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The Sword And The Sorcerer
1982
A fantastic and bloody sword & sorcery epic, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER stars Lee Horsley as young Prince Talon, a young man stripped of his rightful inheritance by the evil King Cromwell (Richard Moll) years before when Cromwell slaughtered the young prince's parents and stole his kingdom. However, as his father was dying, he .. Read more
| Starring | Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis |
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| Director | Albert Pyun |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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The Sword And The Sorcerer
A fantastic and bloody sword & sorcery epic, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER stars Lee Horsley as young Prince Talon, a young man stripped of his rightful inheritance by the evil King Cromwell (Richard Moll) years before when Cromwell slaughtered the young prince's parents and stole his kingdom. However, as his father was dying, he gave the young prince a three-bladed sword with which Talon was to avenge his death. Years later, Talon has become a mercenary and has amassed an army with which he plans to take back his kingdom. Unfortunately, Cromwell has resurrected an ancient sorcerer named Xusia who possess powers that will enable Cromwell to take over the world, ensuring that Prince Talon will not easily win his kingdom back. A lavish film filled with a number of astounding action sequences, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER has deservedly earned a considerable cult following.
| Starring | Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis, Richard Lynch |
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| Director | Albert Pyun |
| Studio | ANCHOR BAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Apr 2002 Production year: 1982 |
| Format | DVD |
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This unexciting and overly bloody fantasy excursion was an attempt to jump on the sword-and-sorcery bandwagon that was kick-started by the success of Schwarzenegger's Conan the Barbarian. Much chewing of scenery is in evidence here as Errol Flynn wannabe Lee Horsley and his merry band of mercenaries (including Mr Susan George, Simon MacCorkindale) do battle with evil king Richard Lynch to rescue an enslaved kingdom. Directorial debutante Albert Pyun commits the three cardinal sins for a fantasy movie: being confusing, unimaginative and dull. The only novelty here is the hero's three-bladed sword, and that soon overstays its welcome. The end credits promised a sequel but due to audience apathy it was never made.
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Having raised (and disposed of) an ancient sorcerer to capture a kingdom, medieval tyrant Cromwell (Lynch) naturally... read more on Time Out
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Blast from the past
I'd only recommend this movie for viewing IF you saw it as a kid and want to relive some of your childhood.
It's not a terrible movie, in fact some of the filming is really rather good and the effects (for the day) were well above par. It has a sort of cherry happiness about it that was rife in a lot of 80's fantasy movies which can come across as really cheesy. It's certainly no Conan the Barbarian beater (despite the fact that they grossed the same in US dollars according to IMDB) but it's a lot better than Ator the Fighting Eagle!
For me, it wasn't as good as I remembered (no surprise there) but then again, 'classic' movies from the distant past often turn out to be truly horrible. Fortunately for my childhood memories, this wasn't one of them. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Worth seeing in spite of itself,
Despite one of the silliest plot devices/props ever conceived (a triple -bladed sword that fires its two spare blades at the touch of a button) this is one of the more enjoyable movies of the genre. While taking itself seriously as a narrative, it never fails to point up the comic potential in the various situations that the characters find themselves in.
It'a also a good movie for playing 'Pick the person who became famous later. ' Some of them are nearly unrecognizable in the costumes or makeup. Keep an eye on the credits.
A note before the end credits suggested a sequel. It's too bad it was never made. -
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The Sword And The Sorcerer
A fantastic and bloody sword & sorcery epic, THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER stars Lee Horsley as young Prince Talon, a young man stripped of his rightful inheritance by the evil King Cromwell (Richard Moll) years before when Cromwell slaughtered the young prince's parents and stole his kingdom. However,...
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