Tank Girl

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Summary: The Decline of Leonard Maltin and the Rise of Tank Girl!!
Review: Leonard Maltin gave this film 2 stars. I disagree. It's not a perfect movie but it is excellent in its own right. It's very self-concious and hip. If I were to see another rapper play a half-kangaroo right now, it will be to late. Lori Petty (A League of Their Own) is a lot of fun, and Malcom McDowall is menacing as always.

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Summary: Trash
Review: I enjoy sci-fi. I enjoy action/adventure. I enjoy dystopias. This film was garbage. Although I am GenerationX, maybe I'm too old for this.

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Summary: Cheeky comedy, visually enjoyable but language-lame.
Review: I've actually read some Tank Girl comic books, and this movie is a VERY watered-down portrayal of that violent, anarchistic, anything-goes universe. That said, I still like the movie and own a copy. Malcolm McDowell is over-the-top and predictably super-evil as the villain, and I generally fast-forward through his scenes. Lori Petty is brilliant as the wise-cracking, fiercely independent and ultimately victorious heroine who changes costumes faster than the camera person can change reels. Don't expect deep plot, but enjoy the eye-candy scenes and costumes.

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Summary: A wonderful flick, that has imagination and action!
Review: Though not familiar with the comic book- this movie is entertaining and imaginative. I liked the characters and the movie held my attention through-out.

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Summary: Tank Girl Rocks!
Review: If you're in the mood for a funny and sillie psuedo action movie with comic book scenes and less than straight motifs, this is for you.

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Summary: It's OK. Although very loosely based on the comic book.
Review: The movie tank girl takes the character Tank Girl and some of her friends from the comic book. Other than this, it's not really based on the comic book. It has a fairly good cast, and good special effects, but if it had been more based on the comic, it would have been better. END

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Summary: Great Cult movie.
Review: Unashamedly based on the comic book, Tank Girl is a post-apocalyptic joyride. It features a great soundtrack with Joan Jett, Devo, Bjork, and lots of others. It's a celebration of empowerment and the idea that movies should be fun! It critiques a number of action movie conventions without being snotty about it. Tank Girl is one of the few action movies with a female hero where the heroine isn't explained away as driven by maternal instinct or de-sexed into a simple masculine role.

On the down side, it has a fairly weak villain, but the rest of the cast more than makes up for it. I wholeheartedly recommend watching it more than once. END

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Summary: Great Movie NO extras
Review: The movie itself is a 5 star, the "no extras" brings the rating down for the dvd. It is fact that they taped at least another half hour to an hour of footage that is not going to make the dvd, which is sad. (they even messed up and put pictures from these scenes in the trading card set) If you can get passed that Get the DVD!

Even if you are not familiar with the comic book, this is a female empowerment, "riot grrrl" movie. Tankie Fears NOTHING! If you like movies with female strong leads and a wacky sence of humor this is it! No tears for this one. This is like Boys on the side and Beaches for a younger minded audience without all that pesky death to veil your judgment.

When I went to the movies I did not think Lori Petty could pull off Tank Girl, but it was a nice surprise to watch her. Petty Captured Tank Girl by the Bullocks! Naomi Watts as Jet Girl and Malcolm McDowell as Kesslee were great in it as well. Don't let the critics feed you a line of bull on this one. INSTANT cult classic Just because there is no HUGE life lesson in this, it should not take away from this lighthearted movie. Sometimes all you want to do is press play and enjoy, not rattle your brain. If you have the mentality to like the bands on the soundtrack (Bjork, Hole, Joan Jett, L7, Portishead, Stomp, etc.) you will LOVE this movie..... stop reading and go get it!

PA-PA-PA-POW!

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Summary: How Did I Miss Seeing This Before?
Review: Ok, it's not "The Godfather" or anything. Nothing much went into the acting or such things. It's just another crappy mid-90's action movie. Or is it?

Not even close. "Tank Girl" is not about quality, it's about attitude, and Lori Petty has attitude to boot. Her constant puns and jokes could come off as annoying, like they do in the Batman movies, which have ended up aging about as well as milk, but Petty really pulls it off, with her Gwen Stefani style, dirty mouth, and a seemingly endless stream of energy.

Plot (not like it matters) is as follows: 2033, there's nothing but endless sand. There's even a shortage of water! All that's left is in the hands of a huge, evil corporation. So, as it has been and always will be, wherever there's power, there's protest. Tank girl and her friends are out to bring down the company, but a surprise attack forces Tank Girl alone to go up against all of her oppressors.

The style never ends. From the awesome soundtrack (including 2 Bjork songs, and Portishead's "Roads") to a very cool animated sequence, "Tank Girl" is sure to dazzle viewers who enjoy funny, campy, avant garde films. GO TANK GIRL!

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Summary: Entertaining and funny, but it needs more.
Review: This movie is pretty funny. But since it was based on an already popular graphic novel illustrated by Jaime Hewlett (who also drew the Gorillaz), fans were greatly dissapointed. Tank Girl was originally Australian, but Lori Petty plays her like some tough new yorker chick. I really didn't like the special effects makeup of the kangaroo people, known in the movie as the Rippers. They were really cute in the comic, but looked really creepy in the movie. So, in closing in my review, I have one more thing to say that I'm sure all other Tank Girl fans would agree with. THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE THE WHOLE MOVIE ANIMATED!!!!!!!! It would have done a whole lot better.