DVD Outpost 11
Rating: 4.0
Genres: Sci-Fi
Director: Anthony Woodley
Writers: Anthony Woodley
Stars: Billy Clarke, Luke Healy, Bernard Hill
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Storyline Set in an alternative past where steam power still rules the world, Outpost 11 is the story of three soldiers manning a remote listening post in the Arctic Circle. One day the warning light goes off unexpectedly and their world is plunged in to chaos. Albert, Mason and Graham must fight the isolation, madness and arctic spiders to survive. Think ‘The Thing’ plus ‘How I Ended this Summer’ mixed with ‘Videodrome.’ Written by Anonymous |
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Plot Keywords: arctic circle, soldier, digit in title, number in title | |
Details: Country: UK Release Date: 31 December 2012 (USA) |
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Box Office Budget: £250,000 (estimated) |
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DVD Outpost 11
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Having just watched this film and still digesting it I can say that the acting is great in the film and the idea is actually a good one. The thing that made me quite angry with the film is that it is just plain stupid as in it got to the end and the plot of the film made no sense to me whatsoever.
If this film was made to be all about the screenplay and very little to do with the plot then it is is worth probably more than 5 stars, however as i suspect that there is meant to be some great innuendo behind this film which i cannot for the life of me fathom without being in the writers head then this film deserves a 1 star.
I am actually a little angry still that i spent an hour and a half watching this but at the same time can appreciate the way it was made…
I don't know anyone that i could recommend this film to personally who wouldn't turn round to me after watching it and call me something not very nice but being a weirdo myself i guess i can empathize with the weirdness of the film?!
I love alternate histories and this film started with a very cool premise. The second 100 years war has raged on into the current year, 1955. There is a stalemate between the British and Prussian forces that has lasted for decades. Far from the front lines and deep into the Arctic Circle, an isolated British Outpost intercepts enemy transmissions and works on forbidden science. How cool is that for a hook? Oh yeah, everything is steam driven in this reality so, hey, I figured some nifty steam punk stuff…nope.
I'm far from an expert, but the film seems fairly well produced (other than one completely lame animatronic like spider that looks like a fugitive from a 60s Sinbad movie) and is visually appealing. The characters are stock clichés for the most part but still, the film spends most of its time trying to build characterization. Granted this does keep the budget low, and the plot is about a slow descent into madness due to some sort of physic attack presumably from the Prussians, but overall it drags up to the last few minutes where it fails to deliver any punch at all.
In the first part of the film, there is a feeling of anticipation and the suspense that comes along with it, but that slowly morphs into just plain tediousness. This tediousness continues at a slightly increasing pace until it impacts into a puzzling conclusion. Lots of gaps and holes along the way.
I can't really say that this film was a waste of my time, but it was not time well spent either…and I'm pretty easy to please.
This film should NOT be watched by ANYONE, unless you want to completely waste 1 1/2 hours of your life. Put some fresh paint on the wall and watch that dry instead. It’ll be more interesting, and at least the end result will be more fulfilling. Fair play to the actors, they did a good job with the script they were given, but just because some psychotropic drug – or whatever – was responsible for the characters going crazy, it doesn’t mean that the storyline should make no sense. I was just very disappointed with this film and don’t know why it was even made. Please! Will somebody buy me a load of paint. I need some excitement in my life.
This film comes with and interesting premise and a somewhat unfairly low rating.
An intriguing disappointment.
So what for? Well it's stylish, claustrophobic steampunk(ish) romp filmed in about 3 rooms, with occasional use of some great outdoor scenery Alas it's disjointed and doesn't wrap it's self up at all. Yet the spirit is there…
Outpost 11 is completely flawed by the final act that makes little sense. It's however far from total rubbish by proxy of it's ambition.
6/10 for weirdo effort