Red Sonja

An ancient stone of unknown origin provides power beyond control, if it's left to freely generate blinding inconsolable carnage.

Humble priestesses and a learnéd warrior (Arnold Schwarzenegger as Kalidor) have been tasked with its secret care, and ensure it's kept in the static darkness which greatly diminishes its strength.

But a mad Queen (Sandahl Bergman as Queen Gedren) hellbent on conquering and ruling new cities without much fuss, decides she needs the Talisman's power to proceed unchallenged and absolutely.

Her habitual wanton cruelty has earned her many impassioned foes, none more volatile nor intense than the potent nimble sword fighting Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen). 

It is true Sonja has no equal although many have sought her ruin, her family indeed murdered by the wicked Queen who left her forlorn and destitute.

Now she pursues this imposing nemesis with impeccable irate vengeful fury, but with the Talisman's energy invincibly conjuring victory seems an impossibility. 

Even though Gedren possesses enormous wealth she still seeks ubiquitous dominion. 

The Talisman destroying everything meanwhile.

As she recklessly engages unhinged infinity.

Fair play imagines a level playing field upon which there's equal opportunity, should participants desire some sort of prize by engaging in bold competition.

Through their active endeavours people learn to both lose and win, winning gracefully just as important as losing with composed dignity. 

In recent years, however, a lack of good sportspersonship has been promoted, at the highest levels imaginable it's most distressing not to mention abusive.

As Gedren seeks absolute power through the aid of forces far beyond her control, the incomprehensible proves much too independent but she still keeps seeking more.

It's like a mental illness inanimate greed seeking vast limitless power and wealth, the world's destruction inevitably resulting from the voracious envious lack of fair play. 

While Red Sonja and versatile Kalidor sternly adjudicate counterpoised rhetoric. 

It was so peaceful for so very long.

Acerbic acrimonious avarice.

The Vikings

With a new King upon the throne (Frank Thring as King Aella) after a fearsome viking attack, England hopes to see less bloodshed, but their raids continue unsurpassed, in a far off warlike distant age.

While he may indeed be King he lacks hereditary standing, and the surviving wilful Queen (_______ Audley as Enid) has an authentic restless babe.

King Aella seeks his silence with cold dishonourable betrayal, but those loyal to his blood soon quickly send him off to Italy. 

Decades pass without rebellion the same King dispassionately ruling, as vikings plunder throughout Europe with reckless contumacious outrage.

A lord is bitterly critiqued for maintaining peace in his domain (_______ _______ as Lord Egbert), the King suspecting a secret alliance since the vikings leave him be.

He's correct and soon the nobleperson has departed for Scandinavia.

Where he meets a daring captive (Tony Curtis as _____). 

Prone to disobey.

An odd rowdy adventure film pugnaciously ensures, wherein which contention and fearsome battle proceed sans diplomatic reckoning.

The vikings, although realistically raiding and terrorizing the countryside, are portrayed as playful heroes well-suited to the plundering life.

It's as if they're engaged in mischief as opposed to ruthless carnage, savage violent misdeeds whitewashed to seem like innocent horseplay.

Written for men who love to fight and the women who sincerely adore them, it celebrates unrestrainéd shocking discourse with boisterous animation.

There are rather severe penalties for living the combative lives they lead, but the wounds and gashes and fatalities are freely lauded with heroic inhibition.

Although a dispute arises when Einar (Kirk Douglas) seeks to attack King Aella's castle, the scale of his grandiose ambition somewhat unsettling even for vikings.

But the attack is launched eventually and keeping in spirit it's all in good fun.

So many changes throughout the centuries. 

I'm not sure if The Vikings would have been shocking if it had been recently released (it's so not MeToo), or if it would have passed without note or comment?