War of the Dead
aka Stone’s War
2011
directed by Marko Mäkilaakso
Lithuanian-Italian-US co-production.
A World War II zombie film about a Finnish, American and Russian soldiers who must band together when they encountering the hideous results of Nazi experiments in re-animation.
This is by far not a good movie, but on the other hand it does not commit the worst sin a movie can: be boring. This film never slows down and keeps you entertained all the way through. This film had a lot going for it. It is beautifully filmed, the action and horror sequences well put together, the creature and gore effects are great. This is a beautiful film.
But the down side is that this film is poorly acted. Most of the performances are wooden. The dialogue is sometimes almost painful to hear, but rebounds to be actually deep and thoughtful. And the story makes not sense historically or politically.
It is set in March 1941, long after the Winter War was over and months before the German-Soviet War/Great Patriotic War was about to begin. In the middle of this setting a team of Finnish and American soldiers are on a mission to find a hidden German bunker on the Finnish-Soviet border, while the whole time in conflict with the Red Army. To put this into historical context, the US was not involved in the war yet, and Finland was actually allied with Nazi Germany, and the US was friendly with, and eventually allied with, the Soviet Union. In the crazed world of this film it has Finland and America vs German vs the Soviet Union.
If you like films like “Hell of the Living Dead”, “Flesheater” or “Zombie 4: After Death” then you will love this! Its probably the best looking cheesy zombie movie ever made. Shot in Lithuania on a budget of about 1.3 million Euros ( or about 1.8 million US dollars) this film drips style. Its main problem is that it is style over substance, but there is a lot of style.
Radio Blue Heart presents TALES FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN!
Episode 42: Infantry Weapons and Their Effects!
1954 US army training film instructing soldiers in the use of the M1911A1 pistol, the M3 “Grease Gun” submachine gun and the M1 Carbine.
Once again this film is PUBLIC DOMAIN and not copyright protected in the US at least. You can make and sell your own DVD of it, download it, show it for free or for profit. Or remix it or use it for stock footage
The GSh-18 (ГШ-18) made by KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula Russia.
It is 9x19mm and can fire 7N21 (7H21) and 7N31 (7H31) +P+ high pressure, armor piercing rounds, capable of piercing 8mm of steel at a distance of 15 to 20 meters. It has a 18 round magazine.
Its safety is built into the trigger and it only taken off if a finger is on the trigger.
It is true! The gun is not my wife! But how like a woman it is! Like a woman, my gun needs constant attention, tender care and careful grooming to work at its best! And like a woman, my small, smooth, well designed gun can deliver a sting that all men fear! Yes! This gun is my wife! She is polished… true! Why do you flinch from my wife?
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