Comments on: Well, SOMEONE has to review Beastmaster

By: supersonic

supersonic — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:11:57 +0000

Back in the day, I actually considered Beastmaster a better film than the overblown Conan.

I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t still think so if I were to watch it again now.

By: supersonic

supersonic — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:47 +0000

The technique of a miniature castle in the foreground was regularly used back in the black&white era…

By: Elizabeth the Ferret

Elizabeth the Ferret — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:24:57 +0000

Ah, Beastmaster. I watched it a lot when I was a bitty little ferret, and I loved it. I still do, and I have the overwhelming urge to go rent it now.

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:14:27 +0000

I still need to watch the movie.

By: lyzard

lyzard — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:38:17 +0000

Whaddya know? I went to put Beastmaster in my rental queue, and it already is.

So, is it possible to watch these films without going “Duh!” all the way through them? Because that’s my other main memory…

By: David

David — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:49:25 +0000

Thanks for the comments guys. It looks like I am preaching to the converted – it seems that quite a few people look back at The Beastmaster with as much affection as I do.

All I have to do now, is rectify my criminal neglect of B2 and B3 (no banana jokes)!

By: The Rev. D.D.

The Rev. D.D. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:55:08 +0000

Beastmaster 3, between the plot and the special effects, felt like a rejected episode of “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.”

It was still rather better than the second one though.

By: Jen S

Jen S — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:41:44 +0000

One of my very first riffing experiences came from Beastmaster, when as a kid my sister and I were watching it with our dad during on of its roughly six thousand broadcasts that week.

When Marc is rescued by the ferrets, he holds them up and asks aloud, “Now what shall I call you?” My dad promptly said “Lunch and Dinner.”

By: lyzard

lyzard — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:39:38 +0000

Beastmaster 2 certainly has played here, David, ‘cos that’s the one I’ve seen; I have an idea it was on TV (i.e. pre-cable), so it would have been a while ago. I remember finding it confusing (not having seen Part 1 for backstory), and spending most of it making “Is that a ferret in your pants – ?” jokes.

By: The Rev. D.D.

The Rev. D.D. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:32:34 +0000

“You see? Ar has spoken, he wants your children!!”

Yeah, I like that little attempt to save face. I also love the tiger, who mostly sits around and looks like he wishes all this foolishness would stop so he could take a nap.

I have affection for this movie that is probably too strong for it on its own merits, but I refuse to apologize for it.

And that was before I saw the uncut version. DAMN, that Tanya Roberts was a fine woman. (Still was, at least when she was on “That ’70s Show.”)