Posts Tagged ‘amazons’

Barbarian Movie Review: Kilma, Queen of the Amazons (1975)

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Kilma, Queen of the Amazons (Kilma, La Reina de las Amazonas). A Spanish production filmed around Barcelona, directed by Miguel Iglesias Bonns.

Rating: 2/5 Golden Axes

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Summary: A thrilling island adventure that questions our understanding of civilization, barbarism, and prehistoric notions of femininity, and dares to synthesize them into a coherent statement about modernity.  Aw, who am I kidding?

 

Kilma, Queen of the Amazons, and Dan Robinson share a tender moment with a musket. Why is this the first picture in this review? Because, unlike the director, I didn't want to waste a lot of time with the movie's plot before showing the movie's title character.

 

Movie Title for Kilma, Queen of the Amazons (1975)

This is the name of the movie, not the name of the boat.

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Barbarian Movie Review: Hundra (1983)

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Hundra (1983) Starring Laurene Landon, directed by Matt Cimber.

Rating:

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(5/5)

 

“No man will ever penetrate my body with sword or himself,” says the title heroine in this acknowledged ancestor of Kill Bill.

Hundra on horseback. Admittedly, this does not require a caption.

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