Barb Wire (Unrated Version) by Universal Studios by David Hogan

I somehow was able to snag a glimpse of this film as a young boy years ago and felt my jaw hit the floor. Bought it at 32 and realized that it really wasn't that great of a movie, but it's still Pam Anderson...so, yea.

The critically lambasted 1996 film adaptation of the comic book "Barb Wire" starring Pamela Anderson (credited as Pamela Anderson Lee due to she was married to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee at that time) bombed at the box office. During its theatrical run the R rated film grossed only 3.8 million against a production budget of 9 million. While regarded by many as a terrible film, I actually enjoyed it when I initially saw it in theaters and feel it is a great definition of the term guilty pleasure. "Barb Wire" is by no means a great movie but it is a lot of campy fun which was made by people who clearly understood what type of movie they were making. It features a tongue firmly planted in cheek style which can prove infectious if you are in the right mindset. Pamela Anderson was clearly hired for the title role due to her ample physical assets which match the curvaceous qualities of the comic book character. (A lot of people forget how much more beautiful she was before the extensive plastic surgery and breast implants but I digress.) While she does not give a terrific performance, she delivers where it counts and is surrounded by a terrific cast."Barb Wire" was initially released on VHS and eventually DVD in an unrated cut which featured a few brief moments of additional nudity. Universal released the R rated theatrical cut on bluray back in 2011 which featured a transfer in the VC-1 codec that was marred by egregious use of digital noise reduction and sharpening. Fans lamented the fact that the unrated version was not included but it was found that the negative for the extra footage was lost. (I actually prefer the theatrical cut as the pacing is slightly better.) Germany got the unrated version on bluray in mid 2018 but they had to use standard definition inserts for the unrated footage.Due to the original Universal disc has been out of print for a while, Mill Creek Entertainment decided to reissue "Barb Wire" on blu-ray as a budget priced release in early 2019. In terms of image quality this is not the same transfer used on the Universal release. For Mill Creek's reissue the film got a new encode in the AVC codec at a higher bit rate usually averaging around 30 mbps yielding better detail in comparison. While it appears that they had to use an existing HD master which had some DNR baked in, the Mill Creek disc looks more film like with more natural film grain present and an overall less smooth presentation. Colors look natural whereas contrast and black levels look solid too. There are enough obvious improvements to my eyes that the Mill Creek reissue is worth the double dip.Audio is presented in 5.1 master audio sounding punchy with nice separation and clarity. Thankfully English subtitles were included which is a rarity with Mill Creek blu-ray releases. No extras are included.While I would like to see this film get a special edition blu-ray release eventually (hello, Shout Factory!), this reissue does at least get the film back out again especially at such a great low price. The film is a lot of goofy fun and Pamela Anderson looks great strutting her stuff throughout. Recommended!

This movie isn't very good, but it's so entertaining. It's a fun, turn of your brain action movie. Pamela Anderson loves to show off quite a bit, so that alone makes this worth a watch. If you like the old AIP action movies of the 80's, Deadly Prey and movies like that, you should like this one.

I love Barb Wire I saw it so many times and it never gets old. I also consider her personal hero of mine. Great action, great soundtrack and movies stylized too! It's a great time!

I have this movie on dvd, so I had to get the Blu-ray because the sound is bigger and better. I also love Pamela Anderson. This is a straight up guy movie.

If you keep in mind that this was a movie to capitalize on Pamela Anderson's popularity (mostly based on her looks when she was in her physical prime on Baywatch and making fairly regular appearances in Playboy), and do not expect an award-winning movie (except maybe a Razzie), you will not be let down. It is pretty much a standard post-apocalyptic (set during the "second civil war") where the good guys are not all that good, the bad guys not all bad, and the really bad guys are everyone's enemy.Anderson plays the owner of a club in the last free city in the country. She is also a bounty hunter and dealer in anything, legal or otherwise. The plot is pretty basic, and the writing and acting is nothing special. Clint Howard plays a larger than a cameo role in a film not directed by Ron Howard, which tells you all you need to know about it. The appeal of the movie is really Anderson in various stages of undress throughout the movie, and the amusement of her trying to act like a badass throughout (complete with a big fight scene at the end).The blu-ray is a pretty standard transfer. Given that it is over 20 yrs old, and not a big-budget blockbuster, it did not get a great restoration. There are no extras or special features. Just the movie itself. If you were in high school or college in the mid to late 1990s at the height of Pamela Anderson's career, it is kind of a nostalgic, so bad its good movie.

Since Amazon just lumps all of these reviews together, I'll specify that this is for the Mill Creek blu-ray release. Typical of Mill Creek, there are no special features, but if you just want a blu-ray copy of Barb Wire, this will work for you. It is region A. It's a good quality transfer at a good price.

To add to my collection.

Very pleased

Lieferung schnell und alles OKWo Pamela noch jung und knackig war

Ras

Edición en inglés y alemán de este thriller distópico con Pamela Anderson Lee al frente. Dejando a un lado a la protagonista, la película tiene un punto para aquellos a los que nos gusta la ciencia ficción.

PLOT...In 2017, during the Second American Civil War, Barb Wire owns the Hammerhead, a nightclub in Steel Harbour, "the last free city" in a United States ravaged by the war. She brings in extra cash working as a mercenary and bounty hunter.This is a cheesy sleazy action movie made in 1995, still worth a watch today if you love these old school action movies, its basically a movie starring Pamela Anderson's boobs, Based on the Dark Horse comic book series, its a reasonably fun movie with an ok cast, plenty of action with shootouts and car chases and explosions etc, Pamela was a hit on Baywatch due to her huge assets, going into movies maybe wasn't a great idea but hell this movie as cheesy as it is can be fun at times, something to go back too now and again for a bit of no brainer fun. And because we all love Pam from back in the day! Whatever you do.. Don't call her babe!This review is on the UNRATED German Blu-ray import. And for what it is, its a decent release.The picture quality is pretty decent for an old movie in HDThe features include an extended piece of footage from the opening sequence of the movie where she is dancing in the club. (basically 9mins of topless getting wet dancing) A making of featurette 15mins, an original 1996 promo featurette 6mins, and three trailers.Running time on the movie is 100mins, Region B (Plays fine on UK players) 1996/2018The movie plays with the full original English audio, subtitles can also be turned off.The features also play with full English audio, subtitles can be turned off.The movie comes presented in a clear case with reversible sleeve art including the original poster art on the black background, The back cover only features German language text.