The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, May 12, 1982-Page 9
'Sword and Sorcerer' comes up short
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no unique style, so there's nothing by Years pass, Talon grows stronger. that can only ask others for help, and Sword doesn't need
which to remember it. Eventually, Cromwell goes for more whose main dramatic purpose is to get would impress Ibse
A good adventure film can be both en- territory and it's up to our friend Talon trapped in the castle so Talon can wouldn't hurt.
tertaining and well-made, but Sword is to stop him. have an excuse to rescue someone. It might seem un
neither. Except for moments of real It must have taken all of an hour to Just when action films were begin- Sword to so many
humor, the film lumbers along creating write the script. For some reason, there ning to get some decent roles for However, this film so
situations for Horsley to escape from, are three writers, Albert Pyun, Thomas women, like Raiders' Marion Raven- please the same au
Contrivance can work if it's not the Karnowski, and John Stuckmeyer, who wood and Aliens' Ripley,'Sword reverts same material that su
focal point of the movie, but Sword is all want credit for this film. They can have to the barbaric notion that women are is not only called for, b
contrivance. it. fairly useless when it comes to being
The tale starts as Cromwell (the bad Getting down to more serious mat- tough. And in that compari
guy) asks Xusia (a powerful demon) to ters, Sword is a very sexist film hiding Of course, it is a little bit silly to up quite a bit short.
help him in his attacks on the empire of under the guise of good fun. There are criticize characters when even the most - Hopefully, someone
King Richard. Good King Richard is no. women in Sword that exist as prominent parts are only stereotypes. starving writer a-brea
killed, but his son, Talon, survives, anything but props. The leading ac- Talon only wants adventure, the chance something original
Guess what happens next, tress, Kathleen Heller, play a character to bust some heads for a good cause. same tired obvious No
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