If there ever was a time that this movie should be remade it is now. In this era of reboots a remake of Barbarella would be IT.
Some scandly clad female vixen that kicks ass and takes names, a cameo by Flesh Gordan and some others, Desmond Harrington as Pygar and a bit more substance to the plot. Keep the many outfits, keep the boobs, up the ass and up the violence.
It'll be great.
once upon a time, when jane fonda had fantastic tits...
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.
Worth a watch once, but I think that's about it. Taking in consideration the age of the movie, not bad ;)
A surprisingly fun level of camp. The gonzo visuals, scenery-chewing performances, and swinging 60s soundtrack are all cognitively dissonant, but you have to admire Vadim’s ambitions and Fonda’s commitment. I enjoyed this more than I expected and would watch it again.
Ya, there is no real reason to watch this, but I'll go out on a limb here by saying we, who watched this, know exactly why.
Barbarella is a fun sci-fi fantasy. While having the production value to not be a crappy B movie, it definitely leans into the campy nature of the genre.
The movie has some storytelling flaws, however, for the most part, it manages to be entertaining the entire runtime.
Onto the titular character herself: Jane Fonda plays her perfectly. She is a future human who is unfamiliar with hostility - and other types of interaction - and has to use her cunning and trickery to get out of dangerous situations. Another notable detail is the numerous costume changes she undergoes, including no costume. Wowzers!
The movie is clearly not to be taken very seriously, although I'd still recommend it to fans of sci-fi and/or fantasy. If you like Flash Gordon (1980) or even Jason and the Argonauts (1963), this would be a safe bet.
Silly, fun, very imaginative, and quintessentially '60s.
If this was what our parents and grandparents watched - I feel sorry for them. What a crock.
As a lover of bad movies, this movie is a train wreck unless of course you're 12.
Campy but fun says it all
Looking camp right in the eye!
Shout by DeletedBlockedParent2016-08-02T18:31:07Z
By any normal standards this is not a great film. But it is so kitsch, you can't help but love it.