Barbarella

[kiddo]

Made in 1968, directed by Roger Vadmin. Main character, Barbarella, played by Jane Fonda.



Different taglines:

- "Who seduces an angel? Who strips in space? Who conveys love by hand? Who gives up the pill? Who takes sex to outer space? Who's the girl of the 21st century? Who nearly dies of pleasure?"

- "The space age adventuress whose sex-ploits are among the most bizarre ever seen."

- "See Barbarella do her thing!"

[criterionmaster]

Haven't seen the film, although I want to!

[blackmoses]

This film looks great!

[kiddo]

It is a great film! Not 'great', but great. The fun thing about it is that it doesn't take itself any serious at all; it's just a fun sci-fi adventure with a hot Fonda in the lead. Watch it with some friends for a good time. Or alone.

[criterionmaster]

Robert Rodriguez to Direct Barbarella
Source: Universal Pictures May 22, 2007

Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror, Sin City, Spy Kids, El Mariachi) will direct Barbarella, a new motion picture adaptation of the classic science-fiction comic book series, it was announced today by producers Dino and Martha De Laurentiis. Universal Pictures will distribute the film, which will be released worldwide in 2008.

Barbarella tells the story of a female mercenary who roams across the universe in a distant future, undertaking missions that require her physical fearlessness, ingenuity and sensuality. In travels that span galaxies known and unknown, Barbarella will challenge tradition, startle the senses and take audiences on an epic adventure of discovery and wonder. Barbarella made her debut in 1962 in a French graphic magazine written and illustrated by Jean-Claude Forest, and her adventures have been published around the world. The first film version, starring Jane Fonda and also produced by Dino De Laurentiis, was released in 1968.

"Dino De Laurentiis came to me and said: '"Barbarella" is a world where you are completely free to unleash all your fantasies, creativity and imagination -- where the possibilities are limitless,'" commented Robert Rodriguez. "I love this iconic character and all that she represents, and I'm truly excited by the challenge of inviting a new audience into her universe."

"Barbarella is the ultimate science-fiction adventure heroine: smart, strong and sexy," said Dino De Laurentiis. "In our vision, the future is female, and I can't wait to introduce 'Barbarella' to a new generation of moviegoers."

Rodriguez is working with writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who are developing a completely original adventure for Barbarella. Purvis and Wade co-wrote the phenomenally successful Casino Royale and have recently finished work on the next installment in the James Bond franchise, James Bond 22.

"When we decided to take 'Barbarella' on again," noted Martha De Laurentiis, "we wanted the film to play as a big, legitimately exciting adventure in space, but we also know that the character of Barbarella is grounded in a very specific reality. Balancing those aspects requires a very deft hand. With Robert directing and Neal and Robert writing, we feel like we have the dream team in place."

End of Article.

Thoughts?

[captainofbeef]

I'm interested, though I would much rather have Sin City 2...

[ie]

And I'd rather have Machete. The world needs a good Mexploitation to show the true value of the Mexican-American population of the United States of America, Inc.

[criterionmaster]

Yeah, it seems this guy has like 3-4 movies in the works right at the moment, and that is the one I least want to see. I look more forward to Sin City 2 than Machete, although both shall be awesome. Did you actually want Machete to be made the most out of the trailers, ie, and more than Sin City 2? I kinda thought it was the worst of them all (the fake-trailers), but it was still great.

[ie]

Make me log in to post... *shakes fists*


I liked Grindhouse: Machete BY FAR more than any of the other trailers. It really captured everything I liked about the movie and condensed it down to trailer format, so in that regard, I'm hesitant about a feature length because two minutes of awesome rarely works out into two hours of awesome, let's just say.

And honestly, while some of the trailers were billed as being so fucking awesome, but I could not agree with that. I'd chalk that up to not being that "into" some of those exploitation genres yet.


And, I really need to rewatch Sin City before I say one way or another about it or the sequel. Been too long since I've seen it.

[criterionmaster]

ie said:

Make me log in to post... *shakes fists*


I liked Grindhouse: Machete BY FAR more than any of the other trailers. It really captured everything I liked about the movie and condensed it down to trailer format, so in that regard, I'm hesitant about a feature length because two minutes of awesome rarely works out into two hours of awesome, let's just say.

And honestly, while some of the trailers were billed as being so fucking awesome, but I could not agree with that. I'd chalk that up to not being that "into" some of those exploitation genres yet.


And, I really need to rewatch Sin City before I say one way or another about it or the sequel. Been too long since I've seen it.

Hmm, I think I would rank the trailers with Machete being maybe slightly above Rob Zombie's. All of them are good, like I said. Yeah, I still need to get into Naziploitation (sp?), as well as some others.

I can't remember which graphic novel(s) the new one will be based on, but they should be good. I hope they all get released; they are all supposed to be good.