![]() ![]() He leaves baby Ator with a poor family, promising that they will never want for anything ever again if they take in the child and raise him as their own. Fortunately, a mysterious man named Griba (Purdom, Pieces) takes him away before the Spider King’s men arrive. We know he’s the son of Torren because of the identifying mark on his left shoulder. Realizing that the prophecy has started to come true, the evil sorcerer sends his men to wipe out an entire village and kill the newborn son of Torren. It’s a pretty confusing explanation, but that’s the gist of it. When this child is born, the golden eagle in the Spider King’s lair will weep tears of blood. He’s the culprit behind this terrible movie (and many others!).Ītor opens with the explanation of a prophecy about the son of Torren defeating the Spider King (Dakkar) and saving the world from 1000 years of darkness. Although the movie clearly defines its villain(s), the real bad guy is writer/director Joe D’Amato (Emanuelle in Bangkok, Emanuelle in America). One can only surmise that these swords are self-cleaning. You would at least expect the sword to have a little blood on it after the hero defeats his opponent, right? Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1983) Comworld Pictures/Action-Adventure-Fantasy RT: 92 minutes They didn’t even have any money to spare for fake blood which would also explain the lack of splatter during the sword fights. ![]() It’s an Italian-made movie (that explains a lot!) that looks like it cost about $30 to make. It also makes every one of those awful movies seem better by comparison. Ator plays exactly like one of those cheesy movies that used to play on the UHF channels on weekend afternoons. What’s left is a rather boring and pointless fantasy/adventure that would be better off playing on a UHF station than a theater. This movie’s PG rating means three things- 1) no graphic violence, 2) no T & A and 3) no sex. It’s even worse than Sorceress and The Warrior and the Sorceress combined! At least those two movies had an R rating going for them. ![]() In the wake of the many cheap knock-offs that followed 1982’s Conan the Barbarian, Ator, the Fighting Eagle is the worst! It’s absolutely bottom of the barrel sword-and-sorcery entertainment. Created on Monday, 24 September 2012 13:03Ītor, The Fighting Eagle (1982) Comworld Pictures/Action-Adventure-Fantasy RT: 92 minutes Rated PG (violence, mild sexual content) Director: Joe D’Amato Screenplay: David Hills (Joe D’Amato) Music: Carlo Maria Cordio Cinematography: Federico Slonisco (Joe D’Amato) Release date: February 1983 (Philadelphia, PA) Starring: Miles O’Keeffe, Sabrina Siani, Ritza Brown, Edmund Purdom, Dakkar, Laura Gemser. ![]()
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