This was recommended by a friend who I think was playing a joke on me.
The most astounding thing about this movie is that the actors managed to keep a straight face as they were making it. A script that has more holes than Swiss cheese, dopey dialogue, lame special effects, absolutely atrocious acting, ridiculous schmaltz, absurd posturing and badly choreographed swordplay: this movie screams the 1980s. Sadly, it doesn't even fall into the class of 'so bad it's good.'
My favourite quote from this comes right at the end when the Beastmaster and Seth discuss the wounded teenage king. One says, 'He won't be using his left hand for a while' while the other says a bit later that the young king has 'the strongest right hand'. I'm still trying to work out if that double entendre was intentional or not. Still, it's hard to recommend this movie based on that little gem, so I won't.
The most astounding thing about this movie is that the actors managed to keep a straight face as they were making it. A script that has more holes than Swiss cheese, dopey dialogue, lame special effects, absolutely atrocious acting, ridiculous schmaltz, absurd posturing and badly choreographed swordplay: this movie screams the 1980s. Sadly, it doesn't even fall into the class of 'so bad it's good.'
My favourite quote from this comes right at the end when the Beastmaster and Seth discuss the wounded teenage king. One says, 'He won't be using his left hand for a while' while the other says a bit later that the young king has 'the strongest right hand'. I'm still trying to work out if that double entendre was intentional or not. Still, it's hard to recommend this movie based on that little gem, so I won't.