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Summary: What a great pity
Review: This is without doubt the worst film transfer to DVD I have ever seen. I saw the film recently on TV and it was 10 times the quality of this DVD. Dont waste your money on this DVD.
It is an insult to modern technology and frankly a rip-off. Amazon should be ashamed of selling this product.
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Summary: Any Chance To Watch Steve Reeves Is Worth It!
Review: This movie is a wonderful treat for those of us who marveled at Steve Reeves and his awesome presence in a series of otherwise forgettable 1960s sword and sorcery adventures. Reeves, a former Mr. America and Mr. Universe, was absolutely stunningly handsome, and as a result became the perfect archetype for young pubescent males looking for a role model. While his wonderful baritone voice was dubbed (much later I heard him talk on "Entertainment Tonight" about the newer types of bodybuilders coming to the fore under the influence of steroids, and he squawked out an answer in a tinny little voice that made one instantly realize why he never achieved wider stardom in more diverse American films. But he was all beef and brawn here, and with the magic of a well-dubbed vocal effort became the star of the decade. This was his first role, as the immortal Hercules, and he plays the part well. As someone who saw the movie dozens of times in the theaters, believe me, it was all Reeves that explained the hit movie and the string of successors that followed. Of course, film producer Joseph E. Levine threw in the lovely Sylvia Koscina and a veteran cast of character actors. The special effects are a bit dated, and the sets are nice, but any chance to watch Reeves going through the motions is an exercise in watching someone so handsome and so well built that none of the rest of it mattered. Not a great movie, but one that is fun to watch to remember way back when....Enjoy!
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Summary: The First "Reel Action Hero" Survives!?
Review: This old dubbed in and poorly acted epic is actually entertaining in its own right.Some of the transparent plot sequences are a joy despite their obvious nature. I have never forgotten that scene where Hercules threw the Discus into the heavens at the shock of all onlookers or when he fought the Creten Bull as a mortal and actually bleed. It does not matter that the Creten Bull was just an ordinary steer, as the scene like all the action scenes involving Steve Reeves have "reel pathos" and Reeves has that nieve goodness that prevails against all odds as if Good will ultimately triumph over evil. Even the phony tough guy voice that is dubbed in for Reeves fails to undo the pristine quality of Hercule's very admirably human traits.
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