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Iron Sky Trailer

Posted by kdawson on from the space-nazis-on-the-moon dept.

John Buckman from Magnatune clues us that the trailer for Iron Sky is available. We've been following the production for some time, as these are the same guys who brought us Star Wreck, the most successful feature-length Internet-distributed film of all time. That film was made by 3,000 people, has been downloaded 8 million times, is under a Creative Commons by-nd-nc license, and made good money both through DVD sales and through an eventual deal with Universal. Iron Sky is being made using Wreck-a-Movie — a collaborative film-making web site (also Creative Commons based) that grew out of the Star Wreck experience."

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  1. This reminds me of an old game... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Interesting

    First, the movie tagline: "In 1945, the Nazis went to the moon. In 2018, they're coming back."

    This reminded me of an old Cinemaware game called "Rocket Ranger", where the Nazis obtained alien technology that they could use to conquer the world. Rocket Ranger had to stop their plans, and go to the moon to dismantle their base.

    In any case, the trailer looks great. I think I'm going to watch this movie.

    1. Re:This reminds me of an old game... by AKAImBatman · · Score: 5, Interesting

      This reminded me of an old Cinemaware game called "Rocket Ranger", where the Nazis obtained alien technology that they could use to conquer the world. Rocket Ranger had to stop their plans, and go to the moon to dismantle their base.

      I have that game for the Commodore 64! Most annoying design, ever. You have to sit through ALL the cut scenes before you play the game. Then it's really a collection of mini-games that start with the oddest rhythm game in history. (Basically, tap the joystick to the beat of the character's run so that you have a running start when taking off with your jet pack.) On top of everything, you have to swap disks CONSTANTLY, which makes the game even slower than it already was.

      That being said, the game grows on you after a while. There's a lot more strategy to the game than it would appear on the surface, and the cheap deaths become less of a problem once you get the hang of it. Even the secret decoder wheel (an anti-piracy device required to play the game) actually becomes kind of cool after a while. It gives you more of that WWII, "slide-rule" feel to your adventure. However, fuel is a constant problem. It seems like no matter how much you steal from the Nazis, you never have enough to keep your jet pack running AND add fuel to your moon rocket. (For the game's finale.) Plus your secret agents are disposed of by the enemy as soon as you get anywhere in the game. The end result is that the game is HARD to finish.

      None the less, it is still a rewarding game. If you're interested in playing it again, Cinemaware has actually released the game for FREE on their website. All you have to do is sign up for their site and they'll allow you to download a disk image to use in your favorite emulator. They even throw in a copy of the Secret Decoder Wheel(TM) so you won't have to search the 'net looking for the information!

      For those of you who haven't tried it before, I highly recommend downloading it and giving it a try. With modern emulators, pesky issues like disk swaps are nowhere near as annoying as they once were. Or if you're a hardcore classic gamer, you can even write the images back to floppies and play the game on original hardware as God intended. ;-)
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  2. Re:A great idea for a movie by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    As they're shown flying in flying saucers, I'm betting they mastered gravitics in the film's plot.

  3. 8 Million is a Lot by foo+fighter · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Obviously we can't honestly compare downloads to seats in theaters.

    But lets just say (using RIAA/MPAA math) those 8 million downloads were 8 million buts at seats for $7-$9 a pop. That'd be $56-$72 million in box office receipts.

    That compares very favorably to any number of successful indie releases, let alone bombs. Disney (to single out one studio) since 2000 would, in retrospect, have been happy with this since their marketing muscle could have easily doubled these speculative receipts.

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  4. Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Oh shush they just added an atmosphere to the moon :p

  5. Language? by nogginthenog · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Anyone know what language this is being filmed in?

  6. Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ever used an A.M. radio near a gasoline internal combustion engine? the r.f.i generated by the ignition system pretty much sounds like engine sound through air.

    maybe the astronaut-cameraman (i know it's CG) inadvertently recorded the rf interference.