billshattner Sure, go ahead; make fun of this movie. Rip it for the occasionally questionable editing, the typically (as far as second rate fantasy movies go) overly-ambitious plot, or the eyebrow raising subtext. Do all of that, and you're still left with a gem, if unpolished, of a sword and sorcery film. For starters, this movie exhibits an enthusiasm, more so than others of its kind, and forgiving a couple marginal performances, the actors and actresses fall right in line with this theme. Is it a classic, up there with Conan the Barbarian, or the Lord of the Rings Trilogy? Of course not. But if you enjoy action, strong female characters, and fantastic stories, then by all means, take the time to watch this little-known pearl, whether it be the original, or the MST version.This is good stuff!! Long live Deathstalker!!

tudor_gurl I have to say that this has got to be one of the most ridiculously funny movies I have ever seen. It seems the lead actor graduated from the Kevin Costner School of Funny Accents. One minute he's Australian. The next he's British followed by some cowpoke accent I could barely decipher.The best way to watch this movie is the MST3K version that is download-able off WinMX. The comments made by the characters on MST3K make this horrid mess viewable, and adds a few extra laughs along the way.By the bye, whoever decided that they use the infamous line "It's potatoes is what we eat!" should be caught and summarily beaten within an inch of their lives with a wet noodle!

daisuke69 This is a terrible movie that should be in the bottom 10, at least it has some budget to make it worthwhile, but it's still very very bad: terrible acting on behalf of nearly everyone, stupid plot, you name itit's even hard to watch with the help of mystery science theater's wise cracks (that version will make you laugh though)in short, this is pure agony in it's original form

davezad You know, I admit to enjoying Krull and the Beast Master movies and most of Arnold's Conan films. But this movie was bad, like a rotten potato. The MST3k version is barely tolerable. What's up with them ripping off the Dune soundtrack anyway? Hopefully they paid for the rights. I got to wondering for a while there if our potato girl would start whispering her thoughts out loud to the audience. Of course, I doubt it would have mattered, even Lynch couldn't have saved this turkey from the Bay Watch-like charm of its star.