“OK. Which one of you called them Frankensteins?”

Frankenstein’s Army

Frankenstein’s Army is the kind of film that has a brief introduction, then goes straight into a first-person fun house ride.  Our story is that a camera man is following a group of Russian soldiers during World War II.  The soldiers stumble across (or were they led to?) a secret warehouse full of Nazi monstrosities, sewn together bodies and machine parts designed for murder. Our camera man is an inept camera bouncer in traditional “found footage” style, but this thankfully changes as the movie gets going and we get some semi-traditional photography.

The is the only full length film so far from director Richard Raaphorst, who also came up with the original idea. He got help on the story from Miguel Tejada-Flores – who of all things worked on Revenge of the Nerds (2,3, and 4) and the Lion King. That’s a real Renaissance man who can write that many different stories. It’s a job well done to both of them.

One of the main reasons to watch this film is the monsters.  So many awesome creature designs.  I noticed one reviewer on IMDB mentioned how she paused just to look at everything.  Me too.  If this was a haunted house attraction it would make a million every Halloween. And that is how Frankenstein’s Army should be viewed – Don’t come to this film looking for an amazing script. This is more like a 3D ride you would take at Universal Studios.

Another film similarly named and not anywhere near this quality is Army of Frankensteins, about an army of Frankenstein monsters (I refuse to call them Frankensteins) that goes back in time to change the direction of the Civil War. Link provided, but Caveat Emptor.  This low-rent mess even came out the same year as tonight’s film. When something like this happens it is usually to leech money from successful films.  I can’t prove that here, but the timing and name confusion is suspicious.

Thanks to Richard Raaphorst for making this film a reality!  I hope we see more from this director in the future. You know what else is fun about this film?  If you don’t turn TUBI off, it will start to cycle through similar films, include The Devil’s Rock and Nazis at the Center of the Earth.  It’s a party if you want it! So watch!  Or don’t!  Everything is voluntary, until a Nazi scientist carves you up and sews you to an airplane.  Next week, it is finally time to show a classic:  Batwoman.  No, not  Batgirl. This Mexican wrestling Batwoman fights crime in a  bikini!

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