Over the last several months, we’ve written several times about the upcoming Dead Snow, most recently our our Ten Most Anticipated Blockbusters of the Summer. A new trailer for American audiences gives us another opportunity to mention this: Nazi Zombies.
The movie opens on June 19, and if it does really well at the box office, I’m hoping that Quentin Tarantino puts together a crossover sequel with Inglourious Basterds just so we can hear Brad Pitt say, “I want 100 Nahtzee Zombie Scalps.”
If you haven’t see the trailer yet, do. If the movie is as good as the trailer suggests, we may have a late addition to the decade’s best horror comedies.
Ok… so… I like Zombies much as the next pseudo-hipster (YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE) but what makes Nazi Zombies inherently more frightening than regular Zombies? I thought it was the Nazi thought process that made them so frightening, and Zombies don't have though processes. It's not like they'd be lumbering around going "nnnnnggnnnnnn Jewish Brains nnnnnghnnnn Heil Hitler".
This is one of those times when someone's going to tell me I take everything too seriously, so I'm gonna say it myself and save y'all some time.
"I like Zombies much as the next pseudo-hipster (YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE) but what makes Nazi Zombies inherently more frightening than regular Zombies?"
Posted by: Genny (also Rusty) at June 1, 2009 7:43 PM
They're not just any undead. Being Nazis makes them evil undead soldiers and scientists who have performed unspeakable experiments on hapless human beings creating all kinds of pain and suffering in the name of science. And because German sounds scarier than any other language.
Posted by: barf at June 1, 2009 8:00 PM
Isn't it a little soon for a sequel to Valkyrie?...which would be another candidate for Top 5 Movies You Could Never Make a Sequel To!
sequel to Valkyrie?...which would be another candidate for Top 5 Movies You Could Never Make a Sequel To!
Posted by: Che Grovera at June 1, 2009 8:19 PM
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Valkyrie Undead: Rise From The Bunker
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at June 1, 2009 8:33 PM
Isn't it a little soon for a sequel to Valkyrie?
Lofty win right there.
My initial enthusiasm has been tempered by continuous poor reviews for this movie. I dont' know. I may catch a midnight screening and hope for the best.
Posted by: Fredo at June 1, 2009 10:47 PM
"Nahtzee"
I play that, roll the five dice and shit. Cool game. Somebody should make a "Nahtzee" movie.
Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at June 1, 2009 11:11 PM
I saw this when in theatres (in Norway) and I can attest to its awesomeness.
I wish that it had been as good as the trailer, but it was just lacking something. It was an ok movie, but I feel like if you are going to do a movie about Nazi zombies you should go big or go home.
It would have been cooler if barf suggested that they were Nazi scientist zombies or something, but they were really just German soldiers.
Posted by: Julie at June 1, 2009 11:40 PM
why do nazi zombies give me wood?
Posted by: gp at June 1, 2009 11:44 PM
Oh, MAN ... you don't pull a punch like this one when you're doing a Nazi Zombie movie! I'm with Julie ... go big or go home!
Otherwise, just make some concentration camp musical and call it "Schindler's Pissed!" and be done with it!
Posted by: Andy Geisel at June 2, 2009 12:35 AM
Naz-ombies! F-ing cool! "Ein, Zwei, DIE!" Best tag line EVER!
Posted by: Odnon at June 2, 2009 12:35 AM
If they had gone to the beach instead like that guy had suggested, let's hope it wasn't the beaches of Normandy. I heard there were Nazi Zombies there, too.
They would've been screwed either way.
Posted by: popejenn at June 2, 2009 1:22 AM
I went to university with these guys (Bond University in Australia), and saw their film project one semester. They did a trailer about... Hansel and Gretel. It was awesome, if unpolished, but I know that the movie version, with this much time to work on it and with McKaye's involvement, is going to kick ass. I tried looking for the clip of it online somewhere, but no luck. Have to wait for the Hollywood trailer I guess.
Congrats Liv, Tommy, TJ!
Posted by: Darcy at June 2, 2009 1:33 AM
Oh, and congrats Benne too!
Posted by: Darcy at June 2, 2009 1:41 AM
I loved the scene of the zombies ermerging from the snow. However, I feel like I've seen the whole movie now, and I'm satisfied.
The one thing I'll never understand.
You can outrun a zombie, especially if you have snowmobiles.
Why don't they just leave?
Posted by: BWeaves at June 2, 2009 9:02 AM
Ok… so… I like Zombies much as the next pseudo-hipster (YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE) but what makes Nazi Zombies inherently more frightening than regular Zombies?
I think it's the uniforms. They had weapon and helmets on. Not cool. Also, I have so many factors going against me already. I'm slow, asthmatic, and Black. The idea that deep down in their Nazi Zombie subconscious they would still want me extra deader than say, my blonde friend to my left, is fucking frightening.
Posted by: jM at June 2, 2009 9:36 AM
Zombies can run? In snow? Uh-oh ... that changes the whole equation.
"Don't get bitten ... OK?"
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
I'm so at this.
Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at June 2, 2009 10:10 AM
Argh, COME OUT SOONER!
Posted by: Claire at June 2, 2009 1:09 PM
Okie-dokie.
Just saw the sub-titled version of this one.
Freakin' hilarious... like bust-a-gut, laughing out loud hilarious.
The REAL question is...
is it better than Mega Shark Vs. Giant Squid?
Or! OR!
Big Man Japan?
The zombies looked pretty ace, tho...