This is an extremely silly movie with terrible acting (hard to imagine Jane Fonda acting that poorly) and an equally terrible script. The effects are cheesy and sometimes unnecessarily long (the dream room sequence comes to mind: how long is Jane going to walk in front of psychedelic displays before something happens?). The story line is ridiculous. The space ship looks like something made by a third grader. I could go on
Oh yes, don't forget the music! Personally, I feel the 60s was an era of both tremendously creative and embarrassingly bad music; I'll let you guess which category Barbarella's soundtrack falls into
Why did I give this movie three stars? (update: this movie really is terrible so it should get a 1. I bow to local peer pressure). It's so bad it's really great. This isn't your grandmother's "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians": when was the last time you saw a dumb sci-fi flick with a really hot actress who just can't seem to keep those skin tight space suits on her body? If you get bored between breast shots (which could easily happen), try counting the phallic symbols.
Have a few beers (better yet, a smoke), get together with your male buddies, and watch a movie Ed Wood would be proud of.
Oh yes, don't forget the music! Personally, I feel the 60s was an era of both tremendously creative and embarrassingly bad music; I'll let you guess which category Barbarella's soundtrack falls into
Why did I give this movie three stars? (update: this movie really is terrible so it should get a 1. I bow to local peer pressure). It's so bad it's really great. This isn't your grandmother's "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians": when was the last time you saw a dumb sci-fi flick with a really hot actress who just can't seem to keep those skin tight space suits on her body? If you get bored between breast shots (which could easily happen), try counting the phallic symbols.
Have a few beers (better yet, a smoke), get together with your male buddies, and watch a movie Ed Wood would be proud of.