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Howard R. Cohen (writer)
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Release Date:
13 July 1991 (Japan) more
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The Final Conflict
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It begins as a contest of strength the challenge of competition luring fighters from far away to a hilltop castle... more | add synopsis
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Rick Hill - don't try so hard next time. more (9 total)

Cast

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Rick Hill ... Deathstalker
Maria Ford ... Dionara
Brett Baxter Clark ... Vaniat
Michelle Moffett ... Kana
Anya Pencheva ... Janeris
Djoko Rosic ... Rakshia (as Jocko Rossitch)
Kosta Karageorgiev ... Palon
Jenny Philipova ... Tarinda
Rumen Dimitrov ... Endoron
Mihaela Staikova ... Lesia
Tanya Dimitrova ... Liala (as Tania Dimitrova)
Sirma Nicolova ... Tisia
Endrika Shehpazian ... Terina
Velico Stomanov ... Malikat
Stancho Stanchev ... Aldilar
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Also Known As:
Deathstalker IV
Deathstalker IV: The Darkest Hour
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UK:75 min | USA:85 min
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Follows Deathstalker (1983) more

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Rick Hill - don't try so hard next time., 8 June 1999
Author: Leigh Loveday from UK

I didn't think anyone else had even heard of the Deathstalker films, let alone actually owned them - so when I saw this 'un on sale for a couple of quid second-hand, the appalling decision had already been made...

It's not a good film, obviously. In fact it's pretty terrible. I can't say just how terrible it is in relation to its three predecessors, because they were experienced way back in my murky, impressionable childhood and the only bits I can remember are the bits that were inexplicably recycled in this one.

But the real tragedy of Match of Titans is that while it's certainly a long way from the likes of the Conan films in terms of production values and, well... everything, really, it's also not quite inept enough to be funny. Don't get me wrong, the scale of incompetence runs pretty high considering it's the fourth instalment in a series, but when it comes to the crunch Rick Hill goes and ruins everything by turning in an inappropriately decent performance. Maria Ford's worth looking at, too. Not worth watching, mind you, but definitely worth looking at. There's a difference.

Still, the 'special' 'effects' are well down to standard for the genre, as are the 'plot', 'dialogue' and 'continuity'. And I can only speculate that the 'fight scenes' were choreographed by a couple of arthritic, wheelchair-bound 85-year-olds drunk on gin, which is great for a film entirely based around a hand-to-hand combat tournament. So it's not all bad, then.

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