Red Sonja

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Wise O If anyone needs confirmation that Hollywood has totally and finally imploded they need to watch this movie as they will immediately realize the glorious news. Bye-bye Hollywood. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/11/25 Full Review Stephen C Failure in 1 hour and 29 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review D3Z 1 Richard Fleischer's take on Red Sonja was lifeless, messy and dull from start to finish. The story and its characters did not show much progress nor development along with some rather stale performances from its cast. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/25 Full Review Allan C As bad as this CONAN THE BARBARIAN knockoff is, I have a pretty big soft spot for it. Brigitte Nielsen plays the titular sword-wielding ginger warrior seeking revenge upon the evil queen who killed her people back when Sonja was a child (see, pretty much the same story as Conan). Besides a half-baked story, under-developed characters, and some truly unfunny comedy, the weakest part of the film is Nielsen, who can’t act her way out of a paper bag. Arnold Schwarzenegger is no Larry Olivier, but he might as well be Derek Jacobi next to Nielsen. The film also features one of the worst child performances ever seen in a film. Ernie Reyes, Jr. as Prince Tarn is so bad it makes Nielsen even look good! However, Reyes’ performance is balanced out by character actor Paul Smith (Bluto in POPEYE) as the prince’s loyal servant and protector, Falkon. Also in the film’s plus column is director Richard Fleischer (EL CID, COMPULSION, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA), a Hollywood veteran who delivers some solid action. You also have Schwarzenegger in a supporting role that was originally supposed to be Conan, but they couldn’t get the rights to the character, but Arnold’s presence adds to the film’s fun. Best of all is a rousing score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone (THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY) that I would argue (hot take coming!) is even better than Basil Poledouris’ classic score for CONAN THE BARBARIAN. Overall, RED SONJA is incredibly cheesy and objectively a bad film in most respects, but it’s one that if I come across it on TV, I’m going to keep watching.  Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review Jay O Ridulous but brilliant, 80s at its best Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Alan T Dodgy acting, bad direction and overall felt like a very low budget film. Even the presence of Schwarzenegger couldn't save it. 6/10 is rather a fair score, it still gained some entertainment value for a one-time watch. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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