Stars: Antonio da Luz, Luís Aleluia, Tania Bento, Paulo Espírito Santo, Marlon Fontes, Sara Fernandes Fontes | Written and Directed by Fabio Powers
This one from this year’s Fantasia Festival had me at its title. How could you not want to watch a film called The Old Man and the Demon Sword!? Thankfully, it delivers, pretty much, what I’d expect given the title.
Initially we see a monk wielding the demon sword, and he’s actually good at using it to kill off various odd-looking enemies. But, unfortunately, the sword finds its way to the local drunk Antonio da Luz, who needs to learn how to use it – with help from the sword itself – to defeat the evil that is upon his village.
As you might expect this is a low-budget genre affair with cheap CGI and cheap practical effects, amateur actors, poor music and lots of humour. It might sound like it,...
This one from this year’s Fantasia Festival had me at its title. How could you not want to watch a film called The Old Man and the Demon Sword!? Thankfully, it delivers, pretty much, what I’d expect given the title.
Initially we see a monk wielding the demon sword, and he’s actually good at using it to kill off various odd-looking enemies. But, unfortunately, the sword finds its way to the local drunk Antonio da Luz, who needs to learn how to use it – with help from the sword itself – to defeat the evil that is upon his village.
As you might expect this is a low-budget genre affair with cheap CGI and cheap practical effects, amateur actors, poor music and lots of humour. It might sound like it,...
- 7/30/2024
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
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