Review by Sureds

Well I really love this movie. You have to to take into account that this is a movie from the 90's and made on a very small budget. Which makes it even more applaudable in my book and I'm so happy I found this on dvd. The characters are interesting, the effects are great for a 90's flick with such a small budget and the story is great and highly original. It felt to me like reading a good fantasy novel on more than one occasion. Nicoll Bacharach does a very convincing job as a mad sorcerer prince. Yes, it's cheesy too but that's what sword & sorcery films are all about. And there are much worse sword & sorcery flicks from the heydays of the genre with a much less interesting storyline. Ionopsis is a must-have for people who love 80's sword & sorcery and fantasy. The makers of Ionopsis are responsible for another pure sword & sorcery film from the late 80's/ early 90's called Way Bad Stone which is equally awesome.