In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Sunday 17 February 2013

Red Sonja (1985)

Inspired by author Robert E. Howard's Hyborian age stories, Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, got her own film.
Arnie co-stars as a tactless barbarian but he isn't Conan. Why the hell not? There must've been licensing issues behind the scenes, because it's one hell of a missed opportunity. Or it would be if the film was better.
The addition of an irritating child character means the sexualised female warrior role is curtailed, but the homophobia remains. Typical.
I can't remember the last time I saw so many polystyrene rocks collected together in one place.

1½ plastic swords out of 5

1 comment:

Impudent Urinal said...

:doc:
I caught it once. I had no idea what was going on. Then the evil lady was a bitch and a castle exploded for no reason.
Had a few laughs though.

2 Why the fuck was Ernie Reyes there? out of 5.