Talon im Kampf gegen das Imperium (1982)

Talon im Kampf gegen das Imperium: Directed by Albert Pyun. With Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis. A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage’s dangerous future when he is recruited to help a princess foil the designs of a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer in conquering a land.

“The main reason this movie was even made was that they wanted it to be in theaters at around the same time as the film u0026quot;Conan the Barbarianu0026quot; in 1982. Believe it or not, both films were even released by the same studio! If the films had been made thirty years earlier, they would have been released as a double feature. They were part of a wave of sword fight pictures that included u0026quot;Excaliburu0026quot; and u0026quot;Dragonslayer.u0026quot; Without a lot of fanfare, u0026quot;Sword and the Sorcereru0026quot; managed to become a minor hit. One of the cast members was on a talk show and confessed that the success of the film was a surprise because that person thought it was not very good. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI enjoyed the action scenes and some of the humor. It has some good one-liners. The second half also has generates a fair amount of tension concerning the whereabouts of the sorcerer mentioned in the title. I also liked how the forces came together randomly for the climatic battle scenes. True, the film has many flaws, but it still works for me as an enjoyable adventure. It is the kind of thing I watch on a Friday night to ease me into the weekend. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAdd me to the list of those disappointed that the sequel promised in the closing credits was never made.”