A Blade, 6 Strings and an annoying Kid

for a quirky post-apocalypse idea, it doesnt get any better than a rockabilly, buddy holly lookalike wandering the wastelands, brandshing a katana on his way to Lost Vegas to become elvis' successor as the new king of rock'n'roll...
this is "Six-String Samurai"
as much potential as the concept has, as many flaws has its execution.
our aptly named hero, "Buddy", strolls through the barren lands of what used to be the home of the free, battling cave-men, crazed bowlers and spacesuit wearing mutants along the way.
even though the comedic mixture of rock'n'roll coolness and westernised martial arts seems to blend well at first, the simple fact that not a single drop of blood is shed in the entire movie, leaves us wanting. as overly stylised the fight scenes seem at first, as nauseatingly mtv-like they become after a few seconds (a lot of slo-mo a good scene does not make!)Buddy picks up his (and the plots) biggest burden along the way in the form of "the Kid", a seemingly retarded child that becomes enfatuated with the mysterious, sword-wielding drifter. as they walk the earth, the Kid becomes ever more annoying, yet the plot is written so unfortunately that we are faced with an ultimately essential character. why writers do this i will never understand, but i digress.
as the story progresses, we see the hero square off with all manner of bad guys, always being trailed by none other than Death himself, in the form of a heavy metal guitarist and his band, hell bent (so to speak) on replacing rock'n'roll as the reigning form of guitar music.
as i suspected upon reading the opening credits, this film showcases the (fairly unoriginal) rock'n'roll repertoire of "the Red Elvises". i may be biased in this, as i am far from a rock music fan, but their brand of beach boy-esque riffs just seem so
generic, its hard not to have it fall to the back of ones attention.
all in all, i was looking forward to this flick, simply because the idea of a comedic "Road Warrior" seemed appealing, but alas, poor scriptwriting and amateurish acting slits the throat of this film, much like the victims of Buddy's katana sword.
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