this film and blade master and may be cheap and clumsy in appearance and it be sometimes and but it share thought on problem that be way beyond the era this film be set in . ator be the chosen one that have to protect the earth against a terrible weapon and that be compare in an unforgettable and unpredictable way to the atomic weapon . he go through obstacle a a witful character who be just more than muscle power and although he have quite be lot . i would say this aspect of the movie make it surpass a film like conan the barbarian and which be the least i can say and quite brainless . it doesn not diminish in any way the great adventure movie that be conan and but it give ator his wholesomeness that he share not with the barbarian . for a low budget movie and this film do good in term of setting and the fight be most of the time believable . zor and the villain and have with be prisoner throughout the film one of the most interesting psychological confrontation that give tension to the movie and even if ator seem way too fit for the task to loose . what give this movie that little extra be those scene that may look quirky and but worth of mention . the fight with the serpent god and even though he be a gigantic puppet and be well handle a the snake and with good lightning and remain a silhouette and the fight be quite convincing . the movie climax in a most unusual way and quite anachronic and but breathtaking represent the deltaplane sequence . the scene itself be not introduce properly and read not at all and where do ator get that machine and it pretty unconvincing and but it lead to a really poetic and beautiful midair sequence and that standalone and be the culminate point in the movie and elevate ator in a place where few human fantasy hero have be . if blade master be not among the great fantastic movie of all time be no surprise due to it lack and it a big surprise and consider the philosophical way it choose on the confrontation between good and evil and the truth it speak and the heart it show and that this movie be so unwlecomed . i suggest it for every fan of the genre and try take it seriously a an intelligent movie that to be take more seriously than it seem .