Tag Archives: Sword and Sorcery

Deathstalker II (1987)

Posted on April 16, 2016 at 12:28 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

The Deathstalker movies, from the Roger Corman factory, tend to get lumped together. It’s understandable. They’re the prototypical 80’s Conan the Barbarian rip-offs, sword and sorcery with southern California accents and fabulous 80’s hair, cheap special effects, loincloths and cavegirl bikinis, and, of … Continue reading →

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Sorceress (1982)

Posted on July 15, 2015 at 6:40 am by Jeff Kuykendall

When Roger Corman saw the opening weekend box office for Conan the Barbarian (1982), he asked that Jim Wynorski turn out a quickie script for a sword and sorcery picture. Jack Hill, director of exploitation classics Spider Baby (1964), Pit Stop … Continue reading →

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Dragonslayer (1981)

Posted on June 8, 2015 at 7:49 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

I wanted to follow up my review of Excalibur (1981) with Dragonslayer (1981), not just because it’s another sword & sorcery film released the same year, but because it’s trying to do much the same thing thematically, albeit with a … Continue reading →

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