Return of the Sword That Shoots Swords?
Do you remember the cheesy ’80s fantasy flick Sword and the Sorcerer? If you do, it’s almost certainly entirely because of this scene:
Yes, the hero Prince Talon has a sword which shoot swords (and if you don’t remember Sword and the Sorcerer, that clip contains pretty much everything you need to know). Now, I hope you’re sitting down, because I’ve got news that shoot a sword right through your goddamn brain (metaphorically speaking):
? Someone’s making an official Sword and the Sorcerer sequel.
? That someone is the film’s original director, Albert Pyun.
? The film stars Kevin Fucking Sorbo.
I can’t even stand how amazing this is. The film is called Tales from an Ancient Empire, and Sorbo stars as the son of Prince Talon himself — a gruff mercenary whose princess half-sister needs his begrudging help. Watch this clip and tell me it’s not a cheesey ’80s barbarian flick right to its core:
Stilted “medieval” dialogue? Horrible acting? Actors who look utterly out of place in a fantasy context? FUCK AND YES. If Sorbo has the sword that shoot swords, I think we have an Oscar contender here, people. (Via Twitch)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.