Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: DEATHSTALKER
It's 80's sword & sorcery time with the 1983 Roger Corman Conan The Barbarian cash-in "Deathstalker"!
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@richmcgee434
5 жыл бұрын
Nah, clickbait thumbnails are the real key to success. :)
@kaijucifer3544
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, if Brandon breaks into mainstream, does that mean the movies he reviews become Mainstream too?
@BurnRoddy
5 жыл бұрын
Your channel grows exponentially regardless. Will you ever do a _swords and sandals_ movie aka _peplum_ at some point?
@magickgeminid2944
5 жыл бұрын
no, not until you review....god(shot)
@adamofgrayskull7735
5 жыл бұрын
Man do a review of prey for death its amazing
My friends and I rented this when we were all 14. About 2 minutes in my mom walked into the livingroom and sat down. AND WATCHED THE REST OF IT WITH US. I have literally never been that mortified in my life. And she definitely enjoyed it more than the rest of us.
@nilsnyman6767
4 жыл бұрын
Cool mom! We rented Faces of Death when we were 15, my Mom was curious and regretted it lol.
@sneakyking
Жыл бұрын
Panic
@jbard9892
Жыл бұрын
Jeez, before or after the rape scene? You know, the first one.
@michaelmartin684
Жыл бұрын
@@jbard9892 Oh, WELL before. This is definitely the most uncomfortable I've ever been.
@edwardwright2989
Жыл бұрын
Your mom was kinky.
The best thing about this movie is that the guy's mother actually named him "Deathstalker."
@RightURKen7
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. and Mrs. Stalker knew the best career path for their son.
@ecgameplayer
2 жыл бұрын
Putting some high expectations for him "Mom, you're never gonna guess how many slain by my hand today!" "Was it at least a dozen?" "Well... technically 11 but--" "Your Father was half your age and easily killed twice as many as you did before the sun even hit noon, you gotta step up your game." "But dad would be only 7 and managed to kill that many brigands." "More of a reason to exceed that number at the very least by nightfall, so run along and do us proud."
@wesleydesot4904
Жыл бұрын
Their proud of their son for being a serial rapist
@razor1uk610
5 ай бұрын
.must as well he wasn't noticibly homosexually curious at a young age, or they might have named him _Cockdtalker_ instead.
Brandon Tenold : It is really not that girls day! (girl escapes) Deathstalker: This isn't my day either! Me: That was a really well setup joke!
@K.Pershing
11 ай бұрын
Me, 4 years later: man.. this sure was a great comment!
@agentepolaris4914
10 ай бұрын
@@K.PershingLOL
So how is Deathstalker going to finally defeat our villain? "Gimme." "OK."
We did a whole "Barbarian Fantasy" movie night once, watching all the Deathstalker films, eating turkey legs, and quaffing ale.
@shishoka
Жыл бұрын
That sounds like it should be a regular thing.
@warface4881
Жыл бұрын
Next time count me in!
@demonkingbadger6689
Жыл бұрын
Just dont act like any one of the Deathstalkers or the cops will come.
@erichfiedler1481
Жыл бұрын
I only saw the 3rd film via the MST3K version
@goonsquad8258
Ай бұрын
That sounds like the greatest night of all time, I must make this a reality
"That's for trying to warn me and save my life, F*CKER!" Best line ever, it should have been in the film itself
"Oh, I'm a rapist. I forgot." Got a good chuckle from me.
And apparently Lana Clarkson's sword fight was important enough that they re-shot it for TV with the smallest bikini top ever
Roger Corman is the gift that keeps on giving for Brandon and his channel.
Born in 1985, grew up watching all of these fantasy movies. Absolute favourite genre, no matter how terrible the movies may be! :D
@shishoka
Жыл бұрын
At least they tried to create a world instead of just being modern day but with swords and shields and bows and arrows.
Fun fact: The villain Munkar is played by the late Bernard Erhard, voice of Cy-Kill on the Go-Bots aka Transformers competitor in the 80's. Always nice to see a voice actor pop up in a live action work.
@slowmoe1686
5 жыл бұрын
Lol Cy-kill thats incredible
I'll have my revenge and Deathstalker 2.
@waywardlaser
5 жыл бұрын
[laugh track] [Seinfeld theme]
@k.l.graham5860
5 жыл бұрын
Best of the series. Not really saying much, but...you know.
@shadowkingdarksin3980
5 жыл бұрын
@@k.l.graham5860 same
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
5 жыл бұрын
At least the second Deathstalker isn't a rapist jerkass like the first one.
@pothatuu
5 жыл бұрын
CaptainMarvell92 Returns Well... that's debatable...
Man, the final season of "Game of Thrones" really introduced a lot of new characters!
@aliteralhorse5023
5 жыл бұрын
The only problem is that most of the budget went into getting such new talent, which has made the practical effects a tad bit lesser than other seasons. But how cares about shit like that in a larger than life fantasy program.
@Sigismund697
4 жыл бұрын
Heh
@ardilloardilloso3382
4 жыл бұрын
I knew this season of Got was gonna be shit but this...
@lizardmedia2257
4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Gwilliam Deathstalker is way better than GOT season 8
@Predator20357
3 жыл бұрын
Muh Favorite Thing! At least this has a satisfying ending
I'll agree, that is actually a genuinely creative villainous scheme, and justifies why he doesn't just kill the main character outright.
"That's for trying to warn me and save my life fucker." Hahaha! Oh I watch all of these videos just to hear Mark's occasional classic one-liners. He is damn good!
"man, I was hoping to kill, steal and rape today. That's like the barbarian trifecta". LOL I love the humour in these reviews.
14:55 "thanks for trying to warn me and save my life fucker" almost woke my gf up laughing
Just bought this on DVD today based on this review - thanks Brandon for improving my taste in movies!
It took the Argentinian film industry nearly 20 years to recover from Roger Corman.
Today's movies seem tame in terms of sexuality when compared to the 80's......
@danielramsey6141
5 жыл бұрын
@I AM ALIVE !!!!! Nah, it's more the fault of SJWs and Feminists who wanted equal exposure. Especially when it comes down to Men and Women.
@alienboy1322
5 жыл бұрын
Daniel Ramsey Oh no!! Equal opportunity nudity, the horror!!!
@danielramsey6141
5 жыл бұрын
@@alienboy1322 Hey, I'm not dogging them for that. I'm dogging them for not being satisfied with the results!
@loganlebeau6185
5 жыл бұрын
“Cocain is a hell of a drug”
@andrewjones3625
5 жыл бұрын
I AM ALIVE !!!!! 80s were the decade of decadence
Ah, Deathstalker! Basically Conan the barbarian's more sleazy and more messed up cousin with cocaine fog!!!
@rcct44444
5 жыл бұрын
That sounds more fun, add in some dinosaurs and cannibals and I'll watch all of it. And by dinosaurs I mean kaiju (and dinosaurs)
@thatonea-hole
5 жыл бұрын
@@rcct44444 *SAME!!!*
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
5 жыл бұрын
@TheGreaterGood80 Conan was never that much of a dick in the Robert E. Howard stories.
@surenotejas3163
2 жыл бұрын
Check out Conquest 1982
@surenotejas3163
2 жыл бұрын
@@rcct44444 Yor the hunter from the future
I burst out laughing when he just took the cup.
9:42 Those boos at the Phil Specter joke really created a wall of sound!
Ah, all that glorious Boris Vallejo cover art ... I wish at least one of those movie would have looked like those covers though...in terms of quality
@mistwolf
4 жыл бұрын
I was shocked he didn't mention it.
@arthas640
4 жыл бұрын
I wish someone in Hollywood would have just manned up and given Boris Vallejo a pile of money and put him in charge of making a fantasy movie
@hyperguyver2
4 жыл бұрын
@@arthas640 why? So they can be as stiff and lifeless as his art?
@paul6925
4 жыл бұрын
Yep that cover art really drew me in back in the day. In fact I just remembered this movie recently because I was never allowed to see it when I was a kid
I can’t believe there wasn’t a single “Masters of the Universe” joke, nor that there weren’t any Thor jokes when Deathstalker summoned his sword to his hand.
@benlevan5645
Жыл бұрын
To be fair, He-Man and Thor are heroes. Stalker is a rapist... Or attempted one at least.
That cover art though. Truly beautiful.
@Dr.W.Krueger
10 ай бұрын
Can't go wrong with Boris Vallejo
Sword swinging 80s cheese! blood, smut, and Cornball special effects, what's not to like?! Lol
One of my guilty pleasure movies. Nice to watch while drinking.
@ryllian6
5 жыл бұрын
Agreed, definitely a drinking while you watch movie!
80's metal dudes fighting to the death and lots of topless chicks. is this not what we would all do with UNLIMITED MAGIC POWER!?
@arthas640
4 жыл бұрын
Its what I'd do given the slightest bit of power. If you make me a regional manager for a restaurant chain I'll probably try to get a oiled up body builder and a few half naked women to hang around my office even if it isnt hygienic for a restaurant
@nunyanunya4147
4 жыл бұрын
@@arthas640 save money have them oil each other up on the fryers. the drip can be the house sauce.
Looking forward to seeing you do KRULL
@jlimbac0
5 жыл бұрын
Don't you think krull is a little too high brow?
@tyrant-den884
5 жыл бұрын
the ultimate watching people walk fantasy movie.
@brothermutant7370
5 жыл бұрын
OOOOHHHH! Krull would be so sweet. Do it!
@marcushicks380
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Krull would be great! But does he have the balls to do it?!
@voxdraconia4035
5 жыл бұрын
Krull is a great Sunday afternoon adventure fantasy movie, love it. And it has Liam Neeson in it, and only one movie didn't really got better despite Liam...looking at you, Phantom...
I enjoyed the Deathstalker movies. RIP Lana Clarkson
@richardsanchez9190
5 жыл бұрын
Man it sucks she died she was hot
@Arcaryon
5 жыл бұрын
@@richardsanchez9190 It's almost tragic when all we remember of a fellow human being is her appearance. Then again, she really was very hot.
@richardsanchez9190
5 жыл бұрын
@@Arcaryon yeah what a loss
@edstar83
Жыл бұрын
I hope the old guy who shot her rots in prison. That was no accident.
I'm glad this video popped up before the hurricane comes and knocks out the power. Then I'll have to live like a Deathstalker.
@ronaldowens5025
5 жыл бұрын
Good luck went through that bullshit in Fla last year.
@ACrustyCount
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, several people here in NC are cleaning out the shelves at all of the stores
@brycevo
5 жыл бұрын
A hurricane may hit where I am in a Day or Two.
@skylx0812
5 жыл бұрын
Well if they order an evacuation .....don't Munkar around, get to safety
@snakeoi1sean
5 жыл бұрын
"Live like a Deathstalker" seems like a pretty good sales pitch for a line of energy drinks.
BEASTMASTER! A classic for sure. Do it man, and Sorcerer was a favorite of mine too
12:00 I admire your being able to resist a Bruce-Kaitlyn Jenner joke.
Thanks for uploading a video today. Just had a seizure earlier and your videos always put me in a better mood.
@ptonpc
5 жыл бұрын
Hope you are feeling better
@spinosaurusstriker
5 жыл бұрын
I hope you get better.
Im a fan of the 80s barbarian movies like Deathstalker, Beast Master, Ator
@ronaldowens5025
5 жыл бұрын
The barbarian twins. Best cheese ever made.
Oghris looks like Mick Jagger and David Cassidy had a son.
@snakeoi1sean
5 жыл бұрын
I never remembered his name because we kept calling him midriff chainmail Chachi. Which I have to admit is longer to say, but also more fun.
@franohmsford7548
5 жыл бұрын
so which one of Mick and David got polymorphed for that to happen then?
@patrickmcpherson97
4 жыл бұрын
😆😆😆 Good one. He's also the one who played Jason in Friday the 13th part 3, and wore the hockey mask for the first time.
I was seriously hoping for a Grey Skull joke here! 😂
80's cinematic creativity seemed to know no boundaries
I'd have figured you would have mentioned the fun fact that your Jean-Claude Van Damme look alike was actually Richard Brooker... Jason from Friday the 13th pt. 3. ✌️
This channel could be called "Crap I watched back in the 80's when I went to the video rental shop stoned"
12:53 You're right, it's a hardly visible wound... a Spector of a wound, if you will. Yes I know, I'm going to hell.
I remember these sword and sorcery movies being on USA Up all night back in the day.
If I'm not mistaken, this was originally supposed to be half of the double bill getting riffed on the upcoming MST3k 30th anniversary tour this fall, but they replaced it because Joel and company realized how much adult content this had, what with all the boobs and violence and general rape feel of everything. "Deathstalker and the Warriors From Hell" is more goofy fun despite the ominous title.
@Tareltonlives
5 жыл бұрын
That is correct! That's why they went with Deathstalker 3 in MST-the nude scenes could be cut out without changing the plot or making the film 10 minutes long.
Kind of sad you didn't mention that Deathstalker is the one to point "What does an immortal wizard need an heir for?"
@shishoka
Жыл бұрын
How else will he enjoy his retirement?
I thought I was the only one that referred to the '80s as the golden age of fantasy... Though as David Gordon Green put it, "I got in trouble with my parents as a kid sneaking down to watch these types of films, they would probably ground me for making ("Your Highness")." :)
I believe that's Richard Brooker who played Oghris. He was Jason in Friday the 13th 3!
Damn! Shots of this movie were used in another Corman movie, Wizards of the Lost Kingdom, riffed by the recent MST3K era!
Man I hope you get to “The Sword and The Sorcerer”.
9:58-10:04 Seriously, did the guys who toss the poor woman in the mud pit realize that she might break her head when it hit the solid concrete barrier at that time?
I hope Brandon Tenold does more Sword & Sorcery films reviews. Nash really dropped the ball on that genre.
@ryllian6
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, he should do some italian sword and sorcery flicks, there are quite a few. I have them on dvd
Ahh, yeah!What a decade it was for a kid like me watching this kind of a movie (as with all those sword and sorcery movies) in the '80s.
As a sword&sorcery author I approve of this upload.
“Heroes and fools,are the same thing “
I actually love this series, with Deathstalker 2 probably being my favorite. If you count all the movies where footage from the original Deathstalker has been recycled into them, there is at least a ten movie DS cinematic universe.
for some reason, when deathstalker lift his sword, I keep hear ''' I HAVE THE POWAAAAAA!''
luv deathstalker! the sequal was fun too! got them on a 4 movie set along with barbarian queen & the sword and the sorceress. all great b-movies
"I don't know if this is the wizzard's throne-room or the set of an 80's metal music video" Since when can't it be both? Serious question.
A new Brandon video, just what I need to make my day even better 🙏🏽
Wait, how did Lana Clarkson's character, who's based on this review seemed to be there to bone not-Conan and Die get an entire spinoff movie dedicated to her?
@slowmoe1686
5 жыл бұрын
Two words: Lana Clarkson
LMAO Where would we be without Roger Corman. ( and Brandon Tenold, of course ! )
Fun fact: Swords, shields, axes, shovels and picks to dig trenches, saddles and shoes for your mounts and anything involved in the profession of blacksmithing- It's all technology.
This channel is funny as hell. U should do somthng like a Mystery Science Theater show. Your jokes are funny and your knowledge of cinema is extensive. I'd watch it.
16:29 Never heard of beheading someone by slicing them in the jaw.
Deathstalker is more true to the Conan stories than Conan. Lol. Still love Conan though. KROM!!!!!
I recently became a fan of your show and I enjoy it greatly. Please keep up the huge work
You know, I'm probably thinking someone is going to request him to review the sequels.
I remember that my girlfriend and I rented Deathstalker 2 one night for one of our, "Bad Movie Nights". After about 20 minutes, we were ready to murder the female lead because she had that annoying voice and she just kept repeating the line, "Stalker???".... "Stalker????".... "Stalker????" throughout the whole damn movie. We wanted to put a pillow over her face after a while and muffle her voice. "Stalker??? Stalker???? Stalker??? Stalker??? Stalker??? Stalker??? Stalker??? Stalker??? Stalker??? Stalker??? Stalker!!!! Stalker!!!! Stalker???? Stalker!!!!" This was her dialog in her little... annoying voice... through the whole.. damn.. movie. No one wrote anything else for her to say.
@xyzz101
5 жыл бұрын
deathstalker 2 is a classic
@BlackburnBigdragon
5 жыл бұрын
It's a classic.. but you really have to have a strong will to be able to handle hearing "Stalker!" said over and over again in a really annoying voice. Everything else is fine, pulp cheese! You would think that someone would have, I don't know.. written something more for her to say throughout the film.
@diobrando5896
5 жыл бұрын
BlackburnBigdragon Zero can you hear me?
Rodger Corman the cheaper solution to every big budget franchise but the best one by far
I think Monkar is Bernard Erhard, the voice of Cy-Kill from Challenge of the Gobots, which also became an animated movie trying to capitalize on Transformers the movie just like the toys trying to capitalize on Hasbro's toy.
Most Barbarians become kings after their victory. Deathstalker spontaniously combusts. MANLY.
and should definitely review the sequel Death Stalker 2
I saw this movie ages ago and could never remember the title. Now I have to watch it again.
I definitely recognize some of these shots from “Wizards of the Lost Kingdom”. Good to know they had nothing to do with each other, especially since they were supposed to be flashback scenes.
@Tareltonlives
4 жыл бұрын
Sorceress too
To be fair, "can't be killed" doesn't mean you can't be captured, disabled, tortured, dismembered, or otherwise harmed. It just means none of that will kill you. Give someone that sword and trap them in a pool of boiling water. Being unable to die sounds pretty crappy then.
Can you please do a review of Dinosaurus! (1960) Konga (1961) The Valley Of Gwangi (1969) Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) or The Unnamable 2 (1993)?
@PaladinDusty
5 жыл бұрын
I seriously doubt Disney will let him get away with Something Wicked This Way Comes
@gochem3013
5 жыл бұрын
What about Message from Space (1978)?
@CubanPete1990
5 жыл бұрын
Well Maybe
@Tareltonlives
5 жыл бұрын
Seconding Dinosaurus, Konga, and Gwangi!
@10:33: "I'm the guy with a snake on my face!"
Awesome video as always! Im going to try DeathStalker
When he brought up "if it didn't last 4 hours" I cracked up
3 powers? What is this? Legend of Zelda?
@thatonea-hole
5 жыл бұрын
@Skye Reynolds *ASSEMBLE THE TRI-FORCE!!!!!*
Hey Brandon... If I'm not mistaken, the guy that played Ogris also played Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th part 3.
That poor henchman nearly got touched by Deathstalker and chose the worst time to change back
Lol that cover art! Fun review.
Feels like this movie is missing the Rape Horn from Troll 4 (I think it is).
@Tareltonlives
5 жыл бұрын
Ha! I knew it was missing something!
down with censors!
@greenland5206
5 жыл бұрын
NEVER
@greenland5206
5 жыл бұрын
@I AM ALIVE !!!!! They Shall Stay Strong
@Gylaran
5 жыл бұрын
@@1701spacecadet Ahem... maybe you didn't realize, but censor now is fully leftist agenda. Christian power is dieing.
Thanks again Brandon - this one really had me laughing aloud (a somewhat forgotten experience; must get out more - oh wait!). Nice one Bro.
Rewatching this video now made me realize this Deathstalker looks exactly like all those “something as an 80s dark fantasy movie” ai videos.
Brandon, I don't know if anyone else brought this up but Ohgris(?) was played by the late, great Richard Brooker: Jason in Friday the 13th, Part 3. Hell of nice guy according to all the fans who met him.
*it looks like we have a beef-cake Peter Weller...*
I have a soft spot for this series. It's got everything I want in low end campy 80's fantasy. Well, this and the Ator series.
Witch: You can be the power! Deathstalker: I HAVE THE POWER!!!
Good to see where Jason Vorhees got his training
@Blackshadow164
5 жыл бұрын
DH 4321 I don’t get it........
@PaTrickRTreat
4 жыл бұрын
Oghris was played by Richard Brooker who is Jason in Part III
I remember talking about this film with a couple of lads at school during the 80s, and asking if they'd seen this cos it was available at dirty Bob's on VHS. I was told it was shit: nothing but barbarians fighting and lots of women with their tits out. I absolutely agree except with the shit part.
One of your best reviews. Ty.
Am I the only one that remembers seeing this movie in their public library? Never rented it but I distinctly remember that VHS cover sitting on a self. How did that get there you have to wonder. Did somebody donate it or did somebody from the library watch it and go “yeah this is what we need”? 😂
Wasn’t there a Deathstalker movie on MST3K? Think it was “Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell”
@carlwilkerson9722
5 жыл бұрын
Yes. Different actor for the lead, but it's the same character, pretty obviously.
@mst3KGf
5 жыл бұрын
It was indeed. The actor who plays Deathstalker may be one of the most loathed protagonists in MST3k history. "Never before has an entire medieval city thrown up in unison!"
@Tareltonlives
5 жыл бұрын
So apparently Deathstalker has ALWAYS been a douchebag
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
5 жыл бұрын
Deathstalker 3 is more heroic than this.
@freaknr1
5 жыл бұрын
"What are we?!" "BATS!" "What do we want?" "INSECTS!" "When do we want them?" "NOW! Squeek! Squeek! Squeek!" XD
16:18 Sword of Omens, come to my hand!
Ok now I gotta watch this movie cause I’ve seen all the other fantasy 80s movies except this series so cool thanks 👍🏼👍🏼💯
Filmed in Argentina? That's an iron-clad GUARANTEE of quality!