Directed by Richard Fleischer, who directed 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA amongst other classic films. Not one of his best efforts. Even though it's fun in a Saturday Matinee type of film the whole production feels tired and uninspired. It's not that different than those cheap Italian CONAN knock-offs from the 1980s, with a bigger budget. The villains' costumes look like Samurai or sci-fi films from Japan. With Nielsen and Schwarzenegger unable to act beyond action scenes, the film needed a much stronger supporting cast to offset the weak acting from the leads. Passable fun but nothing more.
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