Why so much hype?

So much average

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Blistering performances.

Before you read any further, know that this movie is more enjoyable the LESS you know about it and even a review revealing anything about the movie or it's style can ruin it for you. I have no spoilers plotwise, but the whole feel of the movie and how it changes is part of it's charm and knowing that ahead of time can ruin it for you.This movie left me stunned. I have no idea if it's a good stunned or a bad one. It started off like a decent C movie with potential. The acting wasn't great, although most pulled their weight fine (except for Katie Griffin whom I can't decide if it was her or the director). It quickly devolved into an over the top crazy movie. Not campy or B-movie fun. Just wacky. I know, it makes no sense. It certainly was worth seeing, but you won't see it displayed proudly on many shelves.It feels like a much older movie than it was.The biggest thing about it was that it seemed like a porn tribute to horror movies turned thriller. Like the old classic horror movies where the action happens off scene, so does all of the porn. That may sound weird. How can it be porn if I can't see it.... Watch the movie and you'll see! It has a few sexy women besides Shannon Tweed. Unfortunately not Shannon's incredible sister, but some steamy hotness all their own. The early action is good, but the finale has some absolutely crazy stuff. Remember, not campy, but wacky. I don't think this movie was made to be serious, but where they failed was by not making it into a truly campy classic. It had some potential though and could be remade into a B-movie masterpiece. It advertises a sequel at the end and I would not hesitate to pick it up too.Expect this - you'll warm up to the plot and characters quick and as it builds to the tense finale - it becomes wacky. It even sneaks up on you a bit while you're getting over your first stunned look, you'll be forced to go 'WTF?'

This is my favourite Shannon Tweed film, even though she actually reveals much less of her magnificent body than I would have liked. Nevertheless the sight of her in latex basque, with wild make up and hair, straddling her adopted son - who is manacled to a revolving table of course - and and then forcing him to give his seed to her is one to remember. Magnificent. As is Shannon's pathetic attempt at resistance when she is strapped down and pleasured by the two lesbian henchwomen. A completely over the top film which is great fun. Better than the usual limp efforts that that the great Shannon seems to have spend half her career wasted on. At least with his effort we can have a laugh as well as simply pleasuring ourselves. Just give us what we want Shannon - over the top nudity!

My housemate and I watched this movie out of sheer lack of anything better to do one day - oh how glad we are that we did! This is quite possibly the funniest film in the "unintentionally so" category. Complete with mid-air cat fights, bizarre "torture" scenes and actors who skillfully skate past the whole incest issue, this film is a must for an evening in with a bunch of friends. Crank your willing suspension of disbelief to the maximum setting and enjoy!

"Electra" looks good (it has Shannon Tweed, so how could it NOT?), and the main idea is pretty intriguing.BUT.... This is a "B" movie, so even the highest aspirations get shoved aside for the sake of a little skin, some S&M and some karate fights that must have had Bruce Lee doing Flying Dragon Budokan Back Flips in his grave. What's the plot in a movie like this, really, when all you can remember is Shannon Tweed dressed in a leather one-piece swimsuit, seducing her stepson? Ohhhhh, okay - some paralyzed madman wants to extract some kind of serum that will give eternal youth and super strength. Still, there's plenty of time for really bad Kung-Fu, flying leaps, bad FX of guys bulking up into homicidal maniacs, women fighting each other (okay, I didn't say it was all bad) and the aforementioned stepson and his girlfriend fighting for truth, justice and the American way (or whatever they're protecting here).It's bad. That much goes without saying. But the ideas were there to make it a good movie, even a guilty pleasure. But as it is, "Electra" should feel guilty enough on its own.One star. Just for the sight of Shannon astraddle a guy on a rotating table. If THAT wouldn't make you surrender some kind of serum, what would?