Hunters (2020)

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   Siskoid

   Amazon Prime's Hunters is a rather entertaining program, but tonally, it's all over the place. For instance, it has exploitation movie graphics and satirical period commercials, but otherwise doesn't try for a period look. It takes place in 1977, something they really, really, really push, but the comics lore the kids spout is severely informed by which superheroes are of interest today, not back then (sorry, but there lies my expertise). The comics element is important, because this really is a comic book tv show, using the tropes, twists and villainy of comics, but then there's the portrayal of Nazi death camps, sometimes showing things that likely happened, and others that are so extreme, they likely did not. Project Paperclip was real, and sometimes you think, yeah, the rise of fascism is certain countries could probably link back to that, and there WERE Nazi hunters, if not these, so the blurring of the line could be problematic, especially as it pertains to the Holocaust. Now, give or take one of the comic book twists towards the end, which I find rather iffy, I can parse all of that fine, sit down and have fun. The characters are interesting and the ethics of their "hunt" are explored throughout even though the Nazis are villains easy to hate (and indeed, they are so terrible, it keeps the tension up - don't expect the entire cast to make it through the show). I do recommend it, and if you need the proper headspace to appreciate its outrageousness, think Inglourious Basterds, it might help. 3 years 11 months ago

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