Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with the animals, which leads him on his quest for revenge against his father's killers.
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There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
Tell the "remake" crowd to steer clear of this one before they ruin yet another man epic from the age when Caucasian men had a set. The same crowd who ruined "Conan the Barbarian".Oh, yeah, that Tongan looking L.A. guy who talks in valley boy paragraphs instead of short heavily accented sentences looks and sounds more like he grew up in a land just south of Vanaheim and Asgard, than the actual Austrian who was born south of Scandinavia and Germany.Who cares about the cruelty to animals that took place behind the scenes no one would know about without the PETA campaign to keep it relevant in 2018?Women need to quit imposing 2000's gender rage onto the 1980's male behaviors showcased that were common place for 4k years prior to the 90's fem culture revolt.And, no, brown eyes, a darker complexion, and a more thinking hero are not good idea's for, Dar of the Emurites!Just watch the movie and keep your (I can't thing with my own brain) thumbs off of your text app.Go to hell Hollywood! You White shaming, animal crazy, man haters!Leave this one alone! It's perfect as is!
John Milius' 'Conan the Barbarian' may be chiefly responsible for the loincloth-clad hero renaissance in the early to mid 80s, but another film released that same year likely helped to cement it.Once a staple of cable TV (TBS aka "The Beastmaster Station", and HBO aka "Hey, Beastmaster's On!"), it spawned two dreadful sequels and a cheesy but watchable TV series before becoming just another bit of nostalgic pop culture flotsam and jetsam. Which is a shame, as it's actually a rather rousing and fun bit of b-movie hokum. Star Marc Singer brings a fantastic physicality, Tanya Roberts brings her, um, yeah, and who doesn't want to see the Dad from 'Good Times' in S&M gear?
An evil cult leader named Maax (Rip Torn) is freaked out about a prophecy surrounding the King's unborn son so he tries to have the baby killed. But a villager saves the boy and raises him as his own. The boy is named Dar and grows into Marc Singer with the ability to communicate with animals. When Dar's village is raided and all of the villagers killed, he sets out to get revenge on the one responsible -- Maax. Along the way, he is joined by John Amos, sexy Tanya Roberts, and some furry friends.As with most sword & sorcery movies from the '80s, this bears more than a few similarities to Conan the Barbarian. Obviously it's not as good but the inspiration is clearly there. Beastmaster is very cheesy and hard to take seriously. I mean, at the end of the day, "guy who talks to ferrets" is a difficult concept to make work as anything other than a punchline. It's also overlong and full of poorly choreographed action scenes. For his part, Marc Singer does fine and knows when to play it tongue-in-cheek and when not to. Rip Torn is a total ham as the villain. Tanya Roberts actually takes her role seriously, which is embarrassing for her but fun for us. She looks great, of course.So yeah it's cheesy and laughable but it's also entertaining. You can shut your mind off and enjoy it as a simple fantasy adventure flick or you can spend a couple of hours poking fun at it. One question I had while watching is why did Dar never try to talk to the horses of the bad guys and make them stop? In the village raid scene and the climax, the bad guys are all on horses and yet the guy who communicates with animals makes no effort to use that to his advantage. Anyway, it's a good way to pass the time. Followed by two terrible sequels and a forgettable TV series.
The Beastmaster is a classic fantasy adventure movie from writer/director Don Coscarelli. Known previously for his independent horror classic Phantasm. Beastmaster is Coscarelli's first bigger budget studio picture and one of his only movies not to cast Reggie Bannister. Even without Reggie, the film kicks serious ass. Marc Singer is great as our hero Dar, The Beastmaster. Singer went out of his way to be in amazing shape and is totally ripped. What he lacked in acting ability he makes up for with athletic prowess, charisma and one sick mullet! In addition to being a powerful warrior, he has the skill to befriend animals. The animals help him on his quest to liberate the kingdom from evil priest Maax and repel The Jun Horde. Maax is a great villain played by the legendary Rip Torn. Tanya Roberts is slave girl Keirie, love interest for Dar and eye candy for the male hetro audience. John Amos, best known as Cleo McDowell in Coming To America is strong support and gives a great performance. The film looks great and was shot by Academy Award winner John Alcott. Alcott won the Academy Award for best cinematography on Stanley Kubrick's classic Barry Lyndon. The F/X look good as well and there is a lot of great action as well. Unlike many similar genre films that came out during the same period, The Beastmaster is a bloodless movie and is family friendly without being corny. That feat was one many movies can't manage, especially the sequel to Conan, Conan The Destroyer. The Beastmaster took in little money at the box office when it was released. However, it blew up when it came out on cable and home video. Since then it has found its audience and is a cult classic that holds up well. The sequels, to the best of my memory are real bad and do not involve writer/director Don Coscarelli. Had he been involved, the sequels would have been better. Even so, this film is still awesome and a classic.
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