Iron Sky

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The only reason I watched this film is because of the soundtrack and I admit that when, as the opening credits were rolling, I saw: 'Music Laibach' I got kinda tingly. But I did expect, right at the beginning, some kind of gut-punching anthem such as 'Tanz mit Laibach' or 'Achtung.' Alas, it's more of a subdued, classical-sounding NSK sampler we get here. Although, for one, albeit all too brief, second we do hear 'Tanz Mit Laibach,' to my greatest joy. And sorrow. Because, really: one second is just not enough.
Then of course you have the whole WWII theme which is dear to my heart. Seriously: Moon Nazis. How cool is that? Honestly, sounds less ridiculous than Abe the Vampire Killer.

And hey: What a surprise! A weird film about weird Germans in a weird world. Starring Udo Kier! At this point, I am guessing that Udo lives like a Roman Emperor, or the Hedonism Bot from 'Futurama,' and between two orgies he claps his hands excitedly and says: 'Oh, yes, yes! Write me a new strange picture where I can be strange.' And so his minions comply.
And voilà. I am not complaining, mind you. I am merely explaining the process behind Kier's projects.
In this film, he's not just a weirdo. He's not just a space nazi. He's the Totenkopf-wielding Fuhrer.

Apart from Nazis, you have Americans and I admit that I loved the whole 'Yes, She Can' slogan for the American (woman) president, and how she looks like Palin. And how American seem way sillier than Nazis.

Indeed, this is a comedy and humor is omnipresent. For example, when they mention Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator,' saying it's a short pro-Nazi film. Or: 'The suspect is a negro [which is not the accurate translation of what they're saying, by the way]. Unarmed, but possibly angry.'

Yes, at the end of the day, it is a silly, silly film that defies all rules of logic. And by that I mean that Nazis in Space is the most believable thing. The acting is sub-par, especially in the beginning, and it feels like a students' project with a big budget, done for shits and giggles. Seriously, it feels like it was written by a very stoned person who read way too much Ian Kershaw and William Shirer. And that's cool. It also sometimes feels like a 'Saturday Night Live' skit (it's about the same length as one, too), with some 'Dr Strangelove' references.
I admit that making fun of North Korea was funny and acknowledging the swastika originated from India was nice. And the savior ship's name made me giggle, too.

Also, as I mentioned earlier, this is a film not so much about Nazis, but about how silly America is, and so I can't hate it all that much because of that.

At least there's a pretty hot Nazi/friendly woman, so it's not a complete waste of time. The fact that in her 'American' outfit she looks like a drummer-girl from Laibach doesn't hurt much either (and when her hair's down she's down-right super hot). And the American Goebbels-like (minus the club foot) dominatrix is not bad either. Okay, she's actually super hot. Probably because of all that leather.

Speaking of Goebbels, it is funny how the film turns the Palin-esque American president into a Hitler-esque
one, thanks to the work of the Goebbels-esque (Rove?) hot woman.

Beware of false prophets!
Yes, I do think this is film's message, by the way: beware of messages and propaganda and brain-washing. And stupidity, obviously.

This being said, the 'African-American' stereotypes are pretty cringe-worthy. I guess that's not so much racist as European, though. Because black dudes are all about being called Washington (although a portrait of George Washington is featured prominently at some point) and playing basketball and carrying guns. Not to propagate this racism, but I have a feeling that the main actor, meaning the black astronaut, didn't really know what Nazis were whenm he signed on for this film. 'Nazis? You mean like Klingons and shit? Okay: cool!'

So... It is pretty much a dud, not a film I'll watch again and a film I probably wouldn't have watched if it hadn't been for Laibach. But it's a camp comedy and I'm guessing that if you're stoned enough it could be kind of funny. Worst case scenario: hot girls in tight leather.

PS: Me thinks that the ginormous Swastika moon-base would have given Adolf and Speer a raging hard-on. Come to think of it, I am sure that even in their putrefied states they're still hard for eternity.