Review of The Beastmaster (1982) by Lyssahlyssah — 30 Dec 2020

I grew up watching this movie on weekend tv and the feel of it has stayed with me since. There were other movies of a similar genre filmed around this time period, but the Beastmaster has a vibe all its own.

Marc Singer was a perfect hero, relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera, beautiful to look at, and really sold the interactions with the animals. He seemed perfectly comfortable in his body and being mostly naked throughout the film; with no air of self-consciousness or awkwardness, which also stayed with me.

I was only 6 years old when I first watched the movie and remember wanting to marry him afterwards. The way the movie depicts the evil sorcery and villans was unique and memorable. The heroine was beautiful too and she and Marc had natural chemistry.

I just loved this movie.