Horrors of War
Year: 2006
Directors: John Whitney, Peter John Ross
Stars: John Osbeck, Joe Lorenzon, Daniel Alan Kelly
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Maverick Entertainment / Hollywood Wizard
Running Time: 91 Mins
Review Rating: 4 Stars
Official Website: http://www.horrorsofwarmovie.com/
Horrors of War is a horror/war movie that has been well received on the film festival circuit. It has played in many film festivals including the Indie Gathering Film Festival, Shriekfest Film Festival, It Came From Lake Michigan Film Festival, Dark Xmas film Festival, while winning awards at the Bare Stage Film Screenings and the Columbus International Film Festival. The film is now currently out on DVD via Maverick Entertainment.
The film takes place, at the height of World War II, where Hitler is .JPG)
desperate to win at all cost. He turns to his obsession with mystical forces and science. With those ingredients, he’s created a new type of solider that can be unstoppable to its enemies. He unleashes his newest creation at the Allied forces. Once his plan works, the American Army begins to fight back when they decide to destroy all of Hitler’s labs. But a group of soldiers get shot down in occupied France and they find themselves in a race for survival as they trapped between the German army and Hitler’s unstoppable monstrous soldiers.
Horrors of War is a dream come true for those grindhouse fans that love war and horror movies. Both directors John Whitney and Peter John Ross did a very good job making his horror/war movie enjoyable. They make this film feel like a vintage film that the shot during that period. This film kind of reminded me a little bit of another low-budget war film called Straight Into .JPG)
Darkness, which was directed by Jeff Burr (Eddie Presley, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3) and released in 2006. Unlike in Straight Into Darkness, where the film felt like didn’t have much action until the end of the film, Horrors of War doesn’t make that mistake. Whitney and Ross deliver on the war aspects more frequently here. They also use some good techniques with the flashback scenes and the scenes when the creatures are stalking the soldiers. It made the film more interesting and intense. Whitney and Ross also did a good job directing their actors. The directors made their actors portray their characters like ordinary soldiers while letting them give personalities to their characters. It really comes out very well in the final product.
The screenplay, which was written by Whitney, Ross, and Phillp R. Garrett
, combines the elements of horror and war genres to give us a very good grindhouse film. The story was much different than what I’m used to seeing in most war films, but it was good to see some originality. The writers do that by mixing in characters like mad scientists and creatures, things that you usually see in a horror film. This works for this story because the writers focus on the missions and the scares, instead of focusing one main central character going Rambo on everyone.
If you are a fan of War and horror film, you will appreciate Horror of War for both the style in which it was shot and the action that takes place during the wars scenes. The film is now available from Maverick Entertainment.
Dvd Extras:
Documentaries
Visual FX Demo
Behind the Scenes
Trailers
And also you can download the commentary track for the film, by going to the film's official website at http://www.horrorsofwarmovie.com/
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Of all the films circulationg out there, this one is right up my alley. Looking forward to it.
As co-director and co-writer, thanks for digging our movie!