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Beastmaster 2 [VHS]

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

IN THIS 1991 FOLLOW-UP TO THE 1982 CULT CLASSIC, AN EVIL SORCERER NAMED ARKLON [WINGS HAUSER], WHO HAPPENS TO BE DAR'S LONG LOST BROTHER, TEAMS UP WITH A WITCH [SARAH DOUGLAS] TO TRAVEL TO MODERN-DAY L.A. WITH A PLAN TO GET A NEUTRON DETONATOR THAT WILL BLOW UP THE WORLD AND DAR [MARC SINGER] MUST STOP HIM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. A LITTLE SILLY AT TIMES, BUT THIS SEQUEL IS OK. IT SURE DOESN'T COMPARE TO THE ORIGINAL, BUT IT'S GOOD IF YOU'RE IN THE MOOD FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT THE BEASTMASTER. ONLY ONE QUESTION; WILL THIS ONE EVER BE ON DVD?!!!!

It just plain baffles me how a movie like Masters of the Universe exists on DVD and Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time does not. The plot for Beastmaster 2 is almost the same as Masters of the Universe with a very big difference. IT IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!! That being said, clearly an inferior film earns the right to be on DVD but a superior film does not? Come on people!!! Get with the program and release this sucker already!!! The 1st Beastmaster film is on DVD. HECK, CONAN THE DESTROYER IS ON DVD!!! Beastmaster 2 is WAY BETTER then that. WHAT GIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This movie is fantastic. The only problem I have with this VHS Cassette is that they recorded it using Extended Play (EP). That means they sacrificed picture quality to fit the movie on less video tape. It's a very [poor] trick. If you plan to buy this movie (which, again is great !!!) please wait for the DVD because this VHS version has poor picture quality.

This has nothing to do with the first film. Even the opening crawl note does'nt know what's going on. What chance do we have? The idea of having The Beast Master travel to modren times is goofy as the Ready To Rumble film,gimmicky as WCW in 2000 and cartoony as Pokemon. The fight scences are half-done and played for mostly laughs. Even WCW had better fighting during it's dying days. The "Chill out,Lord Dude" is the dumbest line in the film. The black tiger is not in this film and replaced with a stripe one. The continuity is all over the place. Kari Wuhrer who is best known for her role as Maggie Beckett in Sliders is a cliche spoil brat and not subtle at all. The 2 good thing in this film are Sarah Douglas who is best known for her role as Ursa in the first 2 Superman films and James Avery who is best known for his as Philip Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The dress designer is the most cliche gay guy ever and even more then the other one from Beverly Hills Cop. The Villian is dumb mainly for letting the girl get away. The car gag is not funny and done to death. The worst part is that the gang drives pass a movie theater that shows Beastmaster 2. THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!! It's like Ash Ketchum reading the graphic novel of Pokemon The Movie 2000 while being in the movie itself. I give this film a 1 out of 10.

I saw this in the theatre when it came out I remembered it was really bad. So all these years laterI had to buy it to see if it was really that bad I just could not believe I remembered this being so awful compared to the first movie which is a classic. I remembered hating the terrible job whoever put this togother did to my favorite movie. I was at the time very excited to get a sequel to the original, I was wanting to strangle the people that made this terrible movie by the time I left the theatre, I remember feeling robbed, I actually forced myself to sit in the theatre and watch it to the bitter ends hoping it would get better.

Well it turns out my memory is still working ok, this show is terrible!!

If I were to judge it on a standalone basis, but if I really stretch the truth and consider it part of a cult classic series of three I make myself feel better about spending the money on it and give it 3 stars.

On the bright side now that so many years have passed It has a value now it did not then, The movie which brings Dar to our world is very periodical and dated so there is a humorous element that did not and could not exist when released, as those were the times, and now are a funny look at the past.

Seriously though this should have been a much better follow up, they could have done a better job.

This video is awesome! I loved it! This girl accidentally travels back in time, where she meets Dar, the Beastmaster. They both think each other is strange but than later think each other are cool. Arklon finds out about the Portal and tries to take over the world. You should see it, it's the best!

Back in the 80's they made some great fantasy movies, (conan, red Sonja) and this is one of them. If you have watched The beastmaster, DO NOT COMPARE IT TO THIS ONE! Take it as a it's own movie and you'll love it. This one is a classic, funny and entertaining.

Marc Singer and Sarah Douglas are the high points of this film. Marc Singer is, of course, the Beastmaster. His acting and action scenes are up to par. Sarah Douglas is the witch/sorceress, and her talent and charm are obvious. Even Wings Hauser as the big bad guy has his moments, so all is not lost.

However, the script is full of bad 80s slang. Characters make decisions that do not make any logical sense. One early section of dialgue is so bad that I had to stop the tape. And the music is bad 80s hair-rock.

Beastmaster 2 is similar to Highlander 2. The second movie of each series is almost unrelated to the original movie. The basic concepts are present in each sequel, but they go horribly astray.

All of that aside, Beastmaster 2 has some good moments. Beastmaster 3 brings the series back on track, but that is a different movie . . .

I found them! I found both of the sequels on DVD by googling "Beastmaster 2 on DVD" and found a rare DVD dealer who has both of them at a reasonable price. Don't despair, true fans! They can be found!

Thought it was better than all the rest , i really loved this film. Really cool to go back and forth in time, brilliant....