BARB WIRE 1996
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1997 Timothy Voon
Cast: Pamela Anderson Lee, Temura Morrison, Victoria Rowell, Jack Noseworthy, Xander Berkeley, Udo Kier Director: David Hogan Screenplay: Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken
She leaves a trail of dead men behind her. Hates to be called ‘babe', which results in violent mood swings, more often than not resulting in the male offender's untimely death. She struts, and stalks her prey with the style of a night club stripper, and calls herself ‘Barb Wire' to give her gimmick an edge.
The year is 2020 and we are in the midst of the second American Civil War (Is there anything left to fight about?) A new breed of hero has evolved - an ex-marine, very pre-pre-pre menstrual, angry woman, dumped by her boyfriend, who has a lot on her mind, and a lot to prove to the world (Hey, I thought that was G.I. Joe's set-up?).
What Ms. Barb Wire (Anderson Lee) needs to understand is that less flesh, means more mystery; silicon belongs in computer chips, and not part of the mammary glands; too much leather constitutes a sofa, not clothing; a name like ‘Barb Wire' rusts easily, and belongs on the metal scrap pile; and no, there won't be a long line of future sequels.
This ‘babe', (ooops, please don't shoot me) is history.
Comment: Bring back Barbarella.
Timothy Voon e-mail: stirling@netlink.com.au
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