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Crappy film

I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

...or it might as well be one. Just about every other scene some village girl it getting raped or a harem is frolicking with her boobs out. If they were to make a live-action version of the "Major Boobage" South Park episode, this would be it. The acting is terrible. The effects are campy and low budget. There is little to no continuity between scenes...or even some times within scenes. Apparently they've made 3 more Deathstalker movies. They will have to be on my list. The 3rd one had a MST3000 version of it done in the mid 90s.As another reviewer stated, this is a Fantastically Bad movie! Definitely a great boozing movie with a couple of friends.

This is a very low budget film, but that doesn't always have to mean it is a bad film. Unfortunately in this case it absolutely does mean that. The acting, props, plot, effects, music, you name it, it was all lacking. What this movie does have is lots of fight scenes which are neither particularly impressive nor particularly gory. That and a lot of female nudity which is despicably used to sexualize and glorify rape which both the "good guys" and "bad guys" both seem to condone and partake in throughout the film. I remember seeing this movie in the video store as a kid and being drawn to its cool looking cover art but never being allowed to rent it because it was not for kids. Good call mom, good call.

Firstly let's not beat around the bush! This is a low budget, and I mean LOW budget fantasy film. Right now if you accept that then this film is great fun. Especially for a bunch of guys to watch with a few beers. The film makes no apologies, it's just totally gratuatious with heads flying off all over the place and barely a scene goes by without a good solid flash of naked females. Rape scenes, free sex, mud wrestling, magic, swords, muscles, blood it's all in there.As a film it is nowhere near the quality of Conan The Barbarian, but it's one of these films you don't watch expecting to be moved to tears (Except by laughter!) Overall a fantastically bad fantasy epic that film snobs should avoid at all costs but everyone else should give a bash on those Saturday nights in with the mates.

I've seen plenty of cheesy B Movies that rode behind on the success of Conan the Barbarian and Excalibur, and can without a doubt say that this is the best of the lot. The early to mid 80s were the pinnacle of fantasy adventure films, and there are a lot of them from this time. Most are very poorly done with atrocious dialogue and unimaginative (go figure) action sequences. I'm not saying that Deathstalker lacked either of these flaws, it did not, but it made up for it somewhat with ambition and attitude. I must confess that it has been many years since I've seen this film, and it may not stand up as well on a second viewing. But I've always known the difference between a good and bad B movie. I actually miss the times that bred Deathstalker a bit. Although most of the fantasy adventure movies were bad, they at least tried to take themselves seriously. The neat thing about the movie is that it is not epic in scope. For those used to Lord of the Rings or the like, this may actually be a refreshing change. If you haven't seen Conan the Barbarian, watch this movie first, to save the best for last.