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[Anonymous]

“Barbarella” the worst sci-fi movie ever? Laddie, were ya watchin’ the movie with yer eyes open? Have ya no sense o’ mirth? Are ya unable t’ fit yer tongue in yer cheek? I think that if you approach the film less seriously, you’ll see the film was made for fun and spoofery. It isn’t a classic just because it’s old, y’know.

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There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling
complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt. (Twain)