Red Sonja (1985)
Ouch. This one is, well, not good. But still it has that bizarre quality of being charming and alluring, almost as one who knows stroking a rattlesnake is not a good idea but one would like to try anyway. After the massive success (and rightly so) of 'Conan the Barbarian', producer Dino de Laurentiis of course wanted a quick follow-up. So he tricked Arnold Schwarzenegger into playing a cameo that de Laurentiis expanded and cut corners in the budget, thus leaving the world with a film that has a good idea, but poor execution. Sonja's family is murdered and she herself raped by soldiers of the evil queen Gedren. She then vows to hate all men and only give herself to a man who can best her in combat, which is pretty tricky as she spends years perfecting her combat skills. Meanwhile, Gedren is looking for a talisman that always reminds me of the Loc'Nar from 'Heavy Metal' in that it is a big glowing green orb that destroys things. Gedren and her troops slaughte...
