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Iron Sky Trailer
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kdawson
on Tue May 06, 2008 11:44 PM
from the space-nazis-on-the-moon dept.
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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Entertainment: Star Wreck Creators Announce Iron Sky 98 comments
An anonymous reader writes "The makers of the Star Trek and Babylon 5 cross-over spoof Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning have announced their upcoming movie Iron Sky. It's apparently another sci-fi comedy with its own universe. Says Director Timo Vuorensola: 'It is still an open question whether it will be distributed also for free. We would very much like it, but it will depend a lot on the financiers.'"
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This reminds me of an old game... (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.
In any case, the trailer looks great. I think I'm going to watch this movie.
Re:This reminds me of an old game... (Score:5, Interesting)
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 [cinemaware.com] 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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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6vIHcxGyIA [youtube.com]
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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.
Oooh, I think I have that game for the Playstation! I've always wondered why they renamed it Final Fantasy VII, though.
A great idea for a movie (Score:5, Funny)
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http://www.ironsky.net/site/?page_id=10 [ironsky.net]
Story
Towards the end of World War II the staff of SS officer Hans Kammler made a significant breakthrough in anti-gravity.
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Uh oh... (Score:2)
oblig (Score:5, Funny)
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You're thinking of Flash Godwin's Law.
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Is it a parody? Comedy? (Score:5, Insightful)
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...)
Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? (Score:5, Informative)
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Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? (Score:5, Insightful)
So it's either a spoof or just really bad
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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 ;)
Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? (Score:5, Insightful)
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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Re:Is it a parody? Comedy? (Score:5, Informative)
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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I was kind of hoping it wouldn't be a "comedy", but instead a situation where they were cleverly taking old science-fiction ideas and applying them as though they were still considered possible.
You know, sort of like Fallout or Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. I mean, I guess Fallout had a comedic element, but it wasn't exactly a "spoof".
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I think Planetes [wikipedia.org] was a bit better in this regard. IIRC they tried to stick to a model where you could only hear sounds from within a vessel or suit, but in general, non-propagation was observed.
It was pretty realistic in other respects though. In the DVD extras for the English version, they even got a couple of scientists from NASA's Orbital Debris Program Office to say as much (!), with
Dome (Score:2)
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um... (Score:2, Insightful)
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-G
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If this was Star trek or something that is all serious and up it's own ass, then yea rip away, but you really are a very sad little man if that's the first thing you thought of.
Space Nazi's rule! Space Hitler is cooler than the Space Pope!
Enough... (Score:2, Funny)
That music was terrible (Score:5, Funny)
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It is a teaser (Score:4, Informative)
8 Million is a Lot (Score:5, Interesting)
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 [wikipedia.org] this [wikipedia.org] since their marketing muscle could have easily doubled these speculative receipts.
Re:8 Million is a Lot (Score:5, Funny)
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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About the script and actors. (Score:5, Informative)
What else is there? (Score:2)
That being said, I've watched the original, and while the acting is obviously quite amateur in places, and the script a bit corny, it all fits together nicely. Certainly when you consider the origins of the movie, it does quite well. I'd still say the acting was better than Mannikan Skywalker, and the script better than "The Hulk" or many other movi
Language? (Score:3, Interesting)
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Can someone explain: CC License... (Score:2)
How can you "make good money" on an "NC" (non-commercial license?
Who do I sue?
HAL.
Re:Can someone explain: CC License... (Score:4, Informative)
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Am i one the only one... (Score:2)
I mean, it's great that it's released under Creative Commons and stuff, but, unlike previous efforts [elephantsdream.org] (which were damn good BTW), this one has me completely psyched. The look and feel, the theme, storyline... it reminds me of one of those old campy sci-fi flicks.
I can't wait for the release!
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I'd actually never heard of the previous movie Star Wreck. I'm downloading it now.
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Oh you'll like it a lot if you're familiar with the source material - less so if you're not. But don't go into it with super-high expectations. It starts off pretty ropey, but it gets a Hell of a lot better. I think that's because it was filmed sequentially over a long period and their expertise and resources grew with time.
Trailer looks awesome... (Score:2)
Hopefully it does well, and spurs more crazy alternative history films.
Comedy? You mean it's not real? (Score:2)
But Nazi's on the moon? That's just silly. Obvio
Love the concept (Score:2)
This is what happens, when films stop being a business and become art again.
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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.
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