Saw this movie some time back. Sword and sorcery with a female character as lead. It's the end of the world or destroy the source of the problem. Problem....a would be ruler of all is in the way and cause of the dilemma.
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Film quality unseen since the days of CRT. In UHD a bit poor and at times dark. Worst if all single chanel audio even though the case states Dolby Digital. Still, it's a fine addition to the Conan colection.
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After her family is murdered a young woman named Red Sonja becomes a master of the sword and seeks revenge on the evil queen responsible for the mayhem that has befallen her. Also, it seems the queen has stolen a powerful, carefully guarded, glowing orb right before it was meant to be destroyed, one that has powers of its' own, allowing for the possessor to control elemental forces and call down storms and earthquakes, if they so wish. Kalidor, one of the individuals in place to oversee the destruction of the orb, joins forces with Red Sonja, as their paths may differ, but they ultimately lead to the same place. An impudent, young prince named Tarn and his guard/manservant Falkon, whose kingdom was unceremoniously wiped out by Gerden as a test for her newfound powers, soon joins them. Entertaining movie, it's Arnold Schwarzenegger.Read full review
BRIGITTE NiELSEN as Red Sonja In The Comic Book Based Movie! Brigitte Nielsen, (born July 15, 1963 in Denmark), became very popular in the 1980s doing B-movies, most notably as the lead character in Red Sonja, due to her stature, (she stands at 6 ft 1 in tall), and sultry looks. Because of these physcial attributes, she was termed an "Amazon" by the world press, and was typecast in her early movie years. Red Sonja, our review topic, is a 1985 sword and sorcery/action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger with Brigitte Nielsen as the title character. The film was shot in Italy, on location in Celano and Abruzzi, near Rome and at the Stabilimenti Cinematagrafici Pontini studios. The movie itself, due to being a sword and sorcery film, does have some violent action, which was toned down in the comic books due to the comics being submitted to the Comics Code Authority. Arnold had previously played Conan in two Conan the Barbarian movies, but in this movie was basically playing a supporting role to Brigitte's lead role. Talking about Conan, In Conan the Barbarian movie, it was Sandahl Bergman who played Valeria, a thief and the love of Conan’s life. She was offered the role of Red Sonja, but turned it down, choosing instead to play the villainous Queen Gedren in the Red Sonja movie. It took Dino De Laurentiis, the producer, almost a year to find an actress "Amazonian" enough to play the Red Sonja role; in fact, it is said that he was still looking eight weeks before the production was due to start, when he saw Brigitte Nielsen on the cover of a fashion magazine. Personally, I just don't see Bergman in the Red Sonja role, I liked the choice of Brigitte, altho I have not seen most of her other movies, other than Rocky IV and Cobra with Sylvester Stallone. There was only one Red Sonja movie, not the trilogy of films that we see today, Marvel just didn't have good luck in having comic book based movies produced back in the 1980's or even into the 1990's. Hopefully the movies in production under their direction supervision will fare better! MichaelRead full review
Even though Ah-nold is the big name in this film, it is not even about him & he appears in only slightly more than half the movie. This movie is about mythical sword & sorcery comic book heroine Red Sonja, played by then newcomer Brigitte Neilsen in her film depute. The tall long legged Nielsen sports a wonderfully skimpy costume, but that is pretty much the only appeal for her. She also sports a flame red mullet & is painfully too thin for a master swordswoman & warrior making her character somewhat unbelievable. Her dialog is also a bit weak, not a good thing when playing opposite thick accented Ah-nold who was also in his acting infancy. So with it's 2 main actors not really that strong on dialog, how good can this film be? Fair at best! The plot holds too many holes that are either weakly explained or not explained at all! We start out with a tale of how Red Sonja came to be told by a ghostly figure who give Sonja her power. We don't know who this person is or why she chose Sonja? Her voice will appear once more when Sonja picks a sword & that is it. We quickly move on to a temple where a bunch of female priestesses & warriors are about to seal a mighty talisman away from the world forever. We know why & basically what the talisman is, but beyond that, we are told very little. All are slain by the minions of Queen Gedren who wants the talisman for herself so she can rule the world. Sonja's sister escapes, but is wounded & found by Ah-nold's character Kalidor. She dies telling Sonja that the talisman must be reclaimed & destroyed. & so begins the great quest. Along the way they pick up the spoiled diminutive juvenile Prince Tam & his faithful bodyguard Falkon. The two try to, but fail to offer some comic relief. The group face many perils on their way to a final face off against Gedren at her palace. There is not much of a supporting cast to go with Nielsen & Ah-nold. Sandahl Bergman plays Gedren in a return from Ah-nold's Conan films, but she is hidden away behind a gold mask, a black wig & an unflattering costume which hides her luscious Conan era figure. It's just as well for she has dropped 20lbs or so & is even thinner than Nielsen! Her acting skills also seem to have diminished along with her body! The only other recognizable face is Ronald Lacey who you will recognize as the Gestapo agent from Raiders of the Lost Ark. He plays Gedren's right hand. The fighting scenes are quite good! It's at least one area where some splurging was done teaching the cast some good sword play. The film unfortunately does not look as good scenery wise as most of the film appears to have been shot on sound stages with weak special effects & cheap scenery. So, we have poor acting, good action sequences, weak special effects, cheap scenery, awful dialog & a story full of holes. Why buy this movie or even watch it? It does make a nice addition to an Ah-nold collection or just to add it the Conan saga. Nielsen looks awesome in her costume! &...uh....well, I guess that is it! It's better than a lot of the fantasy films of it's era, but falls well short of others. Better yet, just watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy instead!Read full review
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