Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Good idea lost in the noise

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Deathstalker (John Terlesky) is not a real hero, but rather a reckless rogue who fights only as long as it is fun, and his only ambition is to marry a rich princess some day. He meets Reena (Monique Gabrielle) who claims she can see the future in her crystal ball, but the results are not convincing. However, she also tells him she is a princess, and once the evil sorcerer Jarek (John La Zar) is out of the way, she might sit on the throne, rightfully. Before they face Reena's enemy, the queen of the amazons (Maria Socas, I recognized her from 'The Warrior and the Sorceress') has a special challenge for Deathstalker: wrestling a fat amazon to the death...'Deathstalker II' is a comedy in the first place, the dialogs are hilarious! Actually, 'Deathstalker II' doesn't look like a sequel to 'Deathstalker' at all. 'Deathstalker IV' had Rick Hill return as the hero, 'Deathstalker III' was at least written by the same scriptwriter, but in 'Deathstalker II' there is no personal continuity with the first movie. Which is probably a good thing, because this comedy within the series works very well as a movie of its own.

Anybody who thought the original "Deathstalker" (1983) was abysmal should skip its lightweight, lackluster sequel "Deathstalker: Duel of the Titans" with John Terlesky taking over the sword wielding duties from Rick Hill as the eponymous warrior hero. Indeed, "Deathstalker 2" looks like a threadbare straight-to-video sequel. This potboiler relies, much to "Big Bad Mama" director Jim Wynorski's chagrin, on footage from its superior predecessor as well as generic Roger Corman footage. Furthermore, neither scenarist Neil Ruttenberg nor dialogue writer R.J. Robertson makes any mention of Deathstalker's previous heroic exploits. Wynorski states on the commentary track that they tore up the first screenplay and reworked it because it was so terrible. "Deathstalker 2" is pretty terrible as it is, so one can only imagine how egregious the preliminary script must have been. This cardboard muscle man adventure springs no surprises on its audience, except for the automobile tire that appears in the garbage dump where Wynorski staged a scene and candidly admits that he missed during lensing. The sword fights lack energy, and the amateurish acting, particularly by Monique Gabrielle, is laughable. The first scene has our hero acting like Indiana Jones as he sneaks into a castle (the shot is lifted from Corman's own movie "The Terror," to steal a gem but then has to fight his way out. Since film boasts only the most minimal of budgets, lensed as it was on location in Argentina to lower costs, "Deathstalker 2" resembles a studio bound television comedy drama with our hero and heroine bickering with each other as they defend themselves from the adversaries. Like the original "Deathstalker," "Deathstalker 2" pits our hero against an evil sorcerer, Jarek the Sorcerer (John Lazar of "Scorpion") who has magical powers. He has made a double of Princess Evie (Monique Gabrielle), cast Evie out to roam the kingdom, installed the double on the throne, and rules the kingdom. Reena, ostensibly calling herself a seer, recruits the 'prince of thieves, Deathstalker (John Terlesky of "Vampirella") to help her recover her throne. Meanwhile, an evil female warrior Sultana (Toni Naples of "Munchie") is looking to kill Deathstalker, too. Predictably, it's no picnic trying to slay Deathstalker as the nefarious Gen (Marcos Woinsky) learns. During one of the film's more spectacular moments, our hero and heroine ride a gauntlet of explosive arrows as Gen and his A-Team of miscreants try to kill him. The scene in the crypt where Deathstalker escapes a crushing wall and saves Evie from a crowd of zombies is about as good as this cheesy epic gets. The only other scene that matches this occurs when Jarek kills a henchman during a conversation using water fountains to communicate. Jarek shoves his sword into the fountain and kills his incompetent henchman on the other side. Later, a tribe of Amazon warrior women capture Deathstalker and force him to defend his honor in a trial by combat. The Amazons hate Deathstalker's reputation as a womanizer, and they square him off against a gigantic redhead who makes life miserable momentarily for Deathstalker.Like the original "Deathstalker," the saving grace of "Deathstalker 2" is its self-effacing sense of humor. Unfortunately, there is not quite enough self-effacing humor to counteract the amateurish acting, formulaic script, and comic book bubble dialogue. The outtakes during the end credits are a bonus for anybody that hangs around long enough to enjoy them. Terlesky is more athletic than muscular. The horrendous hokum pays tribute to "Rocky," "Star Wars," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Escape from New York," and "Goldfinger." Once is more than enough to see this forgettable fodder.

Decently directed by Wynorski, Deathstalker II offers action,breast shots,bloody duels,ever thrilling adventures,Terlesky is decent and entertaining,he knows how to handle a sword and is at last great.Monique Gabrielle kidnaps our hearts with his almost naked and soft body.Ohh,we love her.In the role of Reena she stars as a lovable,but not defenseless girl.At last we can see her GREAT ass and tits.The villains are also decent and the fights well choreographed. Keep an eye to Maria Socas -the topless witch of "Warrior and the Sorceress"- that helps our heroes to defeat the evil with her army of beautiful amazons...Hey,there are also outtakes at the end of the movie.A must see. Don't lose it...

Yeah, this is a sequel with nothing to do with the first one, and yeah, it's no Conan, but it doesn't try to be. Just remember who the writer/director is (the esteemed Jim Wynorski), take your mind off the hook, and go with it!The premise (soldier of fortune helps a princess in disguise regain the throne)is classic, but it's all told with such a goofy tone that comparison with a more serious film is, well, goofy.If you have the DVD edition with the director's commentary, you'll see where Wynorski was going when he made the film. The script is full of in-jokes from other movies in the genre, jokes from television, and more than enough one liners to fill a dozen old Bob Hope movies. You also get John LaZar (from Beyond the Valley Of The Dolls) as the evil sorcerer, Monique Gabrielle (of a zillion b-movies) as the damsel in distress, and Toni Naples in black leather as Sultana, who swings a mean sword.Add to that a gazillion extras (all masked so they can be used over and over in other scenes), lots of wooden swords painted silver, a fight to the death with Queen Kong (featuring Amazon ring girls holding up the round number painted on cardboard). Yep friends and neighbors, this one leaves no cliché unheard. Do I recommend it? Wholeheartedly. Genre fans won't be disappointed.