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Rating:  - Way before many Sword and Sorcery movies
Somebody needs to inform the official Amazon reviewer that this movie came out about 8 years BEFORE Willow and 3 years BEFORE Krull. Willow and Krull would have to be big budget reflections of Hawk the Slayer, not the other away around. Hawk came out even before the Conan movies.
It's a shame that B-budget films don't get the credit they deserve. Hammy acted Hawk the Slayer set a lot of standards for the 80's sword and sorcery genre. The idea of an assorted group of D & D like characters getting together under the guidance of a mysterious magical woman became an 80's cliche. But coming out in 1980 it's literally impossible that Hawk copied the others.
To any teenage kid, that machine gun crossbow was a fascinating toy. The movie was a vehicle for showing fantasy elements that later became trite, and often seen, but were interesting at the time.
Rating:  - Never received the item
I ordered this item 3 months ago and nevered got it!
Rating:  - Perfect B-grade fantasy!
I gave this five stars not because it's some kind of Oscar-worthy achievement, but if you are a fan of the quirky, B-grade fantasy genre that had its heyday in the late seventies to late eighties, then this film is a must. "Hawk" offers hilarious jump-cut editing, dialogue that is spectacular in its badness, and probably the most memorable elf character ever put to film.
For all that, the film is also remarkable for its innocence, in a time when cheesecake T&A fantasy like "The Sword and the Sorceress" and the infamous "Deathstalker" series were the norm, "Hawk the Slayer" keeps it clean, and is all the funnier for it.
If you have the right sort of friends, then snap this gem up, invite them over for beer and pizza, and have a go. It's more than worth it.
Rating: - Hawk:The Slayer
The acting was a little over the "top",But if you are a Fantasy action fan, you would appreciate the scenes, the characters, and just the way it was done.It brings on a devote sensation that you will always remember.Not a bad cast.The music sounds like it was a last ditch effort to bring back the 70's.That's not bad thing though. The music was good.
Rating:  - Sword and Cheese.
If only the clever folks at MST3K could have secured the rights to this flick. Oh, the possiblities! Ah, so be it! Grab an earthen mug of your favorite brew, munch a few 'Turkels' and enjoy this 80's cheese classic!
I remember seeing this on Showtime so very long ago. I was thirteen and Dungeons and Dragons was at its zenith. Fast forward 24 years later and yeah,I may have aged and my enthusiastic appreciation of this film may have gone the way of my AD&D Player's Handbook, but I found myself enjoying it despite over two decades since I last saw it. Others before me have given ample references to the plot(Or something that resembles a plot) the actors(Jack Palance, 'nuff said, baby and some solid British character actors that save this film from being COMPLETELY insipid!)
So if you are like me, a kid who played D&D in the 80's, watched every sword and soccery flick that came out, crafted D&D 'modules' in black composition notebooks and never quite grew up, get it. C'mon, you know you want to. You're an adult now. And you have a credit card.............
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