Agent_Russ
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This film recently came up on NowTV and thought would give it a try without knowing anything about it. Very glad that I did! If you think you would enjoy an insight into a brutal period of medieval history not well known in the west with a mix of realistic battle scenes and court intrigue (and you don't mind subtitles) then I could recommend this. Central to the story being the kings aides who have differing advice for the King on how to deal with the invading Chinese army against a backdrop of a society with very distinct rich and poor divide where honour is sacrosanct. The film captures well the bleak remote location of the fortress while the combat is refreshingly devoid of the extensive use of cgi.
Oh dear. Is the best statement about this film. It's common to view films through a rose tinted filter when re-watching years later. Although I remember this being liked at the time its one of few fantasy films from the 80's I hadn't seen back then one so this review is based upon a single recent viewing - sorry Krull but you were pretty bad.
I would say watch it if you particularly want to see very early roles for Liam Neeson, Robbie Coltrane, Todd Carty but a YouTube clip maybe better than watching the whole film.
If the bad guys with laser guns (that shoot out of their swords) just shot from range all the time the good guys would not have stood a chance but fortunately for them though for some in explicable reason these technologically advanced aliens only shoot a few times then close the range and used the guns as swords! Oh and they also ride horses.
The story plays out a bit like one of our role playing adventures when we were kids, where you journey for a bit, find one dead end, then journey some more and find another before a mad rush to the treasure at the end - in this case the princess.
Watch it for a bit of nostalgia, young stars and to thank the stars films are not like this anymore but don't expect the special effects to be anywhere near as good as Return of the Jedi from the same year or even as good as other fantasy films like Conan and the Dark Crystal made the year before.
I would say watch it if you particularly want to see very early roles for Liam Neeson, Robbie Coltrane, Todd Carty but a YouTube clip maybe better than watching the whole film.
If the bad guys with laser guns (that shoot out of their swords) just shot from range all the time the good guys would not have stood a chance but fortunately for them though for some in explicable reason these technologically advanced aliens only shoot a few times then close the range and used the guns as swords! Oh and they also ride horses.
The story plays out a bit like one of our role playing adventures when we were kids, where you journey for a bit, find one dead end, then journey some more and find another before a mad rush to the treasure at the end - in this case the princess.
Watch it for a bit of nostalgia, young stars and to thank the stars films are not like this anymore but don't expect the special effects to be anywhere near as good as Return of the Jedi from the same year or even as good as other fantasy films like Conan and the Dark Crystal made the year before.
