watchable, but, supposedly set in war years, But some of the technology that is used?? One of those silly watchable things. Part funny part what the ?? The Captain or whatever rank, goes out hunting local animals which seem to explode. same as the steam boiler they have, seems about ready to explode at any time, The lower rank, does the cooking cleaning and everything, with a middle rank with doubtful faculties having him go into the boiler room, which he hates. The middle rank with acrophobia, had a problem on his hand, until he cuts it out. And so it goes on with spiders coming out of the woodwork. and every where else. It then seems to jump a bit, not sure, played section a few time to check, still not sure. Then all sorts of back flash etc. supposed funny phone calls etc. Gets even sillier. You need to watch for the silly outcome. If you want a movie with predictable outcome. do not watch this.

I didn't mind this movie, despite the negative reviews elsewhere.It's not for everyone, I'll agree with that.3 British soldiers are posted to a wire-listening post in the Arctic, and as nothing much happens boredom and madness are never far away.A psychotropic weapon is dropped nearby, and the men (in particular Grant) start showing aberrant behaviour.He suffers from the handy-Andies, which many psychotics do, as it is a massive mental & tension relief process used by psychopaths as well.The story revolves around how each of the three men, and the class system from they came, recognise and deal with the mind-altering substance that eventually controls their every waking moment.This film requires a working knowledge of the British class-system, WW1, Korea and Vietnam psy-ops, and a smattering of modern military history, as well as a working knowledge of abnormal psychology.Although I wouldn't add it to my collection, I did enjoy watching Outpost 11 and how "the madness" crept further into the daily operations of Outpost 11.

This is an "arthouse picture" from another alternate universe with the feel of a 3 man play. Hard to get through, and I can not promise you will feel at all satisfied if you do, but in the end it is a neat little experience of something new, and that is all that really matters. You need to really suspend your disbelief to get through to the pay off, but there really is a great story under the confusion. These actors, and the crew had to make this tiny speck of a set feel like the entire world, and they do a fine job of accomplishing that. In this new version of our universe it really looks like we have come in just a bit late to the party, all of the characters seem so certain in their beliefs that there had to have been a great cataclysm that we just missed, and they never quite touch on that. The naked lunch effect may be just what you need though. Enjoy.

I love alternate histories and this film started with a very cool premise. The second 100 years war has raged on into the current year, 1955. There is a stalemate between the British and Prussian forces that has lasted for decades. Far from the front lines and deep into the Arctic Circle, an isolated British Outpost intercepts enemy transmissions and works on forbidden science. How cool is that for a hook? Oh yeah, everything is steam driven in this reality so, hey, I figured some nifty steam punk stuff...nope.I'm far from an expert, but the film seems fairly well produced (other than one completely lame animatronic like spider that looks like a fugitive from a 60s Sinbad movie) and is visually appealing. The characters are stock clichés for the most part but still, the film spends most of its time trying to build characterization. Granted this does keep the budget low, and the plot is about a slow descent into madness due to some sort of physic attack presumably from the Prussians, but overall it drags up to the last few minutes where it fails to deliver any punch at all.In the first part of the film, there is a feeling of anticipation and the suspense that comes along with it, but that slowly morphs into just plain tediousness. This tediousness continues at a slightly increasing pace until it impacts into a puzzling conclusion. Lots of gaps and holes along the way. I can't really say that this film was a waste of my time, but it was not time well spent either...and I'm pretty easy to please.