Directed by: Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant
Studio: New Video Group
Rated: Unrated
Run Time: 91 minutes
Film: 3 out of 5 stars
Extras: 3.5 out of 5 stars
The film is described as “Team America: World Police” meets “Inglorious Basterds”. I always jump at the change of watching something different that is not your typical movie. Generally, I am not a fan of war movies but I wanted to see how they would do this with marionettes. They did one hell of an amazing job. Maybe it was me…maybe it was British humor but I didn’t really grasp much comedy out of it like I did with “Team America”. Although this definitely packs on of the greatest voice casts, with Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Timothy Spall, Dominic West and Tom Wilkinson and Alan Cumming.
The film starts in England and we meet Chris (Ewan McGregor), a young farm worker, who has dreams to join the army to fight for his land. He is thrust as the lead when the Nazis invade England by drilling into the heart of London. Chris leads his fellow villagers along with American pilot Billy Fiske (Dominic West) to help save England and the world!
The bonus features are packed solid. When you have a film with marionettes the most important thing I want to see is behind-the-scenes footage. I like it because it shows how much work actually does into a film like this. We have interesting interviews with the film’s creators. There are also five featurettes including ‘The Swastikas’, ‘Bad Day to Be a Nazi’, ‘Hitler’s Rat Pack’, ‘The Nazi Hotties’, ‘Explosions’, and ‘Voiceovers’. Lastly of course is the theatrical trailer. All in all, ok movie…great extras.