Hercules in the Haunted World
I just watched this on the recent wide-screen DVD (with notes provided by Tim Lucas), and was blown away. I had seena washed out VHS pan n scan copy before, and while good, it wasn't great. The...
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It's even better on a big screen. If you liked this one, look for HERCULES CONQUERS ATLANTIS (which was released in America in slightly different form as HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN); it was Reg...
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Cool - it's hard to find solid opinions as to quality with peplum! Is Sergio Leone's Collosus of Rhodes a better than average one, or is it just average? I'll check out your other recommends though.
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COLOSSUS OF RHODES is pretty good, but hard to find in a scope presentation.
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Visually, this may be my favorite Bava. The Fantoma DVD is brilliant. I think the ending could have easily influenced the Blind Dead films. When I want to really experience color in a movie, I always...
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Quote:And is there any other peplum in the same league? The best peplum toward the fantasy end of the spectrum is Sergio Corbucci's MACISTE CONTRO IL VAMPIRO (aka GOLIATH VERSUS THE VAMPIRE, I...
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THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES has that wonderful scene in which Rory Calhoun escapes from the torture chamber inside the statue's gigantic head, climbs out the ear, and drops down to its bronze arm. Soldiers...
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