NAZIS AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

NAZIS AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. Hmmm. Could have been also been called THEY SAVED HITLER’S DIODODES or ROBO-FUHRER. Not really giving anything away by doing my own version of retitling this movie because some of it was already given away as I was doing research on it.

So, yes, Adolf (of sorts) makes his entrance during the latter half of the film. Not too surprising since one of his most infamous henchmen and supporters, Dr. Josef Mengele (pictured on the back of the DVD cover), runs the underground compound located slightly below somewhere in the Antarctic in this epic.

Jake Busey, son of Gary Busey (a fave of mine), is the only star here I recognized or knew anything about. The rest of them I don’t recall ever seeing before.

Christopher K. Johnson chews the scenery up (ala Christoph Waltz in INGLORIOUS BASTARDS) as Dr. Mengele, although it’s doubtful that Johnson’s performance will garner him an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor.

Make no mistake, this is NOT a zombie film – well, not in the “traditional” sense of being a zombie film. If there’s any flesh-eating going on, I didn’t see any by the undead Nazis (unless it was implied), but instead by a virus.

That, however, should not deter you from seeing this. NAZIS AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH does contain a few surprises, although you can basically tell from the get-go who’s aligned with whom in the storyline.

Mind-blowing twists in the story is something I like (a lot) and there are a few here. As you can see from the DVD insert above, there is a Nazi UFO launched and a funny, almost-Mexican Standoff in the snows of the Antarctic

Be sure and sit (or forward) through the credits for the little tag at the end. No, it doesn’t appear to be setting things up for a sequel, but instead is mining one more laugh from a climactic scene. You’ll know which one I mean when you see it. And see it you must!

Good gore effects and a few “I don’t believe I just f*ck*n’ saw that” moments. It’s another fun entry from the folks at “The Asylum”.

Where to find at your local stores? Well, try Wal-Mart.

At my hometown Wal-Mart, they put out the new DVD titles on Tuesdays and there’s usually a small assortment of what I call “effed up” movies (this is NOT a slam; I happen to LOVE these kinds of films). They’re usually sold at bargain prices (this one was 10 bucks), so do yourself a favor and skip over those crappy Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson movies (which seem to breed like rabbits), and go for the bizarre ones. Like NAZIS AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH.

You can thank me later.