"Conquest" represents Italian director Lucio Fulci's quick cash-in on the Sword & Sorcery film; an adventure movie sub genre that got hugely popular in the early 80's thanks to such films as "Conan the Barbarian" and "The Beastmaster". The action in this type of films usually exists of rough macho fights and swashbuckling, but considering it's Lucio Fulci we're talking about here, you may also prepare yourself to see quite a lot of close-up gore and chopped off heads. The young and courageous adventurer Ilias leaves his safe home to go on a quest through the evil lands reigned by self-acclaimed Goddess Ocron, who pretends to own and operate the sun. Ilias' magical bow quickly attracts the attention of all Ocron's mythical servants. We've got wolf men, demons, big walking cobwebs and of course zombies! It wouldn't be a Fulci flick if zombies weren't involved, would it? Helped by the charismatic and experienced warrior Mace, Ilias tries to reach Ocron's hideout in order to destroy her for good. "Conquest" isn't nearly as good as any of Fulci's contemporary horror movies, but still an immensely entertaining and exhilarating little film. The screenplay written by all together FOUR people (!) often gets incredibly silly, like during the underwater dolphin rescue mission! The costumes and scenery are quite nifty, but the picture quality is poor and many sequences are over-lit. You can also easily look past the lousy dialogues and bad acting performances as long as you focus on the trashy gore (smashed open skulls!) and sleaze.
