Conquest (1983) ***1/2
There is something entirely satisfying to me that Conquest (1983) feels like it was birthed from the imagination of a 14-year-old boy. There is no denying that the movie is an Italian knockoff of Conan The Barbarian (1982) [ review ] and The Beastmaster (1982) [ review ] that has more in common with Hawk The Slayer (1980), but there is also no mistaking that this is a Lucio Fulci film, and that's what makes it so enjoyable. It's unfortunate that the photography is not up to par with Fulci's other pictures (the soft focus was applied a bit too liberally and many scenes were shot too dark), but it's impossible not to enjoy this fantasy freakfest (and Cauldron Films did a superb job with their 4K UHD ). If you like your sword and sorcery flicks with a mostly-nude, golden-masked, snake-wielding, brain-eating, orgiastic necromancer witch who has an army of wolfmen and the power to control the sun and the moon, look no fur...