Deathstalker (1984) from Johnny Web (Uncle Scoopy; Greg Wroblewski) |
It's not a well known fact, but Deathstalker is the only movie ever made with a budget under a dollar. |
Of course, all fantasy
films have exactly the same plot, so the only things that distinguish
them is how much money they spend on the production, and how much humor they bring
to it.
This one cost nothing, takes itself quite seriously, and lets the individual scenes go on far too long relative to their value in the plot development. Of course, the scene length often exists to allow more gratuitous nudity, so it isn't without some entertainment value. |
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For reference, the
all-purpose plot is: In order to gain all power in the universe, it is necessary to re-unite the three pieces of the Holy Cow, thereby allowing the possessor of all three parts to obtain the Full Rizzuto, as written in the sacred Book of Ish in the scriptures of forgotten Kabibble. The bad guy wants to do this so he can control all time and space, thus enabling him to get free cable, increase the homestead exemption on his drafty old castle, and increase the size of his penis by one to three inches guaranteed. The muscle-bound good guy must prevent him from doing this. Usually the good guy has something that helps him, like a magic sword, or one-third of the Holy Cow, or the Sacred Key to Kyser, ancient college of all musical knowledge. The Kyser Key is the only magic more ancient and more powerful than the Kabbible Ish. Simply change the words, and you have your own Conan adventure. |
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The only thing that really makes this particular version of the story watchable (and I use that word guardedly) is the nudity. Without the breasts of Lana Clarkson and Barbie Benton and many extras, this film would be completely lacking in entertainment value, except for an evil, carnivorous sock puppet which provides some bad movie value. But it does have that nudity |
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