Quest for Steel

In more than word? DIY gumption and After Effects soaked greenscreen.

The first steel sword, The Sword of KarKaan (not Ka-Khan), is stolen by Shane as he leaves Hell. Possibly, is how this story begins.

The monotony that follows is filled with familiar purplish stoic dialogue, side characters and their vignettes as the quest takes shape.

Of the four Bo staff twirling ladies we are set to follow really only two come to prominence in the overall story. Which does to lead to a 'gotcha' ending.

Odd minions appear through out and there is a winged tyrannosaur in one scene but no real set pieces, stuntwork or nudity, this is not an action packed feature.

In and of itself this film doesn't jokingly turn in a non-effort, it's surprisingly consistent, everyone puts in a bit of work but there are times some people seem a little lost in the greenscreen landscape.

This isn't a black tanktop kind of film just a low geared somewhat awkward film.

5 out 10/3.5 out 5 stars for neutrality's sake. Ratings and scales are dead to me.

I didn't really understand this movie. Given it was made in 2021, the style and choice of backdrops surprised me in that they look like they were taken from an 80's Amiga game, only worse.

The creators would have been better off using some real locations instead of green screening every scene with crappy computer-generated or poorly made sets.

I was going to give it 1 star but at least the ladies were attractive and serious enough to warrant 2 stars. There was some talent there, especially in the looks department.

I also found it strange that some of the characters spoke in Chinese, but all of the English (or maybe supposed to be Greek?) speakers seemed to easily understand the complexity of what the Chinese-speakers were saying.

The gratuitous semi-nudity and ample shots of the ladies behinds may appeal to some.

Entertaining in a bizarre way.

A great fiction revolving around the first steel sword set partly in our own ancient history and the realms of extreme fantasy.

High sword and sorcery and solid drama. Bold in a lot of ways and showcasing a lot of great performances. Well worth watching.