We've all gotten a bit complacent when it comes to action movies these days, there are all these great CGI moves where the hero hovers in the air. Calling in a martial artist and a fight choreographer are all matters of course now, even on things that might be considered 'low budget'. Last night I watched The Warrior and The Sorceress a movie from the good bad old days.. with David Carradine starring as a sword wielding loner out to make money but somehow saving a town in the process. I laughed my way through the whole thing, in fact, my sides still hurt.
The best part of the movie, or the worst depending on your point of view, was the fight scene between the two battling villainous gangs. They kept yelling 'Attack' and then each group would move backward instead of marching forward. Even better than that one of the gangs would actually yell "hoop hoop hoop" as they trotted around.
The next best, or worst, thing about this movie were the costumes! For some reason the villagers were dressed like oversize star wars jawas, and David Carradine was wearing pants with slits up the side.. I won't even talk about the codpiece phenomenon, its just too upsetting. The other thing that still boggles my mind is that the five women they had show up in this thing all ran around on this desert planet without tops. C'mon did they have industrial strength sunscreen or something? I guess after the first day running around without a top you'd be so badly sunburned that you wouldn't want to wear one after that.
I won't even get started on the huge holes in the plot. I say rent this one only if you're in the mood for some lighthearted heckling.