Xanadu Hellfire

Yep... It's most definitely a B movie. But it's a fun B movie that actually tries. The filming is professional as is the audio. The actors and actresses are pretty good. The story is completely unbelievable, but that's what entertainment is supposed to be... an escape from reality.

The fighting scenes are corny and the training sequence is a bit long, but... again... it's fun.

We were laughing throughout the movie. And it doesn't hurt that Xanadu (Macy) is easy on the eyes.

If you are a Marvels versus DC snob, skip this. It ain't your cup of tea. If you are a fan of campy sci-fi, you won't regret giving this a try.

My my, didn't the fancy dress shop do well.

In no particular order.- The one thing I will give this movie credit for is that it is very self aware. It does at least know that is a micro budget, fantasy nonsense flick that doesn't take itself too seriously.

The acting is terrible. Sorry boss ladies, back to acting school.

The script and plot are, well, mostly harmless is is the polite way of describing it.

The editing is terrible. The direction is, first day at film school-bad. And the the least said about the cgi, the better.

All this being said, it is fun. Silly, really stoooopid fun. Best watched with a crate of anything that isn't Bud Light.

And this is one of those films. I had the pleasure of meeting the man who put this together and am so glad to watch the movie. It is definitely lower budget but looks and feels amazing for it. It's cheesy in the best way and serious when it needs to be. I will be showing this film at several parties coming up and it is an instant classic in my book. Can't wait to see the Bloodsucka Jones movies tonight!! Hearing the backstory of how this is almost an ode to the original Xanadu only added my instant joy as that is one of my favorite films. The kids cussing in here only adds to the delight but it is very appropriate and I've heard many kids in my teaching career say much worse. Keep up the good work and I'm hoping there is another new one next year for me to enjoy. Thanks so much for a great evening!!

This film is all about the ladies being fully in charge of their destinies. They are tough and know what they want in life. The lead character, Ruby is sweet and charming. She has an endearing relationship with her dad, a single father and a relatable friendship with her bestie, Becky. It's fun to see her adventures unfold. This film reminded me of movies from my childhood. Lots of action with just the right amount of cheese! It's funny. It's heartwarming and the cast is great! Brings me back to weekend movies with friends in high school. I am a huge martial arts fan and was pleasantly surprised by the martial arts elements.

Nice fun little picture. Very cheap and kind of sloppy in parts but that's what you get with little indie pictures. The lead(the girl not the lady) is clearly in cheer or dance(its dance, I checked) which is great. We love seeing dancer girls in cheap indie pictures. The comic book props look good, at least the exteriors, it certainly duplicates that era of Marvel.

Scenes without one the leads(Xanadu or Ruby) not so is good. Is nice Xanadu always has belly show in her costuming. But Ruby never shows her belly even though she's a dancer and always shows belly. We need more trashy indie movies with little dancer girls barefoot(actually Ruby is barefoot in a scene but that's a continuity error, she's wearing socks in the previous shot) and showing belly.

But there is this weird scene where the lead has a dollar in her hand for the swear jar like she's gonna say a cuss, puts it in but doesn't say a cuss.

Oh, yeah and the girl playing Becky is real cute too.