The last of the Miles O'Keefe Ator films, in the Smithees at last! It did not disappoint, which is to say: It did.

From the opening credits and incidental music throughout, which is a clear rip-off of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," to the obvious Superman II trial scene rip-off, to the literal Conan and Red Sonja rip-off swords, to the lieutenant baddie being a blatant fantasy rip-off of Darth Vader, to the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom rip-off bridge scene, through the absolutely unconsionable Raiders rolling boulder trap rip-off... One could say this film was a total rip-off. Especially to those who paid for tickets.

Phoedra is an evil baddie witch being put on trial by a council of (I guess) good witches. She stole a kid, Ator's brother Trogar, so she could turn him evil. (Why didn't she take both? The movie later explains Phoedra couldn't, because she had to "maintain the balance between good and evil"--lame). Phoedra is sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment and the permanent inability to kill anyone directly. This, we will find, left a lot of loopholes.

The 18 years pass, and beautiful Princess Janna (of The One Red Eyebrow) lives with her father in a happy kingdom...until it all goes to crap in one day, thanks to Malefic--sorry, Phoedra. The king is killed and Janna goes on the run. She runs into Ator, who protects her as the prophecies foretold.

What happens then is a series of lame-ish set pieces full of trickery, pointless fights, captures, traps, mcguffins, and the usual swords-and-sorcery claptrap. Ator finally confronts his brother who cannot be defeated...until he can, and eventually confronts Phoedra who cannot be killed...until she can.

This is definitely one of those choice Smithee films with that Scream Factor (i.e., you screaming at the screen "OH, COME ON!").