S.S. Doomtrooper (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

2.7/10   

Director:

David Flores

Writer:

Berkeley Anderson (writer)

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A genetically bred Nazi super soldier fights Allied troops.

Plot Keywords:

Acronym In Title

Cast

Corin Nemec	...	Captain Malloy
James Pomichter	...	Private Parker Lewis
Marianne Filali	...	Mariette Martinet (as Marian Filali)
Ben Cross	...	Professor Ullman
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Lieutenant Reinhardt
Harry Van Gorkum	...	Sergeant Digger
Assen Blatechki	...	Private Andy Papadakis (as Asen Blatechki)
Raicho Vasilev	...	Corporal Porter
John Newton	...	Jones
Boris Pankin	...	General Carmichael
Julian Bailey	...	Jean-Michele
Jonas Talkington	...	Corporal Johnson
Lee Williams	...	Mr. Dougherty
Linda Russeva	...	Eva (as Linda Ruseva)
Julian Vergov	...	Nazi Guard #1

Runtime:

90 min | USA:120 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | French

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Combat Productions

Trivia:

The character name of Parker Lewis is, of course, a reference to Corin Nemec's character in the TV series "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (1990).

Goofs:

Factual errors: Radiation inhibits cell growth, it doesn't accelerate it.

Quotes:

Private Parker Lewis: I just can't win.

Movie Connections:

References "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (1990)

A Major Dialog and Direction Failure

This film had enough budget to have some good actors, almost accurate uniforms, good lighting, cinematographer and story outline...... but there are clearly serious problems with this production: Underwhelming CGI, careless authenticity, wooden direction and the music score which tries too hard to sound like a cross between "The Great Escape" and "Star Wars".

The main problem for me is the dialog. EVERYONE in this film speaks in sentences that are way too lengthy. I can almost forgive the words that are way too modern for 1945, but it seems like everything is over-explained in this film, yet the characters very little. They are also monotone in their delivery with horrid accents. This gives the production an almost robotic and lifeless feel and we end up not caring about what happens to any of the characters. The "Pink Hulk" is so lumbering and clumsy, I am not sure why he is a menace to more than a couple of soldiers at a time.

Finally, I really like Corin Nemic as an actor, but he was directed to be more of a Bruce Willis type of "Die Hard" hero in this film and it just doesn't work for him. He neither has the stature or the presence to pull it off. He ends up looking tense, angry and overwhelmed.