Directed by:
Rachel TalalayScreenplay:
Tedi SarafianCinematography:
Gale TattersallComposer:
Graeme RevellCast:
Lori Petty, Ice-T, Naomi Watts, Don Harvey, Reg E. Cathey, Scott Coffey, Malcolm McDowell, Brian Wimmer, Iggy Pop, James Hong, Doug Jones, Brixton Karnes (more)VOD (3)
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The year's 2033 and since a humongous meteor hit earth, the world just hasn't been the same. No Movies, No Cable TV, NO WATER!!! A mega-villain, Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell), the leader of Water & Power, holds the world in his grasp since he controls all the H2O down to the last drop...or so he thinks. Two colossal enemiesstand in his way: (1) The Rippers - an army of half-men/half-kangaroo people whose sole purpose is to bring down the W & P, and (2) a chick with a tank and tons of attitude - a.k.a. Tank Girl (Lori Petty). Kesslee had better get a grip on reality and his water jugs because not even a run in her stocking is going to stop her from saving the planet. (official distributor synopsis)
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The sympathetic efforts to make the worst comic book adaptation missed the mark because I can't remember worse films of this kind than Vampirella and Barb Wire. However, coming in third place is not to be dismissed, and I will remember this movie whenever I need to encourage my gag reflex. Nevertheless, it proves that a comic book movie can be made very cheaply. Overall impression: 5%.
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As the blurb says: “It’s not a lot of fun.” Still, you'll laugh sometimes – sometimes at the jokes, sometimes at the empty heads of the people who thought this thing up. That said, Malcom McDowell is brilliant as a B-movie villain.
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