The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)

Would you believe it, a sword and sorcery adaption of Akira Kurosawa's classic, Yojimbo?! Yes indeed and it's actually rather entertaining stuff to boot in fact.David Carradine stars as a mysterious, monosyllabic, sword wielding wanderer (try repeating that when you're drunk!) who arrives in a town run by two warring factions and who subsequently proceeds to counter sell his fighting prowess to each side in turn, whilst simultaneously playing them both off against one another.Containing some nicely implemented sword play (choreographed by fellow star in this and always fun to watch, Anthony De Longis), a fair quota of breasts including one woman who bears four, yes FOUR of them(!) and even a rubbery tentacled monster, this proves to be a highly satisfying watch if your in the mood for the like.

Cunning Dark One warrior Kain (nicely essayed with customary low-key laconic cool by David Carradine) wanders the magical world of Ura as a blithely amoral sword-for-hire. Kain winds up at a small village where two evil rival factions -- one led by the cruel Zeg the Tyrant (a perfectly hateful Luke Askew) and the other headed by gross fat degenerate Bal Caz (a deliciously odious William Marin) -- fight over possession of the only well. Kain shrewdly pits both sides against each other while the poor browbeaten villagers watch from the sidelines. Writer/director John Broderick maintains a steady pace throughout, neatly creates a suitably oddball atmosphere, and stages the plentiful exciting bloody sword fights with considerable go-for-it brio. Better still, this film sure doesn't skimp on the delectable gratuitous distaff nudity: Stunning brunette beauty Maria Socas as bewitching sorceress Naja spends the bulk of her screen time topless, plus there's an incredible exotic dancer with four breasts and a substantial number of hot naked babe extras. Leonardo Rodriguez Solis' rough, but attractive cinematography, Louis Saunders' spacey, stirring score and the concise 77 minute running time are likewise up to speed as well. A pleasingly tight'n'trashy Grade B exploitation fantasy version of Akira Kurosawa's classic "Yojimbo."

Whenever I get into a discussion with someone about the worst movie ever, this turkey comes to mind. Every woman in this movie is nude but it's beyond gratuitous...there's no point. This isn't a feminist diatribe...I live with an artist who does figure work. It is the outcry of an affronted sensibility. This movie simply fails in everything that makes a movie worth seeing. The acting is atrocious, the story is nonexistent, the sets are cheesy and the plot convoluted and uninteresting.David Carradine should be ashamed of himself for giving this offal an excuse for being made. It's been 15 years since I saw this movie yet it lingers in my mind like the taste of spoiled milk glibly drunk in the middle of the night right out of the carton. If there were a negative score, I would have marked it lower.

I saw this back in the late 80's and it was bad. Another notable mention about the plot is that takes a lot from Yojimbo, which I did not see until later. Fist Full of Dollars I did see, which clued me in on this point.