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I like a lot of 80s B movie Fantasies and decided to check out the Deathstalker films after I watched The Barbarians on youtube, which I LOVED.I picked up the Roger Corman Sword and Sorcery Collection and watched the first film last night and was not impressed. To me what makes a Sword and Sorcery B film so great is when the cast and crew are aware that they are making a sub par film and are in on the joke, but with Deathstalker I felt like they were trying to make a decent movie and just gave up when it became clear they were too incompetent to do so. The Barbarians was hilarious because the tongue in cheek tone was present throughout the film, but I didn't get that vibe with Deathstalker. I like seeing boobs and ass as much as the next guy, but this film was gratuitous in the way they showed it and often not in a funny or sexy way. I like blood and gore but when the sorcerer was feeding that boy's eye and fingers to his pet creature, that was just a little too far for me when it comes to a movie I want to laugh at (or with).The biggest surprise I had while watching Deathstalker is that some scenes actually look very good when trying to replicate Boris Vallejo's imagery, they were held back only by the anemic production budget, but the rest of the movie is plain old bad film making. I just found very little charm to the movie which I find essential to enjoy trash cinema. The last 20 or so minutes are genuinely funny with some hilarious moments in the sorcerer's castle, and the end is pretty satisfying, but getting to that last half hour was a long hard slog.Maybe this can be enjoyed as a bad movie you can laugh at with friends over a few beers, but most of the people I know would rather I just shut it off.UPDATE:OK so I guess I have to eat my words about improving the first one because they did everything I suggested they do for the first to make the sequel better, place tongue in cheek and just have fun, but still failed miserably. It just wasn't funny yet they tried so hard. Army of Darkness is funny, Flesh + Blood is funny, The Barbarians is funny, but Deathstalker 2 was full of cringe inducing puns. I think I might prefer the first over the second, but the sequel does do a better job at portraying the Deathstalker character by turning him into a swashbuckling scoundrel instead of a thuggish brute like in the first. Aside from a fun sword fight at the end, the sequel just didn't do it for me. I like how the first had imagery which tried to capture the magic of Boris Vallejo's art style, the sequel attempted none of this. The bloopers for Deathstalker 2 should have been kept in the final cut because they were genuinely funny, and the acting was better when they didn't think the cameras were rolling. If you're going for comedy, you need some genuinely talented or charismatic people in your film, but Deathstalker 2 failed at this. I actually have the urge to watch the first again, at least certain scenes, so maybe that one might grow on me.

This is a very low budget film, but that doesn't always have to mean it is a bad film. Unfortunately in this case it absolutely does mean that. The acting, props, plot, effects, music, you name it, it was all lacking. What this movie does have is lots of fight scenes which are neither particularly impressive nor particularly gory. That and a lot of female nudity which is despicably used to sexualize and glorify rape which both the "good guys" and "bad guys" both seem to condone and partake in throughout the film. I remember seeing this movie in the video store as a kid and being drawn to its cool looking cover art but never being allowed to rent it because it was not for kids. Good call mom, good call.

If your a fan of pretty ladies especially undressed ones and a fan of warrior flicks this is my favorite. Believable action hero and plenty of beautiful starlets including Lana Clarkson (one of my personal favorites).Don't expect great acting or a big budget but the premise is great and while not quite like Arnold playing Conan which is another great example of the genre with a bigger budget and and better known cast. I watched this many years ago and bought both the DVD and VHS and enjoyed it many times in between. What's not to like about an near immortal holding a contest to find the greatest Warriors in the land while they eliminate each other in their quest for glory.There are a few others from this time era I enjoyed but most never had all the things in place. If your gonna do a warrior film have the following. 1. premise of plot Yep pretty thin but a plot none the less.2. Lots of pretty ladies including at least one well known one.3. Have the hero with at least fighting skills.4. Actually release a sequel or several.Missing any of the above and it goes downhill pretty quick.Incidentally for those wondering Conan The Barbarian and Destroyer are among my other favorites.Don't expect a lot and you will be surprised as for a low budget film this has everything from Humor (yes for real)a quest (no need for a hero without one right). Barbie Benton (the reason I watched it the first time). And the lovely Lana Clarkson (the reason a watched many times since). I got my DVD at a discount and was glad to finally get it again having sold the tape many years ago. So have fun, pop some popcorn grab a drink and kick back and escape for a hour and half to a time when they only knew one law and that was survivable of the fittest.If you got this far yes it's a grade b movie but in my opinion one of the best.It's the kind of movie just made for late night cable or DVD that does just what a movie should do and that's entertain you.

If the Spaghetti spear and sandal movies of the late 1950s and early 1960s were an acquired taste, the sword and sorcery movies of the 1980s qualify as an even greater acquired taste. 'Greater,' in this instance, is used in a pejorative sense. Sword and sorcery movies are lowest denominator adventure epics that fixate on bared breasts, bloody swords, and beefy biceps. Some infamous tyrant rules a kingdom without right and a hero must challenge his dominance. Many classify these "Hercules" movies as 'guilty pleasures.' Nobody takes them seriously. After all, they are ancient, larger-than-life hokum about mesomorphic men and wicked villains pitted against each other in a life or death struggle in fantasy settings. Witches and a plethora of phantasmagoric creatures lurking about in caves fleshed out these movies. John Frankenheimer protégé James Sbardellati made his directorial debut with the colorful but cheesy R-rated opus "Deathstalker," an amusing 81-minute spectacle lensed on location in Argentina, South America. Like "The Sword and The Sorcerer" and "Ator, The Fighting Eagle," "Deathstalker" and its three sequels sought to cash in on the success of John Milius' "Conan the Barbarian" with Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Conan" depicted the exploits of a mighty, muscle-bound troubleshooter who battled wizards, demons, and witches. The Milius film boasted a big budget, thanks to its indulgent producer Dino De Laurentiis. Schlockmeister Roger Corman produced "Deathstalker" and it looks bargain basement priced. Kentucky native Rick Hill, who later appeared in "The Devastator" and "Warrior Queen," provides the brawn as the eponymous macho man. Hill brings his sardonic perspective to this relatively thankless, one-dimensional role. Initially, his conduct appears less than heroic. In the first scene, Deathstalker rescues a damsel-in-distress from loathsome adversaries. He slays these plug-ugly opponents, who apparently have have incest as well as leprosy in their genes, with skill and dexterity. Ironically, Deathstalker resumes theire depredations where they had left off, only to be distracted by a courier from a deposed monarch. King Tulak (George Sorvic) pleads for Deathstalker to rescue his comely daughter Princess Codille (Playboy Playmate Barbi Benton of "Hospital Massacre") from the evil sorcerer Munkar (Bernard Erhand of "Firefox") who used his magic to depose Tulak and plans to make her his wife. Deathstalker turns down Tulak's request.Later, a crone of a witch, Toralva (Lillian Ker), appeals to Deathstalker. "With your strength and courage, Deathstalker, you can use the power of the sword to get the amulet. He who wears it cannot die. With the sword and the amulet, you can get the chalice and reunite the three powers of creation." Moreover, he will be able to destroy Munkar, the source of all evil in the kingdom. Toralva explains that Munkar possesses the amulet of life and the chalice of magic, but lacks the crucial third component: the sword of justice. In fact, Munkar sought to steal the sword from Toralva,but Deathstalker rode to her rescue. Clearly, our protagonist liked her better than Tulak. The witch assures Deathstalker that he is the only man with enough courage and strength to wield the sword and consolidate the powers of life, magic, and justice. Before Deathstalker can embark on his journey, he has to burrow into a cave, locate a creature, Salmaron (Augusto Laretta of "The Official Story"), who Munkar had turned into a monster and confined in the earth for 30 years without a glimpse of sunlight. Deathstalker clashes with a giant that accosted him in the cave and defeats him after Salmaron slings him the magic sword. Later,Salmaron takes advantage of the sword's magical powers to convert him back into a human being.Not long afterward, Deathstalker teams up with the two warriors, the agile Oghris (Richard Brooker) and the lovely Kaira (Lana Clarkson of "Barbarian Queen") on their way to Munkar's kingdom. Kaira has no qualms about baring her breasts and responds to Deathstalker's lusty inclinations. The trio ride off to compete in an "Enter the Dragon" style combat tournament hosted by the nefarious Munkar. The latter wants to determine which warrior will become heir to his kingdom. Never does it occur to these pugnacious combatants that the sorcerer has no plans to die. In fact, only Deathstalker seems to realize that Munkar is up to no good. Indeed, Munkar only wants these foolish warriors to annihilate each other so he can kill the surviving champion and never fear about anybody deposing him.The saving grace of "Deathstalker" is that the filmmakers don't take themselves seriously and they have an ample number of scantily-clad, nubile babes wandering around the ancient sets. Sbardellati does a good job of cross-cutting among the series of fights so that it ends up being an exciting montage of combat. When Deathstalker swings his sword, heads fly. What Sbardellati lacks in orchestrating the swordfights, he equals with buckets of blood and gore. One combatant smashes his opponent to a pulp with an enormous mallet. The violence is amoral. Our hero shows his amoral side early in the action when he behaves as villainously as his opponents. Later, after the witch recruits him to the side of good and honor, Deathstalker reforms and behaves like a hero. My favorite character is Howie, a cheesy looking "Ghoulies" type monster that lives in a treasure box and contents itself with a diet of fingers and eyeballs fed to it by Munkar. The most imaginative scene has Munkar changing one of his warriors into Playboy model Barbi Benton so he can get close enough to stab Deathstalker with a dagger. Of course, Deathstalker never meets his match. Sbardellati and "Barbarian Queen" scenarist Howard Cohen kill off poor Kaira far too early. Altogether, "Deathstalker" qualifies as a hokey sword and sorcery sage with some average photography, interesting music, and lots of blood, gore, and boobs.