Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans (1991)

Since the continuity between these films is virtually nonexistent, we now have the original actor back in the role to bring about some semblance of order and establish lore to the Deathstalker mythos. But no matter, this turned out to be the final nail in the coffin, regardless. Still, there's a part of me that remembers how much I enjoyed this series at first and I cling to that shred of memory. At least the cover art remains cool as ever. Long live Boris Vallejo.

1½ musclebound virgins out of 5

Deathstalker (1983)

AKA: El cazador de la muerte

Look at that poster. Doesn't it make your cock hard? What happened to this lost style of fantasy art? It suggests a much better time than you're going to get, but it's so much fun to stare at and allow your imagination to wander...

Anyway, onto the movie. It's a bit of a disappointment based on these raised expectations. But if you're looking for a B-grade sword and sorcery epic, you get it in spades, with cheesy practical monster effects and copious amounts of nubile female flesh to put a little pep in your step. It's glorious. What I enjoy about Deathstalker is that he's an asshole and an antihero. I like rooting for inherently flawed characters. It's not quite Conan the Barbarian, but it's about as good a rip-off as you're going to get. I just want to live in this era again...

Am I giving this film a lot more credit than it deserves? Fuck yeah, I am.

3 decapitations out of 5