Story? Hey.. we have already seen Conan, The Barbarian, right? So whats new here? The acting? Zilch. Special effects? Zero. Female presence? Boring. The Beastmaster himself? Ineffectual - who must rely on two ferrets to do his job for him. I fail to understand if this film was targeted at kids or at adults? The hero is off to search for his enemies as usual. His travails, pointless fights and harmless flirtations fail to bring any sort of expression on his face, any fatigue of his body or any wear / tear of his garments. Even after emerging from vicious fights, somehow his doesn't ever have a scratch or dust on him. Truly a superman. But he does forget his parents, his village and his heritage, once he comes across a slave girl. Then its the girl all the way. Poor dude.. spoilt for choice, he falls flat for an expressionless female, because he hadn't seen any female in the buff for so many years. The villain is OTP and the side kick has to be a black. I am yet to see a film, in which the hero is a black and the side-kick is white.
The pacing is slow, and there appear to be gaping gaps in the editing. Some of the sequences seem pointless, e.g. the dude comes across a cauldron with a human head floating in it.. Some black magicians appear.. a dwarf gets killed.. and then?? Then nothing.. The hero wakes up somewhere, all nice and shiny as usual. With a great smirk, as he is wont to be. Jesuz.
The ferrets steal the show. The painted tiger lumbers about. The falcon cheeps like an eagle. And a rather adorable dog dies early in the proceedings. Comparing this film with Conan is an insult to Conan. Actually slept nicely after seeing this. Afterall, there was nothing in this film to excite my senses or keep me awake at night.
The pacing is slow, and there appear to be gaping gaps in the editing. Some of the sequences seem pointless, e.g. the dude comes across a cauldron with a human head floating in it.. Some black magicians appear.. a dwarf gets killed.. and then?? Then nothing.. The hero wakes up somewhere, all nice and shiny as usual. With a great smirk, as he is wont to be. Jesuz.
The ferrets steal the show. The painted tiger lumbers about. The falcon cheeps like an eagle. And a rather adorable dog dies early in the proceedings. Comparing this film with Conan is an insult to Conan. Actually slept nicely after seeing this. Afterall, there was nothing in this film to excite my senses or keep me awake at night.