Borderlands is a women-led, quirky, post-apocalyptic action movie, but it fails to be entertaining.  Tank Girl is a more entertaining women-led, quirky, post-apocalyptic movie.

Tank Girl is a fun, bizarre movie, based on a comic book, that isn’t for everyone.  I enjoyed it, but it’s only got a 5.4 on IMDB.  Borderlands, based on a video game, doesn’t seem to be for anyone, and has a rating of 4.3.

I’m not smart enough to point out all of the differences, but suspect that casting is an issue.  Borderlands stars  55 year-old Cate Blanchett and 66 year-old Jamie Lee Curtis.  The two grandma-bosses are expensive and don’t bring anything to the movie.  Tank Girl has 32 year-old Lori Petty and 27 year-old Naomi Watts.  Those two may not have the acting chops, but these movies don’t require it.  They do bring energy and fun.

Both movies lost money in the theaters, but nobody will remember Borderlands.  After thirty years, Tank Girl is still considered a cult classic with passionate fans.