“Iron Sky” is a hilarious sci-fi/comedy with great references to other films and some really funny political commentary too. It has a delightfully absurd premise and makes the most of it. It reminded me a lot of both “Team America” and “Canadian Bacon”.

In “Iron Sky”, it turns out that the Nazis have been hiding on a secret base on the dark side of the Moon since 1945. After an American astronaut (Christopher Kirby “The Matrix Reloaded”) accidentally stumbles upon them, the Nazis decide that now is the time to launch an attack on the Earth. The American President (Stephanie Paul) desperately wants to be re-elected and thinks this is a great opportunity to win over voters.

Parodying Nazis is nothing new and “Iron Sky” knows it. The Nazis in this film have even re-edited Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” into a pro-Nazi propaganda piece. The poor American astronaut gets dyed white so that he can be an Aryan. The American President in this movie is hilarious as she views a potential large-scale conflict as a way too boost her approval ratings. Udo Kier (“Blade”, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”) has a role as one of the Nazi leaders and he’s great so I wish he had more screen time. My favourite character in the movie is Renate Richter (Julia Dietze), a devout fascist that slowly learns that she has been misguided.

“Iron Sky” makes references to “Downfall” and “Dr. Strangelove”. The sequence involving the U.N. with the North Korean diplomat is probably the funniest gag in the whole movie. The commentary on American interventionism is very amusing. Some of the special effects look a little cheap but it really doesn’t matter in a film like this. I had a real good time with this outrageous film. We need more films with ridiculous concepts and great writing.