Ator l'invincibile (1982)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Joe D'Amato

Writer:

Joe D'Amato (written by)

Release Date:

March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Adventure

Tagline:

A magical power was destined to fight at his side.

Plot:

During the childhood of manhood: while some peoples just have discovered the fire, others already use technology...

Plot Keywords:

Warrior | Giant Spider | Sword And Sorcery | Barbarian | Cult Favorite

Cast

Miles O'Keeffe	...	Ator
Sabrina Siani	...	Roon
Ritza Brown	...	Sunya
Edmund Purdom	...	Griba
Dakar	...	High Priest of the Spider (as Dakkar)
Laura Gemser	...	Indun
Alessandra Vazzoler	...	Woman in the tavern (as Chandra Vazzoler)
Nello Pazzafini	...	Bardak (as Nat Williams)
Jean Lopez	...	Nordya
Olivia Goods	...	Queen

Also Known As:

Ator
Ator the Invincible (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Ator, l'aquila battante (Italy) (alternative title)
Ator, the Fighting Eagle (USA)

Runtime:

USA:98 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:PG | Iceland:16

Company:

Filmirage

Quotes:

Ator: I love you.
Sunya: And I love you.
Ator: Why can't we marry?
Sunya: Ator, we are brother and sister.
Ator: I'll talk with our father.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Quest for the Mighty Sword (1990)

Great movie... If you love bad movies.

I give this a 6 out of 10 rather than a 3 out of 10 simply because there is a tiny little bear following the main characters around. The bear follows them, then will disappear for 5 or so minutes, then come right back in. Had the bear not been in this movie, it would have sucked.

So the Protagonist, Ator, has this mysterious vanishing birthmark. The birthmark is sign that he will kill "the spider" because he is the son of some guy. Despite there being NO introduction to "the spider", it kind of catches you off guard, and because there is some other bad-guy that plays with spiders, you are led to think this guy is in fact, "the spider". But you are wrong, there is some giant spider.

So it begins with Ator being given to a family to keep him safe. Ator and his sister are in love, and want to marry, ans upon finding they aren't blood related, they have a marriage. Ator's bride is taken away, so he quests to find them. He learns the mad battle tactics, gets captured by women and used as a sex-slave, and is tricked by a witch. All these finally lead up to the ending.

In short, The movie is poorly acted, very poorly scripted, the directing is mediocre, the special effects lack in every way, the budget greatly effects the scenes of the movie, but the fight sequences are awesome. I recommend this movie to anyone looking for a comedy, rather than an action movie, because I was laughing for 50% of the movie.