Watch Electra For Free
Electra
Billionaire named Roach desperately searches for the secret serum which could turn an ordinary human into a superbeing...
Release : | 1996 |
Rating : | 3.3 |
Studio : | Electra Film Productions Inc., New City Releasing, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Shannon Tweed Sten Eirik Katie Griffin Lara Daans John Stoneham Sr. |
Genre : | Action Thriller Science Fiction |
Watch Trailer
Cast List
Related Movies
Reviews
Wonderful Movie
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Before you read any further, know that this movie is more enjoyable the LESS you know about it and even a review revealing anything about the movie or it's style can ruin it for you. I have no spoilers plotwise, but the whole feel of the movie and how it changes is part of it's charm and knowing that ahead of time can ruin it for you.This movie left me stunned. I have no idea if it's a good stunned or a bad one. It started off like a decent C movie with potential. The acting wasn't great, although most pulled their weight fine (except for Katie Griffin whom I can't decide if it was her or the director). It quickly devolved into an over the top crazy movie. Not campy or B-movie fun. Just wacky. I know, it makes no sense. It certainly was worth seeing, but you won't see it displayed proudly on many shelves.It feels like a much older movie than it was.The biggest thing about it was that it seemed like a porn tribute to horror movies turned thriller. Like the old classic horror movies where the action happens off scene, so does all of the porn. That may sound weird. How can it be porn if I can't see it.... Watch the movie and you'll see! It has a few sexy women besides Shannon Tweed. Unfortunately not Shannon's incredible sister, but some steamy hotness all their own. The early action is good, but the finale has some absolutely crazy stuff. Remember, not campy, but wacky. I don't think this movie was made to be serious, but where they failed was by not making it into a truly campy classic. It had some potential though and could be remade into a B-movie masterpiece. It advertises a sequel at the end and I would not hesitate to pick it up too.Expect this - you'll warm up to the plot and characters quick and as it builds to the tense finale - it becomes wacky. It even sneaks up on you a bit while you're getting over your first stunned look, you'll be forced to go 'WTF?'
I can't believe this film is being slated so badly. It's not trying to be a Hollywood blockbuster and it still manages to far exceed most of them. The scene where Shannon Tweed has sex with her son in order to get his super-powered sperm inside her is pure genius. If you're feeling suicidal, this film will give you a reason to keep living. Watch it. This film has Shannon Tweed, A hot leading man, and a pair lipstick Lesbian PVC clad dominatrix types. Something for everyone. The whole film revolves around a lot of sinister people trying to get their hands on the leading man's super sperm. Everyone wants that sperm. You just don't get films like that. It was about seven years ago that I saw this film so I can't remember all of it now. I just remember how incredibly funny and bizarre it was. See it yourself and you'll understand.
My housemate and I watched this movie out of sheer lack of anything better to do one day - oh how glad we are that we did! This is quite possibly the funniest film in the "unintentionally so" category. Complete with mid-air cat fights, bizarre "torture" scenes and actors who skillfully skate past the whole incest issue, this film is a must for an evening in with a bunch of friends. Crank your willing suspension of disbelief to the maximum setting and enjoy!
"Electra" looks good (it has Shannon Tweed, so how could it NOT?), and the main idea is pretty intriguing.BUT.... This is a "B" movie, so even the highest aspirations get shoved aside for the sake of a little skin, some S&M and some karate fights that must have had Bruce Lee doing Flying Dragon Budokan Back Flips in his grave. What's the plot in a movie like this, really, when all you can remember is Shannon Tweed dressed in a leather one-piece swimsuit, seducing her stepson? Ohhhhh, okay - some paralyzed madman wants to extract some kind of serum that will give eternal youth and super strength. Still, there's plenty of time for really bad Kung-Fu, flying leaps, bad FX of guys bulking up into homicidal maniacs, women fighting each other (okay, I didn't say it was all bad) and the aforementioned stepson and his girlfriend fighting for truth, justice and the American way (or whatever they're protecting here).It's bad. That much goes without saying. But the ideas were there to make it a good movie, even a guilty pleasure. But as it is, "Electra" should feel guilty enough on its own.One star. Just for the sight of Shannon astraddle a guy on a rotating table. If THAT wouldn't make you surrender some kind of serum, what would?