Gun of the Black Sun (2011) Reviews

• So which movies has Roger Corman starred in?

  screenwriter-122014-03-19

  From a previous review: "With Gary pulling off the classic (Roger)Corman trick of casting himself in the lead (keeps the budget down and puts the producer on set every day :-)" WTF? Corman has probably produced over 100 films and though he has sometimes made Hitchcock-style walk-on appearances, he has never played the lead in any film! 'Bikeboy' references Corman about 10 times in his review but has he actually ever seen a single Corman movie? Smells like someone involved in the production trying hard to link Roger's good name with this inferior product... Jeff Burr is a good atmospheric director given decent material but unfortunately this messy film falls far below his usual standard, with the late lamented Richard Lynch being about the only reason to sit thru it. Whoever thought having a Luger pistol as a world-threatening super-weapon was a great idea? An excellent handgun for sure but not exactly the Ark of the Covenant...

• An enjoyable B-movie

  metalblon-22017-09-29

  "Gun of the Black Sun" is an entertaining B-movie which features the screen villain legend Richard Lynch (Invasion USA, Necronomicon) in one of his last films, the beautiful Kristina Cepraga(Bad Brains) and introducing the main star Gary Douglas in his first starring role in this actioner film with plenty of motorbike and car chases while the storyline submerges us in a secret weapon with mystical powers which belonged to the Nazi era. It also has nice locations in London and in Romania. *SPOILER*: There is also a spectacular sword fight between Richard's character and Mr. Douglas's almost at the end of the movie. A very recommendable actioner directed by the veteran Director Jeff Burr (Leatherface III, Mil Mascaras: Resurrection).

• A modern cult classic

  simoncatweazle2012-09-04

  I watched "Gun of the Black Sun" last week - and I really liked it. The story's imaginative and well paced. The locations are amazing, as is the cinematography - doffing its hat to the likes of "Easy Rider", "Quadrophenia" and even "The Leather Boys" as it passes through some spectacular European backdrops. The performances are stellar - not least the final appearance on screen by Richard Lynch before his untimely death earlier this year. Certainly a surprise to me, but ex-footballer Ian Wright's appearance is amazing - filling the screen with a presence that suggests that he's a veteran of such things. Elsewhere, the cast explores the remarkable plot-line supremely, holding one's attention despite the ferocious pace of the storyline. To me, this film has all the qualities to ensure its success; the Nazi/Occult connection a quite unique slant that has rarely (if ever) been explored before. Despite the minuscule cannon of genuine British cult movies - "Gun Of The Black Sun" will be rightly considered a fine example of imaginative and provocative film-making; a rare commodity these days!

• A Brit Biker flick in which cigarette smugglers take on Ex Nazis who possess a supernatural Luger - delicously bonkers

  bike10662011-03-15

  Gary Douglas, writer, producer and star of Gun, embodies the spirit of Roger Corman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000339/) with Gun of the Black Sun. Tarantino reveres this kind of high energy film making but has completely lost the ability to deliver it on the kind of low to no budgets Corman and Gary so obviously relish. Quick cars, fast motorbikes and even faster women wrapped up in a glossy plot of old Nazis taking over the world with supernatural hokum involving a demon empowered Luger makes this an absolute classic for genre fans, bikers and lovers of hardcore euro action that usually stars Jason Statham or Jet Li. Like Corman Gary also delivers his action with a message and some character development but he doesn't let that get in the way of the violent mayhem that drives Black Sun faster than a twin turbo big bore V Rod after hitting the nitros button. With Gary pulling off the classic Corman trick of casting himself in the lead (keeps the budget down and puts the producer on set every day :-) ) but then allowing an experienced genre director, Jeff Burr, to take the reins ensures that every penny of the budget hits the screen and Gun delivers a high gloss bright light feel more reminiscent Ridley Scott than your usual low budget British schlocker. Gary has also been very shrewd in his casting of Ian Wright, the ex footballer and TV presenter, as Duke, a role he carries off surprisingly well and is clearly leagues ahead of Vinnie Jones in the acting stakes. The Cormanesque eye candy is also all present and correct with the gorgeous Mihaela Sinca playing the lust interest Lorredana and Kristina Cepraga ensuring teenage dreams are always wet as the Neo Nazi dominatrix Ms Kitty. Black Sun is that very rare thing, a low budget British movie that is comfortable with what it is. The Ace Cafe makes a fantastic backdrop for the brilliantly shot duel of the V Rod and GSXR but it doesn't matter whether it is in London or not. The Romanian countryside is so stunning that we don't care its not Tuscany. Black Sun delivers so bang on the exploitation / action genre button that we also don't care that its not produced by the Luc Besson stable of Transporter hits. We can just hope that Gary is following that other Corman gambit of having a whole slate of actioners ready to go as soon as Black Sun hits the screens. Britain doesn't need another Mike Lee or Richard Curtis, we need more producers with the chutzpah of Gary Douglas.

• Waste of time indie thriller

  Leofwine_draca2017-09-10

  GUN OF THE BLACK SUN is an indie thriller, made as a UK/Romanian co-production and shot on the streets of London. The barely-existent storyline involves a cursed Nazi pistol that falls into the wrong hands and soon leads to some bad people doing some bad things. As with most indies of this ilk, most of the running time is packed with incessant dialogue, all of it badly scripted and very boring. Half is set in suburban homes and half in seedy nightclubs. Bizarrely, former footballer Ian Wright has a main role and is quite terrible, although veteran B-movie actor Richard Lynch also makes a surprising appearance.