Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire  (2010)
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Abelar
Abelar: Tales of an Ancient Empire
The Sword and the Sorcerer 2
Tales of an Ancient Empire
Tagline(s):An age ruled by lusty adventure and darkest sorcery. When all things were possible.
Nomination Year: 2021
SYNOPSIS: A demon vampire queen plans to raise the vampire god by sacrificing the five children of the man who killed her father. Fortunately, he's able to rescue the kids in a one-sentence voice over.
Greg Pearson
Smithee Award Nominations
Most Ludicrous Premise
"You Sly Dog, You Got Me Monologuing..."
Before being beheaded by his audience of one, a demon priest tells of Xia, the demon vampire queen plans to raise the vampire god by sacrificing the five children of the man who killed her father. Fortunately, the hero is able to rescue the kids in a one-sentence voice-over.
Worst Special Effect
Ship Wreck
Escape from a poorly drawn city in a ridiculously animated boat only to be shipwrecked in the land of bad color saturation.
Worst Picture
Are These Actors Even in the Same Room?
The climactic final battle. Which, unfortunately, took place after Kevin Sorbo's paycheck bounced. The actors don't seem to be in the same room, the final "climactic battle" against Vampire Queen Xia is done in voice-over, and the whole thing looks like it was done with Snapchat filters and clip art.
Directors
Director Claim to Fame
Albert Pyun Director who seems to have a "thing" for tech/android/cyborg movies: Cyborg, the Nemesis series, Omega Doom, and others. Sadly, that "thing" is Bad. 
Cast
Actor Character Claim to Fame
Inbar Lavi Alana Eve on "Lucifer," Maddie on "Imposters," and Sheba on "Prison Break." 
Kevin Sorbo Aedan Prolific leading man actor in many fantasy films and shows, best known as TV's Hercules. 
Matthew Willig Giant Iberian 14-year veteran of the NFL, has played his share of bit and small bruiser parts in this or that. Was "Andre the Giant" in "Young Rock", Happy in Birds of Prey, and One-Eye in We're the Millers
Michael Paré Oda Though he played Lt. Ray Bozeman in Gone and Bull Pruitt in Hope Floats, I will always know him as the Travolta-like jock Tony Villicana from "The Greatest American Hero." 
Sasha Mitchell Rodrigo Model, actor, and kick-boxer...star of the Kickboxer franchise and Cody Lambert on "Step by Step." Shouldn't that be "Kick by Kick?" 
Melissa Ordway Princess Tanis Was Laruen in 17 Again, Gracie in A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, and Michelle in Ted
Ralf Moeller General Hafez Big guy who played Hagen in Gladiator, GR76 in Universal Soldier, and Brick Bardo (no, not Dollman) in Cyborg
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