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Red Sonja

Play trailer Poster for Red Sonja PG-13 Released Jul 3, 1985 1h 29m Fantasy Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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Power-hungry Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman) captures the priestesses guarding the Talisman, a mystical orb that created and can destroy the world. But one of the priestesses escapes and seeks out her warrior sister, Red Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen), to warn her about Gedren's plan for world domination. Lord Kalidor (Arnold Schwarzenegger), the Talisman's keeper, insists on helping Sonja, and though she scorns the assistance of any man, she soon gains respect for Kalidor's fighting prowess.
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Dull, poorly directed, and badly miscast, Red Sonja is an uninspired conclusion to Schwarzenegger's barbarian trilogy.

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Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune None of this would matter if Red Sonja was the least bit exciting, or sexy, or even funny. Instead, it`s lumbering, oddly prim and laughable. Rated: 1/4 Jul 14, 2015 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader The dialogue passages don't exactly play like Noel Coward, but this is a movie that succeeds rousingly well on its own humble, Saturday-night terms. Jul 9, 2010 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Red Sonja returns to those olden days when women were women and the menfolk stood around with funny hats on until called forth to be whacked at. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Alan Jones Starburst Red Sonja isn't camp enough to be funny, just boring. Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia A highly-entertaining swords and sandals epic which plays on the talents of both leads. Jul 16, 2022 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...sword and sorcery buffoonery... Rated: 3/5 Mar 24, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B Após o lançamento, o filme foi um fracasso comercial e de crítica e Arnold Schwarzenegger disse em entrevista que é o pior filme que ele já fez, quem sou eu na fila do pão para contrariar, kkkk, Red Sonja apareceu em inúmeros títulos, tanto como protagonista solo quanto junto com Conan… Mas analisando friamente após seu derradeiro desfecho, é levemente superior ao Conan, O Destruidor, Arnold foi injusto... Efeitos ruins, mas as criancinhas sempre ganham meu coração, mesmo quando arrogantezinha. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Jithin K The action scenes in this film reminded me of the Vadakkanpattu films of Malayalam during the 60s and 70s, and Malayalam films were way behind Hollywood in the technical side and action at that time. So, that would inform how silly the action looked in this. The acting was so bad that Sandahl Bergman was the only one who understood the assignment and made it the hammiest to give the only entertaining aspect of the movie. But the intentionally included humor and that kid was just repetitive and annoying. Arnold and Brigitte were so bad in this but not as bad as the writing which I don't know what they were trying to do. You couldn't have worse writing to make a female action movie. Despite all that the production design and music still make this pretty nice to look at. There were so many moments when it was just the display of the landscapes or the sets with great music that felt like it was from a better movie. But then the music suddenly stops or starts at moments not exactly in sync with the mise-en-scene and the actors start talking the dumbest lines. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review tom h great film! loved it as a kid, still loving it. as good as conan. watched it 10x or more and will be watching it the time to come. great movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Aidan B Terrible. Terrible terrible terrible. Terrible terrible terrible terrible terrible. This film is easily one of the worst I've ever seen. It's so bizarre and strange. It's a cheap Conan the Barbarian knockoff. The premise is laughably bad and the execution is even worse. The acting is terrible. The characters are flat, monotonous and irritating. The dialogue is dreadful. The action is appalling. The action sequences consist of minor sword fights that end very quickly. The sets and costumes are decent but not all that great and the special effects don't hold up in the slightest and are painful to look at. Brigitte Nielsen delivers a terrible performance in her film debut and Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers one of the worst performances of his career. The little kid is one of the most annoying characters ever put to film. This movie is a disgrace to the film industry and it should be wiped clean from the face of the earth. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Anderson O I thought Red Sonja was solid and ahead of its years for a movie about a strong female lead and strong heroine. Kalidor and the young Prince plaid by Ernie Reye's Junior nearly stole the show, but Bridgette Nielsen was not to be outshine and the bold, and daring Read Sonja. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/02/23 Full Review Just A It's bad, but it's bad in that fun campy 80s way that actually makes it an enjoyable watch. It's B-grade swords and sorcery set vaguely kinda in the Conan universe. It has fun with it a lot more than the Conan movies did. There is nothing out-standing about this film, and compared to modern movies in the same genre it's never going to hold up (Though post 2020 the writing may actually be worse than this if Wheel of Time, Rings of Power, and other similar productions are to be taken as the standard) But if all you're looking for is 80s campy fun sword flick, it'll fill the niche. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Power-hungry Queen Gedren (Sandahl Bergman) captures the priestesses guarding the Talisman, a mystical orb that created and can destroy the world. But one of the priestesses escapes and seeks out her warrior sister, Red Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen), to warn her about Gedren's plan for world domination. Lord Kalidor (Arnold Schwarzenegger), the Talisman's keeper, insists on helping Sonja, and though she scorns the assistance of any man, she soon gains respect for Kalidor's fighting prowess.
Director
Richard Fleischer
Producer
Christian Ferry
Screenwriter
Clive Exton, George MacDonald Fraser
Distributor
United Artists, MGM Distributing Corporation
Production Co
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 3, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2015
Runtime
1h 29m
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