From: mcmath@csb1.nlm.nih.gov (Chuck McMath)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.movies
Subject: Re: Beastmaster ][
Date: 16 Apr 92 19:58:33 GMT
Organization: MSD

In article <1992Apr15.183209.5474@vax.oxford.ac.uk>, warda@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes:
> 
> In article <3706@tronsbox.xei.com>, tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (Kenneth Jamieson) writes:
> > 
> > 	I am watching this movie now - and will give you a capsule review.
> > 
> > 	RENT IT!!
> > 
> > 	It's twice the movie I thought it would be, and they took it
> > half as seriously as I thought they would!
> > 
> Let me get this straight - they made a sequel to Beastmaster???!!!  (Shock, 
> incredulity).  I didn't think anyone but me liked that film, and even I'm
> vaguely ashamed of doing so.  It was so corny it was actually pretty good. 
> The girl (Tanya something?) was gorgeous, but about as good at acting as Marc
> ("V", hunky poses, white teeth, portentous delivery of lines) Singer.  I liked
> the atmosphere of the whole thing, that pre-civilisation, sparsely-populated
> wilderness (does anyone know where that was filmed?) gave a real feeling of
> before recorded history began.  Some of the battle scenes were really
> well-staged as well, but the plot.... I use the term in its loosest sense. It
> surely wasn't a commercial success, has it become a cult hit then?  This is
> the only reason I can think of for someone to have made a sequel. 
> 
> > 	Best line that WAS in the movie...
> > 
> > 	"This carriage, it moves without horse power!"
> > 
> > 	- reply -
> > 
> > 	"I keep telling Dad to get this thing tuned up but he never
> > 	 listens to me!"
> >  
> You pique my curiosity: what exactly is the context for this quote?  They have 
> automobiles in Beastmaster II?  This could seriously damage the atmosphere of 
> ancientness I liked so much in the first one...
> 
> Bill Bennett
> warda@uk.ac.oxford.vax
> 
> 

I can't stand it any longer - I admit it - I rented Beastmaster II.

However, I can't say that I really liked it.  It was a sort of agreeable way
to pass a couple of hours.  However, don't turn it on thinking you'll see
anything passing for acting.

Short synopsis:  May be sketchy since I was reading a magazine while
'watching' the film: Evil dude (ED) is wreaking havok in Beastmaster's (BM) 
world.  ED meets witch, who promises him power etc etc in exchange for an
alliance.  She creates/finds? a portal to modern day USA and shows him
an atomic bomb, which they decide to steal. Essentially they go thru
the portal, BM follows them, teaming up with a totally rad valley girl.

At one point valley girl drives her racy sports car (a vette?) thru the
portal into BM's world.  Everyone marvels at it (somewhat cute).

Guess what happens?  Does the world blow up?  Take a stab at the answer!


I rented it because Beastmaster 1 was such a hoot.  For this one, it looks
like Marc Singer (who we LOVE - ever since V we have sought him out - and by
the way, our pet name for him is 'Nostril' since he seems to practice a
flaring nostril type of stare as his main acting emotion) over permed his
hair, since it is very blonde and limp.  Also - look at the drawing of him
on the cover and compare to pictures of him - it's hilarious.  The drawings
make him look like Rambo, but he is not quite that bulky in the film.

The animals' acting is probably the best part...


As I was returing the video to the store, I noticed that we had missed out
on one of the 'bonuses' for renting this film - "Also included: the making
of Beastmaster 2".  Oh well, can't win 'em all!

chuck

                       --chuck mcmath-
                    mcmath@csb1.nlm.nih.gov
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