Every now and then you're pleasantly surprised by a movie. I wasn't expecting to be pleasantly surprised with the Nazi-zombie flick Overlord. I went in expecting pure schlock, but what I got instead was a solid little movie. Compared to most blockbusters, this film is simple and streamlined. It doesn't have a million different, half-baked sub-plots clogging the script. The focus is on our characters and their mission. Those characters, while a bit stereotypical, are well developed and have complete arcs. They play off each other well, and bring a lot to the film, despite the fact they are lesser-known actors. It's refreshing to watch a blockbuster that doesn't forget the fundamentals of character. Speaking of movie fundamentals; this story really gets set up and pays off. Very rarely are you teased with something that doesn't pay off in a satisfactory way. True, Overlord doesn't go full, insane, COD Nazi zombies, but it does exactly what this story ...

A movie about Nazi zombies -- or Nazbies as I like to call them -- isn't what you'd expect Hollywood to release on the Remembrance Day weekend, but I'm glad they did. Why? The world needed a respectable Nazbie movie; one that takes place during the Second World War, on the eve of D-Day, which was called Operation: Overlord, hence this Nazbie movie's title. Longest run-on sentence in history. Doubtful. But I'll get there...

For some reason, the whole idea of Nazi zombies just doesn't get old. It was used to great -- and some times comedic -- effect in two Dead Snow movies. And now J.J. Abrams is bringing the scares and gore in the upcoming period horror flick Overlord. Overlord, for the record, was the code name for the D-Day invasion of Normandy by Allied troops in World War 2. Just so you get the reference here.