I loved all the cgi in this movie. See it on a big screen, it will be worth it. I guess you could compare it to movies such as Starship Troupers (1997) or Mars Attacks (1996). Iron Sky is a great example of what can be achieved with cgi. You may even laugh out loud. You will certainly smile for an hour and a half.

When I found this movie on Amazon Prime, I was shocked that such a movie ever got made in the first place. Imagine....a comedy where Nazis migrated to the moon in 1945 and they are now ready to return and conquer the world!! Surely this would offend a lot of people! And, it's sure to offend others when they find that Sarah Palin* is the President and she later becomes friendly with them--at least for a while.

The film begins with the first moon landing in 50 years. The President has made it her goal to return to the moon in order to drum up support fro her re-election. But the two astronauts who land on the dark side of the moon are in for a shock. One is shot and killed by Nazi soldiers** and the other is taken prisoner. The Nazis are shocked, however, when they discover that James Washington (Christopher Kirby) is a black man! According to all their racial hogwash, such a thing should not exist. So what do they do? They experiment on him and turn him into a white man....and are shocked when Washington is not pleased! What do they do next? They send a ship back to Earth to collect smart phones in order to used their advanced computers to power their mega-weapon!

When the Nazis land, most folks don't seem to care...mostly because they have no knowledge of history. As for the President, she welcomes their ideas and incorporates them into her election campaign. But on the horizen is a Nazi invasion force from the moon...what about them?? See the film if you are curious and have very thick skin!!

So who WON'T this movie offend?! After all, anyone who was harmed or had family harmed by the Nazis will be offended. Many Republicans will be offended. And, it's really a film that is for a very narrow audience. I enjoyed some of the very clever humor...but almost feel ashamed to recommend it! Plus, the film becomes really dumb towards the end when the battle actually begins. An interesting idea for a film worth seeing if you can handle it and don't mind offensive comedy.



*Not once do they say that she's Sarah Palin but it very obviously is and the actress playing her looks exactly like her.

**I checked and apparently guns CAN fire in the absence of ovygen!

IRON SKY is the perfect example of a modern-day B-movie, an international collaboration boasting plenty of excellent special effects to back up an involved and engaging storyline. It's not often I watch a film and think "there's something I haven't seen before", but it happened with IRON SKY.

The opening sequence is elaborately staged and quite captivating, offering a much better menace than that of APOLLO 18 (which I also watched recently). From there on then the film builds in complexity, introducing multiple shades-of-grey characters who embark on a story filled with twists and surprises.

At the end of the day, IRON SKY is a film all about the visual effects, and they're excellent throughout. Whether you're looking for interstellar warfare, colonised cities in space or more earthly destruction, this movie has it. The CGI is faultless, adding to the impression that this is far more than your routine B-movie.

There's plenty of satire in the film, aimed not just at the obvious targets but at America too - the benefits of a Finnish/German/Australian production. Quite a few of the central performances are decent and the quirkiness never lets up for a moment. For once, IRON SKY is a concept movie with a real story to go with it.