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GOR (C)

STARS...
Urbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Jack Palance, Paul L. Smith, and Oliver Reed.

PLOT SUMMARY...
A college professor travels to another planet, (dimension), courtesy of a car crash and a unique ring.

QUICK SCAN...
This film brings to mind "Beastmaster 2". A plump Oliver Reed lives up to his role as the movie's "heavy". The scenes on the planet, Gor, are pretty and viewer friendly, thanks to Directo of Photography, Hans Khule. Jack Palance (City Slickers) fans will be distressed that he doesn't show up until late in the movie. Star, Urbano Barberini, is saddled with awful dialogue.

DIRECTOR: Fritz Kiersch
YEAR & RATING: 1987 (PG)

BEST BETS:

Star Wars

Krull

SYNOPSIS...
A college professor lectures his class about a special ring. Later, in a car crash, the ring transports him to another world, the planet Gor.

The professor falls in with some good folks, whose kingdom has been taken over by an evil priest turned dictator. After some brief training, the prof. joins the locals in their battle against the evil dude.

The prof. and the locals overthrow the dictator and free his slaves. The dictator is killed, and the good ruler reinstated. The professor returns to Earth, his adventure having made him more macho.

Review:

Director, Fritz Kiersch's GOR ,is a run of the mill Sci-Fi film, whose content is no more inspired than it's title.

A college professor (Urbano Barberini) lectures to his class about the stone in the ring he holds. "This stone, this glowing gem, found hundreds of years ago in a Hybernia cavern, holds the key to another world, known as a counter Earth, called Gor." He also tells his class that DaVinci and Einstein tried to unravel it's secrets, and that it holds the key to other dimensions and has been linked to alot of psychic stuff over the years. When his class laughs, we know they're laughing at him, not with him.

After getting jilted by his girlfriend, our prof. heads into the mountains for a solitary vacation. Before long, he crashes into a tree and is transported, (somehow), to the planet, Gor.
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Director of Photography, Hans Khule gives us pretty shots of the tan, sandy planet, with it's very blue skies. It's unfortunate that very little of interest takes place in these attractively photographed surroundings, but at least Khule did HIS job well.

Oliver Reed (The Three Musketeers) is not very convincing as the priest/turned dictator who has taken over the land. With his chest baring costume, he brings new meaning to the term, movie "heavy".

Jack Palance (City Slickers) fans will be distressed that Palance appears very late in the movie. His main on-screen purpose seems to be to set up the premise for a sequel which apparently never was made, fortunately.

Urbano Barberini (Demons) a good looking enough chap, is saddled with dialogue that has him coming across like a whinny yuppie, when he delivers lines like, "Please, where can I find a telephone. Come on!" Later he asks, "If I could just lie down and have a couple of aspirins, please." Conan he's not.

The Screenplay, by Rick Marx and Peter Welbeck (based on the novel, "Tarnsman of Gor" by John Norman), weaves a very routine tale of good guy country folk, waging war against an evil dude and his army, aided by a handsome guy from another planet. Many other films have threaded this well worn path, to better effect.

I have no favorite scene.

GOR will not be very watchable for most Sci-Fi fans. GOR spelled backwards is "Rog". That doesn't mean anything. Then again, neither does this movie.

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GOR (C)
	STARS... Urbano Barberini, Rebecca Ferratti, Jack Palance, Paul L. Smith, and Oliver Reed. PLOT SUMMARY... A college professor travels to another planet, (dimension), courtesy of a car crash and a unique ring. QUICK SCAN... This film brings to mind "Beastmaster 2". A plump Oliver Reed lives up to his role as the movie's "heavy". The scenes on the planet, Gor, are pretty and viewer friendly, thanks to Directo of Photography, Hans Khule. Jack Palance (City Slickers) fans will be distressed that he doesn't show up until late in the movie. Star, Urbano Barberini, is saddled with awful dialogue.
DIRECTOR: Fritz Kiersch YEAR & RATING: 1987 (PG) BEST BETS: Star Wars Krull	SYNOPSIS... A college professor lectures his class about a special ring. Later, in a car crash, the ring transports him to another world, the planet Gor. The professor falls in with some good folks, whose kingdom has been taken over by an evil priest turned dictator. After some brief training, the prof. joins the locals in their battle against the evil dude. The prof. and the locals overthrow the dictator and free his slaves. The dictator is killed, and the good ruler reinstated. The professor returns to Earth, his adventure having made him more macho.
Review: Director, Fritz Kiersch's GOR ,is a run of the mill Sci-Fi film, whose content is no more inspired than it's title. A college professor (Urbano Barberini) lectures to his class about the stone in the ring he holds. "This stone, this glowing gem, found hundreds of years ago in a Hybernia cavern, holds the key to another world, known as a counter Earth, called Gor." He also tells his class that DaVinci and Einstein tried to unravel it's secrets, and that it holds the key to other dimensions and has been linked to alot of psychic stuff over the years. When his class laughs, we know they're laughing at him, not with him. After getting jilted by his girlfriend, our prof. heads into the mountains for a solitary vacation. Before long, he crashes into a tree and is transported, (somehow), to the planet, Gor. , Director of Photography, Hans Khule gives us pretty shots of the tan, sandy planet, with it's very blue skies. It's unfortunate that very little of interest takes place in these attractively photographed surroundings, but at least Khule did HIS job well. Oliver Reed (The Three Musketeers) is not very convincing as the priest/turned dictator who has taken over the land. With his chest baring costume, he brings new meaning to the term, movie "heavy". Jack Palance (City Slickers) fans will be distressed that Palance appears very late in the movie. His main on-screen purpose seems to be to set up the premise for a sequel which apparently never was made, fortunately. Urbano Barberini (Demons) a good looking enough chap, is saddled with dialogue that has him coming across like a whinny yuppie, when he delivers lines like, "Please, where can I find a telephone. Come on!" Later he asks, "If I could just lie down and have a couple of aspirins, please." Conan he's not. The Screenplay, by Rick Marx and Peter Welbeck (based on the novel, "Tarnsman of Gor" by John Norman), weaves a very routine tale of good guy country folk, waging war against an evil dude and his army, aided by a handsome guy from another planet. Many other films have threaded this well worn path, to better effect. I have no favorite scene. GOR will not be very watchable for most Sci-Fi fans. GOR spelled backwards is "Rog". That doesn't mean anything. Then again, neither does this movie.