I had the opportunity to sit down here late in 2020 and watch the 1985 adventure movie "Barbarian Queen" for the first time. And given my fascination with the fantasy genre, it was a bit odd that I hadn't even heard about this movie prior to now.
But given my unfamiliarity with "Barbarian Queen", I wasn't sure what I should be expecting from writer Howard R. Cohen and director Héctor Olivera. But I was sort of hoping for it to be akin to something you'd find in a Dungeons & Dragons game.
Alas, it was not. Nay, this movie was just another run-of-the-mill typical 1980s fantasy movie, where the women were either naked or scantily clad and the men were often buffoons and wielding large weapons. It wasn't exactly the recipe for a grand adventure.
And little did it help that the storyline felt like it had been concocted by some adolescent guy having discovered fantasy and writing the script from his mother's basement. There was a bit too much pointless nudity in the movie.
"Barbarian Queen" wasn't really an entertaining movie, nor was it an enjoyable adventure. Sure, I managed to sit through the entire movie, but my attention was only half there on the screen.
My rating of "Barbarian Queen" is a mere four out of ten stars. If you enjoy fantasy or sword and sorcery types of movies, then "Barbarian Queen" is not a movie that will bring you much joy. I sat through it, but I can guarantee you that I will never return to watch it a second time.
But given my unfamiliarity with "Barbarian Queen", I wasn't sure what I should be expecting from writer Howard R. Cohen and director Héctor Olivera. But I was sort of hoping for it to be akin to something you'd find in a Dungeons & Dragons game.
Alas, it was not. Nay, this movie was just another run-of-the-mill typical 1980s fantasy movie, where the women were either naked or scantily clad and the men were often buffoons and wielding large weapons. It wasn't exactly the recipe for a grand adventure.
And little did it help that the storyline felt like it had been concocted by some adolescent guy having discovered fantasy and writing the script from his mother's basement. There was a bit too much pointless nudity in the movie.
"Barbarian Queen" wasn't really an entertaining movie, nor was it an enjoyable adventure. Sure, I managed to sit through the entire movie, but my attention was only half there on the screen.
My rating of "Barbarian Queen" is a mere four out of ten stars. If you enjoy fantasy or sword and sorcery types of movies, then "Barbarian Queen" is not a movie that will bring you much joy. I sat through it, but I can guarantee you that I will never return to watch it a second time.