Frankenstein's Army

Frankenstein's Army is a fun, creepy and at times a weirdly goofy film. Just what I like ;)I'm shamefully ten years late to this party, but I thoroughly enjoyed this twisted wwII found footage house of horrors.I recently had a random thought about an old zombie trailer for a film that was never to be made, with FA director Raaphorst's name attached to it, titled "Worst Case Scenario." The trailer has stuck to my ribs all these years since seeing it when it hit the internet way back when.So the other day I decided to look it up and see if it was still online, and ofcourse it still is, but one of the links I followed brought me to Raaphorst's Frankenstein's Army lol.I can remember walking by this title in my local big-box stores and thinking it was a silly title for a piece of cheap run of the mill zombie junk made by some jackhole who couldn't care less about the sub-genre of Zombie films etc.. so just brushed it off smh. I've made that mistake so many times in the past, but I never seem to learn lol.Well Fast forward to last night when I finally watched it, and yup! loved it ;)One of the creepy aspects of the old "Worst Case Scenario" trailer I had searched for was the Nazi cyborg zombies dropping from the sky and walking out of the ocean. I had no idea that Raaphorst salvaged many of the visual concepts of the zombies from that trailer, and used them in abundance in Frankenstein's Army.If I wasn't so turned off by the title, and just picked the bluray up off the shelf almost 10 years agao now, I would've seen all the cyborg zombies on the front damn cover and I would've known it existed, and had been 10 years into re-watches lol. Better late than never tho ;)Anyway, if you love independent horror, you'll enjoy this one. It's the next day, and I'm still thinking about it. Those are the kind of movies I love. Those are the type of movies that remain in my collection permanently for multi-viewing purposes. Imo it's a five star independent fun horror show ;)

I love this movie the zombies are very unique and the first person view of everything makes it more tense mainly becouse your not sure when the next zombie will appear until you hear the machine whining sounds and the gore is pretty decent also the acting can be abit eh but not terrible but if you looking for a movie to sit down and enjoy some creepy scenes this is it

SPECIAL FEATURES:* Making of: 32:13 min.* Creature spots: - Burnt-match man: 16 sec. - Mosquito man: 16 sec. - Propellerhead: 14 sec. - Teddy bear woman: 13 sec. - Razor Teeth: 16 sec.* Trailer: 01:58 min.Frankenstein's Army is a pretty cool horror flick overall. Nice production design, nice interior sets, terrific monster creatures and a fantastic mad doctor fleshed out by Czech actor Karel Roden.Two minor complaints however in my opinion.On the one hand, a first-person found footage concept may be ok as it can make everything looks more realistic BUT, I don't think it works just fine for a movie set during the days of WWII. At some point during the movie I started wondering myself about whether it would have been really possible to shoot 84 minutes of film the way these soldiers do back in 1945. I know this is just a horror flick but...On the other, these hideous creatures jump right onto the camera with no fatal consequences a bit too often and it just seems like they are somewhat sloppy, slow-paced or not really dangerous.Of course they eventually manage to either kill or aprehend almost the entire Soviet platoon but some just look like very outlandish punk-horror experiments instead of efficient killing machines. What's more, they are mainly armed with hardware and not firearms. Some mounted machine guns or flamethrowers wouldn't have gone amiss.In any case they are quite OK.All in all, the movie does contain some very nice production values, as I mentioned before and it surely deserves a place on any horror movie collector's shelf.Overall rating: 7/10

1st, the packaging and the speed of delivery is 1st rate. I love dealing with Amazon's stress free environment. Now for the movie. This is definitely for adults (kids can watch too) but what I mean to say is this. Remember when you watched the original Frankenstein movies as a kid and how it held your attention through your kid's imagination? Well this will do the same now that you are an adult. The old Frankenstein movies are still great to watch for nostalgia, but they don't hold us captivated as they used to. This will make you have that feeling again. The sets are great and the monsters are cool and although some of the dialog is funny, it is just what the doctor ordered. (maybe not Dr. Frankenstein). This is a scientist that has discovered Dr. Frankenstein's recipe for reviving dead organs (people etc.) towards the end of World War II. A Russian squad stumbles into the village where the scientist is doing his experiments. Some of the things they say have a hint of truth, for example, when one of the soldiers yells at the scientist and calls him crazy, he laughs and says "Crazy?, I am not crazy, Nazis crazy, Communists crazy, Capitalists crazy" I laughed at this in the middle of horrific brain surgery and found some truth in it. You will enjoy it and as for myself I do not get tired of watching it.

Frankenstein's Army è un B-movie deliziosamente campy che non delude. La storia è divertente e assurda al punto giusto, e le creature del film sono assolutamente ridicole ma in un modo fantastico.Il film segue un gruppo di soldati russi durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, che si imbattono in un laboratorio nazista segreto che è stato trasformato in un macabro laboratorio di creazione di mostri. Le creature che incontrano sono incredibilmente goffe e fatte con dei budget limitati, ma riescono comunque a trasmettere una sensazione di pericolo e orrore.Il film è girato in modo da creare un'atmosfera grottesca e surreale, con un utilizzo sapiente della fotografia e degli effetti speciali. Anche se la trama è molto semplice, il regista Richard Raaphorst riesce comunque a mantenere il pubblico interessato grazie all'azione frenetica e alle creature assurde.Inoltre, il film offre alcune scene che fanno ridere, grazie alla sua natura campy e al suo umorismo nero. Anche se il film non è destinato a vincere premi importanti, riesce comunque a divertire e intrattenere il pubblico con il suo fascino B-movie.

Finde den Film echt top, und vorallem diese tolle Fan Edition. Top bin zu Frieden. 5 Sterne 😀

Figurine is loose in the box MUST BE deliverie guys

Il est vrai qu'il y avait mieux a faire avec un tel scénario mais le budget ne le permettais pas ! lLa vision super huit, caméra sur l'épaule peut géner les non avertis mais c'est un style trés prisé depuis quelque années. Il est vrai que le cliché "outpost" et "war of the dead" est trés présent cependant le film reste assez sobre dans son horreur ! Le final laisse a désiré faute de moyen ou d'imagination !

第二次世界大戦末期─ドイツ占領地域を移動中のロシア偵察部隊。カメラを携えた記録係を伴った一行は、謎の大虐殺が行われた現場に遭遇する。更にその近くの建物地下に不気味な研究施設を発見するのだが…「ムカデ人間」を排出したオランダから、またもやガイキチ映画が登場致しました。但し、ムカデとは質が違うので、ムカデ同様の変態性を求める方には迂回が必要な作品になってしまいます。下品なガイキチ映画である事に変わりはないのですが、本作は、仮面ライダー世代にとって堪らない「怪人だらけ」のお遊び映画です。大戦中、フランケンシュタイン博士の末裔が改造人間を量産していたというだけでショッカーの臭いがプンプンしますもんね。ただ博士の目論見はナチの勝利でもないし、共産主義者の撲滅でもない。ましてや、ショッカーの皆さんの様な「世界制服」という大層な御題目もない。戦争終結というすんごい目的は語るのですが、ガイキチの戯言にしか聞こえません。あるのは博士の思い付きだけ。顔面にプロペラが付いた怪人や、口先が細長いドリルになっている怪人、腕が鎌になっている怪人等々、どう見ても殺傷能力が極めて低いポンコツ寸前の改造人間が次々現れます。どいつもこいつも、博士の側を離れると無差別に人を殺して回るという、悪ノリで造っちゃったと言わんばかりの適当具合。出鱈目な怪人好きには堪りませんでした。こうした怪人を見せる映画でありながら、本作はロシア兵が撮影をしているという設定の主観映像(POV)作品。大抵、この手の類のPOV作品では、カメラのブレやピントなどを利用して、肝心の特撮部分や特殊メイクの出来映えを誤魔化すのですが、本作はフレームの中心に堂々と怪人を捉え、そのポンコツぶりを惜し気もなく観客にさらしてくれちゃいます。この大サービスのおかげで、後半に近づくにつれ、本作がPOVである事さえ忘れてしまいそうになります。また、地下の施設はまるでダンジョンの様でゲーム感覚も味わえる優れ物。博士を見付け出すというゴールが明確な分、非常に楽しめてしまいました。監督の言う、「商業主義に走らない」作品作りが効を奏した結果なのかもしれませんね。大山のぶ代さんによる(笑)撃の予告編が入っている点は大いに喜ばせて頂きました。贅沢を言えば、動画サイトにある監督が製作していた未完成映画「worst case scenario」も付けて貰いたかった。