Julius Avery’s Overlord, een horrorprent van J.J. Abrams’ productiehuis Bad Robot, is in wereldpremière gegaan op Fantastic Fest in Texas en werd nadien lovend onthaald op Twitter.

Het verhaal speelt zich tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog en gaat over een groep Amerikaanse soldaten die in aanraking komen met enkele gruwelijke Nazi-experimenten.

Doctor Strange-coscenarist C. Robert Cargill beschreef de film als deels oorlogmissie, deels zombiefilm. Deadpool-bedenker Rob Liefeld was door het dolle heen en noemde hem wild en heerlijk. Verder werd Overlord hier en daar vergeleken met video game Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

There are a surprising number of nazi zombie movies. OVERLORD is by far the best and most fun. Part WWII man on a mission movie, part Frankenstein zombie movie, all fun. See this one big and loud when you get the chance. pic.twitter.com/CpG5LP3hcC

— C. Robert Cargill (@Massawyrm) September 23, 2018

OVERLORD!!! Whoa! Bad ass men on a mission WW2 film meets powerhouse Lovecraftian horror! Hits all the buttons!

— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) September 23, 2018

Still got OVERLORD on the brain. Great direction, fresh cast, slick FX. Perfect sci-fi war movie horror mash up! Wyatt Russell gives his best performance to date, channels his Dad’s appeal and swagger. Top film from Bad Robot!

— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) September 23, 2018

Overlord is a blast. It’s a men-on-a-mission, behind-enemy-lines, one-goal WW2 movie, with creepy creature stuff spread throughout. Good characters, great set pieces, a ton of fun. #FantasticFest

— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) September 23, 2018

OVERLORD isn’t for everyone but holy hell is it precisely 100 percent my jam. RESIDENT EVIL meets WOLFENSTEIN & I loved every ridiculously gory second of it. #FantasticFest

— Heatherface Wixson (@thehorrorchick) September 23, 2018

It’s amazing that something as gory and unapologetically exploitation-y as Overlord is being released wide. Filmed as an A-picture, taken seriously by all involved which makes the insanity that follows grounded enough to not be silly. Very happy with this one.

— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) September 23, 2018

OVERLORD is everything I wanted from a WWII Nazi zombie movie. Shades of THE THING, RE-ANIMATOR, and hardcore horror influence amidst grunts-and-grit military warfare. Explosive action, gruesome sci-fi experimentation. Massive, MASSIVE fun. #FantasticFest

— Matt Donato (@DoNatoBomb) September 23, 2018

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Bron: EW