Outpost: Black Sun
| Outpost: Black Sun | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Steve Barker |
| Produced by |
Arabella Croft Kieran Parker Nigel Thomas |
| Written by |
Steve Barker Rae Brunton |
| Starring |
Catherine Steadman Richard Coyle Clive Russell Michael Byrne Johnny Meres |
| Music by | Theo Green |
| Cinematography | Darran Tiernan |
| Edited by | Bill Gill, Chris Gill |
| Distributed by | ContentFilm |
Release dates |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Outpost: Black Sun, also known as Outpost 2, is a 2012 British horror film that was directed by Steve Barker, based on a script written by himself and Rae Brunton. It is a sequel to Barker's 2008 film Outpost.[1] The film was later followed by Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz, the third entry in the series.[2]
Plot
Nazi-hunter Lena (Catherine Steadman) is on the trail of a notorious war-criminal scientist, Klausener, who at the close of World War II had begun trials of a frightening new technology that can create an immortal army. Lena's hunt leads her to a war zone in Eastern Europe (although the exact location is never mentioned, maps clearly show former Yugoslavia). There she runs into an acquaintance, a physicist, Wallace (Richard Coyle). He encourages her to stop her search because he knows what is coming and she refuses. So, pooling resources, they end up helping a professional military unit they meet take on the advancing army, the product of Klausener's experiments, a battalion of zombie Nazi Storm Troopers. Lena, Wallace, and the unit aim to identify the source of the evil army and prevent a Fourth Reich.
Cast
- Catherine Steadman as Lena
- Richard Coyle as Wallace
- Clive Russell as Marius
- Michael Byrne as Neurath
- Johnny Meres as Brigadeführer Götz
- Julian Wadham as Francis Hunt
Production
Original Outpost producers Kieran Parker and Arabella Croft were joined by Matador producer Nigel Thomas for this sequel.[3]
Reception
Critical reception for Outpost: Black Sun has been negative.[4][5][6] What Culture panned the film overall stating that although it initially held promise, the film "devolves into tedious trotting around dilapidated German villages" and that "Even if the direction and performances are generally decent for a film of the type, it plays out like a dull mission from a particularly naff first-person-shooter video game, until an absurd final boss – a super-Nazi hooked up to electricity – appears, and makes it even more difficult to take seriously."[7] In contrast, Anton Bitel of Little White Lies was positive in his review and praised the film's performances and production values.[8]
References
- ↑ "Outpost: The Movies". Outpost. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "OUTPOST: RISE OF THE SPETSNAZ READIES FOR PRODUCTION".
- ↑ "Matador Pictures".
- ↑ Harley, David. "[BD Review] ‘Outpost: Black Sun’ Plays Out Like a Boring First-Person Shooter". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Blu-Ray Review: Outpost: Black Sun". Crave Online. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Outpost: Black Sun". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Munro, Shaun. "Film4 Frightfest the 13th – Day 3". What Culture. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Bitel, Anton. "Film4 FrightFest 2012 – Day 3". LittleWhiteLies. Retrieved 2 January 2015.