Operação Overlord

Perfect blend of WW2 action, zombies and gore. Don't go into this expecting Oscar nominations, and you'll enjoy the ride. It was exactly what I expected- I was entertained for close to 2 hrs. Got my money's worth.

I really felt conned by the halfway point of this, from then on i kept thinking that i'd rather have waited for it to come to TV instead of wasting time and money on it.

From what i just watched, its not the "fun, original, scary, gory, inventive thrill-ride, maximum shock value, insane" film its been reviewed to be. Definitely NOT scary or gore filled, and with the $38 million budget you'd have expected A LOT more!

The opening 5-10 minutes the reviews have been raving about was ok, its not an opening that would warrant a cinema visit, it ain't no Saving Private Ryan, Edge Of Tomorrow, etc battle scene, as it's over in a flash, roughly 1 or 2 minutes of action, pretty much whats in the trailer and the rest is characters chatting! Then it quickly slows to its meandering pace, with been-there-done-that scenes with added cheese and cliche characters, which start to wear your hopes for a fun big budget B-movie way he f down. I just became bored and just hoped for an outstanding action filled and creative finale to win me over. But NO, the ending is just standard gun play, explosions and one fight that's over way too soon and that's your lot! I would have been satisfied if it had maybe matched an exciting Expendable's type finaly as it was a similar premise.

It's a film that never takes its idea's far enough, never too crazy or too gory but just a very controlled and safe 18 certificate B-movie. And it's a movie that mostly relies on the stupidity/naivety of its lead character to make the plot move forward. If you're after a subtle b-movie then this may be for you

I was really looking forward to this because i'd read really good things, and i missed Slaughterhouse Rulez cus of this.

An episode of the Walking Dead is more exciting, gripping, tense and fun.

Check it out and make up your own mind up but i've given you a heads up. I didn't expect the grindhouse style of Planet Terror with Overlord but Planet Terror was a great fun big budget B-movie!!

I initially thought of that other movie (Frankenstein's Army) when I heard the story of this one.

It was quite enjoyable at times, but it still got stuck in the B segment.

This one looks a lot more serious and the film immediately starts off strong with the landing scene, which is very well executed and even after that the film doesn't really let up for a moment.

The tension is built up well, the camera work is very good and the gore is plentiful with good acting from almost everyone.

This is the second mix of army and horror and both were pretty good so bring on some more

100% better than expected and a successful mix between war and horror.

Overlord is one of those films that starts as one thing but then becomes something else. Following some Allied paratroopers as they land behind enemy lines toward the end of WW2, they come across a small town next to their target - a church with a radio tower on it. With the help of a local family, they must somehow get in there and take it down. However, they soon discover that the building also houses something far worse than Nazi soldiers...

I must say I was genuinely surprised by how good this film actually is. I was expecting the war aspect to be little more than a backdrop to the horror, but even during the build up this actually has a stab at being a decent war film in its own right. Then the horror starts and the film loses none of its intensity, action or pacing. The story is interesting, the characters are believable and the special effects are actually really good. Imagine if the modern Wolfenstein video games were made into a film - that is pretty much what this feels like and I thought it was far better than it has any right to be. Give it a go!

I saw this film at the Philadelphia Film Festival and I had a good time watching it. It's a very intense movie with a lot of action throughout; it never has a moment where it calms down. I like that aspect of it but I can definitely see it being sensory overload for a lot of people. It's also quite graphic, and sometimes it's a little gratuitous and overly gory. I think the film relies a little too much on jump scares but the atmosphere is pretty creepy anyway. I think towards the end the film gets pretty over-the-top and silly, but I think it's an interesting setting and it's very well-shot and the VFX are pretty good.