This
is a groovy little wartime sci-fi tale about a covert British commando group
heading to Germany to locate and capture a flying saucer. It’s a strange combination of stiff upper lip
Englishness and amoral cold-bloodedness, the two being not mutually
incompatible.
Major
Barton (the leader of the force) is a fab creation straight out of the Garth
Ennis war books. He leads the force
through a story which has a strange mix of total war attitudes mixed with a
yearning for peace and understanding – mostly on the part of the ship &
Jurgen the ex-Luftwaffe pilot.
I
thoroughly enjoyed this. It was both
Quatermassy and Garth Ennisy. Good old
fashioned British sci-fi.
I loved it too. Fantastic stuff! Grew up on sci-fi ... and this is up there with the best!
ReplyDeletehi Kit. it certainly is. It had a real old school UK sci-fi vibe to it filtered through a modern sensibility. i loved it and you've gotta love that image too.
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