Superstarlet A.D. takes place in world where men have lost a chromosome and become cavemen and womankind has gained one and become near goddesses. all of these women have divided into specific beauty cults depending on the colors of the hair. in the lost city of Femphis (Memphis, get it?) they battle each of other over cosmetics and ammo, all the while living by the rule of not killing woman but man. the head of one of these clicks eventually sets out on a quest to track down the long lost burlesque film that her grandmother starred in.

As is typical for film-maker John Michael McCarthy (aka JMM), this movie is high on concept while still being low on resources. sets and art direction are as top notch as could be achieved while still delivering the b-movie goods. yet, a lack of pacing mixed with bland acting ultimately unravels this otherwise promising effort. nothing herein gels. characters are hard to differentiate. you have to admire JMM's vision but what we basically get served is a dull apocalyptic soft-core piece of fluff that bares too much in common with the director's previous movies where style reigns supreme over substance. i'm sure Memphis, JMM's hometown, is proud.

Final Verdict: though ambitious, this movie is nothing more than 69 minutes of forgettable design with no real material. like it's female leads, it has plenty of visual character and no true depth.

-Dustin

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Well, if you've ever heard of SSAD, it probably has something to do with Troma. That's how I first heard about it. I bought it on a whim after seeing the trailer. I was amazed! It's one of the most inovative and edgey films I've ever seen! Combine Hedwig and the Angry Inch, faster pussycat kill! kill!, natural born killers and Strip-o-rama and you've got Superstarlet A.D.

The setting is post-apocalypse. All men are dead, except for a few devolved cave men. All women are beautiful nudie cuties who prance around in sexy under garments and carry machine guns. They're separated into Beauty Cults which are based on hair color. The Tempests: redheads, the Phayrays: blondes, the Satanas: brunettes ...and then there are the Superstarlets. They alone believe all hair colors are created equally!

See what happens in this epic tale of feminine brutality!

Apocaplypse Meow!

-Scumbalina

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