Let's see, where to start!
If I'm honest I didn't see this movie at the start; the beginning remains elusive to me but I joined it at the point where the French Resistance and the Anglo-American groups meet up and thought, "hey! This could be some good! Guns, World War II, something exciting going on from what the characters are on about..." Then the Monster broke in and I just about fell off the couch laughing.
Effects Summary: Play Quake 2, the effects in the game are marginally better.
Historical Accuracy Holes: Besides the giant mutant doom-soldiers and Nazi Doom-Fortress that looks like a pyramid with the top chopped off on top of a mountain pass silhouetted in lightning... *deep breath!*
We see a French resistance member toting a PPSH, the use of a catch one-off line out of historical context (over and over again. Ad Nauseam is pretty literal in this case) and, in the most blatantly horrible case of poor resource allocation I've seen yet they try and pass a T-34 off as a Panther tank by painting some Iron Crosses on it. They don't even do the whole paint job! Just decals! (If you're confused Wiki these, even with a cursory glance you too can spot the different silhouettes from the horizon.)
Other Holes: Our mutant monstrosity has the ability to take tank shells and bullets without worry (really? Tank shells?) but has the poor grace to be easily punched and stabbed. So a Tank Crew would have a job killing him but your average 15th century knight would be able to fell him in a couple of swings?!
In Summary; if you must watch this, watch it drunk, with friends, to laugh at.
If I'm honest I didn't see this movie at the start; the beginning remains elusive to me but I joined it at the point where the French Resistance and the Anglo-American groups meet up and thought, "hey! This could be some good! Guns, World War II, something exciting going on from what the characters are on about..." Then the Monster broke in and I just about fell off the couch laughing.
Effects Summary: Play Quake 2, the effects in the game are marginally better.
Historical Accuracy Holes: Besides the giant mutant doom-soldiers and Nazi Doom-Fortress that looks like a pyramid with the top chopped off on top of a mountain pass silhouetted in lightning... *deep breath!*
We see a French resistance member toting a PPSH, the use of a catch one-off line out of historical context (over and over again. Ad Nauseam is pretty literal in this case) and, in the most blatantly horrible case of poor resource allocation I've seen yet they try and pass a T-34 off as a Panther tank by painting some Iron Crosses on it. They don't even do the whole paint job! Just decals! (If you're confused Wiki these, even with a cursory glance you too can spot the different silhouettes from the horizon.)
Other Holes: Our mutant monstrosity has the ability to take tank shells and bullets without worry (really? Tank shells?) but has the poor grace to be easily punched and stabbed. So a Tank Crew would have a job killing him but your average 15th century knight would be able to fell him in a couple of swings?!
In Summary; if you must watch this, watch it drunk, with friends, to laugh at.