Banjo-Oz
Banjo-Oz t1_iu860pu wrote
Reply to comment by just-some-person in Tank Girl is ridiculous 90s fun and has Ice-T as a mutant kangaroo man by ggroover97
Every now and then I put it on to feel nostalgic for that time in my life. Blasting Girl U Want full volume feels so 90's.
Banjo-Oz t1_iu85sgk wrote
Reply to comment by mrbrick in Tank Girl is ridiculous 90s fun and has Ice-T as a mutant kangaroo man by ggroover97
Her Harley Quinn is SO inspired by Lori's Tank Girl performance. Nothing will change my mind on that.
Banjo-Oz t1_iu85q24 wrote
Reply to comment by Many-Outside-7594 in Tank Girl is ridiculous 90s fun and has Ice-T as a mutant kangaroo man by ggroover97
I keep wondering when we are going to get 90's era nostalgia movies like we have been getting 70's ones for awhile and a few 80's ones lately. Something like Stranger Things or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood set in the 90's..l
Banjo-Oz t1_iu85h72 wrote
Extremely fun movie. I was always sad it got critically savaged so bad, not to mention messed with during production (I hate that the ending got cut and replaced with a five second animation, given parts were already shot!). At least the director - who should have gone on to good things for the vibrant style she brought - finally got a decent gig working in TV a few decades later (Dr Who, amongst other shows) but I wish she had made more films like Tank Girl.
Lori, Jeff and especially Malcolm are absolute standout performances in this movie. I always thought Lori could have played Harley Quinn back in the day (indeed she kind of did in Gotham as a cameo) and I think Margot's version is at least partly inspired by Lori's TG performance.
The movie is far from perfect, but given the backstory that's not surprising. It is far, far better than its reputation, however. Also an absolutely killer period soundtrack that makes me nostalgic for the era now.
The Cole Porter scene is stunning and really ahead of its time for the kind of zaniness you'd see in movies today.
I've never even considered an animated followup despite the source material, but if it brought Lori back to the role I would be 200% down for that!
Banjo-Oz t1_iu8w615 wrote
Reply to comment by Dontbeajerkdude in Tank Girl is ridiculous 90s fun and has Ice-T as a mutant kangaroo man by ggroover97
In attitude a bit, I guess? The snark reminds me more of Tank Girl than DP honestly. She's also not as meta as Deadpool though. Deadpool is basically male She Hulk in that respect (at least John Byrne She Hulk, where she was at her most fourth wall breaking).