The New Barbarians
The New Barbarians
R | 13 January 1984 (USA)
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Two mercenaries help wandering caravans fight off an evil and aimless band of white-clad bikers after the nuclear holocaust.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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AniInterview

Sorry, this movie sucks

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NekoHomey

Purely Joyful Movie!

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Edwin

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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O2D

Considering its age and that it's Italian,this movie isn't too bad.There's been a nuclear war and a group known as the Templars wants to kill everyone who survived.The main character,who is very boring and forgettable,must stop them.The special effects are so bad they're funny.The Templars shoot some kind of sticky land mine at the hero's car and it sticks to the door.He pushes a button and the door flies off and lands right next to the bad guys.There's an extremely tiny explosion and people do 3 flips in the air like a nuclear bomb hit them.This movie probably set a record for the most people to flip into the air due to a tiny explosion.There's even a few times where it looks like their lips match the audio.90% of the movie takes place in a quarry.They drive out on one side and then just go in the other entrance.Not the best story but there's just enough boobies to even it out.Definitely worth watching.

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talisencrw

Every time cinema has a game-changer (in this case, 'Mad Max' and the entire genre of 'post-apocalyptic dystopia movies'), it's fascinating to watch how various countries and cultures react to the instant knowledge that 'something new is out there that can bring in for us a lot of money'. For this Italian effort, which needed very little in the way of budgeting for either actors, set design or costumes, it's not bad.Director Castellari brings to it an action-packed flow which never flags for a moment. (The 87-year-old Rome native--God bless him--is directing 'Keoma Rises' at the moment, his first film in six years, and it is slated to be released later this year.) I have previously only seen his spaghetti-western 'Keoma', which I adore. He throws in two instances of nice gratuitous sex in a heartened attempt at 'character and plot development', but I really don't have a problem with that, especially with great Italian beauties like he has at his disposal here. There's a bizarre homoerotic undertone, particularly to a scene in which Scorpion is being tortured, but it's not problematic. Fred Williamson is the only star I recognized, and he continues his credo of 'getting the girls and winning the fights', which he stands by in his movies. The electronic score is dated but not bad, though it's inferior to those of, say, either Tangerine Dream or Goblin.All in all, it was a 91-minute span of time I don't regret in the slightest--I even watched it with a plate of spaghetti and glass of red wine at hand to further exemplify the Italian experience.

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Bezenby

The always reliable Enzo Castellari shows that even with a budget of twenty lira he can fill a movie full of action, style, and see through body-armour.It's 2019, and it post-apocalypse time! That means humble survivors roaming the landscape, pray to an army of gay psychopaths called the Templars. These guys, led by giant George Eastman, just want to destroy everything they see. Not the most long term game-plan, I must admit, but you've got to give them credit for sticking to such a crap idea with unerring conviction.Up against them is Scorpion (Giancarlo Perle), a lone warrior driving through the land in his weird bubble car type thing, getting into scrapes with the Templars, and mutants, but always finding time to pick up female survivors. He's closely followed by Fred Williamson, another warrior who likes to team up with Scorpion, seemingly just for a laugh.There's a caravan of survivors led by some religious guy heading in the direction of 'the signal' who are under threat by the Templars, and it's up to Scorpion and Fred the hammer, and for some reason the blonde kid out of House by the Cemetery, to do them all in. That's the plot.The New Barbarians is one of those films where you can safely lock your brain in a box and store it under the couch. If you try looking for logic, or anything like that, you're watching the wrong film. If you want to see brain meltingly camp action, this is the one for you.I'm a sucker for Enzo Castellari films. Even here, where there doesn't seem to be any budget at all, he still manages to fill the screen with slow motion explosions, decapitations by machine, gadget filled cars, exploding bodies and sexy Euro-babes. There's plenty of stand out moments, from the scene where George Eastmen 'takes Scorpions pride', if you know what I'm saying, to guy getting shot in the chest and exploding.Plenty of b-movie actors here too - Massimo Vanni sports an alarming mohican and drives a car that has a deadly spinning blade, Ennio Girolami's car has a flamethrower, Giovanni Frezza lives in the world's weirdest caravan, and Anna Kanakis seems slightly confused as, out of gratitude for not being raped by Scorpian, she had sex with him in a plastic see-through tent.Plus, Fred Williamson fires arrows at people that either make them explode or make their heads fly off into the air - How can anyone not like that? The now defunct Vipco released this in a great widescreen copy. Not the best of Casterrali's work (I think, from this era in his career, it's edged out by both Bronx Warrior films), but the man's got style and talent. Just don't take it too seriously (I get the feeling that those involved in making it weren't).

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Scarecrow-88

During the 80's there were two sub-genres breaking out featuring a number of movies influenced by key films, The Road Warrior and Conan the Barbarian. Providing fuel for critics to besmirch them, films inspired substantially(..such as Warriors of the Wasteland, a rip from the Mad Max movies)by these genre staples often had lesser budgets, with more gratuitous elements. Anyone could sit down to watch Warriors of the Wasteland and have plenty reason to criticize it, besides the often unintentionally hilarious dialogue, bizarre costumes for the various groups, wild haircuts, and vehicles modified with junk parts mimicking the characteristics associated with Mad Max movies. While director Enzo G Castellari can not compare with George Miller in regards to the epic scope of The Road Warrior(..few can, in my opinion), he still has a flair in staging action sequences.Giancarlo Prete is Scorpion, man of few words who has cut ties with an intimidating group of homosexual marauders, in ghastly white uniforms, known as The Templars, led by the statuesque One(George Eastman, having to endure blonde streaks in his hair and eye-shadow make-up to make him suitable for his character)and lieutenant Shadow(Ennio Girolami). One is a prophet of hate whose mantra is to spread death and destruction to all he meets. Scorpion and One have a pact not to harm one another, but as the Templars pillage and kill innocent communities across the desert lands left ravaged by the Nuclear Holocaust, they will cross paths multiple times, ultimately headed for a showdown. Joining Scorpion is Nadir(Fred Williamson), an expert with his crossbow(..he uses arrowheads equipped with bombs that explode shortly after impact)who enjoys "the spirit of Victory", and lavishes in the act of combat. Scorpion also finds a love interest in Alma(Anna Kanakis), a target of Shadow, who saves her life from potential harm by the Templars. Giovanni Frezza has perhaps his most lucrative role(..and, for once, isn't saddled with horrible dubbing)of his career as a young mechanic who's quite skilled with a sling shot, saving the lives of both Scorpion and Nadir during the action packed climax. The tin cars driven in the film are equipped with various devices that can stab, hack, and blast victims. Nadir's explosive arrowheads blow apart the bodies of Templars, often taking their heads off. Probably the most notorious scene features Scorpion sodomized by One(..not explicit, but still shocking)as punishment for his sins. Venantino Venantini has a major supporting turn as Father Moses, the religious leader of a community who become entangled with the Templars after helping Alma recover from a damaged shoulder, providing Scorpion and Nadir with a momentary refuge. Claudio Simonetti provides yet another exciting electronic score that adds pop to the action sequences. A running theme has Nadir always rescuing Scorpion from difficult jams where his life is threatened(..Williamson is shackled with burden of remaining cool inside such a hideous costume). The plastic chest/abdomen shield Scorpion wears to protect himself at the end should tickle the funny-bone. The blaster guns resemble those toys that squirt out water. I really dug the silver skull that introduces Scorpion's vehicle to the viewer and several of the cars have drills or spinning blades that cut through victims attempting to flee.

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