Rating: 
Summary: Special place
Review: This film is kind of like a cross between Citizen Kane and To kill a mockingbird, only it has amazons in leather bikinis worshipping a phony rhino. Well, actually it is not like that at all, except for the parts about the rhino and the amazons. Now I know there are plenty of people who will turn up their noses at this movie and only pick out the bad. I am willing to bet that most Hammer fans have one film that they know is not really a good film, but it has a special place because you enjoy it. For people it is probably Lost Continent, Lust for a vampire or even Legend of the seven golden vampires, but for me it has got to be this film. If you have read any other reviews on this film then you know the negatives here, so I want to talk about the positives. They used some of the sets left over from One Million Years B.C. (as well as some of the actors and actresses), so the sets are pretty decent for the budget. This film is not boring, even if you do not like the story you have to admit movees along well. Some people seem to think this film is not as good as OMY B.C. or When dinosaurs ruled the earth, but if you were to take away the special effects and just compare stories, I think Prehistoric women would be heads and shoulders ahead in the story department.Another thing that most of Hammer's costume epics lack is a strong leading performance. Ursula Andress and Raquel Welch attempted to go through the motions but here we have Martine Beswick who just about steals this movie. Beswick gives a commanding performance (given the situation), without her the film would certainly be average or less. Beswick has to be the best villainess to ever grace a british horror or sci-fi film. The dance scenes may seem silly at first, but give it a few viewings and you may want to stand up and join in or maybe not. Anchor Bay put together a good looking version with the usual trailers after the flick. The inside notes say that the American version (called Slave Girls) had an extra 16 minutes, so I wonder what was in those extra 16 minutes? It would have been great if they could have included that version like how they included the U.S. version of Legend of the seven golden vampires. Still, this film is an enjoyable one.
Rating: 
Summary: Hilarious Hammer Hokum
Review: This is really an embarassing film from Hammer Studios. Don't expect a prehistoric film like "One Million Years BC"...this one is strictly a jungle adventure (for the first 20 minutes it resembles a Tarzan film from the 50's!). It's all about a tribe of skimpily clad babes who worship a white rhino (with a big phallus shaped horn). A male hunter comes to their camp and all the babes fight over the stud. Sexy Martine Beswick hams it up as the Queen and there are many laughs (and MANY tribal dances), but it all wears out way before the 91 minutes are over. Still, it's nice to finally see it and the widescreen image on the DVD looks very good. The flip-side of the disc has some trailers and one of those Hammer specials.
Rating:
Summary: Hilarious Hammer Hokum
Review: This is really an embarassing film from Hammer Studios. Don't expect a prehistoric film like "One Million Years BC"...this one is strictly a jungle adventure (for the first 20 minutes it resembles a Tarzan film from the 50's!). It's all about a tribe of skimpily clad babes who worship a white rhino (with a big phallus shaped horn). A male hunter comes to their camp and all the babes fight over the stud. Sexy Martine Beswick hams it up as the Queen and there are many laughs (and MANY tribal dances), but it all wears out way before the 91 minutes are over. Still, it's nice to finally see it and the widescreen image on the DVD looks very good. The flip-side of the disc has some trailers and one of those Hammer specials.
Rating: 
Summary: Campy and Fantastic!
Review: This movie is a silly, but very charming effort from the sixties, my favourite decade. It is a little scary and very sexy at the same time. It has: great soundtrack, gorgeous gals, beautiful sets, talented actors and actresses, a wonderful mood and MARTINE BESWICK, one of the most amazing women who ever entered the silver screen. A tale of adventures iin the kingdom of the prehistoric ladies, presented in a TOTALLY SIXTIES-STYLE. A MUST for everyone who loves campy flicks!
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