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The New Barbarians [1983] -- Mad Maxploitation with Fred Williamson, Shit editing, a stupidly-motivated villain, an anticlimactic ending, and one boob

And a sex scene dumber and more pretentiously "artsy" than porking Panam Palmer in her tank.

r/badMovies - The New Barbarians [1983] -- Mad Maxploitation with Fred Williamson, Shit editing, a stupidly-motivated villain, an anticlimactic ending, and one boob
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Tinfoil cars, male rape and see through armour. This movie is bonkers... And I kinda love it...

u/LJ_Pynn avatar

"Hey. Why'd One cut Scorpion's pants open? That's... oh God."

Don't ruin the horrible surprise!

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u/ThxIHateItHere avatar

Say what you will about him: The Hammer never said no to a check

Pretty sure he once claimed he picked roles to keep his image intact. Not sure how low budget Italian films helped with that. Saying you got paid to have fun in Italy would be fine.

u/ThxIHateItHere avatar

That man probably had and many descendants in Italy as Atilla The Hun.

I can’t remember if it was Escape From The Bronx, or The Bronx Warriors he was in but he was definitely a happy man filming that one.

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I always appreciate a movie that has the gull to show us an odd number of boobs. Total Recall of course being the best of the bunch.

u/karatebullfightr avatar

So far no one has told us if the boob (singular) is worth the price of admission?

I mean, it could be some kind of fabled super-gazunga and the filmmakers gave us all that a regular filmgoer should safely view.

It could very well be the breasticle equivalent of some kind of Lovecraftian Eldritch Abomination - I’m talking rib cushions of such extreme presence and magnificence that to see them both would tear a travellers soul asunder and leave them stark raving mad.

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The lead in this was acting under an anglo pseudonym, as this is an Italian spaghetti sci-fi production. Giancarlo Prete (who acted as Timothy Brent and Phil Garner) was an Italian stuntman-turned-actor who later went on to have a role in Ladyhawke, the excellent Rutger Hauer/Matthew Broderick fantasy tale.

Ladyhawke, the excellent Rutger Hauer/Matthew Broderick fantasy tale.

Urmph. I'd call it Ladyhawke, the Rutger Hauer/Matthew Broderick fantasy tale and leave it at that.

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u/LJ_Pynn avatar

The eight-year-old orphan mechanic/engineer who acts like he's 40 is funny asf though 😂

u/tutoredzeus avatar

I disagree. I think the ending is unforgettable.

u/PronouncedEye-gore avatar

A singular oob?

A single boob? Don’t they usually come in pairs?

I love this movie.

NOBODY RUIN WHAT THE BARBARIANS ARE MEANT TO REPRESENT!