Review of Hawk the Slayer (1980) by Stephen M — 21 Dec 2007
Such an awesome shitty film, this film has it all.
It must have cost about £2 to make, the end slow motion sword fight is brilliant as you get the impression the actors just moved really slowly rather than slowing the film.
The acting is so hammy and contains one of the coolest elf's ever who takes like a robot for some reason "my...name...is...crow!" and can shoot a million arrows a minute by repeating the same frame about 20 times - all without reloading or drawing the bow.
The special effects deserve a mention due to the low budget nature of the film, loads of glow in the dark paint is used, also smoke is blown though every scene to make it all mysterious.
Special mention goes to the excellent music, the synthesisers perfectly capture the olde world nature of the film....
I defy anyone not to enjoy this film, its pure camp entertainment value is reason enough to enjoy it.
This review of Hawk the Slayer (1980) was written by Stephen M on 21 Dec 2007.
Hawk the Slayer has generally received mixed reviews.
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