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Perfect cast and a good story

best movie i've ever seen.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

This schlocky slice of sword and sorcery entertainment comes from the man who brought us PHANTASM - and it's full of the same cheap cheeriness as in that film. As far as fantasy films go, it's not half bad, with plenty of action and exploitation to keep things moving along steadily. While lacking the visceral excess of CONAN THE BARBARIAN, it has all the key ingredients for these '80s adventure larks, including a black sidekick, monsters, a muscle-bound hero in a loincloth, some cheesy special effects and a baddie wizard who lives at the top of a giant stone staircase. Okay, so this film is a rip-off, but it's a good one at that.It also has a refreshing twist in the tale: our hero is telepathically able to control animals, and has a number of sidekicks. An eagle is handy for flying into his enemies' faces and spying, his (surprisingly tame) black tiger is useful for mauling baddies, and his two pet ferrets live in a satchel and steal stuff. The magical elements are primitive yet memorable, and include a ring with an eyeball in it - what more could you want? There's a race of SWAMP THING-like creatures who act as giant Venus Flytraps and dissolve their prey; some incredibly cheesy brute men with glowing green eyes who run around and kill things; a few hideous witches here and there for good measure, and of course lots of cruel warriors with evil-looking helmets whom our hero battles.The acting? Pretty much as you'd expect. Sub-par compared to mainstream films, i.e. just about non-existent, yet typical for your average barbarian flick. Marc Singer (you might recognise him as one of the leads in V) is suitably lean and muscular as the warrior, although his acting skills leave something to be desired, bless him. Tanya Roberts displays little acting talent, instead plenty of flesh; while Rip Torn goes over the top to make an enjoyably hammy villain. John Amos, who you might recognise from DIE HARD 2, fits the stereotyped role of a black sidekick just fine. Strangely enough, the cute animal stars manage to act their human counterparts off the screen every time...With plenty of action, ranging from sword fights to punch ups, an impressive array of sets and scenery, and some natty costumes, you could do a lot worse than THE BEASTMASTER. Two sequels predictably followed in the '90s, both of which have received a lot of flack - but they sound right up my street.

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.

I remember watching this movie as a preteen and a few times as a teen. I did enjoy the movie back then. An I am enjoying it again as an adult - I forgot just how much I liked this movie until I re-watched it again -- memories started flowing.The movie is quite an adventure fantasy - very cute with all the animals. It'll have you wishing you had the same extraordinary powers over the animals. And the movie has enough action to keep it interesting.This is a movie that goes into to category of "Conan" and "Krull" - if you like those or similar movies then you are sure to love "The Beastmaster".On a fun note: If you like "The Beastmaster" and online games then try "Lord of the Rings Online" -- you can play a Lore-master which is much like the character of the "The Beastmaster".I would have rated this movie 8.5 but I have to give it a 9 - the extra half point is for the nostalgia factor.9/10

Let's start saying that this movie is getting old badly. It is a low Budget film and compared with AAA films of that time like the first Indiana Jones it's easy to appreciate that they don't play in the same league. Cheap scenarios and costumes, poor cinematography... The story is simple, dialogs are plain and some of battle scenes are laughable (of course, in 2013).However this movie has something that the most of our days films lack: magic, charm and entertaining capability for all the family. This movie is full of magic from the beginning until the last scene. There are a lot of ridiculous scenes or situations which you forget immediately because of the enormous sense of magic and good feeling of this film.It's very hard to explain, but there is something that evolves you and captures your full attention.I can conclude saying that this film is as wonderful and great as technically bad, but always worth of your time.