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Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere, Thomas Ian Griffith

If you're into sword-and-sorcery tales, look no further than this critically underrated big-screen fantasy based on the fiction of Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard. It was a trouble...( read more  read more... )d production and the outcome is far different from the more serious and intelligent epic that screenwriter Charles Pogue had originally conceived. Still, this is a giddy, energetic throwback to the Ray Harryhausen movie fantasies of the 1950s and '60s, and it's a perfect vehicle for Kevin Sorbo, the hunky star of TV's Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Sorbo brings an appropriate combination of depth and physical agility to the role of Kull (son of Conan), but he and director John Nicolella know better than to take this stuff too seriously. The movie's humor is nicely integrated into the dialogue without resorting to lame punch lines, and Tia Carrere is enjoyably campy as the evil goddess who lures Kull from his favorite concubine (Karina Lombard) as she plots to overthrow the kingdom of Valusia. Playwright Harvey Fierstein also provides comic relief in a scene-stealing role, and with an abundance of black magic, stunning Slovakian locations, and grand battles of good versus evil, this heroic adventure is more entertaining than you might expect. --Jeff Shannon

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PG-13, 96 min.

Directed by: John Nicolella

Release Date: August 29, 1997

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DVD Release Date: February 24, 1998

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  • JennifairyW
    November 21, 2009
    JennifairyW
    'Kull reigns. Kull rules. Kull rocks.'

    Kull sucks. Kull can't act. Kull prances around like a magnificent poof, is a lot more fitting. This can be summed up in one word, fubar, actually, this may sully the good name of fubar. Read the tagline alone and you know you...( read more)'re in trouble, look at it! Why do the head honchos even contemplate allowing films like this, and i use that term loosely, to be put into production. We must ask ourselves, whyyy?!? Although, if you watch this blootered you may just have a crackin' good time.

    Kull is not a Conan sequel, was intended to be, but ultimately isn't, so let us stop thinking this. That being said, this makes Conan and films like Red Sonja look like masterpieces, believe me when i tell you, 5 minutes in you will be praying for Brigitte Nielsen in her skimpy little number. Kull is a doppelganger of Hercules, Sorbo is typecast, just look at him even now in the atrocious 'Meet the Spartans', don't fight it man, don't fight it. But, lets face it, his acting skills won't be gaining him access to the Oscars any time soon. This is no exception, the acting is barely par, I would even go further and say it's below, you don't care about the characters...ever, i'm sorry Tia but you were wasted, I didn't buy your evilness and your hair distracted me. The film and everyone/thing in it is just one big fat anachronism, yes, even more than Hercules, which i admit was casual entertainment when i was 7, we're way back in God knows what year BC and he's speaking with a modern day American accent, which coincidentally is the same voice he uses in every role, monotonous much? Every time a character opens their mouths the film dooms itself, every line is a cliché, pure cheddar, and not in a good way. I've seen people commenting on how Sorbo has 'great comedic timing' and it 'doesn't take itself too seriously', this humour is devoid of intention!! You feel bad for laughing, it's few funny attempts fail, the serious moments are hilarious and at times cringe worthy, that ain't good.

    There are comments on how great the special effects are, seriously? were we watching the same thing, they're an improvement on the Hercules show i'll give you that but still certainly nothing to joygasm over. Also, the choreographed fight scenes are clumsy and unsatisfying, he manages to ponce around 'beating up' the bad guys without spilling one drop of blood and occasionally headbanging to the soundtrack, he is a talented fellow that Kull. Oh I have to get this in too, he is a barbarian...that is courteous towards women LOL no! Finally we come to the music, which by the way is hysterical, who I ask you, who sets a cheese fest fantasy/sorcery movie to a heavy metal soundtrack, i'll tell ya, someone who's lost their bloody marbles that's who. It's like going to see Sabbath or Slayer or whatever and been treated to the calming sounds of the ocean relaxation tape, oh lord.

    If you have made it this far and are actually wondering, hey, what's the story about, I'll do my best to describe it to you. Ok, here it goes, evil sorceress lady wants to take over the world, Kull stops her. Original? Nothing new, tried tested done to death, fail!! I don't think even avid sword and sorcery fans will find this appealing and I'm sure a few blame this and films of it's kind for the destruction of the genre, all i can say is, God bless Lord of the Rings, Amen.

    My original intention wasn't to slate this into the next millennium, but it was out there and just begging for it. Giving it half a star as it made me chuckle.
  • Showrogan
    September 27, 2007
    Showrogan
    Oh come on...disappointing much...it had a good plot but John Nicolella botched this whole thing...it was tasteless, vague and rushed...Kevin is so much better than this...
  • Collegekid
    February 26, 2007
    Collegekid
    It's not a great movie but you (quite literally) get what you pay for.
  • amodman
    November 18, 2006
    amodman
    Lol, Kevin Sorbo...
  • chadroesti
    April 3, 2007
    chadroesti
    HaHA- he had that big axe - poor acting - Hot Tia!
  • jarbee2009
    November 6, 2009
    jarbee2009
    I loved this as a kid, watching it on the old Super channel ...wow just dated myself !
  • mtycorey
    September 7, 2009
    mtycorey
    It was nice for its time.
  • emeraldrose30
    July 18, 2009
    emeraldrose30
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  • headsink
    April 6, 2009
    headsink
    Don't compare this LOTR, that is totally wrong. The right litmus test for this kind of movie is Conan the Barbarian, because it was a masterpiece. This was a piss, Kull would be nice if he wasn't Mr. Sorbo. This movie got a better story than the Scorpion King, but the actor destr...( read more)oyed it all, the production as well.
  • wvhillbilly39
    January 19, 2009
    wvhillbilly39
    kevin sorbo played this part good

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