UHD 4K Review – The Beastmaster

After achieving a career-changing breakthrough hit with 1979's "Phantasm," writer/director Don Coscarelli aimed to advance his standing in the industry with a bigger feature. Paying tribute to the sword-and-sandal movies of his youth, Coscarelli delivers "The Beastmaster," which merges old- fashioned screen heroism with fantasy interests of the 1980s, gifting the world a new type of warrior with the ability to communicate and partner with animals while facing the ugliness of pure evil. "The Beastmaster" and its this-is-rated-PG? highlights don't necessarily translate to riveting sit, but the imagination of the production is often impressive, especially when executed on an obviously lower budget. 1982 gave us the austerity of "Conan the Barbarian," but Coscarelli's endeavor is more of a romp with monsters and battles, and it's easy to track the helmer's intent with the picture, even if it doesn't always reach its full potential. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com