You just can't do it. The movie's script often tries to ape George Romero's technique of using social commentary, an approach that can either be very humorous or very annoying, depending on your point of view. Like Dawn of the Dead , which was obviously an inspiration, the movie deals with very broad themes, such as man's relationship witch technology, how society is imprisoned by it, and, as displayed by Dean's argument with General Murchison about freedom of the press, how even seemingly free countries are never truly democratic. But unlike Romero's film, Nightmare City mostly sounds preachy, like the social commentary was added almost as an afterthought. But, while this can be annoying, it can also add the fun of the movie, with the hokey aspects of the script getting almost as many laughs as the mutants.
Nightmare City is a cult classic today among many fans of European horror.
Yes, in quite a few ways it's a bad movie, but despite all it's faults, it's still a very memorable film, and if you view it with the right attitude, it's also a very enjoyable one. So, in spite of my comments, don't be swayed from at least giving the movie a try, if only for a few laughs. This DVD is an import from Holland in the PAL video format, which means that most people in North America, which uses the NTSC format, will not be able to view this on their TVs without special equipment. NTSC Explained article . I can unequivocally state that this release is the best that the film has ever looked on home video.