Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared Syn Movie Review

The last time we saw Lemuria it was a legendary continent between Australia and Africa, populated by creatures of myth and Ray Harryhausen's Sinbad. Well, it didn't do the Atlantean sink thing, it became a stark desert island planet, controlled by the evil intergalactic magician Jared Syn. Syn and his army of Cyclops have created deadly forbidden zones, killing and enslaving for the purpose of sacrifice to their life-giving crystal. Enter Dogen, a peacekeeping ranger, who enlists the aid of Rhodes (Tim Thomerson – Trancers’s Jack Deth) and the ex-enemy cyclopean warlord Hurok (Richard Moll). Strange combination of sorcery and space jockeys is actually quite entertaining with more than adequate special effects. Sacrifice-wanna-be Dhyanais is played by Kelly Preston, in her first billed role.

1983 (PG) 84m/C Jeffrey Byron, Mike Preston, Tim Thomerson, Kelly Preston, Richard Moll; D: Charles Band; W: Alan J. Adler; M: Richard Band. VHS, Beta, LV MCA