Surprisingly, I missed this movie when I was a kid. I saw Krull instead, to bad because this movie was better.
It was very entertaining if not somewhat predictable. The special effects were quite good and mostly held up to todays standard. I wished Ralph Richardson was in it a little more than the 20 minutes he was. And the old man who played the servant was a riot! He wasn't on screen long enough either.
One part I liked was showing the end of paganism and the beginning of Christianity. It was well done and didn't make Christianity the bad guy like the evil Bishop in the great film Ladyhawke. And they called sorcery what it is, "the black arts."
All in all it was enjoyable watching.
It was very entertaining if not somewhat predictable. The special effects were quite good and mostly held up to todays standard. I wished Ralph Richardson was in it a little more than the 20 minutes he was. And the old man who played the servant was a riot! He wasn't on screen long enough either.
One part I liked was showing the end of paganism and the beginning of Christianity. It was well done and didn't make Christianity the bad guy like the evil Bishop in the great film Ladyhawke. And they called sorcery what it is, "the black arts."
All in all it was enjoyable watching.