A follow-up was created, attempting a more artistic approach, but it failed spectacularly. This film possessed enough awareness to acknowledge it wasn't trying to emulate something like Chinatown. The conversations were enjoyable because they recognized the movie’s shortcomings, allowing for occasional jokes and exaggerated performances—simply existing to be entertaining. It functions as a B-grade fantasy adven…

The film possesses a basic storyline involving power struggles among royalty. The villainous king "Cromwell," portrayed by Richard Lynch, wants to take over the kingdom ruled by the peaceful King "Richard" (Christopher Cary). To achieve this, he unleashes “Xusia,” a dangerous and demonic figure played by Richard Moll, intending to create chaos in “Eh-Dan” and make it vulnerable. Luckily, young Prince "Talon," portray…

This fantasy-adventure film has moments that are enjoyable and includes some decent special effects; the visual design is also quite nice. The performances were unremarkable, though, as the main character lacked a certain spark. While the action sequences weren’t bad, a couple of scenes suffered from being too dark. I'll admit these types of movies—like *Conan the Barbarian*, for example—generally aren't to my taste,…

A lesser imitation of “Conan the Barbarian”, this film follows a displaced royal descendant (Lee Horsley) who leads a group of mercenaries. Their mission is to help "Prince" Mikah (Simon MacCorkindale) and his sister (Kathleen Beller) depose an evil king (Richard Lynch) and his sorcerer (Richard Moll). Released in the spring of 1982, just two weeks before “Conan the Barbarian,” this film feels like a second-tier s…