Kull the Conqueror
August. 29,1997 PG-13A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle. In an effort to regain the throne, the former king's heirs resurrect Akivasha, a witch queen. However, Akivasha has plans of her own for the throne, and only Kull stands in the way.
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Undescribable Perfection
Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Well I mean he goes around shirtless the entire time. Maybe that's all TPTB thought he was good for, eye candy.This movie was basically Hercules the Legendary Journeys with the name Kull slapped on it. Yeah, but Herc's alright, right? It was a weekly campy TV show. Kull was a movie that was in the theatres that you shell out money for. It should be a tad bit better quality. More than a tad.Sorbo proves his acting range is limited. He doesn't even try to play a different character than Herc. There are no little nuances and characteristics in manner, facial expressions, and delivery. You ever see him in Andromeda? It's the same there. Basically playing Hercules again with a different name slapped on. Can you ever imagine this guy playing a part in Shakespeare? Even just a tiny role? Nope, I can't either.Karen Lombard and Litefoote were the best actors and seemed to take their roles, and their duty to fulfill a good delivery seriously. Everyone else just seemed like they were there for the paycheck. The plot was meh. I guess it was suppose to be the third part in Arnie's Conan movies. I liked the first one. The second was just OK. Kull lacked the mood, and at least Arnie had presence and a fierce expression despite being a non-actor. It's a B movie. What else is there to say. At least you get see Sorbo shirtless most of time. But seriously, to make a movie for the big screen which cost money for people to see, the logic was let's have Sorbo shirtless and it will be good? He's not that special. Not even close. Word.
It's entertaining enough in spite of being pretty dumb, but I can't quite give it a good rating. I haven't seen much of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, but I've seen enough to know that Kevin Sorbo's performance in that show is identical to his performance as Kull. The acting is about what you'd expect it to be in a mediocre sword & sorcery flick, Harvey Fierstein is particularly amusing. The makeup and costume design is good enough (save the final expensive Halloween decoration that is Akivasha's final incarnation), but nothing to write home about. Tia Carrere is a pretty generic antagonist, and she almost exactly repeats a line from The Empire Strikes Back - "I have altered our pact. Pray I don't alter it any further."Silly as the movie is, at least it doesn't drag with its 95 minute runtime, something several fantasy films in recent years are guilty of.
This movie has enough dumbness, that it either is really bad, or that bad that it turns good.Fortunately the dumbness is a fun warrant. There is even this feeling the actors knew how cheesy this whole thing is, and played along with it, which makes it more fun.They have Kevin Sorbo in that movie, who is perfect for charikaturs of honorable heroes in the ages of swords and dragons.The chicks are awesomely how.Overall a 5/10, for the undeniable mind-hurt of stupidity and fun. The chicks, hmm, o.k. a 6/10
I tend to come down from my enjoyment of classical films on occasion to watch films in this sword and sorcery genre. I greatly enjoyed the first two Conan films, mostly because Arnold Schwartzenegger gave the right feel to the character of Conan. I was aggrieved and feel that he made great mistake in turning down further roles as that character, which might have been created just for him. Kevin Sorbo is well...too 1980s-1990s for the character he plays here, and I have been offended in the trend of turning legendary fantasy characters into the California surfer dude kind of creature that exists today. The one bright light in all of this is the always hilarious and way over the top Harvey Firestein as Juba. He always adds a new dimension to every film project that he is a part of. The kind of scripts that these films have are absurd to begin with. If the actors cannot immerse themselves in the characters they are playing, as was the case in this film, then it comes off as a little more than slightly ridiculous.