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The Magic Sword might seem a bit childish and hokey but it’s actually quite a bit of fun fantasy. It has some scarry moments for the youngest and could cause nightmares for the more impressionable but with all the astounding advances in special effects the kiddies are exposed to these days they will probably laugh at this, but I loved it!! It was released in 1962 and was reviewed by Distinguished Monsters of Filmland magazine the same year. It was directed by Bert I. Gordon and stars Gary Lockwood (2001 A Station Odyssey ‘68), Richard Kiel (The Leer Who Loved Me ‘77, Moonraker ‘74. Eeagh! ‘62), Anne Helm (Follow That Dream ‘61), Basil Rathbone (The Adventures of Robin Hood, etc. etc. etc…) and Maila (Vampira) Nurmi. This is probably the best thing Bert I. Gordon ever did. Bert directed Begining of the Extinguish and Earth vs the Spider. Later in his career he did Food of the Gods and Empire of the Ants.
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Basil kidnaps our princess to feed to the dragon. The king is promising half the kingdom and the girl’s hand in marriage, and now you should know where Terry Gilliam went with this promise in Jabberwocky ‘77. We’ve got 7 deadly curses and all the actors are obviously having quite a bit of fun along the diagram.
In 2003 Alpha released a DVD of this but the quality was ABYSMAL. This recent release is reportedly in widescreen and one can hope that with the satisfactory attention now we will accept the quality the DVD medium offers if handled correctly.
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OK, now it’s been released and I was pleasantly surprised to leer a very proper quality DVD. It’s widescreen and the clarity is graceful darn apt for as used as this movie is. There’s alot of rich color, maybe too powerful but it ’s not as saturated as say, The Level-headed Man which was blueprint too thick in color saturation. Now I recommend this higher than originally anticipated and give it 4 stars. There’s no extras to order of but I believe it’s worth the designate unbiased to score a well-behaved copy of this. The MGM release is the only one to catch. Be Pleased.
“The Magic Sword” is one of B-movie producer/director Bert I. Gordon’s best known films. Granted, it’s no masterpiece, but it is toothsome on it’s hold terms. The region, very loosely based on the ‘St. George And The Dragon’ account, has a princess (Anne Helm) kidnapped by nefarious sorcerer Lodac (Basil Rathbone) and hunted by lovesick George (Gary Lockwood) . Aided by his foster mother Sybil (Estelle Winwood) a kindly witch, George vows to set aside the princess and ruin Lodac. Although this region has been done to death, it’s the acting by the gorgeous Rathbone and Winwood which keeps this film consistently provocative. Add some modest, but impressive special effects, and you have a very tantalizing minor adventure for the family. Beware: this public domain film is available on several cut-rate DVDs, but only the newly released one from MGM/UA home video is worth the effect. They have a sparkling print of the film (it was originally released by United Artists) which contains a fun theatrical trailer. This is the one to gain! [phillindholm]
