简介：Asshallowasitmaysound,Iactuallydelayedmyviewingof"TheBarbarians"severaltimesjustbecausetheVHScover(aswellasthepictureimagedisplayedhereonthewebsite)lookssoincrediblygay!BynowIwishIhadwatcheditearlierbecausethemovieisn'tsomuchgay….justtrashy,cheesy,campyandenormouslyfun!It'salmostunbelievablethatRuggeroDeodato,directorof"CannibalHolocaust"ofallpeople,wasthemanresponsibleforthiscomicalcash-inonthecontemporarypopularSword&Sandalfantasyflicks,particularlySchwarzenegger'sConanmovies.Thefilmopenswithaterrific'once-upon-a-time'typeofoff-screennarrator,introducingustotheRagneks.Theirfounderoncetradedanentiremountainofpuregoldforjustonemagicallypowerfulrubythatwouldallowthemtotravelinfreedomandaccesseverycountryasentertainers.Inotherwords,theRagneksareabunchoftravelingcircusfreaks!TheirhappinessabruptlycomestoendwhenthegreedyKadarkidnapstheRagneks'beautifulqueenCanaryandcontinuouslyattemptstodiscoverthewhereaboutsoftheruby.Meanwhile,andassomesortofamusingwasteoftime,thetwoorphantwin-brothersGoreandKutchekaretrainedtobecomemuscledwarriorsandthey'reunwarilypreparedtofighteachothertothedeath.Insteadofthat,however,theyescapeanddevelopaplantofreetheirqueen.Actually,theplotisn'thalfasbadasIinitiallyfeared,butstillthemostfunisprovidedbythebeefcakebrothers'onscreenchemistry,thecrazilyineptdialogsandofcoursetheutterlycheesyfantasy-monsters,likeadragonwithadorablycuteeyes,somekindofwerewolfcreatureandzombiesthatrandomlyappeartopopoutoftheswamp.Thesoundtrackandmake-upeffectsaregreatandouralmightydirectorDeodatomaintainsaterrificallyfastpace.TheBarbarianBrother'sactingcapacitiesaremuchbetterthanIanticipated,apartfromthefactthatoneofthemconstantlyproducesgrossbelchingsounds.Thesupportivecastissplendidaswell.EvaLaRueneverlookedmorebeautifulasthewittysavagegirlCara,VirginiaBryantisindeedbewitchinglikeRichardLynchstatesonseveraloccasionsandthelovelySheebaAlahanimakesherfirstandonlyappearanceonfilmasavicioussorceresswithadonut-shapedhairstyle(Ikidyounot!).Lastbutnotleast,"TheBarbarians"starseverybody'sfavoriteEyesintheHillscreepMichaelBerrymanastheappropriatelynamedDirtmaster.IknowthedisplayedpicturelooksgayerthanapromotionalcampaignforthemusicalversionabouttheriseandfalloftheVillagePeople,but"TheBarbarians"reallyisamust-seeItalianexploitationhighlight.…