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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:This reminds me of an old game... by antdude · · Score: 2, Informative

      For those who don't want to play, you can watch the 38 minutes YouTube video.

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  2. A great idea for a movie by Plazmid · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's Nazis... IN SPACE! Twice as evil as regular Nazis, but with low gravity induced bone degradation!

  3. oblig by H0D_G · · Score: 4, Funny

    I, for on, welcome our new space nazi overlords... actually, they're not exactly new, they're the same as the old nazi overlords, but with more tinfoil

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    1. Re:oblig by Plazmid · · Score: 2, Funny

      Godwin's law.

    2. Re:oblig by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Godwin's law. Most emphatically does NOT apply to space Nazis.

      You're thinking of Flash Godwin's Law.

    3. Re:oblig by aerthling · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, I think think you mean Plazmid's Addendum: As the popularity of Godwin's Law increases, the chances of its misapplication approache one. ;)

  4. Is it a parody? Comedy? by TheNucleon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Looking at the trailer, I couldn't quite figure out if they are going for a dark, true sci-fi kind of work, or if it will be a spoof/comedy.

    The bird scene at the end of the trailer may give a clue here...but otherwise...am I being dense? (Note to self, never ask this rhetorically on Slashdot...)

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  5. Enough... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    We'll go see Iron Man already!

  6. That music was terrible by Sigvatr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mars, God of War is more suiting to space Nazis, not emo chick music. Whoever made that choice of music should be sent to a concentration camp.

    1. Re:That music was terrible by Joshua_Aaron_Jones · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The music is modeled after the music of the 1930s and 1940s. I think it fits perfectly.

    2. Re:That music was terrible by anthroboy · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Couldn't disagree more. It's 21st century film noire: the singer is far less emo than she is neo-jazz-chanteuse, and whoever produced and edited that song to fit the trailer did a fantastic job. Point for point the song matches the story outlined in the trailer, from the staticky faux-40s sound and spare instrumentation in the beginning to the clarity and haunting vocal multitracking in the middle to the concluding line about "see[ing] you again under the iron sky" just before the last shot, the song does its job perfectly. That's a difficult piece of work and it was accomplished brilliantly and professionally.

  7. It is a teaser by rihkama · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just to clarify: the video released is just a teaser.

  8. 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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    1. Re:8 Million is a Lot by Tom · · Score: 5, Funny

      Obviously we can't honestly compare downloads to seats in theaters. Off course we can! If the RIAA can, so can we.

      Forget theaters. Those were 8 million DVD sales, at $16.99 each. Those bloody commis just swindled the movie industry out of 136 million bucks! And that's not even figuring in piracy!
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  9. Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Informative

    The movie is supposed to be a tongue in cheek comedy. It's semi-serious in its premise, but is able to use humor to gloss over the various suspension of disbelief problems that arise with the (rather outlandish) plot. Should make for an interesting film once it's released. :-)

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  10. Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? by Aussie · · Score: 4, Insightful

    if it will be a spoof/comedy. Well the motorbike made engine noises, in a vacuum........

    So it's either a spoof or just really bad :P
  11. Re:This looks pretty aweful... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    This might make a good cheezy video game, but I can't imagine sitting through 2 hours of youtube quality acting. Check out the preview for the other film these guys created "star wreck." It looks like a tediously bad fan comedy. Star wreck was made by the same guys but without any money or professional actors. Now they have a real production company behind them and steady funding. This is their first "real" production and they have also stated that they are using real hired actors for this movie. So I'm optimistic.

  12. About the script and actors. by Dtyst · · Score: 5, Informative

    The biggest complaints about their zero-budget movie Star Wreck were the script and the acting. This time I'm sure it's better as they have an awarded writer (Johanna Sinisalo) doing the script (2 years already, since they announced the movie) They will also use real hired actors instead of amateurs.

  13. Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? by weicco · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well the motorbike made engine noises, in a vacuum........

    But they do! Exhaust gases can carry sound waves and if the microfone is suitably located we can hear the engine. But don't ask me where those gases are coming from ;)

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  14. Re:Music in teaser not cogent by tachyonflow · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not only was the music track in the teaser desperately dull, it had nothing to do with the visuals. Lame. I like a good space Nazis communal movie as well as anyone else but don't forget to tell a story! Maybe if you play The Dark Side of the Moon while watching the movie, the music and the visuals will mysteriously match up. :)
  15. Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? by moosesocks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Personally, the bird, or the whole Nazis on the moon thing tipped me off that this might not be a documentary.

    Seriously. Every single decent sci-fi film/show/short that I've ever seen apart from 2001 has ignored the sound propagation issue.

    And even at that, although 2001 was a work of art in its own right, it's a damn tedious film to watch in one sitting.

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  16. Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? by icebrain · · Score: 5, Informative

    Firefly actually did too... I remember noticing that in the first episode.

    Serenity did until the final aerial battle; I've heard claims that they just couldn't stand to do it without sound (for the general audience's sake) so they made it take place in "upper atmosphere" or something like that. I don't know.

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

    Anyone know what language this is being filmed in?

    1. Re:Language? by s0litaire · · Score: 4, Informative

      It will be in English... http://www.ironsky.net/site/?page_id=10 "About the Film" - "The primary language of the film will be English with worldwide distribution, through theaters and via the Internet."

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  18. Re:Can someone explain: CC License... by Soruk · · Score: 3, Informative

    The owners can do what they like with it. Anyone who receives a copy is bound by the licence, so if the owners want to flog DVDs for profit they can, but no-one else can.

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