The New Barbarians (1982)

- I nuovi barbari
Why have I seen this more than once?, 30 June 2005

Post apocalyptic story that does it's best to be The Road Warrior but generally fails on ever level. Various bands of people are all seeking civilization. But a group known as the Templars only wants to see everyone on the planet dead. Why? They spout some wacky philosophical stuff that makes little sense. The Templar's main purpose appears to be to destroy any remaining fashion sense. These guys, with their incredibly bad hair, are cute in their matching white and black leather outfits with comically large shoulder pads.

Giancarlo Prete is our hero, Scorpion. He's a loner type. He doesn't need anyone's help. He only gets into a situation every ten minutes that he can't get out of if it weren't for Fred Williamson (Nadir). Williamson also wears a ridiculous outfit and shoots exploding arrows. His major purpose, other than saving Scorpion's life, is making silly faces at the camera.

The whole thing is incredibly ridiculous. I haven't rated it any lower because of a couple of scenes that do, in fact, work. The torture and rape of Scorpion by the Templars and the Templar leader getting it in the end (wink, wink) are highlights.

4/10