Outpost - Perfect (for what it is)

Okay, so ‘perfect’ is probably not a term that should be used to describe a film about ghost-Nazis stalking a team of mercenaries in the wastelands of Eastern Europe, but, for what it is, ‘Outpost’ is a pretty damn good film.

Hopefully, if you’ve fully digested my first paragraph about the ghost-Nazis (or zombie-Nazis – take your pick) you won’t be expecting a deep and intellectual film, filled with emotional depth and fulfilling character arcs and plot twists.  So, if you’re in the mood for a damn tense (and pretty creepy) little story, with decent action scenes and characters you may actually care about, then try this. 

As I mentioned, a team of - possibly the most 'multinational' - mercenaries are paid to escort a scientist to an old military facility deep in Eastern Europe.  They don't know why they're there, but they soon find they're forced to 'dig in' and fend off waves of undead nasties.

The cast is pretty solid and, with many 'horror' movies, many of the cast are simply there to die in horrific ways.  However - believe it or not - you might actually remember some of the characters after the credits have rolled.  Okay, so you probably won't remember their actual names, but you'll at least care about them when they meet their demise (and refer to them only by their nationalities).

It's all set around a pretty bland base/facility, i.e. one set and the woodland area directly above ground.  Now, granted this does mean it could be described as 'cheap,' but, in this case, it does add to the real tense and claustrophobic atmosphere, especially in terms of the team having literally nowhere to run when their unstoppable enemy really starts to push hard.

'Outpost' is a B-movie.  It never really tries to be anything else.  It doesn’t have much of a budget, but what it does have it uses well.  So, if you like your action/war/horror movies short and to the point, you really could do worse than to watch 'Outpost' (just don’t get it confused with any of the – very inferior – sequels!

8/10 The Force is definitely strong with this one