by MGM (Video & DVD)
Sales Rank: 44252
Price: $13.49
Mythical monsters and noble knights come to colorful life in this enchanting and engaging adventure. Filled with "special effects sure to amuse and horrify" (LA Herald-Examiner), The Magic Sword is an "all-out children's fairy tale" (Motion Picture Herald) and a "rousing good time" (The Film Daily)! When the evil sorcerer Lodac (Basil Rathbone) kidnaps the beautiful Princess Helene (Anne Helm), the brave young George (Gary Lockwood) makes it his mission to save her and earn her royal hand in marriage. But George must first survive the seven curses that plague the way to Lodac's castle. Though he has a speedy horse, invincible armor and a magic sword, will George's weapons and resolve be enough to defeat Lodac's ghastly ghouls and deadly demons?!?
Viewer Reviews If ever a movie about swords and sorcery can be slow and boring, then this one qualifies. With all sorts of dwarfs, dragons, goblins and monsters this one manages to drag on. The acting is minimal and the script is just bad. They made a color movie that should have been an instant hit as it is fantasy and fairy tale like, but they just did a bad job. The Princess is fat and the evil wizard is just not evil enough? The hero is less than inspiring after imprisoning his mother in a crack in the Earth. I sorry about this: I had great hopes for this movie when I got it.
