The Ms. 45s! Yep...a babe punk band. Four ladies who can scream, beat up the audience, bicker, and ultimately kill. Gotta love the name of the band. This is a gory one with a bit of taboo in some of the plot lines. Alas, the four lovelies in this band may not stay lovely. Our feature today is the 2020 very bloody "Spare Parts," directed by Andrew Thomas Hunt. Think amputation and Steampunk.
The Ms. 45s complete a gig. A brawl ends the concert but the babes sell merch afterwards. Amy (Michelle Argyris) is the lead singer and is always bickering with her sister Emma (Emily Alatalo), the guitarist. Also in the group is the newly pregnant Jill (Chelsea Muirhead) and her lesbian lover Cassy (Kiriana Stanton). I know...you do not need much more information to see this is not going to a pleasant place. Warning...what will happen to Jill's unborn baby...well...you may not want to continue. For all you non-wusses, let's continue. After a wild car chase, the gals are gassed and wake up with their right arms amputated. The squeamish will turn their heads as we get to see one of these amputations done by a surgeon (Erin Noble). Now the gals are prisoners in a junkyard world run by the emperor (Julian Richings) who is a cult like figure. His second in command, and son Sam (Jason Rouse) is sweet on Emma.
Okay, the gals are teamed up and put up against other deviants and bikers. Just like gladiators in ancient Rome, the gals are fitted with weapons. Only, their weapons are attached to where their arms used to be. A machete, a sledgehammer, a spike...they are also switchable. The gals are trained up and do a great job. Uh oh, the pregnant Jill is murdered in the ring immediately. They killed a pregnant dame? No, sadly her baby is in a jar being held by the emperor. Yep, this is a sick one. The gals are brainwashed but Amy is determined to murder all the junkyard cultists and gain freedom. A lot of battle and gladiator scenes follow. Decapitations and impalements will be thrown at you in rapid succession.
Will Amy be able to survive and lead the other gals in her band to freedom? Will the bickering between sisters Emma and Amy be the greatest impediment to surviving this tortuous predicament? Would the development of a third chord or a familiarity with melody have saved the Ms. 45s from the almost certain ruination they now face? See "Spare Parts," that is if you can take it.
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