Tarkan is a string bean with a moustache, the Vikings wear pastel bath rugs instead of furs, and there is even a real, live inflatable octopus. This movie is almost 100% pure kitsch.
Review Snippet:
Speaking of appearances and things not looking like they are supposed to look, let’s discuss the hero. Based upon the cover art, Tarkan is the twin brother of Conan the Barbarian as described by Robert E. Howard and painted by Frank Frazetta. The man playing Tarkan in the movie looks nothing like that. He looks like a pink lobster wearing a silly moustache (and a bath mat). He also wears pearl eye makeup. Granted, the pearl color is an improvement over the light blue he wears in the original “Tarkan” (1969), but it still does not look particularly fearsome.
Lesson Learned:
The dog is mightier than the sword.
#1 by Anarquistador on August 2, 2011 - 10:55 am
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“A Viking princess who does not know the difference between Istanbul and Constantinople.”
Well, of course she wouldn’t. That’s nobody’s business but the Turks.
#2 by The Rev. on August 2, 2011 - 11:37 am
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It’s my sincere hope that Ken is going to spring this on us at a T-Fest very, very soon. It sounds like an utter hoot. Plus, hey, giant rubber octopus!