Outpost 11 (2012)

Thanks for the memories!

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Don't listen to the negative reviews

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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.

This film comes with and interesting premise and a somewhat unfairly low rating. An intriguing disappointment.So what for? Well a it's stylish, claustrophobic steampunk romp filmed in pretty much 3 rooms, with occasional use of some great outdoor scenery. Alas it's disjointed and doesn't wrap it's self up at all, yet the spirit is there...Outpost 11 is completely flawed by the final act that makes little sense. It's however far from total rubbish by proxy of it's ambition.6/10 for weirdo effort

Having just watched this film and still digesting it I can say that the acting is great in the film and the idea is actually a good one. The thing that made me quite angry with the film is that it is just plain stupid as in it got to the end and the plot of the film made no sense to me whatsoever.If this film was made to be all about the screenplay and very little to do with the plot then it is is worth probably more than 5 stars, however as i suspect that there is meant to be some great innuendo behind this film which i cannot for the life of me fathom without being in the writers head then this film deserves a 1 star.I am actually a little angry still that i spent an hour and a half watching this but at the same time can appreciate the way it was made...I don't know anyone that i could recommend this film to personally who wouldn't turn round to me after watching it and call me something not very nice but being a weirdo myself i guess i can empathize with the weirdness of the film?!