Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Sylvio Tabet

Writers:

Andre Norton (novel)
Paul Pepperman (characters) ...

Release Date:

30 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Mark Singer returns as Dar, the warrior who can talk to the beasts. Dar is forced to travel to earth...

Plot Keywords:

Beastmaster | Second Part | Sequel To Cult Favorite | Psychotronic | Animal Human Communication

Cast

James Avery	...	Lt. Coberly
Michael Berryman	...	Pilgrim #1
David Carrera	...	Punker #1
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Policeman #2
Lawrence Dobkin	...	Admiral Binns (as Larry Dobkin)
Steve Donmyer	...	Police Officer (as Steve Donmeyer)
Sarah Douglas	...	Lyranna
Richard L. Duran	...	Guard #1 (as Richard Duran)
James Patten Eagle	...	Soldier (as Jim Eagle)
Robert Fieldsteel	...	Bendowski
John Fifer	...	Creature
Doug Franklin	...	Melwyn
Kyle Fredericks	...	Maid
Gordon Greene	...	Gate Sentry
Paul Goodman	...	Troy Saunders

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Glen Canyon, Utah, USA

Company:

Films 21

Goofs:

Continuity: Near the end, when Jackie and Dar approach the military base, they are on a Mercedes. A few shots later it has become a BMW.

Quotes:

Dar: Those are the lost hounds.
Jackie Trent: That's bad, right?
Dar: They stalk the night searching for souls to drag down into the abyss.
Jackie Trent: Sounds like a couple of guys I met in Tijuana last night.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Saga of 'The Beastmaster' (2005) (V)

Not that bad, really...

First of all: Remember that this genre was quite popular in the beginning of the 90's, as well during the 80's of course. Many out there who're voting, and never seen this before, tend to compare this with modern movies and their film techniques and not seeing it for what it is. Not going to say masterpiece here, nor a work of art, but well above average. Actually, there's one part of this movie-series that are in some fashion a work of art, and that'd be the work they did with the animals. No you say? How do you get a friggen tiger to behave, the ferrets (Of which we won't get to see too much, except for in the beginning, as they "acted" in the first movie. That eagle, how do you train one to begin with? Let alone getting it to lay almost dormant on the ground for that period of time until Dar picks him up?

Then there's that nostalgic feeling of the 90's vs. a parallel world without modern technology. That part I like, and also am missing the 80-90's when ppl. were more friendly (Started to become worse during the 90's though) and not like today were we're screwing one another over something as trivial as monetary issues, or even worse, status. I'm not saying that y2k is when it all started or anything, 'cos it did way before that, I'd say like the 70's or something like that, probably before that, but what I'm saying is that it has escalated enormously since technology grew into what it is today when it's easier to hide behind a computer instead of socialize as we did 'back then'.

With this I want to point out that "thanks" to science we've become increasingly obsessed about, or should I write picky about how well a movie is made, what funding it had, how good the directors (status) are etc. This is what passes for good movies nowadays. Yeah, sure, a lot of them ARE good, but that's most likely because they (Companies behind them) were well funded and all of that ballet. Back in the old days the filming-crews were experimenting with new cameras, lenses, and generally improvised whenever something difficult to shoot came up. They didn't have the same kind of funding either, as the the investors weren't aware whether it'd be a success or not. And by saying that, they also didn't have that much insight into the technical stuff (A.k.a. - This is how the movie will turn out to become!).

It bothers me that ppl. are ignorant of such things, as well as clanking down on actors ("Bad" movies in general), when it's really the (casting-) directors fault, or just a bad written script. It's rarely ppl. take a movie for what it is and how much heart has been put into it.

This movie I think they mostly did for fun, and because we ppl. always have it in for cultural hick-ups and also we like it when disasters happen and all that jazz.

I gave this 6 out of 10 just because it's fun, retro, and I like Mark Singer (Mostly from V-series really) as an actor.