So we have this bad guy named Voltan, and we have this hero named Hawk. And Hawk has a magic sword, with a metal hand for a pommel, which he can control with his mind. And we have a big dude. And a little dude. And an elf dude.
Yeah, this movie wasn't made with a lot of thought put into it. I would almost call it intentionally silly, but there are certain scenes, which force me to think that they probably tried to make a serious movie here. Well, as serious as 80s fantasy films can ever be.
The film is also made on a shoestring budget, with most of the locations being small and intimate. The costuming is actually fine, if a bit basic, and the score is okay, even if it doesn't fit the mood of the film particularly well. But it's the special effects where this movie absolutely drops the ball. They're silly. Just silly. Flashing lights and coloured filters for magic, jump cuts to imitate speed, neon-coloured backdrops, the whole gamut of just... why?
And yet this is a fun movie to sit through. It's the very epitome of so bad it's good. I laughed myself silly watching this movie just fail on every basic level. Well, okay, that's bit harsh. I mean, the actors are trying, the story is not the worst possible and the characters are humorously stereotypical.
Give it a watch with the right expectations and I guarantee you'll enjoy yourself.
Yeah, this movie wasn't made with a lot of thought put into it. I would almost call it intentionally silly, but there are certain scenes, which force me to think that they probably tried to make a serious movie here. Well, as serious as 80s fantasy films can ever be.
The film is also made on a shoestring budget, with most of the locations being small and intimate. The costuming is actually fine, if a bit basic, and the score is okay, even if it doesn't fit the mood of the film particularly well. But it's the special effects where this movie absolutely drops the ball. They're silly. Just silly. Flashing lights and coloured filters for magic, jump cuts to imitate speed, neon-coloured backdrops, the whole gamut of just... why?
And yet this is a fun movie to sit through. It's the very epitome of so bad it's good. I laughed myself silly watching this movie just fail on every basic level. Well, okay, that's bit harsh. I mean, the actors are trying, the story is not the worst possible and the characters are humorously stereotypical.
Give it a watch with the right expectations and I guarantee you'll enjoy yourself.