646f9e108c After a nuclear war, society breaks down into two groups, the evil Euraks and the rebel Federation. A mercenary named Parsifal is hired by the Federation to infiltrate New York City, which is controlled by the Euraks, to rescue the only fertile woman left on Earth. A vastly over-ambitious amalgamation of Escape from New York, Planet of the Apes, Robocop, and Conan the Barbarian, that is somehow nothing like any of those. It rolls in ridiculous and unexpected directions, flipping from one subplot to the next at rapid-fire pace.<br/><br/>It is a mess, to be sure, but my god is it entertaining.<br/><br/>The characters are very lovable, and the production of the war-ravaged New York are really quite good. The earnest attempts at horror and action are charming and fun, if constantly goofy.<br/><br/>I loved that this flick took itself as seriously as it did. A very fun watch. Absolutely irresistible Italian variation on ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. The great, sadly failed, action star Michael Sopkiw as a man who must single-handedly save the continuation of the human race by finding the last fertile female alive. (Nuclear holocaust wiped out most of the rest of humanity and rendered all women infertile.) The plot was silly, but enjoyably campy. The budget was very low, but the lack of funding adds more than takes away in some cases as the bad special effects are quite fun to watch. Massively well directed and edited action scenes and some of the most entertaining music I've heard. Of all Martino's films, this is probably the easiest to appreciate. Truly a great, harmless, even lovable movie if you can look past its flaws.
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