Frankenstein's Army. You like modern B-movies AND war-themed horror films? Look no further. ... I also hope you don't mind "found footage" movies, incidentally.
My biggest take-away was that they REALLY need to start pumping out Kurt Russel roles in movies, using Wyatt Russel. I haven't gotten Kurt Russel's vibe in films since like Bone Tomahawk, and seeing his son absolutely destroy that role made me unbelievably happy.
My 2 cents: 1) If this “mild spiritual adaptation of Wolfenstein” would have been released as an actual Wolfenstein movie, it would have legitimately been the best movie based on a video game made (thus far). Hell, it probably would have got a sequel . And 2), If Overlord would have been marketed under some kind of grindhouse/b-movie banner, let’s say something like, “Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse presents: Overlord”, the film would have opened to better box office numbers.
The problem with that is that if they had gotten the license to Wolfenstein, they probably would've had a hell of a lot more pressure on them to make something of it, a much higher budget, and lost focus. While it may not have been a box office hit, I think this movie was a perfect storm of circumstances to turn out a solid quality B movie. Attaching it to a pre-existing license would've been a deathblow similar to what Ryan was talking about with Cloverfield.
Wolfenstein in its current incarnation is so tied to the character of Blazkowitz that I think the expandable platoon angle would have ended up wildly off brand. But the comparisons definitely peaked my curiosity so I'll definitely give overlord a watch one of these days. Incidentally, the machine games wolfensteins are for the most part incredibly well written and thematically rich (or at the very least, much more than they have any right to be), which makes me curious of what a good director like guillermo del toro, quentin tarantino or edgar wright could make of it. Obviously the chances of making a good movie that satisfies the fans and still captures the :larger public is slim, but the new order alone has more than enough material for a great script.
Literally after watching this movie I turned to my dad and went “I never finished Wolfenstein: Old Blood...Now I bet there’s zombies in it” lo and behold
Overlord's probably a far better movie just doing its own story. Wolfenstein also has continuity and meaningful characters now -- Overlord having anything to do with it would have been bad for the quality of the movie, and bad for future hopes of a movie based on The New Order. It's lose lose.
Pillmatik42 there’s a reason why they aren’t nearly as many WW1 movies as their are WW2 movies, it’s good but I prefer WW1 movies that don’t have fantastical elements
@T Finnster also, despite the inherent horror of fascism, the fact that there was a villain gives ww2 a moral clarity. Whereas ww1 was a very nihilistic affair, a result of the machinations of the powerful, nonsensical alliances starting a machine of death where every shell shocked soldier was just a cog. And all that without ideology or rationale beyond mostly made up grudges.
It's when you comment on something old. But the concept of necroing is stupid. Just because something was said a while back doesn't mean nobody else can comment on it again. Having said that your comment was stupid. Calling someone an imbecile for abbreviating is pretty baseless.
I love that it has the same thing going on as From Dusk Till Dawn. If you watch it without knowing what it is, it's just a solid war movie at first. Then halfway through or so, shit starts to get wild. If you never saw a trailer or read anything about it, I think it would be a pretty awesome surprise.
I did exactly this lol. My bf rented it and kept going on about how good he had heard it was. I asked him what it was about and (even though he SWEARS he mentioned it...🙄) ALL I heard was "D Day movie". I never ONCE heard him say it was a horror movie. So, cue Grandma zombie thing peeking out from door.... I paused the movie, looked at him and said "WAIT WHAT?!". After clearing up the confusion, I excitedly un-paused it and ended up buying the movie 2 days later 😂
I sold some tickets to some customers when this came out. When they asked me how it was I said it was good for a zombie movie. That was quite a shock for them
To everyone in this reply chain, I feel like *this is* the best way to experience the movie. One night I was chilling at my friend's place and he simply says "Hey, wanna watch Overlord?" And I ask him, "What, is that some sort of horror-fantasy movie?" He replies, "Nah, it's a war movie." And to be honest, I'm really glad he did. Once it starts up, I was lured into a false sense of security. I see planes, I realized it's supposed to be D-Day. I think "Oh, that's what the title is, it's Operation *Overlord!*" I'm expecting a not-bad, not-super-special film about soldiers trying to make their way through enemy lines to clear the way for the beach landings. To have the movie set up with somewhat of a bait-and-switch, where the first 45 minutes to an hour is played straight, with hints of something sinister, you think to yourself: "Oh are they gonna go on about Nazi experiments?" And then, they start ramping it up. Things start jumping into the batshit crazy tier. But! Like you said, there's no irony poisoning. They don't try and break the fourth wall or have characters pretend they're super cool or genre-savvy. They come across living corpses and they find it disgusting. They have to kill their friend three times over and it fucks with them. Sure, there's a few bits that end up a bit funnier than they probably intended, but that's the beauty of a *true* B-movie. It may be campy, corny, hammy, or whatever-else-y, but they own it the whole way through. They know that sometimes *it is silly* but they keep rolling and take the world of the film itself seriously.
The bit in the opening where the main character is falling and spinning through the air is the only thing I’ve seen on screen that has made me feel sick, so it did a good job on that front
Loved this movie and made me believe that high concept genre films can still be made. I love that this film is FINALLY getting some well earned love that it deserved.
But its a boring shit Movie, bad makeup, pretty much no Action (ok i skipped through most of the movie) just plain trash. I rather stick to Dog Soldiers, Deep Rising and Feast, all are great B Movies with cool Characters, alot of Action and way way better pacing.
@@richardadams8036 man, you comment on every thread, like get a hold on, everyone even most critics love it, those list are classics, this movie is a good modern b movie, it isn't comparable
Saw this in theaters, and its still one of the more entertaining films I've seen in the last few years. My favorite way to think about it is COD Zombies the movie, with its own world and characters that are easy to get invested in and some genuinely chilling effects. Totally underrated film.
@David Jones what was so terrifying about that movie? I remember watching it with my Korean friend when we were probably 10 years old and neither of us were scared
Definitely a movie that went under the radar for most. I remember watching it in the theatre with maybe 10 other people. Needless to say it became an instant classic to me. Hopefully it will get more love in the subsequent years much like my favorite movie of all time The Thing. Much love Ryan and keep making awesome content, already stoked for the next video!
I actually loved this movie just for trying something different and executing an interesting plot in an entertaining way. Also, that deployment sequence was also one of the coolest things I've ever seen! We definitely need more movies like Overlord. We need movies to take chances and be weird! You can be intriguing AND exciting, you can be cheesy as well as cool! If you actually care about the project and doing something unique, I can look past a few flaws. Whatever few minor issues a movie like this has will never ruin them for me. I just hate to punish someone for giving us what we've been begging for. We want different and unique but so many complain when they get it. Damn shame. It's a great movie.
In the end of the movie they decide it’s better off if no one has it and he lies to his higher ups about anything down there, as far as they know it’s just a church
H. M. Alves damn I was just about to comment this! They just had a screening of this beautiful cleaned up print in nyc. Hoping that means a nice bluray release soon
Saw this movie in theatres without seeing a single trailer or knowing a thing about the movie. It genuinely surprised me how much I enjoyed this movie.
In a genre full of films trying to ape, "pay homage to" or straight up rip off John Carpenter, I walked out of Overlord, feeling like it had done just that whilst being it's own entity. It's all there, Jed Kurzell's excellent ominous synthy score, strong characters on both sides of the situation (and genders), bizarre Lovecratian/Bosch infused body horror, dark humour, violent propulsive action, flamethrowers, hell even the next generation of Kurt Russell. If your gonna try and do Carpenter via YOU in modern times? This might be the film to study.
I'm just glad someone is talking about this. I was excited before it came out. Saw it three times in theaters and still watch it all the time. Love, love love this movie.
This movie was one of the most pleasant surprises I’ve ever had when going into a movie blind. I feel like I was given a gift, as I was able to walk into the horror/sci-fi themes slowly at first in the second act while thinking I was just watching an action movie twist on the usually more dramatic in your typical war film. Had no idea I was about to stumble into a horror/monster film, It was so much fun I fell in love with it!
I don't like straight up war movies, but I love it when filmmakers infuse it with other elements, like fantasy (Pan's Labryinth as you mentioned), comedy (Inglorious Basterds/Jojo Rabbit comes to mind), or horror (Overlord, duh!). It gives me a new dimension to see it from while also giving me a semblance of the realism of a war movie that I would normally become uninterested in and turn off in the first ten minutes......Wish we had more films like these.
Glad to see you highlight this film, I found it on a streaming site while bored one night, having no clue what it was and it completely blew me away. Since then I always put it on when friends come over because, as you mentioned, it slipped through the cracks somehow and so few have heard of it.
This was a movie I went to watch at the theater on a whim, and I really enjoyed it. And of course, I had to add it to my movie collection. I then tried to look for other war/horror hybrids, but I don't know which ones are actually worth it...
I saw it with friends thinking it was just gonna be some cheesy zombie flick and we could make fun of it but then the scene with the planes came on and legitimately threw me off. Boy i ended up loving that film
Yeah, that soldier breaking his own ribs after he reanimated was gruesome. Made even more so when they emptied an entire Thompson mag into him and he got back up.
And just when I was getting bored to tears Ryan comes in and saves my night. Cheers Ryan! Time to enjoy 15 minutes of well phrased and thoughtful analysis~
I love Overlord it's one of the most fun B-Horror Movies I've ever seen. Have you watched Frankenstein's Army yet? Not sure how you feel about found footage, but the Monster design in that movie is so damn cool looking, never hear anyone talk about it which is sad because I love it so I need some people to talk about it with.
@Derek Olsterholm Cloverfield is amazing too, VHS is an interesting found footage trilogy too, not the highest quality but they've a lot of interesting ideas in it.
@Danny Stout Yeah the whole time I watched this or played Call of Duty WW2 Zombies, Frankenstein's Army was all I thought of, mostly due to the Monster design which is just awesome looking.
I was actually disappointed the first time I watch Overlord because I was expecting a B-movie so in my mind it wasn't "nudge nudge wink wink" enough. But I watched it a second time knowing that it was and I really enjoyed it. Definitely underrated film.
This is nearly a whole sub-genre on Amazon Prime with a number of low budget movies (most free to watch with Prime) with nearly the same plot. Watching this was interesting because it was a higher budget film than the others but the plot it had was ripped straight from these other movies. There are Nazi zombie movies, Soviet ones, ones set in France and more modern bunker style ones. They tend to lean more towards camp, with the budgets most of them have it is a goal that is almost requires unlike Overlord, but have similar plots, style, blending of genres and cheesy gore along with the setting of WWII for most. Similar to how Midsommer is a higher budget version of something like Apocalypse Cult, which came out a few years before hand, Overlord is a higher budget version of a whole low budget sub-genre. I think that type of thing is nice, to get better production for a type of movie I enjoy, but I never understood people who thought it was unique.
glad the hype for this movie is finally picking up traction. I was one of the few who actually saw it in theaters, and man, having theater sound for it was really the best experience. The opening scene was nearly overwhelming because of how intense the sound made it. It really hit different.
It's pretty wild! That initial scene on the plane, the amount of bass that pours through is phenomenal. The Atmos track on that will have you feel like you're falling through the air right along with them. It's so fun to watch!
Honestly the first scene of the movie is still one of my favorites. I love how they depicted the chaos of the moment with the amount of noise, colorful lighting, and camera movement. It really made you feel the disorientation and stress the character’s were feeling.
I know it was so annoying. Especially when I was paying for my ticket a bunch of weebs behind me repeating the tired joke confusing it with that anime of the same name. Goes to show how little history they now cause Overlord was the operation name of D-Day.
Mr. Hollinger, this is one of the first few of your reviews I watched and you pretty much sold me on seeing it. I was NOT disappointed. I have been a subscriber and viewer ever since, no matter how YT messes with my feed.
It's not a very heady movie but Frankenstein's Army is an old favorite of mine and I highly recommend it to anyone who reads this comment and enjoyed Overlord.
Imagine a horror movie were it is all shot from POV so you are the main character. The plot is a solider stuck behind enemy lines, and is trying to escape back to squadron. The horror that one misstep would reveal your position, and certain death. There is no scifi elements, just the real horror of war.
also it would be cool if it kind of had a bandersnatch aspect to it. Where you can choose which path it takes and determines whether they live, die, etc. that would technically cross into POV video game territory except instead of you controlling the character, you would just pick a choice every once in a while and watch your actions play out
@Ninja 4Hire When I meant POV I meant in the vain of how Enter the Void was shot. The camera literally blinked when a real person would blink. The camera would record sound only when the main character couldn't see for any reason, like washing his face. Sounds actually got muddled due to distance or distractions etc...
Thank you! I love OVERLORD and managed to get my husband and a handful of friends to enjoy it. War films have always hit me deeper than most films as of course war is real and it impacts so many people and so many lives. I was raised on war, westerns and sci-fi movies by my late Irish granddad and wish he could have watched OVERLORD because it's so batshite insane, he would have loved it! For me, I class it as a B horror movie and will defend it to those who claim it to be dull and slow-paced. Also, please cover Ravenous, absolute gem of a film and so underrated! One of the best Guy Pearce films IMO.
7:34 that’s a reference to an actual experiment that took place around that time era where a Russian scientist kept a dogs head alive using a similar contraption
It took a little to get my partner to watch it with me, she isn't the biggest War buff so she was scared to would shovel it down her throat. We both came out loving this movie. Deserves a watch no matter your tastes
It's definitely got a surrealism to it that pushes it out of a realistic depiction of war to something more fantastical, though arguably that's what makes it such a good depiction of war.
I started to watch your video, than after a minute I stopped your review and had to watch this movie for myself. It was AWESOME! I’m back to enjoy your review now.
On a semi-related note, Harry's really is a pretty good razor. I've been using them for about two years and their blades stay sharp for quite some time. Not a big fan of their body soap though.
I just wanna say, thank you for reviewing this movie. I saw this the day it came out in my theater, and my group was the ONLY group in the theater. I felt this movie was severely under appreciated. I swear, I gotta rewatch it.
crazy thing no one talks about: This movie is based on actual history. Granted, with some serious fantasy horror aspects exaggerated, but the Nazi's pulled off some insane occult shit in their science, attaching new heads to decapitated dogs and shit. Rumor is a bunker like the one in the film really existed...
The experiments you are talking about were conducted by sovjet doctor Vladimir Demikhov. He made a 2-headed dog and revived a frozen dog head. Not sure about the second one. One of the few nazi experiments that could actually be proven was the testing of vaccines, without consent, that already passed animal testing. A lot of things i learned in school got disproven - i dont know what to believe anymore (except of course that what im legally forced to believe) A few things that were actually proven at the Nuremberg trials: ua-cam.com/video/6as_PprWngQ/v-deo.html
I love how balls to the wall this movie is! All movies today want to be deep, oscar bait, no one wants to have some fun anymore. I went into the cinema, had a blast, fell in love with the french actress and went hope a happy man!
I watched this movie at a dollar theater and knew absolutely nothing about it going in. So the sudden handbrake turn into a zombie horror film was both incredibly jarring and welcome. I haven't been this pleasantly surprised since I first watched From Dusk Til Dawn another fantastic example of "Well that escalated quickly" lol. Fantastic film that I think didn't get it's just due. Thanks for posting I always love your videos.
Great review and all but seriously ive been using Harry's for 3 years now and theyre the shit. So smooth last forever and are sharper than yer grandad's wit. Support Ryan by buying Harry's they're so good. Love the frequency of uploads keep em coming!
God. I remember watching this in cinema, because me and my sister wanted to go see something and I though this might be ok. It really surprised me. Great entertainment, loved it!
The movie name comes from code name operation overlord? To everyone who might not know is when the allies stormed Normandy beach. There is also one or 2 small town in France during this time period that was literally Wiped off the map. I assumed the town where they sought refuge was one of them or based on that town? Idk my memory isnt as good as it used to be.
@Дьулус Стручков No, that would be Russia, one of the main reasons Steven Seagal is now your problem. Anyway have fun Gopnik, you will need some good times
The uniqueness of the premise (a hybrid of World War two and B-movie horror) alone is reason to celebrate this movie. In a way it reminds me of the 2019 FPS Dusk. Balls to the walls action fest married with actually disturbing and effective lovecraftian horror.
Do Frankensteins Army its different than the other war nazi movies as it focuses on the experiments created by the nazis as they dig deeper to find this mad scientist...not the best movie but its almost like a found footage and its scares and monsters are well made amd unpredictable to the point it feels like your actually there with the soldiers
I just watched this yesterday upon this recommendation. It was honestly one of the most satisfying and engaging movies I've seen in a long time! I need to say thank you because I would never have heard of this movie otherwise!
It's not really a war movie but it kinda is Path Finder staring Karl Urban. Vikings leave a child behind who gets raised by Native Americans & upon the Vikings return to pillage the Natives vs the Vikings begins but they soon realize the one they left behind will use everything he remembers from his childhood to protect his new family.
This movie absolutely ROCKED. It was a perfect balance of a war film, a horror film, and a drama. I legitimately found myself gasping and reacting out loud when I watched it at home. The body horror was on Alien and Cronenberg levels of amazing. I think this is a great example of blending practical and CGI effects as well. Amazing stuff!
You MUST watch “come and see“!!! It's an absolutley harrowing and devastating war movie from the soviet union. It's pure human horror and not an easy view! Please review it!
All Quiet in the West (1930) was the first war horror movie I've ever watched and still holds a special place in my heart. My father watched that movie with me when I was 12 and I addition to that I had high fever, which was not the most ideal time for me to watch it, because in the end I had WW1 fever dreams as if I had been right there.
Here are some more recommendations: Blood Creek, The Bunker, Frankenstein’s Army, The Devil’s Rock, Panzer. I have the largest collection of Weird War II media on the planet; I am in no way exaggerating, hundreds of books, graphic novels, RPGs, tabletop games, movies, video games, if it exists I probably have it.
So much fun. I would recommend Dead Snow 1 & 2 and also Shock Waves. Yeah Shock Waves doesn't have any gore unfortunately but the atmosphere, soundtrack and shots of the Nazi zombies are creepy.
What makes Overlord so fantastic is that--if you removed the creatures--you'd still have a phenomenal war movie. I found it jarring and compelling in a way that other war movies haven't hit me. Loved it
*Anyone have any other recommendations for war horror movies?*
Ive been waiting forever for this loved how they made fiction seem so raw.
Ryan Hollinger you’re the best channel I think I’ve ever watched, and I’ve been on UA-cam since 2008
Ryan Hollinger
_Apocalypse Now._
Edit: nevermind, apparently it’s in your repertoire.
R-Point South Korean war ghost film from 2004. Something about it gave me the jibblies.
Frankenstein's Army. You like modern B-movies AND war-themed horror films? Look no further.
... I also hope you don't mind "found footage" movies, incidentally.
War + Horror is such an underrated combo. That said, I am almost, almost certain you are going to love R-Point.
@stareatthesunman Horwar
War *is* horror. Adding supernatural shit is just cheesy
R-point is vastly superior to this piece of mediocrity.
i haven't seen r-point in a long-ass time
@@deathgripskaraoke9351 true. scariest movie for me was "They Shall Not Grow Old"
My biggest take-away was that they REALLY need to start pumping out Kurt Russel roles in movies, using Wyatt Russel. I haven't gotten Kurt Russel's vibe in films since like Bone Tomahawk, and seeing his son absolutely destroy that role made me unbelievably happy.
wyatt russel looks like a slightly plumber version of that guy who does all the shades commercials
Yep this felt more like a Carpenter film than Spielberg to me.
He has maybe 20% of the screen presence his dad has/had
@@PageandPlant4Life your mother
@@ash12181987 hey that's still more talent than most. Just saying Kurt Russell was da man
My 2 cents: 1) If this “mild spiritual adaptation of Wolfenstein” would have been released as an actual Wolfenstein movie, it would have legitimately been the best movie based on a video game made (thus far). Hell, it probably would have got a sequel . And 2), If Overlord would have been marketed under some kind of grindhouse/b-movie banner, let’s say something like, “Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse presents: Overlord”, the film would have opened to better box office numbers.
The problem with that is that if they had gotten the license to Wolfenstein, they probably would've had a hell of a lot more pressure on them to make something of it, a much higher budget, and lost focus. While it may not have been a box office hit, I think this movie was a perfect storm of circumstances to turn out a solid quality B movie. Attaching it to a pre-existing license would've been a deathblow similar to what Ryan was talking about with Cloverfield.
Wolfenstein in its current incarnation is so tied to the character of Blazkowitz that I think the expandable platoon angle would have ended up wildly off brand. But the comparisons definitely peaked my curiosity so I'll definitely give overlord a watch one of these days.
Incidentally, the machine games wolfensteins are for the most part incredibly well written and thematically rich (or at the very least, much more than they have any right to be), which makes me curious of what a good director like guillermo del toro, quentin tarantino or edgar wright could make of it. Obviously the chances of making a good movie that satisfies the fans and still captures the :larger public is slim, but the new order alone has more than enough material for a great script.
Literally after watching this movie I turned to my dad and went “I never finished Wolfenstein: Old Blood...Now I bet there’s zombies in it” lo and behold
It failed to live up to it's own hype. Marketing it as something it clearly isn't (grindhouse) would have been much worse.
Overlord's probably a far better movie just doing its own story.
Wolfenstein also has continuity and meaningful characters now -- Overlord having anything to do with it would have been bad for the quality of the movie, and bad for future hopes of a movie based on The New Order. It's lose lose.
Shout out to Deathwatch too. WW1 isn’t most people’s “favorite” war but it was horrifying
Pillmatik42 there’s a reason why they aren’t nearly as many WW1 movies as their are WW2 movies, it’s good but I prefer WW1 movies that don’t have fantastical elements
Pillmatik42 always thought this film got a lot of hate 🤷♀️it truly chilled ❤️me I loved it
ZaraBee28 it’s a fun flick with some great kill scenes. Not everything has to be hereditary levels of high brow horror.
@T Finnster also, despite the inherent horror of fascism, the fact that there was a villain gives ww2 a moral clarity. Whereas ww1 was a very nihilistic affair, a result of the machinations of the powerful, nonsensical alliances starting a machine of death where every shell shocked soldier was just a cog. And all that without ideology or rationale beyond mostly made up grudges.
Maxime Teppe agree. It’s easy to paint the axis as orcs led by sauron. WW1 was a lot more grey
Ravenous is a great film.
"What are you making?"
"Soup."
"Can I help?"
(Smiles) "I'm sure in time you can contribute."
Yeah it is Ravenous is amazing I need to watch it again.
@Christopher Das The stew is Stu?
Loved Ravenous
Why are you buying clothes in the soup store?
@@tghilkrad8012 I had to look that up....I was not disappointed.
Wyatt Russel killed it in this. My man deserves more work.
Hello from the future, you must be happy to see that he indeed got more work!
He was absolutely brilliant in Black Mirror - Playtest. One of the scariest things I’ve ever seen (if you connect with the subject matter).
He was so much like his dad in this movie
That girl with the spine who said help tho. That messed me up
I know, right? I mean how the hell could she speak with no lungs?
@@gnoldi Just imagine the type of head she could give😳
The Preacher lmao 😂😂😂 you sick fuck 😂
It's when you comment on something old.
But the concept of necroing is stupid. Just because something was said a while back doesn't mean nobody else can comment on it again.
Having said that your comment was stupid. Calling someone an imbecile for abbreviating is pretty baseless.
@@lozao9 😐
Saw the video title and I was like, "UM... YUH."
When I saw it for the first time I literally fell in love. It had everything that appeals to me.
@@Gamingawesomeness121 tad bit hostile there
@@Gamingawesomeness121 aight man go make some more shitty short films
@@void7357 oh shit😂😂😂
Sed ahh let the guy be he’s probably having a bad day. the shorts aren’t that bad imo
@@Gamingawesomeness121 🖕
I love that it has the same thing going on as From Dusk Till Dawn. If you watch it without knowing what it is, it's just a solid war movie at first. Then halfway through or so, shit starts to get wild.
If you never saw a trailer or read anything about it, I think it would be a pretty awesome surprise.
I did exactly this lol. My bf rented it and kept going on about how good he had heard it was. I asked him what it was about and (even though he SWEARS he mentioned it...🙄) ALL I heard was "D Day movie". I never ONCE heard him say it was a horror movie. So, cue Grandma zombie thing peeking out from door.... I paused the movie, looked at him and said "WAIT WHAT?!". After clearing up the confusion, I excitedly un-paused it and ended up buying the movie 2 days later 😂
I sold some tickets to some customers when this came out. When they asked me how it was I said it was good for a zombie movie. That was quite a shock for them
I saw the thumbnail of this video and watched it without looking at anything about it. Definitely makes it on my favorite horror movie list
To everyone in this reply chain, I feel like *this is* the best way to experience the movie. One night I was chilling at my friend's place and he simply says "Hey, wanna watch Overlord?" And I ask him, "What, is that some sort of horror-fantasy movie?" He replies, "Nah, it's a war movie." And to be honest, I'm really glad he did. Once it starts up, I was lured into a false sense of security. I see planes, I realized it's supposed to be D-Day. I think "Oh, that's what the title is, it's Operation *Overlord!*" I'm expecting a not-bad, not-super-special film about soldiers trying to make their way through enemy lines to clear the way for the beach landings.
To have the movie set up with somewhat of a bait-and-switch, where the first 45 minutes to an hour is played straight, with hints of something sinister, you think to yourself: "Oh are they gonna go on about Nazi experiments?" And then, they start ramping it up. Things start jumping into the batshit crazy tier. But! Like you said, there's no irony poisoning. They don't try and break the fourth wall or have characters pretend they're super cool or genre-savvy. They come across living corpses and they find it disgusting. They have to kill their friend three times over and it fucks with them. Sure, there's a few bits that end up a bit funnier than they probably intended, but that's the beauty of a *true* B-movie. It may be campy, corny, hammy, or whatever-else-y, but they own it the whole way through. They know that sometimes *it is silly* but they keep rolling and take the world of the film itself seriously.
From Dusk Til Dawn is the only movie that's ever made me say "What the fuck just happened" out loud while watching it.
The bit in the opening where the main character is falling and spinning through the air is the only thing I’ve seen on screen that has made me feel sick, so it did a good job on that front
Loved this movie and made me believe that high concept genre films can still be made. I love that this film is FINALLY getting some well earned love that it deserved.
But its a boring shit Movie, bad makeup, pretty much no Action (ok i skipped through most of the movie) just plain trash.
I rather stick to Dog Soldiers, Deep Rising and Feast, all are great B Movies with cool Characters, alot of Action and way way better pacing.
I haven't seen most of those I will be sure to check them out when I have the time.
@@trexhunter2883 dog soldiers is fucking amazing. It's very British
@@richardadams8036 man, you comment on every thread, like get a hold on, everyone even most critics love it, those list are classics, this movie is a good modern b movie, it isn't comparable
@@richardadams8036 and bad makeup? You are blind i conclude
When they killed Bokeem in the beginning I was truly surprised. He's an amazing actor and he only appeared like three seconds.
Saw this in theaters, and its still one of the more entertaining films I've seen in the last few years. My favorite way to think about it is COD Zombies the movie, with its own world and characters that are easy to get invested in and some genuinely chilling effects. Totally underrated film.
I just want a Big Dummy like "The Host" monster in a modern war movie.
@David Jones Yes dude, that movie hits, and hits real hard.
Where do you think Abrams got the idea for _Cloverfield_ , an original idea from his brain? ¬_¬
@David Jones what was so disturbing about this film, I never got it
@David Jones what was so terrifying about that movie? I remember watching it with my Korean friend when we were probably 10 years old and neither of us were scared
What about Cthulu?
Definitely a movie that went under the radar for most. I remember watching it in the theatre with maybe 10 other people. Needless to say it became an instant classic to me. Hopefully it will get more love in the subsequent years much like my favorite movie of all time The Thing. Much love Ryan and keep making awesome content, already stoked for the next video!
I actually loved this movie just for trying something different and executing an interesting plot in an entertaining way.
Also, that deployment sequence was also one of the coolest things I've ever seen!
We definitely need more movies like Overlord. We need movies to take chances and be weird! You can be intriguing AND exciting, you can be cheesy as well as cool! If you actually care about the project and doing something unique, I can look past a few flaws. Whatever few minor issues a movie like this has will never ruin them for me. I just hate to punish someone for giving us what we've been begging for. We want different and unique but so many complain when they get it.
Damn shame. It's a great movie.
"he's just another man like anyone else"
Flashbacks to Anton Yeltchin's monologue about Patrick Stewart's character in Green Room
You were so scary at night
Green Room is honestly my favorite movie of all time. The violence is just so jarring and the character's feel so real, I've watched it like 8 times
Rest In Peace
"If it bleeds, we can kill it", different words, different feelings, different context. Same meaning.
Yeah, the realism really breaks down when you realize that the US or Soviets would *definately* have continued these expirements.
The entire facility got destroyed at the end
Pretty sure thats part of why the survivors leave the monsters out of the official report.
That's why they say the US allowed many Nazi scientists to escape persecution and come over here so they could work 4 the US.
In the end of the movie they decide it’s better off if no one has it and he lies to his higher ups about anything down there, as far as they know it’s just a church
The “realism“ broke down from the very first moments of the film when they had Black people jumping into France during World War II.
Just saying.
Come and See its a masterpiece of horror and war.
H. M. Alves damn I was just about to comment this! They just had a screening of this beautiful cleaned up print in nyc. Hoping that means a nice bluray release soon
@@no-tg4me Criterion released a Blu Ray version.
@Jon Chungus Elem Klimov's 'Come and See'. Is the definition of a Master piece.
I think I went into this movie expecting Come and See or Apocalypse Now vibes and was disappointed.
Saw this movie in theatres without seeing a single trailer or knowing a thing about the movie. It genuinely surprised me how much I enjoyed this movie.
I loved Overlord. Saw it in theatres 3 times. Then took my friends to see it. Made my top 50 of the decade.
In a genre full of films trying to ape, "pay homage to" or straight up rip off John Carpenter, I walked out of Overlord, feeling like it had done just that whilst being it's own entity.
It's all there, Jed Kurzell's excellent ominous synthy score, strong characters on both sides of the situation (and genders), bizarre Lovecratian/Bosch infused body horror, dark humour, violent propulsive action, flamethrowers, hell even the next generation of Kurt Russell.
If your gonna try and do Carpenter via YOU in modern times? This might be the film to study.
I remember when this movie was first revealed, people legit thought it was a Wolfenstein film.
I'm just glad someone is talking about this. I was excited before it came out. Saw it three times in theaters and still watch it all the time. Love, love love this movie.
This movie was one of the most pleasant surprises I’ve ever had when going into a movie blind. I feel like I was given a gift, as I was able to walk into the horror/sci-fi themes slowly at first in the second act while thinking I was just watching an action movie twist on the usually more dramatic in your typical war film. Had no idea I was about to stumble into a horror/monster film, It was so much fun I fell in love with it!
I don't like straight up war movies, but I love it when filmmakers infuse it with other elements, like fantasy (Pan's Labryinth as you mentioned), comedy (Inglorious Basterds/Jojo Rabbit comes to mind), or horror (Overlord, duh!). It gives me a new dimension to see it from while also giving me a semblance of the realism of a war movie that I would normally become uninterested in and turn off in the first ten minutes......Wish we had more films like these.
Glad to see you highlight this film, I found it on a streaming site while bored one night, having no clue what it was and it completely blew me away. Since then I always put it on when friends come over because, as you mentioned, it slipped through the cracks somehow and so few have heard of it.
This was a movie I went to watch at the theater on a whim, and I really enjoyed it. And of course, I had to add it to my movie collection.
I then tried to look for other war/horror hybrids, but I don't know which ones are actually worth it...
I’m going to take a wild guess and say you wanted to see Ian De Caestecker in it because that is absolutely what convinced me to go
Not quite a horror, but fun film is Dog Soldiers is a great one that evokes a aimilar feeling.
Same I went in with some low expectations, now it’s one of my favorite films of 2019.
I saw it with friends thinking it was just gonna be some cheesy zombie flick and we could make fun of it but then the scene with the planes came on and legitimately threw me off. Boy i ended up loving that film
It's rare that a movie makes me feel legitimately sick while watching it, but this one hit its mark. Well played.
Yeah, that soldier breaking his own ribs after he reanimated was gruesome. Made even more so when they emptied an entire Thompson mag into him and he got back up.
And just when I was getting bored to tears Ryan comes in and saves my night. Cheers Ryan! Time to enjoy 15 minutes of well phrased and thoughtful analysis~
Right! Thought to myself "Lets see if Ryan put up a new video" and here it is, first one on my recommended.
@@Gamingawesomeness121 why are you even here lmfao
I love Overlord it's one of the most fun B-Horror Movies I've ever seen. Have you watched Frankenstein's Army yet? Not sure how you feel about found footage, but the Monster design in that movie is so damn cool looking, never hear anyone talk about it which is sad because I love it so I need some people to talk about it with.
I liked overlord and Cloverfield I need to watch Cloverfield again
So glad you brought that movie up. I was thinking about it the whole video, but couldn't remember what it was called.
I love Frankenstein's Army so much.
It was awful.
@Derek Olsterholm
Cloverfield is amazing too, VHS is an interesting found footage trilogy too, not the highest quality but they've a lot of interesting ideas in it.
@Danny Stout
Yeah the whole time I watched this or played Call of Duty WW2 Zombies, Frankenstein's Army was all I thought of, mostly due to the Monster design which is just awesome looking.
I am so happy you covered this underrated beauty, it one of my favorite movies to go back to once in a while.
I was actually disappointed the first time I watch Overlord because I was expecting a B-movie so in my mind it wasn't "nudge nudge wink wink" enough. But I watched it a second time knowing that it was and I really enjoyed it. Definitely underrated film.
Oh hey deathwatch, that film made by the guy who did Silent Hill revelations.
One of these film is good.
It's almost as if a movie's quality is dictated by more factors than just the director...
He already did a video on deathwatch.
I’ve been waiting for someone to talk about this movie lolol
Man, this movie was good. I wish it did better financially.
why ?
Loving the recent content.
Thanks! I’ve been worried about whether folks like it or not lately!
@@RyanHollinger I loveeee ittttt
@@RyanHollinger We love it
its great honestly keep it up
@@Gamingawesomeness121 If his content is bad, why are you watching and leaving over a half a dozen comments and replies?
Thank you! The bit about how films try to excuse their badness by being meta is something I always try to get through to people.
man love this channel to death, greatest film related content on youtube
This is nearly a whole sub-genre on Amazon Prime with a number of low budget movies (most free to watch with Prime) with nearly the same plot. Watching this was interesting because it was a higher budget film than the others but the plot it had was ripped straight from these other movies. There are Nazi zombie movies, Soviet ones, ones set in France and more modern bunker style ones. They tend to lean more towards camp, with the budgets most of them have it is a goal that is almost requires unlike Overlord, but have similar plots, style, blending of genres and cheesy gore along with the setting of WWII for most. Similar to how Midsommer is a higher budget version of something like Apocalypse Cult, which came out a few years before hand, Overlord is a higher budget version of a whole low budget sub-genre. I think that type of thing is nice, to get better production for a type of movie I enjoy, but I never understood people who thought it was unique.
Because a lot of people didn't knew that it was a thing , for example me, I didn't knew that prime had similar movies so thank you for posting this,
Prime is amazing for old b movies
I feel called out,
The reason I didn't watch this movie was BECAUSE I thought JJ Abrams would put his "grubby little cloverfield hands" all over it XD
Oh, I'm excited that you mentioned covering Ravenous; that's been one of my absolute favorites for years.
It's basically by far the best Resident Evil movie ever made, without technically being a Resident Evil movie.
glad the hype for this movie is finally picking up traction. I was one of the few who actually saw it in theaters, and man, having theater sound for it was really the best experience. The opening scene was nearly overwhelming because of how intense the sound made it. It really hit different.
It's pretty wild! That initial scene on the plane, the amount of bass that pours through is phenomenal. The Atmos track on that will have you feel like you're falling through the air right along with them. It's so fun to watch!
I can see how you can draw the direct comparison of Overlord and the Bee Movie. Really smart stuff, I didn't really notice how similar the two were.
😂
Honestly the first scene of the movie is still one of my favorites. I love how they depicted the chaos of the moment with the amount of noise, colorful lighting, and camera movement. It really made you feel the disorientation and stress the character’s were feeling.
Omg finally I was wondering how long it would be till Ryan covered this amazing movie
I will give the movie this, that first transformation scene where the guy comes back to life then begins to go nuts is pretty chilling.
A bunch of weebs are really confused right now.
Cough cough
If you saw the comments on the premiere trailer, it was filled with people making jokes related to the anime.
Weebs arent people
@@SuperRat420 Weeb rights are human rights. Fortunately, I support neither.
I know it was so annoying. Especially when I was paying for my ticket a bunch of weebs behind me repeating the tired joke confusing it with that anime of the same name. Goes to show how little history they now cause Overlord was the operation name of D-Day.
Mr. Hollinger, this is one of the first few of your reviews I watched and you pretty much sold me on seeing it. I was NOT disappointed. I have been a subscriber and viewer ever since, no matter how YT messes with my feed.
It's not a very heady movie but Frankenstein's Army is an old favorite of mine and I highly recommend it to anyone who reads this comment and enjoyed Overlord.
OH MY GOSH. You did a video on Overlord!! I freaking love this movie, and it’s always killed me how I never see anybody talk about it.
Imagine a horror movie were it is all shot from POV so you are the main character. The plot is a solider stuck behind enemy lines, and is trying to escape back to squadron.
The horror that one misstep would reveal your position, and certain death.
There is no scifi elements, just the real horror of war.
That's a solid idea, someone should definitely made a movie like that.
Ninja 4Hire Resident Evil is not a war movie or POV
also it would be cool if it kind of had a bandersnatch aspect to it. Where you can choose which path it takes and determines whether they live, die, etc. that would technically cross into POV video game territory except instead of you controlling the character, you would just pick a choice every once in a while and watch your actions play out
@@emiliamarie6447
That would be amazing.
@Ninja 4Hire
When I meant POV I meant in the vain of how Enter the Void was shot.
The camera literally blinked when a real person would blink. The camera would record sound only when the main character couldn't see for any reason, like washing his face.
Sounds actually got muddled due to distance or distractions etc...
Thank you! I love OVERLORD and managed to get my husband and a handful of friends to enjoy it. War films have always hit me deeper than most films as of course war is real and it impacts so many people and so many lives. I was raised on war, westerns and sci-fi movies by my late Irish granddad and wish he could have watched OVERLORD because it's so batshite insane, he would have loved it! For me, I class it as a B horror movie and will defend it to those who claim it to be dull and slow-paced. Also, please cover Ravenous, absolute gem of a film and so underrated! One of the best Guy Pearce films IMO.
I actual love this film. It gets to the point straight away. Who knew war horror was a genre which would be popular nowadays
7:34 that’s a reference to an actual experiment that took place around that time era where a Russian scientist kept a dogs head alive using a similar contraption
Love this movie. We do NEED more movies like this.
It took a little to get my partner to watch it with me, she isn't the biggest War buff so she was scared to would shovel it down her throat. We both came out loving this movie. Deserves a watch no matter your tastes
FINALLY
I actually really love this movie, I wish we had more horror war movies that incorporated supernatural elements or sci fi
Your taste in movies is shit.
JakeSnake07 Cmon, jake. You don’t have to be like that
JakeSnake07 and what movies do you recommend?
I love these little movies that you start to watch expecting nothing and then come out shook.
The shaving part of the ad reminded me of all the weird bathroom scenes from Pi.
I am so HAPPY that you decided to analyse this movie!! It was definitely a good surprise movie for me as well
I was gonna say that apocalypse now is borderline horror.
It's definitely got a surrealism to it that pushes it out of a realistic depiction of war to something more fantastical, though arguably that's what makes it such a good depiction of war.
I started to watch your video, than after a minute I stopped your review and had to watch this movie for myself. It was AWESOME! I’m back to enjoy your review now.
On a semi-related note, Harry's really is a pretty good razor. I've been using them for about two years and their blades stay sharp for quite some time. Not a big fan of their body soap though.
I just wanna say, thank you for reviewing this movie. I saw this the day it came out in my theater, and my group was the ONLY group in the theater. I felt this movie was severely under appreciated.
I swear, I gotta rewatch it.
crazy thing no one talks about: This movie is based on actual history. Granted, with some serious fantasy horror aspects exaggerated, but the Nazi's pulled off some insane occult shit in their science, attaching new heads to decapitated dogs and shit. Rumor is a bunker like the one in the film really existed...
Call Of Duty Black Ops Zombies story line is awesome
The experiments you are talking about were conducted by sovjet doctor Vladimir Demikhov. He made a 2-headed dog and revived a frozen dog head.
Not sure about the second one.
One of the few nazi experiments that could actually be proven was the testing of vaccines, without consent, that already passed animal testing.
A lot of things i learned in school got disproven - i dont know what to believe anymore (except of course that what im legally forced to believe)
A few things that were actually proven at the Nuremberg trials: ua-cam.com/video/6as_PprWngQ/v-deo.html
I love how balls to the wall this movie is! All movies today want to be deep, oscar bait, no one wants to have some fun anymore. I went into the cinema, had a blast, fell in love with the french actress and went hope a happy man!
me, the beardless woman watching this: i guess im not the target audience of horror explanation videos
Stop it and just grow a beard
Павлов Андрей lmao
My hairy as fuck legs: wait a minute
I watched this movie at a dollar theater and knew absolutely nothing about it going in. So the sudden handbrake turn into a zombie horror film was both incredibly jarring and welcome. I haven't been this pleasantly surprised since I first watched From Dusk Til Dawn another fantastic example of "Well that escalated quickly" lol. Fantastic film that I think didn't get it's just due. Thanks for posting I always love your videos.
Great review and all but seriously ive been using Harry's for 3 years now and theyre the shit. So smooth last forever and are sharper than yer grandad's wit. Support Ryan by buying Harry's they're so good. Love the frequency of uploads keep em coming!
I think a thing a ton of people overlook is the effects whenever they’re going over Germany in the planes, it was done so well imo
I would love a video cover of the Poughkeepsie Tapes.
2 weeks...
What have you done
“I Really... want more of this”. True words!
God. I remember watching this in cinema, because me and my sister wanted to go see something and I though this might be ok. It really surprised me. Great entertainment, loved it!
The movie name comes from code name operation overlord? To everyone who might not know is when the allies stormed Normandy beach. There is also one or 2 small town in France during this time period that was literally
Wiped off the map. I assumed the town where they sought refuge was one of them or based on that town? Idk my memory isnt as good as it used to be.
Overlord
The closest COD movie we'll ever get
P.S the movie was really amazing
So glad I’m not the only one who liked this movie, let alone remembers it
This is a b movie, that is FAR better than it needs to be. Acting, special effects and plot are all top notch!
@Дьулус Стручков ah slavic letters, just as ugly as your countries spoken language
@Дьулус Стручков No, that would be Russia, one of the main reasons Steven Seagal is now your problem. Anyway have fun Gopnik, you will need some good times
Pleasantly surprised by how intense, fun, and good this movie was.
Kudos to the sound effects of the guns in this movie, they sounded damn good.
The uniqueness of the premise (a hybrid of World War two and B-movie horror) alone is reason to celebrate this movie. In a way it reminds me of the 2019 FPS Dusk. Balls to the walls action fest married with actually disturbing and effective lovecraftian horror.
Thanks for making a video on this! Overlord was such a fun time and no one i knew cared much to give it a shot.
Do Frankensteins Army its different than the other war nazi movies as it focuses on the experiments created by the nazis as they dig deeper to find this mad scientist...not the best movie but its almost like a found footage and its scares and monsters are well made amd unpredictable to the point it feels like your actually there with the soldiers
Frankenstein's Army had one of the most enjoyable creature designs, really loved that movie even with all of it's lows, but those creatures...
@@HerrW0lf I completely agree. The creature design is absolutely amazing
I just watched this yesterday upon this recommendation. It was honestly one of the most satisfying and engaging movies I've seen in a long time! I need to say thank you because I would never have heard of this movie otherwise!
I think it’s rather telling that when I saw Overlord in the title my mind went to the anime.
Mine went to the videogame series
The beginning of the film was actually anxiety driven. Holy fuck.
I need to rewatch this. I remember liking it but also being frustrated when the action on being in the end of the movie.
So that's your attempt at editing a comment huh.
bruh that attic scene was so amazingly unsettling and creepy
I have a harry’s razor, and it works fantastic. Great razor
It's not really a war movie but it kinda is Path Finder staring Karl Urban. Vikings leave a child behind who gets raised by Native Americans & upon the Vikings return to pillage the Natives vs the Vikings begins but they soon realize the one they left behind will use everything he remembers from his childhood to protect his new family.
The best scene of Overlord is when the great Ainz Sama dabs on the tomb raiders.
Wait, wrong Overlord
This movie absolutely ROCKED. It was a perfect balance of a war film, a horror film, and a drama. I legitimately found myself gasping and reacting out loud when I watched it at home. The body horror was on Alien and Cronenberg levels of amazing. I think this is a great example of blending practical and CGI effects as well. Amazing stuff!
You MUST watch “come and see“!!!
It's an absolutley harrowing and devastating war movie from the soviet union. It's pure human horror and not an easy view! Please review it!
All Quiet in the West (1930) was the first war horror movie I've ever watched and still holds a special place in my heart. My father watched that movie with me when I was 12 and I addition to that I had high fever, which was not the most ideal time for me to watch it, because in the end I had WW1 fever dreams as if I had been right there.
Here are some more recommendations: Blood Creek, The Bunker, Frankenstein’s Army, The Devil’s Rock, Panzer. I have the largest collection of Weird War II media on the planet; I am in no way exaggerating, hundreds of books, graphic novels, RPGs, tabletop games, movies, video games, if it exists I probably have it.
Sweet, gonna check out Blood Creek!
Rob Baldwin it’s got pre-Superman Henry Cavill, and Michael Fassbender playing a Nazi occult officer, it’s good stuff.
I'm so glad to see this movie get some love. I saw it in theaters and was surprised that literally no one I knew even heard of it.
So much fun. I would recommend Dead Snow 1 & 2 and also Shock Waves. Yeah Shock Waves doesn't have any gore unfortunately but the atmosphere, soundtrack and shots of the Nazi zombies are creepy.
What makes Overlord so fantastic is that--if you removed the creatures--you'd still have a phenomenal war movie. I found it jarring and compelling in a way that other war movies haven't hit me. Loved it