Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
Is my favorite movie by Tamara Dobson of all times
shareTamara was Baaaad! She taught the high and mighty Dragon Lady a thing or two.
shareLook at the Dragon Lady's soiled, sweaty and bewildered face at the end. Cleo simply wore her out.
Besides, wasn't there some luck on Cleo's part to enable her to turn Bianca's blade on herself?
Much agreed that the Dragon Lady's softer lifestyle that she obviously adopted as she rose in power left her a bit out of condition and Cleopatra just outlasted her. Bianca had the upper hand early in the fight but by not being able to end it quickly she brought on her own demise herself. She made a desperate lunge with her sword that was needless as Cleopatra had lost her sword and the unarmed Cleopatra easily disarmed Bianca and turned her own blade on her. No, a cold calculated woman like Bianca would have skewered Cleopatra good if she hadn't been so weary. I would have loved to have seen the kind of evil satisfied look on Bianca's face that Cleopatra had when she ran the sword through Bianca if things had been reversed. Bianca though probably would have killed Cleopatra a bit more slowly as her evil inclinations would allow. I'm ready for the remake!
shareI got the impression Cleo may have been fighting defensively at the beginning so that the lesser conditioned Dragon Lady would wear herself out. Look at Bianca in that revealing blue gown with she meets Cleo and Mi Ling. She's got a terrific body, but is definitely not taut and toned like Cleo. Cleo almost blew it when she got disarmed, but by then, Bianca was panting and sweating. Yes, she would have normally had the poise to finish Cleo off slowly and deliberately, but by that time, the Dragon Lady's footwork was clumsy, and her thurst for blood was complicated by the fact she was probably enraged as well. Bianca has never broken and sweat and is looks impeccable after a fight. This time, she's lost her hat, her body is probably soaked in sweat through her silken outfit, and her lovely face is grimmy and sweaty. I would have loved to have seen that evil satisfied look upon Bianca's face, but she would have groaned in agony at the state of herself later in her chambers.
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