This is a bad ’80s fantasy movie that is extremely brief but, as a result, never boring. (Some bad movies are truly boring.)

I was promised lots of boobs and there aren’t that many. I don’t necessarily say this as a criticism but some reviews led me to believe there would be an absurd amount of boobs. And…there are boobs, but there are also stretches for the film where there aren’t any for like 10 minutes at a time. I mean, what’s the point? (Much like Deathstalker, a movie the star of this was also in, there is also plenty of rape.)

All kidding aside, this is a pretty breezy bad movie, with a short running time and not a lot of plot. The plot is basically “The terrible ruler allows men to destroy our villages, let’s kill him.” Unlike some other films in the genre, they don’t spend much time on the backstory or anything. That’s actually a virtue to me, there are fewer cliches.

There are some pretty funny scenes, such as the fairly kinky torture scene which ends with a seeming death by kegel muscles. There’s also this white guy clearly playing someone who is supposed to look vaguely Chinese who is channeling Frank Nelson from Bennie Hill. (To be clear, I had to look that up. I know him only through The Simpsons‘ The Yes Guy.) It’s definitely a choice and super inexplicable and one of the most entertaining parts of the movie.

Much of the movie is clearly trying to recapture some of the, um, magic of Deathstalker. But I must say, I was warned that this was far worse than Deathstalker and I just don’t feel that way. It’s…just as bad. It might even be slightly better? Even if it’s derivative. It’s just…easier to watch.

Honestly, you’re not bad off watching this, as bad ’80s fantasy films go. It’s bad but it’s nowhere near All Time bad and it has a few decent laughs.

3/10