I have recently started listening to one of the greatest podcasts ever --How did this get made --which is essentially a review/summary of HORRIBLE movies discussed on air between 3 cohosts (who are also comedians) and usually at least one guest. Some of my favorite reviews include Sleepaway Camp (which you can watch in its entirety on YouTube), Roadhouse, and Over the Top. Seriously, they are hilarious. Go check them out. I would recommend watching said horrible movie before you listen to the podcast for full effect but it's not necessary.
As in the case of Barb Wire. I have never seen nor will I ever see that movie but I did listen to the How Did This Get Made podcast where they discussed this trainwreck and it was...memorable. The woman comedian on the podcast, June Diane Raphael, is not only hysterical but she also lends a sympathetic tone to the podcast...usually acting as the lone defender of some of the most awful movies in history. That's not to say she likes the movies. It's more that she's trying to find the one redeeming quality where redeeming qualities are in short supply.
"Fans of gratuitous side boob, you're in luck!" -- that's how the podcast for Barb Wire starts and it should give you a good idea of where the conversation is headed. That is, until June decides to find the elusive redeeming quality of the movie which is apparently Barb Wire's role as....a feminist?!?!? Listening to June attempt to defend this hypothesis is priceless. Do yourself a favor and download this podcast.
The kickoff of June's defense of Barb Wire as a feminist (and the reason the conversation took this turn) was based on the visceral response Pam Anderson aka "Barb" has any time someone calls her "BABE":
On the flip side (and perhaps the more honest version of events), one of the other cohosts, Jason Mantzoukas, calls Pam Anderson a, "stone cold dumb dumb," -- a phrase he uses frequently but which is most appropriate within the parameters of this movie.
Whatever your stance, take a listen. If you're really brave, watch the movie too....and let me know how it is.
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| I don't know whether it's the copious breasticles, the big hair, or the satin gloves but this TOTALLY screams feminism to me! |
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What do her hair or clothing have to do with feminism?
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