ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. WOMAN 1993
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1997 Timothy Voon
2 :-( :-( for marriage on the rocks
When a 50 ft. woman demands sexual attention how can one say no, less they be trampled on. Daryl Hannah, the timid housewife who becomes ten storeys high, attempts to mend her marriage with her unfaithful husband (Daniel Baldwin) with the sexual proposal of the decade. She asks him to think of the immeasurable possibilities of making love to a 50 ft. woman. To imagine the new horizons unexplored by mankind; that he would be the envy of every man.
I'm thinking of the possibilities.
And I have decided that sex with a 50 ft. woman is a territory that is best left uncharted. I have no sympathy for the unfaithful, sleazy husband, but he is totally correct in freaking out. He yells, "What do you expect me to do. Wear a rubber suit?". He doesn't mean a condom either.
This movie empowers the psychologically abused, sexually deprived housewife by making her grow to a size where argument with her is futile. It would have been more rewarding to see this frightened, mousy creature overcome her fears and problems as herself, and not as a towering giant. We must realise that growing bigger doesn't necessarily make our problems any smaller.
So we watch the fragile Daryl Hannah grow into a giant after being zapped by an alien craft. Within minutes her clothes rip as the muscles bulge, but somehow the bra seems to stay on. Now how did that happen? After a domestic quarrel over sex, she is chased into the desert by the US airforce. The helicopters are in much need of target practice, after shooting a hundred missiles before one finally finds its mark. The giant on the other hand has great difficulty swatting the flying machines, which are small enough to rest in the palm of her hand.
The ending is pure feminist propaganda. The male chauvinistic pig is made to spend an eternity caged, under the watchful eye of his giant wife. She dictates the marriage now, and sex is no longer out of the question.
Timothy Voon e-mail: stirling@netlink.com.au
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