Der Kampfkoloß

Originaltitel: Warlords of the Twenty-First Century

1982
16
1 Std. 32 Min.

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Dystopische Science-Fiction Wüstenabenteuer Abenteuer Aktion Science-Fiction

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuPost World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.Post World War III futuristic tale of collapsed governments & bankrupt countries heralding a new lawless age.

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5,0/10

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- 2 Gewinne & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

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HughBennie-777

Nothing to Complain About Here

In the wake of the innumerable "Mad Max II" ripoffs in the early 80s, this one--in spite of its unoriginal plot--packs sensational camerawork and stunts and vivid New Zealand locations. Well cast and features a soundtrack fat with Juno synth stingers and prog rock outbursts of guitar solo'ing. The finale is a beautiful capture of vehicular destruction. No Italian dubbing. No headbands. No stupid laser sound effects, either. Easily the best of all the imitators, this compared to trash like "Exterminators of the Year 3000."

7rochus_meijer

Simple, but Effective

"Warlords of the 21st Century" aka "Battletruck" (as it is known to me) was a movie that I saw once when I was about eleven years old. It came on late night television and it left an extremely good impression on me.. Since then I've been trying to obtain the film on VHS for nearly eight years. It was so hard to get, even when I was in New Zealand I couldn't get my hands on it, as it was only for rent and no one would sell it to me.

Seeing it again it didn't give me the same rush as I was little, but still, it was very entertaining. This low budget "Mad Max"-like action flick is no blockbuster, nor is it surprising since the storyline is very straightforward.. But the battletruck itself looks scary, the music is a little creepy and the acting performances are good enough.. Great for an evening on the couch with some friends, IF you can get your hands on a copy.. 7/10

5mikecanmaybee

Great Scenery And Alot Of Action EarnsBattletruck An Endorsement..

Pretty good movie that has some great scenery of the beautiful country of New Zealand. Leading man Hunter played well by Michael Beck and the evil boss of the Battletruck team Straker, played a little softly by James Wainwright, are both after the same woman the always bundled up Corlie played by the decidedly not sexy Annie McEnroe. If it wasn't for her long hair and voice she would have fit in with the rest of the guys as the Director never allowed her to establish her character as desirable.The good news is that battletruck never bogs down with Michael beck just having enough charisma in his little body to keep us interested. John Ratzenberger as one of Hunter's helpers isn't really given many lines, but does a good job in a limited roll The star of the movie is stunt rider Warren Timpson who looks great rolling effortlessly over the high desert. This is not a great movie but is certainly and good "B" movie

5EraserheadDr

I think "Battletruck" is a better title.

I watched this film mostly just because I am a fan of Michael Beck and his films. This film I think he did pretty well in. His character seems a bit dark and knows what he's doing kind of guy. So the story is pretty simple.

It's about a futuristic war in the 21st century is looking for a new age in technology. That's about how the film is. I am not so interested in the film, but like I said, i'm a Michael Beck fan. His character's name is Hunter and tries to stop the terrorists. It isn't bad for it's time, but now it's not so great. I give it 5/10 stars.

Also, I would have gave an R rating for this film. I mean it has swearing in certain parts of the film, and there are lots of killings in this. I mean a PG rating? It's not really that nice in the film. Just saying.

6nzmush

Battletruck

Reading the comments about this movie, for one, their not trying to sound like Americans, they are speaking New Zealand, thats the way we sound except for the odd over acted lines. i remember this being made and even seeing the land rover series one come to our school.knew the truck driver who drove the Mack, and even where most of the scenes where filmed. Alexandra right in the heart of central Otago. one scene where he is being chased though pines trees is 30 seconds out of Alexandra, heading north from Alex to Cromwell looked left and there you have it!! Back in the 80's this was great but now in the 2000 looks abit cheap. the original tidal was Battletruck but I see they changed to it warlords, Battletruck is better. Just finished watching again, been 24 years since i last seen it... brings back memory's!! But man as kids did we have fun with our toys after watching this!! Same with the movie Convoy....cool!

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The film's uncredited opening narration was done by Randy Powell, who also played Judd in the film. It was done by having Powell transmit a ham radio broadcast in Los Angeles, California to the filmmakers back in New Zealand.

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When Corlie and Hunter are being pursued on the off road dirt bike they are chucking bombs to try and stop them. Corlie chucks a silver bomb by the base of a tree. There is an explosion next to the the silver bomb which survived the blast and the tree falls over.

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Radio Announcer: [voice-over] Satellite measurements of the Mesopotamian basin show that radioactivity levels remain high. And with the oil fields in Arabia still burning, the world's total reserves of petroleum have dropped even lower, making gasoline all but unattainable except for governmental agencies. Food riots have continued into the third day and martial law was declared for all of greater Detroit. Army units and the National Guard have been called into restore order. And the military commander in Michigan stated... .
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Radio Announcer: ... warning that all looters will be shot on sight. The migration into the countryside continues. And once peaceful rural areas have become a battlefield as roving bands, which can only be called bandits, raid farming communities for well hidden supplies of fuel as well as food and ammunition. The most notorious of these groups is led by the renegade army colonel Jacob Straker who travels in a heavily armored vehicle and has so far eluded all attempts at capture. With most of the law enforcement agencies fully committed to the cities, it looks like his mobile reign of terror will continue for some time.