L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach

I hadn't seen an Andy Sidaris film in years (not with the sound turned up, anyway) and I had no reason to believe this one would be any different from his others. Those always had the same elements. First it would have a totally uninvolving action story full of explosions and martial arts. Second, it would have a script that was stilted and pedestrian. Third, it would feature almost uniformly wooden acting. I'm talkin' sequoia here. Last, it would be full of bodacious babes who were always clad in one of two ways: scantily or un-. Only one of these elements interested me (take a guess) and the others made his movies all but unwatchable.

Well maybe I'm getting mellow in my old age or possibly Sidaris learned something from his other films because I could actually enjoy this one as simple dumb fun. The main factor here is a switch in emphasis to flesh over fireworks and fighting. The story is still the same non-entity, the acting is as bad as ever (does Sidaris want it that way?) but the women are a softcore voyeur's delight, though if you prefer nature's bounty over the wonders of cosmetic surgery, you may not appreciate them. The way is led in this film by the udderly amazing duo of Julie K. Smith and Shae Marks, with Julie Strain also on hand and Playboy alumnus Carrie Wescott as the nominal villainess. Marks was also a Playboy centerfold model and one would have thought she wouldn't have needed to augment her considerable natural charms, but I guess that was a career decision.

This movie is not headed for the National Film Registry but I was able to enjoy it on some level and considering Sidaris' previous output, that surprised me.

The last of Andy Sidaris's 'bullets and boobs' flicks is sadly the least accomplished, whereas the others had reasonably fun plots (threadbare as they were) to go along with the copious amounts of nudity on display, this one was just dreary & lifeless a mere shell of what these films were in their heyday (from 1985-1994) Very sad to say that the fun and magic of those films just isn't present in this one.

Eye Candy: Julie K. Smith, Julie Strain, & Carrie Westcott provide ample T&A; Shae Marks shows everything

My Grade: D

DVD Extras: Introduction with Andy and Julie Strain; Director's Commantery; 37 minute Behind the scenes featurette (featuring abundant nudity); Production Stills; Andy Sidaris filmography; web-links; Theatrical Trailer; and Trailers for 11 other Sidaris films (all with abundant nudity)

Would be 10 stars for me, Female badass agents done! However something that always confused me since watching all the films as a teen, why the hell would you put a bunch of female spy, agents, assassins in a film and not have any CATFIGHTS, GIRL FIGHTS! NONE, ZERO GIRL FIGHTS! Especially when Andy KNEW catfights were popular and always have been. This was a HUGE miss opportunity that would have taken these films to another level, wish the team that made the movie RAZE would take a crack at remakes of the LEATHAL series and do it right! Super disappointing....

This has everything you could ever want in a horrible movie: awful dialogue, atrotious acting, zero story, gigantic breasts, explosions, a villian in a Phantom of the Opera mask, and Buff Bagwell! Great to watch with a group of people with a sense of humor.

These are the words that you repeatedly yell out as you watch this spectacular movie. The incredible Buff Bagwell leaves us stunned and amazed by his great hidden acting talent. The great directing and writing by Andy Sidaris, who brought us such outstanding classics such as Seven, Hard Ticket to Hawaii, and the original Savage Beach, leaves us in awe and histerics over his newest film. Beautiful Playmates, only wearing a smile throughout the movie, show us their incredible assets and acting ability in this wonderful flick. They are quite a handful... Just look at some of the characters in this movie: a chyna lookalike, carlos santana/eddie guererro, and the incredible BUFF (THE STUFF). You cant say with a straight face that this movie isn't great. Just the incrdible techniques these stars use, such as the perfected ninja choreography, the toy RC cars, and the sudden appearance of clothes/props. In lieu of all these aspects of this movie, I cannot see how this movie does not receive a full 10/10 stars. This is truly one of Andy Sidaris' productions. Go out and watch it NOW!! DEM THINGS IS VERY VERY NICE!!!