Come on, it's "Barbarella". Nicole Kidman? Halle Berry? As "a futuristic astronaut who travels the galaxy, seductively conquering everything in her path?" The premise, by its nature, is corny. Rose McGowan, whatever else you wanna say about her, can exist in a this kind of corny, campy movie and not seem distractingly out-of-place in it. Her performance in "Grindhouse" is a perfect example of well-executed camp. She vamped around and earned a couple laughs. Nicole Kidman's most recent attempt at camp was "Bewitched". Halle Berry's was "Catwoman". Not exactly strong arguments for either of them.
Any studio exec who thinks "Barbarella" needs to have "Academy Award Winner" written at the top of the poster for it to make money has lost perspective on what product he's trying to sell here. This is not "Babel", it's friggin' "Barbarella". You can throw all the money and prestige in the world at it if you want to, but its only hope is to convince audiences that it's fun escapism full of T&A, cheesy sci-fi, and laughs.
INTENTIONAL laughs.
Regardless of the clearly nepotistic origins of her casting, it's still the right casting. Rose McGowan and a remake of "Barbarella" deserve each other.
Come on, it's "Barbarella". Nicole Kidman? Halle Berry? As "a futuristic astronaut who travels the galaxy, seductively conquering everything in her path?" The premise, by its nature, is corny. Rose McGowan, whatever else you wanna say about her, can exist in a this kind of corny, campy movie and not seem distractingly out-of-place in it. Her performance in "Grindhouse" is a perfect example of well-executed camp. She vamped around and earned a couple laughs. Nicole Kidman's most recent attempt at camp was "Bewitched". Halle Berry's was "Catwoman". Not exactly strong arguments for either of them.
Any studio exec who thinks "Barbarella" needs to have "Academy Award Winner" written at the top of the poster for it to make money has lost perspective on what product he's trying to sell here. This is not "Babel", it's friggin' "Barbarella". You can throw all the money and prestige in the world at it if you want to, but its only hope is to convince audiences that it's fun escapism full of T&A, cheesy sci-fi, and laughs.
INTENTIONAL laughs.
Regardless of the clearly nepotistic origins of her casting, it's still the right casting. Rose McGowan and a remake of "Barbarella" deserve each other.