Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Attila'

Written by Scott Edwards

Digging into the past often gives us more insight as to what might happen in the future. It is hard to see where you are going if you do not know where we have been. The past can provide us with a road map of mistakes and victories that should or should not be repeated. Finding pieces from those eras and holding onto them could make you understand a little bit more about what those who lived in that time went through, and may also just change your outlook on what you should do in the future.

Captain Vito and his crew have been assigned another mission and they will not fail. In fact, that is what Vito is known for, getting the job done but he does have a drawback as well since none of his crew ever return home. Being given orders by General Thadeus, Vito only does what he is ordered, but is starting to feel the pressure of the job and wants to transfer out of the division. But the General will not let him go, no matter how bad his mind is getting, Vito has one more mission before they will consider allowing him to leave and it will change his outlook on his job going forward.

Finding a sarcophagus that houses something much out of their realm, Dr. Bukingham wants to know more about the body that is fused to the old box. Cutting himself on the teeth of the Nomad and bleeding onto the body, Bukingham has no idea what he has released on the world. After pulling the top of the Staff of Moses out of the sarcophagus, the Doctor thinks that his job is compete and when fighting with his boss Fleetwood about how important the find is, he has to give it up and allow the military to collect its new prized possession. After boxing up the head of the staff, Bukingham sees that the small body of the Nomad he scraped off the box has grown to full size and hitting the emergency button in his office will not save his life.

One of Attila the Hun's Nomads has been brought back to life and will protect the head of the staff with his life. Being next to immortal, there is nothing that modern man can do to stop his quest and Vito and his new crew find that out very quickly. With bullets having no effect on the monster, the group has to find alternative ways to at least slow the beast down so they can complete their mission. But members of the team get knocked off one by one by the Nomad who shows no signs of slowing down and even the finest minds in the military have no idea what it will take to stop the Nomad before they all become an afterthought.

I really like these movies that deal more with history than the present, especially when the ancients are able to beat the crap out of technology. With plenty of action, you have a sad storyline for Captain Vito who has to deal with the loss of his men every time he returns from a mission. Being cited as one of the best, he still loses them all and the body count is taking its toll on him as he continues to see his dead teams surrounding him. Then you have the Nomad that cannot be stopped and it has its own goal when it comes to keeping the top of the Staff of Moses safe from the world, and while he is running, he is attacked; making him the victim, not the aggressor and you quickly find out the reason behind this as someone even worse than him is awakened. Happy Viewing.

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