I’m Tamara Marra, the jewelry designer behind Bo Barra, and to me, summer is all about fun, action-packed adventures. Here are some oldies and some newer movies that I think you’ll get a kick out of. 

Hard to Kill

Hard to Kill follows police detective Mason Storm (Steven Seagal) after he awakes from a 7 year coma looking for REVENGE. 

If you want to laugh your freaking pants off, this is the movie for you. It’s like The Room of action movies. Everything from Steven Seagal’s floppy-armed run, to the most cringe sex scenes you’ll ever see in your life, it’s got something for everyone. After you watch this you’re going to want to Google Kelly LeBrock and wonder how they were ever married. Watch it. Just don’t forget to wear an adult diaper. 

The Stuff

Oh The Stuff. What a great movie. I am a HUGE fan of practical effects and puppetry and this has tons of it. Also tons of white stuff that resembles yogurt but it comes from the GROUND. Can you imagine finding a hole in the ground oozing with white stuff and your first instinct is to eat it, and then capitalize off of it? No? Well then you don’t have the right capitalist spirit. 

The Stuff is about a unknown yogurt-like substance being mass marketed to people; unbeknownst to the world, it takes over your body and eats you from the inside out. The advertising in this movie is killer, kinda makes you want to go out and buy some yogurt… 

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

If you’re like me, it’s never too early to start watching scary movies leading up to Halloween. Summer is a good time to start. Hellraiser II to me is really a fantasy movie. It follows Kirsty Cotton’s journey to the labyrinthian world of the Cenobite’s, which is Hell. The matte paintings in this are phenomenal, like I said, I love practical effects and there are loads in this one. It really captures the disturbing beauty of Clive Barker’s world, where pain is pleasure and pleasure is pain. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle & Jumanji: Next Level

Okay, so these are two movies crammed into one, but I love these movies! They’re just straight up fun action-adventure movies. Welcome to the Jungle and Next Level follow a group of teens/college kids that get sucked into the game. The cast is stellar, and Jack Black, The Rock and Kevin Hart will have you laughing. I watched the second one purely by accident and got hooked! Remakes and sequels these days are usually utter garbage, but these are their own thing and are just the perfect mix of comedy and adventure. 

Miami Connection

I’m going to take this straight from IMDB because it sums it up beautifully, the caps are from me for emphasis because I just can’t deal: “A MARTIAL ARTS ROCK BAND goes up against a band of MOTORCYCLE NINJAS who have tightened their grip on FLORIDA’S NARCOTICS TRADE.”

Like… what?!? I was sold at martial arts rock band, the rest is just compounded goodness. 

If you love martial arts, laughing til you cry, and ridiculously catchy tunes that sound like they were written by a kindergarten class, then this movie is for you! 

About Bo Barra 

Bo Barra is a jewelry brand that’s all about the weird and wacky imagery of the 90s. Using gems and vintage Japanese glass, we turn our 90s nostalgia into unique jewelry pieces. 

Check us out at https://bobarra.ca/