So I had a slow day at the office yesterday and decided to go see a flick in the afternoon. Taking a look at my local listings, I see the blurb for DOA: Dead or Alive.
Hey, what the hell, I’ll give it a shot. I never played the game which this movie was apparently adapted from, so I can’t say how it compaired to the game’s story.
But man was it bad…but the good cheesey sort of bad. With boobs…did I mention the scantily clad women that spent a lot of time doing the splits?
So while I can’t actually recommend this thing to anyone, it was good for a few laughs and a popcorn munching movie. I’m really not sure why they went with the PG-13 rating instead of just showing more skin and getting the R. It’s not like movie theaters really stop anyone from seeing an R film anymore. Plus any teenager that wanted to see this just for the titilation factor can find a lot more naked women in about 2 seconds on the internet. Just seemed wierd. I guess it could be the actresses, but I don’t think an spread eagle crotch shot of you is better than a bare boobie or two…even if you have panties on. shrug…either way, if ya gots nothing better to do, it was semi-entertaining. I didn’t look at my watch even once.
This movie sounds like a fun “bad movie”! I like the premise a lot – scantily-clad women in martial arts action! Coincides well with my fetishes! I will probably wait until I can buy it “used” on Amazon.com!
When I read the OP I thought, “Damn! How did I miss this one?”
Then I realized. The title. DOA. What the hell kind of title is that for a movie about voluptuous, scantily clad fighting women? How does DOA convey that? I think I remember hearing or reading the title somewhere but it made no impression, sounded like just another action movie or thriller or whatever.
Your suggested title: “Kung-Fu Boobies” or more likely, “Kung Fu Fighting Babes” would have definitely improved things at the box office. Don’t these chumps know anything about marketing?
