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found the following review useful: Highly enjoyable sci-fi pulp,
16 April 2012  *** This review may contain spoilers ***  THE
25TH Reich, from Australian director/writer Stephen Amis, is
styled as an affectionate tribute to pulp sci-fi of the 30's'
,40's, and 50's, and plays somewhat like an 'Amazing Stories'
cover come to life in all its lurid and colorful glory. Based on
the obscure J.J. Solomon novel "50,000 Years Until Tomorrow"
(soon to be re-printed, I hear), it tells a fanciful tale of
American soldiers sent way back in time to prevent the birth of
the Reich and fight off enemies such as deadly Nazi spider
robots who spit lines like "Heil, Hitler!". True to pulp form,
these soldiers have their work cut out for them with their lives
jeopardized at every turn. An unexpected bit of nasty (or is
that Nazi?) business is the rape of one poor sap by a giant Nazi
Robot Spider. Although n