This is Jörg Buttgereit's take on superheroes. He plays Captain Berlin in here, a man with superpowers who protects the German capital from evil villains. Berlin was still a divided city when this was made, so i wonder how he got past the Wall or the Captain only protected the Western side? Anyway, I will hold a couple things in his favor here. This is not as gross and repulsive as some other Buttgereit movies. He was only 18 when he made this and the film obviously does not take itself seriously at all. And the music tune is sort-of catchy too. Opposite these pros, there are some heavy cons. In general, the production value is completely amateurish, so bad that it maybe should never have been made. The actors are a disaster. One of them accidentally says the German word "warten" instead of "erwarten" and quickly corrects himself. Yet, this scene was not shot again. And the girl who gut abducted and is seemingly in danger of losing her life has to laugh excessively while she is screaming from fear.
I would love to say that at least Buttgereit played his part well, but he really didn't. During the fight sequence it is clearly to see that he hits nothing but air when his opponent acts as if he got hit. Then again, he was carrying a mask for almost the entire film. This is a very early work from the director of "Nekromantik". It is not a good film by any means, not even a mediocre one really. Not recommended. Oh yeah and a final note: There is actually one of the band members from Germany's most famous punk rock band of the last 30 years ("Die Ärzte") in here.
I would love to say that at least Buttgereit played his part well, but he really didn't. During the fight sequence it is clearly to see that he hits nothing but air when his opponent acts as if he got hit. Then again, he was carrying a mask for almost the entire film. This is a very early work from the director of "Nekromantik". It is not a good film by any means, not even a mediocre one really. Not recommended. Oh yeah and a final note: There is actually one of the band members from Germany's most famous punk rock band of the last 30 years ("Die Ärzte") in here.
