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The Year is 2033. Earth has been clobbered with a comet, civilization has been destroyed, and it hasn't rained in 11 years. Nearly all the water on the planet is controlled by the evil Water and Power company, which is in turn controlled by the even more evil Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell). Who stands in the way? Some mysterious mutants called the Rippers and, of course, Tank Girl. Lori Petty plays Tank Girl, the wisecracking, defiant heart of the movie, as kind of an inner child gone wild. Unfortunately Petty can't quite carry a movie on her own--her zingers frequently fall flat and she seems to be continually worried that we still like her. Luckily there's Naomi Watts as Jet Girl to save the day: smart, shy, and inherently way more appealing than Tank Girl. Tank Girl is based on the comic of the same name, and it is visually an eye-popper. It's worth watching for the insane set and costume designs alone. --Ali Davis

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5.0 out of 5 stars spare me the critique, April 24 2003

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"danigrrlmomof2" (Camp Pendelton, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tank Girl (Widescreen) (DVD)

If you're looking for the next amazing work of cinema... keep looking.. Tank GIrl is a FUN movie, that's it. I love the comics, and if you do too i'll warn you now... don't expect the movie to match the comics at all... but it is a fun movie, with lots of quotables and if you want a giggle, this will do it... people who pan it have a certain problem... no sense of humor :)

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3.0 out of 5 stars It's not masterpiece theatere, but.., July 15 2000

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Robin Orlowski "political activist" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tank Girl (VHS Tape)

Tank Girl (played convincingly by Lori Petty)is a fun grrrl action film.

Although the theme is supposed to be about human survival after a major geological/metorlogical nuclearish disaster, it pokes gender, and class relations.

A handfull of rich white men control the world's water supply with millitary force and apparently spend much of their leisure time at a girle club where all of the women (unsuprisingly) are altered to look alike) The women who ultimately engineer the saving idea are punkish (anarcha-feminists? ) who defy society expectations of what is appropriate for women.

Even though the graphic juxtapositions seem to be a cheap imitation of the comic book/reality style pioneered so well in the 1960's Batman TV series, and Ice T's inclusion in the cast, it is still a good story line.

I've seen this movie several times, and even though she is much less of a cultural compromise than Buffy (who also saves the world, but looks more conventional)Tank Girl rocks. When the movie came out, I was actually planning to streak my hair fushcia in homage to this great character.

The soundtrack (produced by Courtney Love) is also worth getting!

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5.0 out of 5 stars ultimate cult flick, Jan 9 2004

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Lynetta Anne "lynettaann" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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how do I do this justice? Only in my Fellini days did I watch films more than once. I've watched this one 5 times and I'm still laughing, still relishing the humor. It unfolds easily... but it keeps unfolding each time I watch it and hasn't grown stale. I just watched it again and it drove me here to urge you - this is the best stuff! No cliche goes unexploited. social mockery? don't even start. ... just a comic book really.
sure. Try it. Totally fun.

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