So, what actually happened to the Nazis is that they fled to the moon, built this giant moonbase, and have been patiently waiting for their chance to invade Earth.

This is obviously not the premise of a film that takes itself seriously.

Ever since I first saw the trailer for this some time ago -- with huge space-dirigibles emblazoned with swastikas looming over the Earth -- well, I kind of wondered what happened to the movie, actually.  I thought it looked great.

And it does look great.  Production values are high.  Unfortunately, the charm wears off soon after the first act.

The first half hour is great, though.  It is sharp, cool, and funny.  The actors ham it up and play off ridiculous stereotypes to earn good laughs.  The sets are convincing and must have cost some serious cash. In a great stroke of casting, Udo Kier plays the new Fuhrer, and I have a brand new crush on the cute, lead Nazi girl in this.

It all plays out like some ridiculous cross of Flash Gordon and Rocky Horror that is really working -- until it just falls apart completely.

Once a handful of these Nazis return to Earth on a secret mission, forget it.  It devolves into stupid slapstick and the plot takes turns that are simply not funny enough to justify suspension of disbelief in how stupid they are -- even for a movie like this one.  The characters are not funny, just stupid, and one of the worst offenders is some lady as president that is (obviously) supposed to be Sarah Palin. Believe me, it is not as funny as it sounds. And it doesn't even sound that funny to start with.

So I would encourage you to check out the first half-hour of this film.  I honestly don't see how anybody couldn't like the first half hour of this film.  It is so fresh and unexpected.  For real.

But this is one of those films that "could have been."

Once they return to Earth, the suck-fest begins.  Shut it down.  You've been warned.

Jeez. I got to the 8 minute mark before aborting the mission. I should have hit the eject button when the Sarah Palin banners dropped on the lunar lander. If they added some humor, maybe. But no humor through 8 minutes. Even the unmasking of the black astronaut fell flat. Abort, abort!

I too thought the trailer looked good and finally got hold of a second hand blue ray but was very disappointed.  I think it was a decent concept, Nazi's hiding on the moon but the campness bored me and comedy wasn't particularly funny.  The movie definitely dragged and I was quite glad when it ended.  That says it all really.

Caught this one in festival last year and quite enjoyed it, but I think seeing it on the big screen, seeing it as part of a festival of primarily serious movies, and seeing it at the end of a very long day (all through which the bar was serving) may have contributed to my favourable impression. It was dumb as hell and underwhelming, and I think that's what I needed just then. My guess is that if I saw it again, it would disappoint.

I did do a full review, also.