The Breaking Glass Pictures January 2, 2018 DVD release of the 2018 sci-fi thriller "Babes with Blades: The Flower of Sarnia" shows fans of this purveyor of some of the best gay-themed indie films out there that we are not in West Hollywood anymore. The surprising quality of this low-low-low-budget "Xena" clone shows that we should trust the rich instincts of the Breaking boys.
The following YouTube clip of a "Babes" trailer provides a good primer on the lore of the film and includes plenty of butt whomping scenes.
The obvious shot-on-video quality and the opening scene in which the big bad Visray Empire fights and captures Sarnian warrior princess Azura (producer-director-writer Cecily Fay) provides a strong sense that we are in for as big of a world of hurt as the opponents of our super girl. Azura being forced into gladiator-style combat and having ice princess Visray Section Commander Sorrentine as her foe does not help matters.
The back story provides the first glimmer of hope. The Visrays conquering the Sarnian home world involves an almost complete genocide and fully devastates that once-thriving planet. That planet far from Hoolywood being uninhabitable prompts moving the action to the Draiga mining colony.
The challenges that Sorrentine faces includes quashing a human-led rebellion; like all good dictators, Sorrentine chooses punishing the general populace as the means of the empire striking back.
The titular flora contributes a "Beauty and the Beast" element in that is is a glowing adornment that is of great value to Sorrentine as the last living thing (other than Azura and any other "straggelers") from the Sarnian world.
Meanwhile back in the dungeon, Azura is bonding with a cute human who is a rebel mole. This contrasts with the less cute but still good-looking lad who has a past with Azura but seems to currently play for the other team.
For their part, the rebels are stepping up their game from raiding supply depots to planning a Death Star destruction level game-changer that is designed to end the tyranny of the Visrays at least until the sequel that one REALLY hopes is called "Chicks with Sticks."
This plan includes breaking out Azura and getting her to help them; this leads to the inevitable confrontation between the principals and learning the actual principles of the aforementioned guy who easily can either be friend or foe.
This battle royale causes the death of a person but importance, but death is not necessarily permanent in scfi. An additional giveaway regarding this is that Fay apparently is a Zac Snyder fan beyond creating a Wonder Woman style heroine.
The final payoff is a good one in that the universe is a better place thanks to the kids who take a stand. It further shows that with great power comes great responsibility to make more films reminiscent of the SyFy channel cheddar of the past.
The extras include footage of a vigorous fight rehearsal. We additionally get "Babes with Blades - Real Action Heroines' Showreel."
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