The Throne of Fire (1983)

Original title: Il Trono di Fuoco

Fantasy. Italy. Starring Peter McCoy, Sabrina Siani, Harrison Muller Jr. & Pietro Ceccarelli. Directed by Franco Prosperi.

VTC (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Another cheap sword and sorcery flick by Prosperi with the usual actors, but at least it's better than the slow-mo yawn The Invicible Barbarian. A slow-moving and very low budget film with a synth score that kind of works if you like the genre and watch it alone late at night. But of course it's not "good". 2/5

The Sword of the Barbarians (1982)

Original title: Sangraal, La Spada di Fuoco

Fantasy. Italy. Starring Peter McCoy, Sabrina Siani & Hal Yamanouchi. Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini.

VTC (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen. Cut!

One of the best of the italian low budget Conan-ripp offs (itself a ripp off of the italian peplas of the 1960s). A violent and very entertaining slice of machismo/lunacy! 4/5

Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1982)

Original title: Ator L'invincibile

Fantasy. Italy. Starring Miles O'Keeffe, Sabrina Siani, Edmund Purdom, Dakar, Laura Gemser & Ritza Brown. Directed by Joe D'Amato.

Thorn-Emi (Sweden). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Cheezy low budget sword and sorcery flick by shrewd pornographer/filmmaker D'Amato. I used to loath this film but after repeated viewing it's trash appeal have started to grown on me. It's a fun watch when in the mood for a cheezy b-flick. 3/5

The Invincible Barbarian (1982)

Original title: Gunan il Guerriero

Fantasy. Italy. Starring Peter McCoy, Malisa Longo & Sabrina Siani. Directed by Franco Prosperi.

Magnum Video (Finland). English dubbed. Widescreen.

Crappy and extremely low budget sword and sorcery nonsense. This film is noteworthy for being shot almost completely in slow motion (for budgetary reasons no doubt)! This finnish video seems to have this film mixed up with Brescia's Amazons and Supermen a.k.a Barbarian Women. 2/5

Conquest (1983)

Fantasy. Italy/Spain/Mexico. Starring Jorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti & Sabrina Siani. Directed by Lucio Fulci.

VCL (Holland). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Fulci's unique, fog-filled and freeform contribution to the sword and sorcery genre has it's fair share of detractors even among his hardcore fanbase (and their critique is valid on many points), but personally I love this film! I would recommend approaching in a similiar way you approach a good Jess Franco film instead of your typical Conan ripp off - don't worry about lack of logic, character development or the nonsensical "plot" and just try to enjoy the sinister, fog-filled atmosphere, the spectacular gore, the wonderful Simonetti synth score, the magic crossbows, wolfmen and Sabrina Siani's tits... Okay, so it doesn't make any sense, but neither did City of the Living Dead! 4/5

The Sword of the Barbarians (1982)

Original title: Sangraal, La Spada di Fuoco

Fantasy. Italy. Starring Peter McCoy, Sabrina Siani & Hal Yamanouchi. Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini.

Video For Pleasure (Holland). English dubbed. Widescreen.

One of the best of the italian low budget Conan-ripp offs (itself a ripp off of the italian peplas of the 1960s). A violent and very entertaining slice of machismo/lunacy! 4/5

The Invincible Barbarian (1982)

Original title: Gunan il Guerriero

Fantasy. Italy. Starring Peter McCoy, Malisa Longo & Sabrina Siani. Directed by Franco Prosperi.

Key Video (Greece). English dubbed. Fullscreen. This tape is no longer in my collection.

Crappy and extremely low budget sword and sorcery nonsense. This film is noteworthy for being shot almost completely in slow motion (for budgetary reasons no doubt)! 2/5