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Classic punk rawk nerd Riot Grrl cinema. Big fun. This isn’t meant to be Shakespeare or even Kubrick, you understand. This is low-budget Big Fun, so it’s not going to be anyone’s opus since it’s not meant to be. It’s a contemporary comic book film adaptation with a huge cult following & is frequently listed in top-10 superhero films of all time by a variety of sources. The rights to the film have even been optioned from MGM by Margot Robbie for a future reboot of this cult classic.

If you don’t get cheese or like it, that’s a matter of personal taste, but facts are facts & the fact is this film with a huge cult following isn’t going to go away. It’s in the same cinematic vein as The Rocky Horror Picture Show—- and to borrow a line from that cheesy dated film with a cult following of it’s own for those who don’t like Tank Girl — “I didn’t make him FOR YOU.”

That’s the thing with Tank Girl. It wasn’t made for everyone.

Lori Petty is the stand out actor in this, but there’s also Naomi Watts & Malcom McDowell. They’ve all been involved in better, more ambitious projects, but they’re fortunate to have been involved in this cult project.

This is a film that’s known for its soundtrack, having tracks from the legendary Riot Grrl band L7, Portishead, Iggy Pop, Devo, Joan Jett, Isaac Hayes, Richard Hell & Veruca Salt. For some of those artists, this film gave them exposure they never had, and for others, it rebooted their careers & gave them another chance. This is an important aspect of this film since it is the music community that 1st latched onto it & still keeps recognition of it going. The music fans of this film were the same people who were buying the comic books & are the same people that show up to the nerdy geek cons & cosplay events.

Like it or not, this film adaptation of Tank Girl has a rabid following & it isn’t going to fade away just because you want it to. It’s no Fellini. And it’s not meant to be. But if you like this kind of music & this kind of superhero or underground pulp comics, you’re going to have fun with Lori Petty, Naomi Watts & Malcom in this very fun CHEESY film.