Wow! just wow. Two mismatched Brighton couples travel into the deepest darkest depths of the South Downs in search of their Nazi war criminal pasts and meet the locals, who have long memories. Yes, you did read that correctly. If they had a dog this could have been the Famous Five novel that Enid Blyton always wanted to write but never did. Throw in a perpetual quest to find the village pub and ale, references to the Battle of Britain, Spitfire fly pasts and "strange" locals and you have a truly weird and wonderful mix. I found myself actually laughing out loud at some points which I'm sure were unintentionally funny. I defy anybody to watch the tractor and tent scene and not chuckle. The greatest mystery to me is how Julian Glover, a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company and an actor, got roped into this. Julian plays his part very well, as you would expect, but only adds to the problems of the film by acting, underlining the fact that he is the only one of the cast who can. I couldn't help thinking that he was probably more annoyed at the other cast members than anything the Nazi invaders might have done but it no doubt helped him get into character. As one of the characters memorably says "There's no point in pretending this isn't happening." Regretfully, I can but agree. For the unintentional but genuine pleasure it brought me my score 4/10.
8 Reviews
Let down
mjsreg21 March 2015
The subject of this film could have been interesting, but the production leaves a lot to be desired.
It is certainly not the worst film I have ever seen (keeping in mind I am talking about several oh-so-long decades) but it is not a film I would watch twice.
The main problem with it seems to be the editing. Several scenes linger far too long without relaying anything to the viewer - they just hang there wasting time. One gets the feeling they were left this long just to fill up the time available.
Also in the edit, scenes which seemed about to lead to something interesting just lead to nothing much at all. One is left wondering what the implied drama was all about. A bit like waiting for a big rocket on firework night only to be treated to someone lighting their fag.
Continuity is another big problem. Someone (or some people) were not paying detailed attention! If you watch it you will see. Inexcusable in the modern age when a simple mobile phone is capable of recording details of a scene which can be used to set up the next scene.
As for the acting, well it is what it is. The cast seemed to stutter along like planks in a fence. A shame, because I am sure there is talent there - it either wasn't brought out because of the lack of director's skill (and editing again) or they didn't have the freedom to interpret their characters.
Overall I wouldn't bother with this film unless you have nothing better to do or are distracted by eating a very nice takeaway.
It is certainly not the worst film I have ever seen (keeping in mind I am talking about several oh-so-long decades) but it is not a film I would watch twice.
The main problem with it seems to be the editing. Several scenes linger far too long without relaying anything to the viewer - they just hang there wasting time. One gets the feeling they were left this long just to fill up the time available.
Also in the edit, scenes which seemed about to lead to something interesting just lead to nothing much at all. One is left wondering what the implied drama was all about. A bit like waiting for a big rocket on firework night only to be treated to someone lighting their fag.
Continuity is another big problem. Someone (or some people) were not paying detailed attention! If you watch it you will see. Inexcusable in the modern age when a simple mobile phone is capable of recording details of a scene which can be used to set up the next scene.
As for the acting, well it is what it is. The cast seemed to stutter along like planks in a fence. A shame, because I am sure there is talent there - it either wasn't brought out because of the lack of director's skill (and editing again) or they didn't have the freedom to interpret their characters.
Overall I wouldn't bother with this film unless you have nothing better to do or are distracted by eating a very nice takeaway.
Another 'torture porn' flick when it comes down to it
Leofwine_draca14 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers
NAZI VENGEANCE is a very low budget British horror flick, shot in Ireland with a budget slightly higher than a typical indie. After some back story about the Akashic records, the story begins properly when a quartet of hikers venture deep into the countryside, only to find themselves mercilessly hunted by a mysterious stranger with a burning desire for revenge. The film's Nazi link is only evinced in a couple of flashbacks and doesn't really tie in to the main storyline all that well. When it comes down to it, this is nothing more than your usual grubby torture porn outing, although the acting isn't quite as bad as you'd expect. The surprise in the cast is the presence of Julian Glover, fresh off GAME OF THRONES and still going strong despite his advancing years.
My Review Of "Backtrack: Nazi Regression"
ASouthernHorrorFan26 April 2015
The story is a complex narrative that his character driven. The drama is an intertwined melodrama of deception, suspense and the clashing of worlds by means of occult practices. "Backtrack" has a well written, very smart component that permeates the dialog, demands a belief in the supernatural, and explores past lives possibilities. On that level the film is excellent, a mature exploration of the ideals. There are elements that begin to wear down the suspense a bit. Dialog heavy, "Backtrack" demands a level of acting that the cast-although all give quality performances- cannot manage in order to keep the energy going from start to finish. The middle part gets a bit boring.
The cinematography and direction that Sands brings is a strong, atmospheric show of his talent. Although I longed for a darker, more intense level of storytelling that would have really had me on edge. Unfortunately this film maintains a more PG-13 tone both visually and in dialog. The real excitement shows up in the final act of the film when the stories collide with some visceral, gritty horror driven moments. There isn't really any gore or heavy torture, but the attitude and feel of the final scenes hint to it. Overall "Backtrack" is a "soft" paranormal thriller, that is more closer to films like "The Innkeepers" as far as horror is concerned. On drama and story it is intelligent, contemporary, and yet whispers aspects of classic 60's British metaphysics/ occult thrillers.
The cinematography and direction that Sands brings is a strong, atmospheric show of his talent. Although I longed for a darker, more intense level of storytelling that would have really had me on edge. Unfortunately this film maintains a more PG-13 tone both visually and in dialog. The real excitement shows up in the final act of the film when the stories collide with some visceral, gritty horror driven moments. There isn't really any gore or heavy torture, but the attitude and feel of the final scenes hint to it. Overall "Backtrack" is a "soft" paranormal thriller, that is more closer to films like "The Innkeepers" as far as horror is concerned. On drama and story it is intelligent, contemporary, and yet whispers aspects of classic 60's British metaphysics/ occult thrillers.
Awful mongrel of a waste of time
henferdeline27 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I thought Nazis at the Center of the Earth (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2130142/) was bad, reaaaaaly bad. This movie is one of the worst movies I have ever seen - and I managed to have fun with Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.....but that one was MEANT to be funny, after all....
This pile of steaming manure mixes past lives regression, sheer stupidity, Nazis (oh, the Nazis....harder to kill than toenail fungus...) and a zombie-like lack of reflexes from the targeted cast. Actually, if this was a movie about nazi zombies....
To the spoilers, then....you've been warned...DON'T WATCH THIS!
Two couples. The girlfriend of the troubled one is banging the boyfriend of the psychic (so much for her powers, huh....). The psychic is helping the troubled with a past life regression session, where they (yes, they, because she can see what he sees when she places her hand on his forehead...) discover he was an SS official that terrorised an English hamlet by the end of WWII.
So the four set out to hiking in the countryside, looking for the exact place (the session revealed a pretty clear map, with roads, markings, place names....almost Google Maps....). When they get close, troubled guy has a vision and stops. Unfaithful sub-couple goes to the pub, where they are sighted by the disfigured strong man tortured as a child by the damned Nazis.
Everybody goes away to set up camp (they are camping on a hilltop, far away from water and with almost nothing to serve as food and drink...). Troubled guy and psychic want to go sightseeing again. As soon as they leave the other two behind, those two get banging again. Then psycho-killer gets around, knocks the guy out and takes them both to a more convenient torturing place. After some gruesome scenes, back to the other two. They shockingly discover they have been cheated upon at the same time that they figure out their cheaters were abducted. Instead of running downhill to call for help and, just possibly, the police, they instead decide to stay in the tent until nightfall to wait for the kidnapper....and he does not disappoint! After getting the other two (yes, no fighting whatsoever....sacrificial lambs, one and all), he returns to the torturing scene. The first guy is dead (presumably to keep him from bringing the film set down - the post he is tied to could have been torn down by a 5-year old..). As our psycho works his way through the skin of the ladies with a blowtorch, troubled guy takes his swiss knife from his back pocket and frees himself. He had a swiss knife. In his back pocket. Psycho guy never checked??? Well, psycho guy gets knocked down after a fight that seemed to be recorded at 1/10 real time (but it wasn't...). Troubled guy frees psychic girl AND LEAVES HIS UNFAITHFUL GIRL tied to the post to....wander around until he conveniently finds psycho guy's satanic room - phone and all.... As he calls for the police, psycho guy is up and with a pitchfork ready to kill him. No, he didn't kill the absolutely unaware girls... So, just as troubled guy is about to get snuffed, psycho girl shoots psycho guy. With a shotgun troubled guy tried to fire at least 4 times and which psycho guy informed was armed with 75 year old shells.... Meanwhile, unfaithful girl flees the scene, her face and arms all burned up. She ends up at a job interview, while psychic girl and troubled guy are having naked fun together. Unfaithful girl's new boss is.......another psycho guy tortured by Nazis!!! Do I see a sequel?
Run to the hills!!!! But beware of psycho guys, willya?
This pile of steaming manure mixes past lives regression, sheer stupidity, Nazis (oh, the Nazis....harder to kill than toenail fungus...) and a zombie-like lack of reflexes from the targeted cast. Actually, if this was a movie about nazi zombies....
To the spoilers, then....you've been warned...DON'T WATCH THIS!
Two couples. The girlfriend of the troubled one is banging the boyfriend of the psychic (so much for her powers, huh....). The psychic is helping the troubled with a past life regression session, where they (yes, they, because she can see what he sees when she places her hand on his forehead...) discover he was an SS official that terrorised an English hamlet by the end of WWII.
So the four set out to hiking in the countryside, looking for the exact place (the session revealed a pretty clear map, with roads, markings, place names....almost Google Maps....). When they get close, troubled guy has a vision and stops. Unfaithful sub-couple goes to the pub, where they are sighted by the disfigured strong man tortured as a child by the damned Nazis.
Everybody goes away to set up camp (they are camping on a hilltop, far away from water and with almost nothing to serve as food and drink...). Troubled guy and psychic want to go sightseeing again. As soon as they leave the other two behind, those two get banging again. Then psycho-killer gets around, knocks the guy out and takes them both to a more convenient torturing place. After some gruesome scenes, back to the other two. They shockingly discover they have been cheated upon at the same time that they figure out their cheaters were abducted. Instead of running downhill to call for help and, just possibly, the police, they instead decide to stay in the tent until nightfall to wait for the kidnapper....and he does not disappoint! After getting the other two (yes, no fighting whatsoever....sacrificial lambs, one and all), he returns to the torturing scene. The first guy is dead (presumably to keep him from bringing the film set down - the post he is tied to could have been torn down by a 5-year old..). As our psycho works his way through the skin of the ladies with a blowtorch, troubled guy takes his swiss knife from his back pocket and frees himself. He had a swiss knife. In his back pocket. Psycho guy never checked??? Well, psycho guy gets knocked down after a fight that seemed to be recorded at 1/10 real time (but it wasn't...). Troubled guy frees psychic girl AND LEAVES HIS UNFAITHFUL GIRL tied to the post to....wander around until he conveniently finds psycho guy's satanic room - phone and all.... As he calls for the police, psycho guy is up and with a pitchfork ready to kill him. No, he didn't kill the absolutely unaware girls... So, just as troubled guy is about to get snuffed, psycho girl shoots psycho guy. With a shotgun troubled guy tried to fire at least 4 times and which psycho guy informed was armed with 75 year old shells.... Meanwhile, unfaithful girl flees the scene, her face and arms all burned up. She ends up at a job interview, while psychic girl and troubled guy are having naked fun together. Unfaithful girl's new boss is.......another psycho guy tortured by Nazis!!! Do I see a sequel?
Run to the hills!!!! But beware of psycho guys, willya?
meme
vanmcoonn20 February 2017
7 words, what a beeeeping meme. Yes that is 4 words, so that probably makes as much sense as this beeeeeeeping movie. personal fav quotes: 'beep' 'are you serious???????????????????????????' 'you talk too much' (default filler line of text) (default filler line of text) (default filler line of text) bon ap the teeth
I only desire retribution
nogodnomasters17 January 2018
Warning: Spoilers
Ralphie (Mark Drake) has bad dreams and undergoes life regression conducted by his friend Claudia (Rosie Akerman) reading from a book. Unlike most people undergoing regression and being the King of Atlantis, he was a Nazi. He was involved in a project called "Operation Community" which was designed to create terror in England prior to the invasion. Meanwhile Ralphie's girlfriend Andrea (Sophie Barker) a Brighton girl, is cheating with Lucas (Miles Jovian) who is Chloe's boyfriend,
Ralphie's visions takes them to a rural area of England as they search for his past life and giving Lucas and Andrea to do their rabbit thing. In a subplot, there is a unseen man contacting demons(?) through a black mirror with Nazi symbols so he can enact revenge. The two come together in a slightly unexpected manner resulting in a torture scene that was so-so.
The film incorporates a unique script, but fails to deliver the goods. The intensity wasn't felt. And PLOT SPOILER what was that scene where we see Lucas' junk as he is clearly naked, and then later he is wearing underwear? Plot continuity, Please.
Guide: F-bomb, sex, brief Miles Jovian's junk.
Ralphie's visions takes them to a rural area of England as they search for his past life and giving Lucas and Andrea to do their rabbit thing. In a subplot, there is a unseen man contacting demons(?) through a black mirror with Nazi symbols so he can enact revenge. The two come together in a slightly unexpected manner resulting in a torture scene that was so-so.
The film incorporates a unique script, but fails to deliver the goods. The intensity wasn't felt. And PLOT SPOILER what was that scene where we see Lucas' junk as he is clearly naked, and then later he is wearing underwear? Plot continuity, Please.
Guide: F-bomb, sex, brief Miles Jovian's junk.
Great movie
d-ramseeey29 June 2020
I loved this movie. Yes, it's low budget and one or two of the performances are sometimes just slightly off, but it's a brilliant story that really sucks you in. It's scary and thought-provoking, is set in an unusual part of England and looks great.
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