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The Sword and the Sorcerer
(1982),
Director: Albert Pyun, rated R violence, gore
A kingdom
ruled by evil. A princess enslaved by passion. A warrior driven
by justice.
  Starring:
Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George
Maharis, Richard Lynch, Richard Moll, Anthony De Longis, Robert
Tessier
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"I will allow you to
live as long as you serve me. Betray me, and I will joyfully
send you back to rot in hell."
–
Titus Cromwell, to the
newly revived demon Xusia
Why watch this? This
above-average action flick cashed in on the pre-Conan hype.
Plot Summary:
After his kingdom is overthrown by a tyrannical conqueror named
Cromwell, a young prince named Talon escapes into exile. Years
later, now a seasoned mercenary with a unique tri-bladed sword,
Talon is hired by a princess to help her foil the wicked designs
of Cromwell and a resurrected evil sorcerer, Xusia.
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Dad's Preview: In the early
1980's, there was huge anticipation for DeLarentis'
Conan The
Barbarian (1982) epic. This
shameless knock-off, his screens first, and fared surprising well at the box
office. This turned a huge profit because of its much lower budget.
Hunky Lee Horsely (of TV's
Matt Houston) portrays Talon, a savage, yet surprisingly suave, hero-for-hire. He wields a
outlandish three-pronged broadsword. In defiance of known medieval weaponry
(and several laws of physics), this weapon somehow
launches its exterior blades, as if
fired from a bazooka. Frankly, it so bad, it's good! The demon wizard, Xusia,
I found to be deliciously terrifying. |
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Robert S. Bremson,
Tom Karnowski, John V. Stuckmeyer;
Group 1 International Dist. Org. Ltd. |
