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Frankenstein’s Army (2013)
Directed by Richard Raaphorst
Twitter Facebook Google+Science Fiction | Horror | War
Most recently watched by archstanton43, sensoria, ashe5k, zombiefreak, seanCduregger
Overview
Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein’s work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades—a desperate Hitler’s last ghastly ploy to escape defeat
Rated R | Length 84 minutes
Actors
Karel Roden | Joshua Sasse | Robert Gwilym | Alexander Mercury | Luke Newberry | Hon Ping Tang | Andrei Zayats | Mark Stevenson | Cristina Catalina | Jan de Lukowicz
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2024 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 6.5 stars |
| 05/03/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Lisa Frankenstein and Zone of Interest still on my mind… so let’s mash ‘em up!
Like a story right out of Weird War Tales! Lots of issues with this specifically making this a found footage film then having the actors speak English… completely loses the illusion of the premise. Should’ve done it straight like The Bunker or Overlord. Or had less dialogue yet everyone speaking Russian and German.
That said, the entire “factory” setpiece is dynamite and so perfectly rendered plus I love all the wild monster soldiers so much. I want figures of all of them! Before his family life began my brother’s Halloween costume resembled the Mosquito Man (Nazi on stilts). Not that it’s super original but it’s almost like they saw so pics of my brother back when he was winning costume contests regularly in Albuquerque. So wild to see in this movie.
Anyways, I will overlook my hang ups bc I love the creature design so much. Richard Raaphorst has worked on a variety of neat films since but hasn’t directed anything since and that makes me sad. Dude definitely has a vision.
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