Outpost: Black Sun (2012) User Reviews (38)

Dark, muddled, badly shot

[Leofwine_draca · 4/10 · 22 June 2015]

I was looking forward to watching OUTPOST: BLACK SUN, having enjoyed the first film and being a fan of Nazi zombie films in general. However, this sequel appears to have been shot by a crew without much talent, because it's generally a mess, and a poorly-shot mess at that.

The story begins promisingly as a young woman tracks down an old Nazi in Paraguay. It's great to see the veteran Michael Byrne in this minor role. However, things start slipping when she gets teamed up with an obnoxious researcher (Richard Coyle, sporting an American accent) and a team of grunts to go and investigate another Nazi menace.

What this all boils down to is lots of shaky cam work as the characters run around, kill, and are killed by Nazi zombies. The villains are pretty weak here, indistinguishable from loads of other movies, and the characters are paper thin. Everything has been shot in the dark, and clumsily with it, which means the action is no better than something you'd see in the ultra low budget likes of THE ZOMBIE DIARIES: WORLD OF THE DEAD and its ilk. What could have been a strong and terrifying supernatural-themed movie turns out to be badly shot, badly scripted, and completely forgettable to boot.

Lackluster Sequel

[chinkychongchong · 4/10 · 2 May 2012]

I really enjoyed the first one, it was one of those films you came across and thought "theres nothing else to watch" but found yourself presently surprised.

The sequel however is a different matter entirely. Although not a bad film, its not a good one ether. The plot has a massive amount of holes, the script is straight out of a b-movie and the acting was fairly dull.

There were moments of excitement but they are few and far between and unlike the first film this one contains not a single tense moment at all. I found myself many times throughout the film checking my phone or tablet which is a pretty good sign of how interesting a movie is.

Sequels always being rubbish aside, don't pay to see this film, watch it on TV or stream it online when you've watched everything else of merit on Netflix.

"There, like ghosts".

[lost-in-limbo · 5/10 · 22 December 2012]

Bigger is better? Well I didn't find that to be the case with "Outpost II: Black Sun". Director Steve Barker follows up his 2008 action-horror "Outpost" with this sequel which actually expands on the original's concept (Nazi, occult and experimenting) and doesn't just limit its action to the bunker. It loses its simple set-up, which was atmospheric and eerie with a ghost-like tale to its novelty, replacing it with bloodier attacks and kinetic actions where our zombie Nazi storm- troopers lumber through a warn-torn Eastern Europe. The sequel pretty much follows on from the previous feature, as a NATO task force is sent to Eastern Europe where an unstoppable killing force is murdering everything in its path. Lena a Nazi hunter is on the trail of notorious war criminal Klausener, which sees her heading to Eastern Europe where she meets up with Wallace an engineer. In all it's a okay follow up that doesn't limit itself, but adds more to the formula than simply rehashing what has gone before it. The threat isn't confined this time around and there are few surprises. Some motivations of certain players can be blurry with how the plot develops, but it did become somewhat weary the further along it went with a lazily dismal ending to cap it off. The performances are durable with Richard Coyle and Catherine Steadman in the leads, but I didn't find any of the characters, especially their support to stand out. Barker seems to replace the slow-burn suspense of the original for brutality. It might not be as rough around the edges, but the action did feel choppy and still have that repetitiveness that lingered in the original. An atmosphere is created bringing out a grim apocalyptic air and the dead zombie soldiers (which the make-up FX is strongly detailed) have a lumbering appearance that can break out into a vicious intensity. But here don't have that ghost ability to teleport and to come out of the shadows. David Gant looks creepy as the dead Nazi general Klausener.

Poor entry, but the whole series is not that great either, so... watchable?

[gabriel_sanchez · 3/10 · 22 July 2018]

What Outpost (2008) brought with that weird, but kinda interesting - and convoluted, to say the least - plot, Outpost: Black Sun, 4 years later, sort of... tears apart by including generic trends into the mix.

It revolves around most nations aware of what's going on at them forgotten lands and, as usual, wanting to put their dirty hands into that kinky little device that turns soldiers into super soldiers (with the side effect of them acting like a bunch of zombies). In the mix, another expendables, an unexperienced Nazi hunting girl and another engineer are looking for the device so they can save the world.

Some plot twists here and there, but yeah, movie is kinda watchable, if you like B horror movies.

One thing that I never understood is why they could literally survive through years and years as super-ghostlike-soldiers, but they chose to fight bare handed and not bring any of their arsenal with them. No-brainer.

Oh, and that "Star Wars"-ish scene... downranked a solid 4 stars into 3.

Overall, meh entry for the Outpost series. Watch it only if you are up for watching the whole series.

A really pointless and poor sequel

[Info-340-323067 · 2/10 · 5 December 2013]

Outpost, the original was watchable and a good honest, original idea.

This incarnation, the sequel is a botched attempt at something, not sure what, maybe the actors got together to make a type of CV of their skills (which is pretty low judging by this) The acting, the accents and the plot are dire.

Furthermore, the story jumps and flits about like a grasshopper in mid summer and the only aim is to reach the end of the movie with room for a sequel….Oh dear.

No connection between events and the lunacy of the idea to make a sequel is plain to see.

Then, consider the special effects; I reckon a group of students clubbed together and chipped in £50 a piece to make a pseudo CV of their talents; amounting to about 0.5 / 10 Someone, somewhere must have stumped up hard cash for this drivel and I can only question their sanity for doing so.

I will soon be viewing the 3rd installment

Clumsy and disjointed sequel

[metalrage666 · 2/10 · 19 October 2016]

After the relatively enjoyable first Outpost, this disjointed mess is supposed to take off where the first movie ended. however it fails as a decent zombie movie and the fact that they're still unstoppable resurrected Nazi's just doesn't have the same appeal it had in the original.

After the first team of mercenaries were picked off, the Nazi's up the ante by also taking out the 2nd team that were sent to look for them as well as most of the civilian populace in the surrounding countryside. Special forces teams are fighting a losing battle as commanders decide whether or not to just detonate a low yield nuclear device to cleanse the area shrouded by an EMP effect.

It seems that the Brigadefuhrer Gotz, also known as "The Breather" from the first Outpost is still attempting to recreate more members for his immortal army to amass a huge undead force by killing soldiers and civilians and injecting them with an experimental serum.

Overall I saw this to be just a noisy and directionless ball of confusion, with none of the likability of the first movie. I found myself having to rewind and replay multiple scenes as the camera loves to jump from one chaotic scene to the next in-between moments of irritating stereotypical testosterone fueled banter from the UK special forces team that are under orders to stop the advancing army and destroy the bunker they're all being created from. Part of the movie plays like a first person shooter game, where monsters are just lurking around every corner ready to jump out at you. And one scene is ripped directly from Raiders of the Lost Ark, where the zombies are all corralled in front of the bunker generator and are electrocuted in sync right through their bodies. I'm not sure if that's considered homage or just flat out plagiarism.

At times I couldn't work out who was who and with most of the action taking place in complete darkness with only flashes of light it became very disorientating to try and get some perspective on what was actually happening. The ending of this is left on a cliffhanger as well, however we never got a proper 3rd installment, instead we got an insipid 3rd movie prequel and for me, the less said about Rise of the Spetsnaz the better.

Not bad at all

[martin-busek · 7/10 · 30 April 2012]

This is my first review on IMDb and it will be very quick. All I wanted to say is that I have seen original Outpost movie couple of years ago and it was "ok" thriller/horror flick and I didn't really expect any more films, to be following. Well I was wrong and I decided to give it a go too. With low-average expectations... And to be honest, I was pleasantly surprised. From the first two minutes of camera/lighting quality, acting, etc... I knew, that there is something good happening there and now, I'm really happy I didn't pass. It's better than first Outpost and it's definitely better than lots of HIGH budget cinema flicks. I would recommend this film to any thriller/horror fan! Enjoy!

Hello!? The Rise Of The 4th Reich!?.... Ha!

[strong-122-478885 · 1/10 · 17 July 2015]

Yawn!.... Well, here we go again with yet another savagely vicious zombie movie - But, this time around it's been specially flavoured with a demented Nazi-twist to its storyline, which I guess was supposed to make it much more interesting to watch. But, it didn't.

One of Outpost's biggest strikes against it was the nuisance, meddlesome, female character, Lena. This woman was, pretty much, the only female in what seemed to be a male-dominated cast. And, strike #2 against Outpost was that each of these males was nothing but a typical army jock who was hell-bent on proving to his fellow troopers that his balls hung lower than theirs'.

Anyway - The biggest problem with the Lena character was that one minute she wanted to be treated as if she were just one-of-the-boys, and, then, in the next minute she was demanding special consideration due her gender as a female. (Spare me!)

If that wasn't annoying enough - Outpost was also one of those irksome horror movies where the characters clearly didn't know what the hell they were dealing with (the Nazi zombies), yet, they handled the whole situation with a truly remarkable competence.

In conclusion - For all that it was worth, this super-lame, poorly conceived Zombie/Nazi movie should have really been billed as a twisted slapstick comedy - 'Cause that's all it was to me.

Zombies Nazis with a doomsday device. Does it get any better?

[paul_haakonsen · 6/10 · 15 May 2012]

Not having seen the first "Outpost" movie, I had no pre-set hopes or expectations for "Outpost: Black Sun". So I had no idea how much the story in "Outpost: Black Sun" was tied to the story in "Outpost", and not sure if any of the characters were from the first movie. And as such, I wasn't disappointed in any way. Started the movie with a clean slate and open for impressions.

I found "Outpost: Black Sun" to actually be quite good, and it did spur on an interest to go watch the first "Outpost" movie as well. This movie is full of adrenaline, fast packed action, conspiracies, treason and of course zombie Nazis.

The story in "Outpost: Black Sun" was alright, sort of a bit on the epic doomsday device side of things, but hey, we are dealing with zombie Nazis and their agenda here, right? Right from the very beginning, you are swept up and caught up on the storyline here, and you want to see what happens next, what lurks around the next corner in the gloomy bunker.

The acting in the movie was quite good, and I think all people did great jobs with their given roles. Even those playing the zombie Nazis as they didn't even have any lines to perform, just groaning and growling.

For a movie with zombies, then "Outpost: Black Sun" didn't disappoint. And I am a huge zombie aficionado. The zombies looked really nice, lots of great make-up and effects. However, sadly enough, there weren't actually that much gore, blood and mayhem as you might otherwise expect in a zombie movie. But still, the movie was driven by an intense story, so the lack of gore wasn't a problem. Whomever came up with the idea of zombie Nazis were on to something, because it is just works so nicely.

I recommend "Outpost: Black Sun" if you like zombie movies, if you like war movies, and if you like fast-paced movies that have a twist of events here and there.

Two rotting thumbs up for "Outpost: Black Sun".

No brains needed here

[kosmasp · 3/10 · 12 October 2012]

When a civilian outruns a military unit, by showing up earlier at a site that both are heading for ... well to me, that says a lot. But it's not the only thing that is most unfortunate for this movie. A movie that looks more than solid and has actors you may recognize and like. Doesn't change the fact, that you get a by the numbers (at best) story or some silly "twists" at its worst moments.

One of the soldier characters was my favorite, the guy portraying him did a more than solid job and was really outshining the other actors. A downfall (no wordplay here) from the original Outpost, this really is nothing you need to see.

Great Stuff!

[leeandfong · 9/10 · 27 April 2012]

If you enjoyed the original, then you'll enjoy this to the power of ten!

Catherine Steadman is Lena, a Nazi hunter trying to locate and prosecute the very last of the escaped Nazis from WWII. Whilst tracking down one very elusive figure named Klausener, she becomes embroiled in something much larger. A search for a machine that Klausener built. Everybody seems to be looking for it, from the Americans to Klausener himself. It seems that Klausener was the person who originally hired Hunt (from the first Outpost) to search for the bunker and secure the machine. The machine is important as it creates a "unified-field" that makes exposed soldiers invincible whilst they remain within the field. The machine was first activated during WWII meaning there are undead and invincible Nazi soldiers running around killing everyone in their way. So begins a race against time to get into the bunker and grab the technology. The race is made more essential by the fact that the unified field is growing, meaning the zombie Nazi's can now attack over a wider and ever expanding area.

With that in mind you can already guess that this is Movie-Marmite. If you're up for a film about undead Nazi zombies then you'll love it. In fact this film is without doubt the best in the Nazi-zombie sub-genre. The production values are very high, the mood is tense and fraught with danger and despite the comic book set-up everyone is taking things very seriously. The writing, the acting, the direction... nobody does anything less than 100% commitment. Like the original Outpost you get the feeling that this was filmed on a micro-budget, yet they've somehow managed to make a movie that can hold its own against a Hollywood effort with ten times more cash. The really great news is that the heart that was put into the first movie is evident here too. This is a movie made by people who really care about what they're doing and care about entertaining their audience.

If I have one criticism it's that the film struggles with the weight of it's ideas. There are enough story threads here to make another five movies without running out of plot lines. It's almost as though you're watching a mini-series compressed into 90 minutes. But when compared to most low budget horrors, seeing a film with too many good ideas isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I love this film !!

[Schuriken · 7/10 · 19 February 2013]

Nazi zombies, crazy scientists with Star Wars Dark Side powers, WWII secret Nazi bunkers, Nuclear blasts & lots of guns and grenades...what's not to like ?

Add the secret Nazi Occult science and you have an original dark zombie film, far greater than the post apocalyptic zombie films that come by the pound over at the video store.

It's not a Spielberg movie but it's loaded with old school special fx scenes which is a rare thing these days.

It's a good follow up to the first movie and you get to see more of that crazy Nazi machine which created that whole mess.

I hope there will be more sequels or prequels and I also hope next time they bring in some Nazi weird firearms like in the Wolfenstein video game...I reckon we had enough of the zombies using old German grenades in close combat...

Most inferior to its originator.

[DanLives1980 · 4/10 · 31 July 2016]

I was a fan of the surprising Outpost of 2008. It was one of the few offerings of the last decade that rose above its cheapness. Steve Barker showed great potential, something that was made clear with the help of veteran character actors such as Ray Stevenson and Richard Brake; not to forget a tightly wound atmospheric soundtrack! Surprisingly, Steve Barker returned to write and direct this sequel and yet it plays like a franchise that has been continued by an amateur replacement.

Whereas the film has strength in a few authentic battle-scenes and the use of functioning weapons and blanks instead of CGI muzzle fire (very important to me), this review isn't about trying to save what remains of a bad film. Its lack of good actors coupled with everything else that fails makes it fall flat beyond its promising opening scenes.

Barker makes the mistake of reinventing what worked to such great effect the first time around. I understand that he was trying to broaden the scope for a greater sense of danger regarding the plot but he fails to deliver on a larger scale. And yet by the time we return to the bunker, it's almost as if the movie ran out of funding.

Outpost was claustrophobic and played on informational - and sometimes sensory - deprivation. In Black Sun, the cinematography is loose, the characters are paper thin and rather than a sense of urgency, the film is paced with the impatience of a rushed production.

Furthermore I was let down by the sudden differences in the undead Nazi threat. In Outpost they couldn't die, not even after the EMP blast in the final scenes. Now all of a sudden they're being defeated with knives and they're dumber. They don't attack with the same savagery and they do a lot of screaming, which kills the mystery that actually made them frightening.

Finally, and I'm breaking my own rule of not spoiling movies in my reviews, what the hell made Steve Barker think it'd be good or scary in any way to throw a witch hag into the mix? The ending doesn't even deserve the result of your insulted intelligence!

Derivative and Uninspired

[christiancraughwell · 2/10 · 8 May 2012]

As the summary indicates this sequel was derivative completely uninspired. Outpost 1 was a well crafted low budget horror with suspense, atmosphere and somewhat likable characters. Although the original was a B movie, it had aspirations to be much more than that - and on occasion it achieved greatness. It was like watching a young John Carpenter at the height of his powers.

The sequel was a bad idea. Shabby acting forgiven, we find ourselves in the same locations doing pretty much the same thing as the first film. The same bunker set is utilised - although this time we find a 'secret elevator' to a new chamber.

The scenery of 'Eastern Europe' was clearly filmed in the UK, they got away with this before, but this time it's very obvious.

The director tries to give a sense of a larger scale - with a nazi zombies apocalypse looming. The American Army have been sent to dispatch with the problem, however the budget doesn't really allow for such spectacle and it looks more like a 'sci fi channel presents' affair.

I was saddened by this movie as the director showed such promise from his efforts in the first film. What we have here is lazy and unimaginative. What's needed is a whole new movie concept - not a sequel.

outpost 2 review

[yippeekiyah · 1/10 · 28 August 2012]

dreadful i would rather have my teeth pulled out by a monkey than ever watch this again.

huge fan of the 1st film its was low budget sure but it had a great cast there were well picked and the style and feel of the film was great very sort of David fincher tight and close it felt like a real place and real bunker a little light on action maybe but the script was simple and enjoyable and you could watch it more than once and happily keep it on the DVD shelf.

BUT this was total junk, full of holes including... some woman doing something is she some kind of war criminal chaser ??? who they hell cares. then some guy joins her is he the bad guy is he the hero who cares. a typical cheap sequel like AVP2 with the over the top army getting involved scenes and poor action and no real explanation for anything at all and why the hell do these zombies now scream like mad ?? i have to turn the volume down on then screaming i don't remember them screaming like 70s bmovie zombies in the last one so what the hells going on. the cast are cheap wannabes to look almost like the last cast and again who cares about them, no character build up no real story as to why anything is going on, and why is there a crazy old zombie lady with a huge rack limping around ? its poor the director will never work again.

a poor poor remake in fact if they had brought this to my house to review i would have hit them with an ashtray.

junk total junk avoid all day long

Disappointing

[mail-1030 · 4/10 · 11 October 2013]

As others have noted Outpost 2 starts out with interesting opening, a bit of back story to the first enjoyable outing. Of course this is solid B Movie territory.

Alas momentum is soon lost as the movie sags with a depressingly predictable script swaying into ridiculous cliché, (Nazi hag Zombie ?!) The first Outpost worked because it had some genuine suspense, decent horror and likable non cardboard characters.

if your a fan of the first and or the sub-sub genre of Nazi super Zombie it's probably still worth a watch, it looks well and does flirt with interesting moments.

Early John Carpenter this is not a real shame as the original Outpost certainly was close. The awful poster sums it up.

Misjudged.

The Black Sun rises in Hollywood associated success.

[robert-w-andrews · 7/10 · 20 October 2012]

After the enjoyable action horror production "Outpost" that Steve Barker graced audiences with worldwide a sequel seemed unimaginable and unidealistic. However Outpost Black sun improves on the faults of the previous installment and furthermore maintains the positive aspects that its predecessor is well known for in an surprisingly impressive sequel.

Set directly after the events of the first installment of this progressing saga General Klausener leads his undead army across Europe in an attempt to maintain the unthinkable 1000 year Reich, while the rest of the population look to suffer the same fate that awaited the mercenaries in the previous film. With Klausener's army on the move a physicist and a Nazi war crime hunter pursue both Klausener and his infamous machine with their own vendettas in mind. What is most enjoyable about the narrative is its ability to link in perfectly with its predecessor. As few questions are left answered and previous significances such as the cursed bunker and previous characters are both mentioned and revisited, the viewer is constantly able to revert back to specific events in the previous film which many film sequels in the modern day generally fail to achieve. What is also appreciated in Black Suns narrative is the progression from the plot in "Outpost" in terms of a previously small scale event in to a now large scale invasion threat. Its a trait very similar to what the 28 days/weeks later film franchise achieved as Outpost Black Sun indulges in a similar success factor.

Despite the large jump in terms of its narrative Black Sun includes the previously appreciated horror aspects and furthermore develops them into something equally as impressive for the most part. Not only is there just as much gore despite the films lowered certified rating from 18 to 15 years (most likely in an attempt to make it more accessible), but just as many or possibly even more typical climatic horror moments. Although at times it is undoubtedly clear that one of these undead maniacs will pop out from somewhere, the majority of the time it is ultimately unsuspecting and is worsened by their wretched appearance.

With once again a fairly unfamiliar cast the performances like the sequel itself are remarkably exceptional. Steve Barker however does include some famous faces, such as Clive Russell who only makes a brief appearance as Marius and is fairly insignificant in the plot, never the less Russell is a familiar face to many which is something this film lacks (whether that be a positive or negative aspect). Catherine Steadman most likely to be best known for her recent contribution to "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" takes the lead role as Nazi war crime hunter Lena. From a male dominated cast in the previous film Steadman's performance receives few complaints with her die hard attitude in eliminating Klausener. Also taking a lead role is Richard Coyle as Wallace whose typical portrayal of the modern day physicist with his knowledge far more valuable than his lacking military capability is certainly genuine. The pair engage throughout the film in a conflict and work based friendship as the chemistry on screen is satisfactory. Other significant roles include Daniel Caltagirone as squad commander Macavoy who plays a similar role to DC in the previous installment due to his leadership and military based skills. As only one of two returning cast members Julian Wadhams returns to the set (more or less) with his attributes that were seen previously now absent in a whole new warped Francis Hunt.

Steve Barkers character creation deserves credit, as he also attempts to develop the characters more than he had done in Black Suns predecessor, something that stood as one of the films few faults. The more extensive development is seen within Lena and Wallace for the most part which is essential considering they are the protagonists, however other characters who are still fairly significance in the narrative don't receive the same treatment. This is something that Barker should be keen to improve on in his recently announced 3rd installment to this continuously improving Nazi zombie saga.

Outpost Black Sun simply improves on the previously lacking elements of its predecessor while still including the films unique and desirable features. Along with the applaudable performances of the relatively less familiar cast and engaging narrative, all these elements contribute to Outpost Black Sun being a justified and enjoyable sequel.

close but definitely no cigar

[corduroyfrog · 4/10 · 8 May 2012]

As a big fan of the first film I was looking forward to seeing black sun .The budget seemed slightly bigger than the first but sadly had removed the very things that made the first film great.If you've seen the first film , then you will know that the Nazi super soldier zombies could teleport using unified field physics which was used to make them into super soldiers of doom.All they seemed to do in this film was walk! Secondly being super zombie soldiers they used to move silently in the first film.In this one they make cliché zombie noises for no reason what so ever.The thing that really irritated me about this film the most was the zombie hag witch!she was'nt in the first film (thank god)There was no explanation as to who,why or what her purpose was.In this film all she did was hobble around the bunkers tunnels laughing in the style of a pantomime witch escorted by two zombie soldiers. When I first started watching the film it started off great with a bit of a back story to the bunkers creation but then degenerated into a yawn fest.I don't know why they had a stupid hag woman zombie in it? I have no clue why they made the super soldiers into average soldiers that made daft noises giving away their location all the time.Since they did'nt teleport anymore ,they should've given the zombie soldiers little pink bikes with bells on so they could get around quick .Even though the first film did'nt make me jump , it did have a few moments that demonstrated how sadistic the soldiers could be , this also seemed missing in black sun. I liked the first film that much I actually bought it to add to my collection, the second one I won't be buying .

p.s. The acting in the film was good (apart from the cliché zombies)and if the director had kept the very things that made ouptost great this movie would've also been great.I hope if they make a 3rd film they re watch number one and realise they removed the things that made Outpost unique.

Bring on Outpost 3...

[hasnoform · 30 June 2012]

Exceptionally well-made piece of work with top-notch production values all round. Fantastic acting from the leads down to the small parts, great use of sound, excellent dramatic lighting and powerful, gripping camera-work especially in the action sequences. Some truly shocking moments and great plot-twists and surprises. My favourite parts of this film were actually not the battle-scenes but some of the dialogue scenes particularly the final one with the two men. Extremely good casting and some great performances from not just the leads who were uniformly great but all the tiny roles as well since it's essential to ensure every actor (no matter how small the role is) is great in a film like this otherwise cracks would start to show.

Very Enjoyable

[alan-51-111974 · 7/10 · 5 May 2012]

I enjoyed the first "Outpost" - great performances, cinematography, script and editing let down by the fact that it just wasn't very scary, more evocative.

Here in the sequel we find great performances, cinematography and editing. The overall pace has been tightened up and we (literally) enter the next level.

The score was nowhere near as good as the first, typical fare and I wish the Nazis were essentially silent as they were in the first.

However what you have is a movie that may surprise you based on its budget and is leagues ahead of many of its big budget competitors.

It's still not really scary, maybe I'm desensitised... but it is another very well put together and highly evocative ride.

I'll be watching the third installment.

Hard to believe

[donb-519-335075 · 3/10 · 20 December 2012]

. . . . than anyone would like this movie. Only two positives: Opening scene with Lena chasing Nazis & the "way cool" automatic machine guns the troopers were using. Everything else sucked!!!! Well, the Nazi zombies were pretty cool, but all the roaring reminded me of my Beagle barking continuously - very irritating.

Basically this movie made me not care. It was boring, and at the end I just wanted it to be over. Thanks heavens I only paid $1 to rent it & even then I think I got screwed.

Long periods of time where nothing happened - maybe I fell asleep - I certainly hope so.

Actually I made a mistake when I rented it - I saw an advertisement for another movie - Outpost War in Hell & I thought why not see this one first? I may still rent the first one. But I doubt it.

It made me sick to see the original Dawn of the Dead (Monroeville Mall) mentioned in the same breath as this clunker. Stay away - stay very far away. DonB

A Worthy Successor

[graeme-206-255002 · 9/10 · 29 April 2012]

It's not often that sequels come along and surpass their predecessor, indeed, most are made to capitalise financially on the original, however with Outpost: Black Sun, love, care and attention has been lavished on the story, characters and direction, that it completely surpasses the original and moves the story brilliantly onwards.

Steve Barker and Rae Brunton have shown, that when given a larger budget, they can pull off a film that belies it's homely independent origins, indeed, the end result is worthy of a much higher budgeted blockbuster - had they been given a similar sized budget as that of movies like Iron Sky, then they would be staring at a global success. It's a shame, that movies like this, are destined for a straight to video release, because, they are more than able to hold their own in the box office with a wide release. Barker especially demonstrates his ability to maximise fully the limited budget and constraints to produce a film that has exceptionally high production values and sets that are simply breathtaking. When you take into account the filming locations, it's especially more impressive as instead of seeing a suburb of Glasgow, Barker places you brilliantly into the landscape of Europe. Production values like this, and talent such as this, are extremely rare in this genre.

The movie itself is a progression from the first Outpost, as Brunton and Barker take us forward in time slightly with the Nazis storming across the countryside, the zombies again showing their power and ability to destroy everything in their path, be that men, women or indeed, children.

The back story fits brilliantly - Barker and Brunton both managing to not fall into the trap of writing a sequel that doesn't sit with the original..my best test of this, is to watch both back to back - and in this case, the story flows through from one film to the next. They develop their characters with great skill and all actors perform perfectly in their roles. The casting of each part is perfect - but the stand out role for me, is Ali Craig in the role of Hall - his one liners at times are sheer comedic gold.

Once the end of the movie comes, Barker sets us up perfectly for the third installment, Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz, which is currently filming this time with Kieran Parker in the director's chair, and I for one, cannot wait to see the last part of this wonderfully brilliant independent horror trilogy.

Don't let this slip you by - if you've seen the first Outpost, you won't be disappointed.

9/10

Significantly better than the first!

[Boba_Fett1138 · 6/10 · 10 July 2012]

It's as if the film-makers had been watching the first movie and learned from their mistakes and decided on doing everything different and better this time. And the end result is not a great but a definitely watchable movie!

More fun, more gore, more zombies, a better pace, better characters. This feels more like a movie that knew what it was doing! It's being more a straightforward horror flick, involving zombies and Nazi's. It's simple but ultimately also effective.

Another thing that had been improved is its look. It's not as low budget looking as its predecessor and simply has a good look and atmosphere to it, that suits the movie its story. It also definitely was a better choice to let this movie take place at more than just one location. It also helps to give the movie some more pace and to help to keep things more fresh and interesting.

Horror/zombie fans will definitely be more pleased with this movie than with its predecessor. Not that its being the best the genre has to offer but it at least offers plenty of fun and some gore. For them this movie is definitely being a recommendable one but to most others it remains nothing more than just a very average genre entry, that doesn't have an awful lot to offer for them in it.

6/10

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Too much change is not always a good thing

[moby1974 · 5/10 · 17 June 2012]

Loved the 1st one, low budget and yes a few ott accents but a good idea and all round great horror flick. I was counting the days for the 2nd one, shooting was on and off and I kind of gave up on its coming out, and now having seen it I wish they had ran this past a few fans as I am sure they would have said NOOOOOOOOO! THE GOOD Starts well, setup is OK. Gets in to action faster than the 1st. More money spent on it. Music is fine. Script for the most part is fine.

THE BAD Those not so good accents are back. Too bright, the first used darkness and shadows very well. Woman lead, I know i know, but she just does not work for me. The film seems to stray from what made the 1st so good, for me the Nazis were walking...no need to rush they cannot be killed, and they also popped out of shadows, there one second then gone, but in this its more like 28 days later Nazis. The lead Nazi is dif actor (not want to do or dead?) the guy in 1st was a spooky mofo, I was not happy to see him missing. Addig more new elements does not always make a better film, the crazy Nazi was just lame, and close to the end there is the main twist...if you can call it that, well it made me laugh, in a horror movie thats not a good sign, don't want to spoil it but the force was strong in that Jedi master....once you see it you will get it.

I wish they looked at what people liked in the 1st and upped it, got a strong 2nd film out, made their money, then think about where to take it once they have a good budget, maybe bigger names (yes bigger names is not always a good thing) This falls in to my list of such a shame movies, could have been great and should have been.

worser then Bloodrayne 3

[trashgang · 3/10 · 20 May 2012]

First of all I want to admit that I haven't seen part 1 in what will become a trilogy but haven't seen the first one you are quickly introduced what is going on and what you can expect from Outpost 2. But I also don't guess I had a fair view on this zombie flick because a few days ago I just have seen another Nazi zombie flick, Death Snow (2009), one with a great story and full of gore. But the main difference with Death Snow was the fact that it contained great looking zombies. One thing I haven't seen in Outpost 2.

To go even further it all reminded me of Bloodrayne :The Third Reich (2010) from the so much hated Uwe Boll. That one also lacked on part of the gore and story but I enjoyed it, maybe because it was so bad that it became good but Outpost 2 I didn't like at all. The search for the commander of a Nazi squad that had done atrocities in World War 2 reminded me also towards Bloodrayne 3. And that's the reason why it failed completely. The hunt is on towards the zombies and not in reverse. You see some soldiers going towards the zombies and they start shooting and shooting until they drop but hey, didn't we miss anything. Where's the blood and the gore, a must see in zombie flicks. And I also didn't like the look of the zombies. And the first part is full with bullets flying around and shooting soldiers and zombies. But the worst thing was that I even didn't care who was shot. The reason is simple, mediocre acting.

Everybody hated Bloodrayne 3 but for me this here was a bit worse. I was bored from the start of this flick and after more then 30 minutes I even picked up the remote to push the stop button. This flick shows us why so many zombie flicks failed. And people who knew me of have seen my reviews know that I have seen thousands of flicks from the early eighties until nowadays from blockbusters to turkeys.

Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5