films car chases "look to be occurring at 25 mph". In Phil Hardy's book Science Fiction (1984), a review found the film to be too derivative of Mad Max 2. The Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as a "shamelessly watered-down, warmed-over" version of Mad Max 2. In a retrospective review, AllMovie awarded the film two stars out of five, found that the film captures "the true spirit of the low budget rip-off flicks from early 80's, The New Barbarians is neither smart nor original, but a riot for anyone who gets off on Mad Max and all of its the junky followers." References Bibliography External links 1983 films 1980s Italian-language films Films directed by Enzo G. Castellari 1980s science fiction action films Italian science fiction action films Films set in 2019 Films set in the future Italian post-apocalyptic films Films scored by Claudio Simonetti 1980s exploitation films Italian films about revenge Rape and revenge films New Line Cinema films 1980s Italian films