Shot in Argentina on the cheap, DEATHSTALKER purports to be a sword and sorcery epic in the vein of CONAN THE BARBARIAN but instead it turns out to be nothing more than a skinflick. The likes of Barbi Benton and Lana Clarkson are constantly paraded in front of the viewer sans clothing while the cameraman watches on. Elsewhere, we get non-actor Rick Hill as possibly one of the most unlikeable heroes of the genre - the kind of guy who rescues a woman from potential rapists befor stripping and abusing her - and very little in the way of action or incident to recommend it. The whole thing has a cheaper-than-cheap vibe which makes it tough to sit through, and it only improves for the final battle between good and evil, which is quite well directed and atmospheric. If only the director had made more effort earlier on.
Review of Deathstalker
