DavidBarak
Horrors of War isn't a great film, I think everyone can agree. However, there ARE redeeming qualities.Most of the acting is decent, a fair amount of the "non-fantastical" story line is a bit deeper than a lot of people realize, and the special effects are pretty darned good for a low budget film. Of course, some of the look of the film is due to the use of military re-enactors, and that adds a lot of authenticity to the film. Yes, there are shortcomings, but for a first-time feature as complex as this and with such a low budget, I'd say it was a success.This film may possibly be most interesting to budding filmmakers out there, who can see what's possible with some creativity and a lot of sweat. If you can, check out the behind-the-scenes videos online and you'll learn about some of what went in to making the film, and some of the decisions that had to be made on the fly. You really should check these videos out online if you want to learn a bit about your craft.
Michael O'Keefe
A war movie of a strange ilk. As if war itself isn't enough to fear. With Hitler in desperation, and an obsession with science and the paranormal...a secret weapon is needed. The maniacal leader orders a lab to create impervious super-soldiers to fight the Allied troops. The prototype zombie-like Nazi warrior attacks like a deprived animal. The American army reassigns soldiers to find and destroy the lab that created the wild eyed crazed creature. The actual war scenes fall short of looking real. With a bigger budget this movie could have been something worth remembering. The cast includes: Jon Osbeck, Joe Lorenzo, David Carroll, C. Alec Rossel and Jason Morris.
angrywhiteman
This is the type of movie you see at the drive in or at 3:00 A.M. on U.S.A. network and we would love it. The acting stands out as realistic and intense. The special effects are great for low budget, but not too much.Get over expecting some Saving Private Ryan quality movie and we can all kick back and enjoy the show. People need to get over the whole multimillion dollar expectations. I give it the full ten stars. I totally got into this flick. It looked and felt like a 1970's horror and war movie all in one. There was not a lot of gore or blood, which was something that could have made the movie even better if it had blood flowing like a creek and got even more silly.
mantripp1010
This movie really is the pits. I don't know if a load of college gin-ks have got together to make this pile of half sun-baked dog dirt but it really is truly painful to watch. We see from the start of the film some edgy CGI war plane effects, followed by a load of greased-up unknown actors in dodgy war clothes prancing up and down in what looks like someone's back garden or a public park, to some very dodgy hand grenade explosions and fire crackers from all the toy guns everyone is holding. They look like a bunch of weekend warriors. There are some occasional nice cool acting scenes but only sporadically and these are generally followed by cheesy one liners such as "Sir, I think there is another one!" Keep an eye on the graveyard and you'll notice some of the grave stones wobble about like polystyrene blocks when the actors fall behind them, probably because they are just that. The editing is just as painful and the watcher finds it difficult to assess the scenes that are amateurishly put together becoming lost in the boring and pointless plot. The "monsters" are not scary and look like something out of the local amateur dramatics society...cheap looking face masks and all! This is one movie to avoid. Only watch if you are a die hard weekend warrior or 'B' movie fan . Ouch! Where is the aspirin?