Review by Alexander von Limberg

Barbarella 1968

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Review by Alexander von Limberg
BlockedParent2023-01-23T14:44:53Z— updated 2024-02-10T19:31:52Z

Not even sure whether they tried to make a B-movie. I'm convinced they wanted to produce some serious Sci-Fi here.

It starts with a memorable zero-gravity strip of a 60's gorgeous female bomb-shell astronaut accompanied by the great title song. In a furry spaceship. Yes, it's that weird. An when I say she's taking off her clothes, I really mean it. When did the global movie and pop mainstream became that prude? (I'm also looking at you Ariane! You covered this scene only half-heartedly) Nudity can be aesthetically and natural. Kudos to Jane Fonda. I had no idea she looked that gorgeous and was such a vivid actor. I'm too young. I always thought she was famous for her home fitness tapes but obviosuly she was some sort of an American Brigitte Bardot.

If you like a trash movie you'll be satisfied. It's an eclectic mix of the craziness of an early James Bond, of what feels like an Austin Powers parody, of Star Trek's The Original Series, of a 60s Playboy magazine, of an American apparel tights commercial, Ben Hur (bare chested crucifications!), horror movies (it's The Birds but with canaries) and 2001 A Space Odyssey. You will be entertained. Entertained in ways you probably never imagined. Don't even know what the most memorable scene is. I feel that the piano execution machine (death by orgasm) is maybe the most memorable prop though. Followed by a "men's essence" water pipe. By any critics' standards, this is not a good movie. Watch it once, then forget it - if you can. You probably can't.

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