Outpost: Black Sun (2012)

After the relatively enjoyable first Outpost, this disjointed mess is supposed to take off where the first movie ended. however it fails as a decent zombie movie and the fact that they're still unstoppable resurrected Nazi's just doesn't have the same appeal it had in the original.After the first team of mercenaries were picked off, the Nazi's up the ante by also taking out the 2nd team that were sent to look for them as well as most of the civilian populace in the surrounding countryside. Special forces teams are fighting a losing battle as commanders decide whether or not to just detonate a low yield nuclear device to cleanse the area shrouded by an EMP effect.It seems that the Brigadefuhrer Gotz, also known as "The Breather" from the first Outpost is still attempting to recreate more members for his immortal army to amass a huge undead force by killing soldiers and civilians and injecting them with an experimental serum. Overall I saw this to be just a noisy and directionless ball of confusion, with none of the likability of the first movie. I found myself having to rewind and replay multiple scenes as the camera loves to jump from one chaotic scene to the next in-between moments of irritating stereotypical testosterone fueled banter from the UK special forces team that are under orders to stop the advancing army and destroy the bunker they're all being created from. Part of the movie plays like a first person shooter game, where monsters are just lurking around every corner ready to jump out at you. And one scene is ripped directly from Raiders of the Lost Ark, where the zombies are all corralled in front of the bunker generator and are electrocuted in sync right through their bodies. I'm not sure if that's considered homage or just flat out plagiarism. At times I couldn't work out who was who and with most of the action taking place in complete darkness with only flashes of light it became very disorientating to try and get some perspective on what was actually happening. The ending of this is left on a cliffhanger as well, however we never got a proper 3rd installment, instead we got an insipid 3rd movie prequel and for me, the less said about Rise of the Spetsnaz the better.

After reading several negative reviews on this title I decided to check it out. I must disagree with the critics yet again. The main character Lena is explained in good detail she is a war criminal fighter captures terrorists,Nazi's and so fourth. To say that an audience dosen't care about her is a mistake and big one at that. Secondly Wallace is obviously the bad guy and that comes out at the end his had a devious plan all along to get the most valuable piece of the machine and work his way into creating a zombie army of his own after Klassener dies. The action scenes weren't something ad great as transformers but it was like Call Of Duty black ops zombies gameplay only with a big story all it's own. Try to pay close attention to films before jumping the gun and writing negative lies about them.

After the enjoyable action horror production "Outpost" that Steve Barker graced audiences with worldwide a sequel seemed unimaginable and unidealistic. However Outpost Black sun improves on the faults of the previous installment and furthermore maintains the positive aspects that its predecessor is well known for in an surprisingly impressive sequel.Set directly after the events of the first installment of this progressing saga General Klausener leads his undead army across Europe in an attempt to maintain the unthinkable 1000 year Reich, while the rest of the population look to suffer the same fate that awaited the mercenaries in the previous film. With Klausener's army on the move a physicist and a Nazi war crime hunter pursue both Klausener and his infamous machine with their own vendettas in mind. What is most enjoyable about the narrative is its ability to link in perfectly with its predecessor. As few questions are left answered and previous significances such as the cursed bunker and previous characters are both mentioned and revisited, the viewer is constantly able to revert back to specific events in the previous film which many film sequels in the modern day generally fail to achieve. What is also appreciated in Black Suns narrative is the progression from the plot in "Outpost" in terms of a previously small scale event in to a now large scale invasion threat. Its a trait very similar to what the 28 days/weeks later film franchise achieved as Outpost Black Sun indulges in a similar success factor. Despite the large jump in terms of its narrative Black Sun includes the previously appreciated horror aspects and furthermore develops them into something equally as impressive for the most part. Not only is there just as much gore despite the films lowered certified rating from 18 to 15 years (most likely in an attempt to make it more accessible), but just as many or possibly even more typical climatic horror moments. Although at times it is undoubtedly clear that one of these undead maniacs will pop out from somewhere, the majority of the time it is ultimately unsuspecting and is worsened by their wretched appearance.With once again a fairly unfamiliar cast the performances like the sequel itself are remarkably exceptional. Steve Barker however does include some famous faces, such as Clive Russell who only makes a brief appearance as Marius and is fairly insignificant in the plot, never the less Russell is a familiar face to many which is something this film lacks (whether that be a positive or negative aspect). Catherine Steadman most likely to be best known for her recent contribution to "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" takes the lead role as Nazi war crime hunter Lena. From a male dominated cast in the previous film Steadman's performance receives few complaints with her die hard attitude in eliminating Klausener. Also taking a lead role is Richard Coyle as Wallace whose typical portrayal of the modern day physicist with his knowledge far more valuable than his lacking military capability is certainly genuine. The pair engage throughout the film in a conflict and work based friendship as the chemistry on screen is satisfactory. Other significant roles include Daniel Caltagirone as squad commander Macavoy who plays a similar role to DC in the previous installment due to his leadership and military based skills. As only one of two returning cast members Julian Wadhams returns to the set (more or less) with his attributes that were seen previously now absent in a whole new warped Francis Hunt.Steve Barkers character creation deserves credit, as he also attempts to develop the characters more than he had done in Black Suns predecessor, something that stood as one of the films few faults. The more extensive development is seen within Lena and Wallace for the most part which is essential considering they are the protagonists, however other characters who are still fairly significance in the narrative don't receive the same treatment. This is something that Barker should be keen to improve on in his recently announced 3rd installment to this continuously improving Nazi zombie saga.Outpost Black Sun simply improves on the previously lacking elements of its predecessor while still including the films unique and desirable features. Along with the applaudable performances of the relatively less familiar cast and engaging narrative, all these elements contribute to Outpost Black Sun being a justified and enjoyable sequel.

dreadful i would rather have my teeth pulled out by a monkey than ever watch this again.huge fan of the 1st film its was low budget sure but it had a great cast there were well picked and the style and feel of the film was great very sort of David fincher tight and close it felt like a real place and real bunker a little light on action maybe but the script was simple and enjoyable and you could watch it more than once and happily keep it on the DVD shelf.BUT this was total junk, full of holes including... some woman doing something is she some kind of war criminal chaser ??? who they hell cares. then some guy joins her is he the bad guy is he the hero who cares. a typical cheap sequel like AVP2 with the over the top army getting involved scenes and poor action and no real explanation for anything at all and why the hell do these zombies now scream like mad ?? i have to turn the volume down on then screaming i don't remember them screaming like 70s bmovie zombies in the last one so what the hells going on. the cast are cheap wannabes to look almost like the last cast and again who cares about them, no character build up no real story as to why anything is going on, and why is there a crazy old zombie lady with a huge rack limping around ? its poor the director will never work again.a poor poor remake in fact if they had brought this to my house to review i would have hit them with an ashtray.junk total junk avoid all day long