Réalisation:
Steve BarkerScénario:
Rae BruntonPhotographie:
Gavin StruthersMusique:
James Seymour BrettActeurs·trices:
Ray Stevenson, Julian Wadham, Paul Blair, Xuki Robeli, Scott Peden, Charlie Jeffrey, Graeme Temple, Richard Brake, Michael Smiley, Brett Fancy (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
Sept mercenaires sont envoyés dans un ancien bunker au fin fond d'une forêt d'Europe de l'Est, non loin du Kosovo. Leur mission: escorter durant les prochaines 48 heures un homme d'affaire à un fortin de guerre abandonné. Une fois sur place, ils prennent conscience que le lieu n'était autre que le théâtre d'expériences scientifiques nazis. Alors qu'ils découvrent qu'ils ne sont pas seuls, ils vont rapidement découvrir ce qu'ils font là... (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (4)
Outpost isn't a film that uses the Nazi theme exceptionally well; there are certainly better films, especially in the horror genre (I personally prefer Dead Snow, perhaps because it leans more towards comedy). Still, I think Outpost is a good movie. It may not stand out significantly, but for once, it's a British horror film that entertained me, where I felt it wasn't just an attempt to contribute quantitatively to the genre.
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Ce qui fonctionnerait bien dans la présentation de la comédie d'horreur grindhouse de rodriguez, nous est servi ici comme un film d'horreur mortellement sérieux. Les films d'Ed Wood sont "formidables" en raison de leur tournage et de ce qui se passe dedans - un antitalent cinématographique associé à une naïveté infinie, si forte qu'elle hypnotise. Outpost est tourné de manière acceptable et parfois même captivant à certains moments, mais en même temps, il incarne le sommet de la puérilité et de la naïveté. Et c'est une combinaison désespérée, dont la chose la plus effrayante est que certains spectateurs peuvent la prendre au sérieux.
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What a big surprise this film was! Since I didn’t know much about it beforehand, during the first twenty minutes I was pleasantly curious about what would happen next. And what a joy it was to see that someone had finally fulfilled my wish and chose the topic of Nazi experiments, one that offers innumerable possibilities for the horror genre. The entire film is permeated by a good atmosphere and there are even some effective jump-scares at the beginning. Most of the story takes place in an abandoned underground military base, which helps a lot. Outpost joins the group of successful new English horror, it has many elements of it, like the cold northern rawness of Wilderness, for instance. Recommended, 65%.
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An uninteresting horror B-movie that wastes a good premise in the most reprehensible way. Just the mention of Nazi experiments sends a chill down my spine while I imagine the most depraved and cruel of human actions, but Steve Barker, despite having a story with an interesting idea and a clearly stated goal, failed to put half as much of a horror face on the material as I would have expected. The first two acts are uninteresting and tedious, but at least they keep the viewer's attention thanks to the growing anticipation towards the key twist, which is spiced up by a few interesting deaths and one surviving “guinea pig". But as bored as I was throughout the film, I found the ending utterly annoying and watching the mindless shooting of an army of immortal soldiers was a major screw-up from Barker after the carefully constructed atmosphere. Disappointing, with the exception of Brett's pretty good score there really isn't much worth mentioning.
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