She (1984)

I am a fan of Sandahl Bergman, but I gave this a rating of 3. I might have rated it a little higher were it not for the fact that I felt that the makers of this film did a rip-off of the title of the 1935 film and the novel on which it was based. I have no objection to admiring scantily-clad beauties, but I am not entertained by seeing them whipped or tortured. I tend to enjoy campy films, but the campiness in this one often falls flat. There is an unevenness in tone and characterization. The two male protagonists start off as obnoxious macho jerks whose misogynist attitudes, we are somehow expected to believe, are transformed in short order into sympathetic enlightened pro-feminists.

If you like the odd, different and unusual this movie is for you. Very hard to classify and way out there. You will be mesmerized by this film or you will totally dismiss it. Like a creative mind that bounces from inspiration to inspiration rather than dwelling on topic and refining it to perfection. Yes, this is a low budget, over-reaching film that is more like cue-cards for the real version, yet given the latitude and forgiveness for its primitive roughness its ideas will stick with you for life. And, you will find yourself asking from time to time "What ever happened to Quin Kessler?"Think a world of fractured realities, where travel is crossing into parallel worlds. Places where a simple idea is taken to its bazaar extreme and dominated by that reality. The hero's travel from reality to reality, where mutation is the norm and what is normal the odd. The journey is the unifying force and reality itself the variable.With the likes of Sandahl Bergman, as the heroine, with her dancer moves and classic beauty, the movie's short comings are easy to overlook. The first time I rented this movie, I watched it all night long way into morning, over and over again. It is like brain candy.

I haven't watched this movie in years. I first saw it as a kid on USA up all night and fell in love with the fantasy aspect of it. The movie is a fun movie to watch and I loved it. It takes you from Vampire camps to werewolf camps and is very fascinating.I honestly enjoyed this movie and a couple of times put down it was my favorite movie to watch when asked. This is just one of the fascinated movies played on USA up all night back when that Rhonda Glenn and Gilbery Gotphry used to host it. I wish they would start doing that again. Those were some fun times and this was a great movie to escape in.

I don't know what they were trying to do with this film but every frame is mindblowing. From flea markets of the apocalyptic future, to mummies with sun glasses and power tools, samurais, frankenstein monster, nazi football players, bikers, russian god and cult that is into bondage, the norks, the bizzare motorhead soundtrack, there is just so little to comprehend out of so much this throws at you. While some people may find it bad, and others find it great I find it great as well. Only wish they could do a sequel so we could really find out what happens to the norks. Despite some slow down this is a amazing non stop roller coaster ride another winner by Sandhal Bergman and 4 Stars out of 4.