Horrors of War (2006)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Directors:

Peter John Ross
John Whitney

Writers:

Philip R. Garrett (screenplay)
Peter John Ross (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 July 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | War

Tagline:

In war, death is not the only thing to fear.

Plot:

HORRORS OF WAR derives from the "B" movie, Grindhouse tradition, made to play like a like a midnight movie...

Plot Keywords:

WWII | Nazi | Werewolf | Super Soldier | Independent Film

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Jon Osbeck	...	Lieutenant John Schmidt
Joe Lorenzo	...	Capt. Joe Russo
Daniel Alan Kiely	...	Sgt. Stephen Gary
C. Alec Rossel	...	Capt. Mitchell / Super Soldier #2
David Carroll	...	Dr. Heinrich Schaltur
Chip Kocel	...	Cpl. Simpson
Kim Carey	...	Col. Parks
Sean Velie	...	Sgt. "Dimm" Dennison
Jason Morris	...	Pvt. Underwood
Louie Cowan	...	Sergeant Armstrong
Milan A. Cargould	...	Cpl. Rueber
Brandy Seymour	...	Yvette
Megan Pillar	...	Claire
Micah Jenkins	...	Pvt. Byrnes
Joseph Shaw	...	French Wereman / Werewolf

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (16 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Canal Winchester, Ohio, USA

Company:

Arbor Ave. Films

Trivia:

Creature appliances were molded by makeup effects artist Shawn Collins from actor life casts.

Why Do People Make These Things?

I gave this a "3" because my wife wouldn't let me turn it off. I know this is a "B" movie, but so what? Why make it at all? The constant time shifts made it needlessly confusing. Why do that at all? And the actors all looked very similar - it became difficult to keep up with who was who.

And the effects! Bullets hitting the dirt nearby - Sparks! In the dirt? Uh, lead doesn't create sparks, but especially not in the dirt. And lead bullets certainly wouldn't make sounds like firecrackers when hitting the dirt. While there were some cool sound effects when bullets hit armored cars/cannons, the grenade explosions were also like cheap fire-crackers. Seriously. Cannons would send shells that exploded 6 feet from a soldier, a poof of smoke, and the soldier wasn't even fazed. If cannons were so pathetic - why would armies use them at all?

Another very laughable (pathetic) moment was when a captain ordered his troops to cut across an open field. The lieutenant complained, but the captain said they could save hours by cutting through the field. Then the men began their trek, never getting further than 10 feet from the tree line. How freaking ridiculous. Why didn't they just stay within the cover of the trees? A different group of soldiers mentioned that very strategy earlier in the movie, so it's not like the director didn't know. How could you not miss that? The guys are getting massacred and they never once think to run 10 feet into the trees. Instead they hide behind tiny gravestones, or run around in plain sight. Inexcusable.

I don't want to spoil anything, but this movie becomes absolutely juvenile towards the end. I'm shocked that the people filming this would actually believe adults would buy into this. Shocked and insulted. Maybe I shouldn't say juvenile. That might insult young people. This movie became infantile.

There's more specifics, but why bother. People are still gonna make tripe like this. And some dork somewhere is gonna defend it. It boggles the mind. At least I didn't pay for it! Skip this film. It's absolutely hokey.