders them to investigate. When Dmitri awakes, he is a prisoner of the caretaker, who reveals himself to be Dr. Viktor Frankenstein, a deranged descendant of the original Victor Frankenstein, who went rogue and turned against his Nazi superiors.