Review of Lady Terminator (1988) by David H — 22 Oct 2010

Lord Almighty... on that list of movies that are so bad that they're Goddamn hilarious find Lady Terminator. This Indonesian rip-off of the James Cameron masterpiece is almost exactly its source text's opposite in terms of direction, acting, plot coherence, etc.

Still, with all of its serious flaws, the damn thing gets three stars from me for its sheer entertainment value. For me, what separates truly bad movies from films of Lady Terminator's nature is pace; if a bad movie is boring, it's just bad.

The special effects (which were actually designed by actress Barbara Constable, who pulls double duty as both make-up artist and the Lady Terminator!!!) are quite good. The sheer number of ridiculously bad one-liners and explosions throughout the film are hilariously fun.

Also, like the best exploitation, Lady Terminator is never shy when it comes to sexuality. My goodness... From a demoness possessing a woman's body via a decidedly private orifice all the way to the Lady Terminator spending nearly half the movie naked (not to mention eating men's Johnsons with her vagina!), this is one Hell of a sex-filled movie.

The celluloid is almost moist with sexuality, which, admittedly, also helps one take in the film with a less harsh critical eye.