Terry Southern's dialogue occasionally sparkles, and the imaginative designs, as shot by Claude Renoir, look really splendid.
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01/26/06
Barbarella (1968)
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Reviews Counted:33
Fresh:24
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: Unevenly paced and thoroughly cheesy, Barbarella is nonetheless full of humor, entertaining visuals, and Fonda's sex appeal.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: In this notorious film version of the popular French comic strip by Jean-Claude Forest, Jane Fonda plays a sexy yet innocent space-age heroine in the year 40,000 A.D. who never gets herself into a... [More]
Starring: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, David Hemmings, Milo O'Shea
Director: Roger Vadim
Reviews for Barbarella
Top CriticA nutty film that boasts at times beautiful photography of some cheap but truly epic sets of PVC and everything that clings.
01/01/00
Top CriticIt's not a film that tries to break barriers or provide deep and meaningful commentary on the nature and meaning of life -- it's a film which sets out to entertain and does so with considerable panache. What more do you need to know?
01/01/00
No review available.
07/12/08
The film is ugly on so many levels -- from art direction to human values -- that it's hard to know where to begin.
04/17/07
Most of this is soft-core nonsense, but snappy dialogue and design -- as well as the striptease routine that Fonda performs behind the opening credits -- have made it something of a cult favorite.
04/17/07
Top CriticDespite a certain amount of production dash and polish and a few silly-funny lines of dialog, Barbarella isn't very much of a film.
04/17/07
Top CriticI just couldn't take my eyes off the screen.
06/24/06
No review available.
07/25/05
No review available.
07/19/05
No review available.
07/14/05
No review available.
06/08/05
Throughout the movie, there is the assumption that just mentioning a thing (sex, politics, religion) makes it funny and that mentioning it in some offensive context makes it funnier.
05/09/05
Top CriticAn awful film, certainly, but also undeniably watchable.
04/07/05
No review available.
12/26/04
It's fun in a 'What were they smoking?' kind of way.
06/10/04
No review available.
04/21/04
No review available.
11/20/03
No review available.
10/31/03
No review available.
09/26/03
Latest News for Barbarella
August 07, 2009:
Barbarella Remake Back in Development 
The "Barbarella" remake is back on track, with Robert Luketic attached to direct and Joe Gazzam hired to write the screenplay. More...
June 03, 2009:
Robert Luketic Directing Barbarella Remake?
Will "Monster-in-Law" director Robert Luketic step in for Robert Rodriguez behind the cameras of the "Barbarella" remake? According to Entertainment Weekly's sources, a deal is... More...
April 11, 2008:
Rose McGowan Refutes Those Nasty Barbarella Rumors
Despite all rumors to the contrary, Rose McGowan says she remains firmly entrenched in her intergalactic go-go boots for Robert Rodriguez's Barbarella remake. More...
October 18, 2007:
Universal Dumps Rodriguez's Barbarella Remake
It looks like we'll have to wait a little longer before seeing a 21st century version of Roger Vadim's "21st century girl": Universal has parted ways with Robert Rodriguez's... More...
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