Goliath and the Dragon

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Summary: Finally a sword and sandal film on DVD!
Review: Fans of sword & sandal films: finally a sword & sandal film on DVD the way it is supposed to be seen, in widescreen. Something Weird Video put together a really fun package with a fine looking print of "Goliath and the Dragon" and a bundle of extras. They even include another movie "The Conqueror of Atlantis" which is presented full frame. I think I enjoyed this film even more than "Goliath and the Dragon"! There are also trailers for 11 sword & sandals, highlights from "The Son of Hercules vs. the Fire Monsters" and two other short subjects on Hercules taken from mondo movies of the sixties. Hopefully this Somehting Weird release will inspire other comapnies to release more sword & sandal movies.

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Summary: One GREAT sword and sandal Movie!!!
Review: First of all, let me say that Goliath and the Dragon is my favorite sword and sandal movie of all time. Mark Forest is perfectly cast as Goliath and the DVD format is absolutely incredible. Last year I bought a VHS format of this movie from Hollywood Attic and the quality was abysmal. They also hacked the movie to death cutting out key parts from beginning to end. The quality of this DVD is amazing and it looks to be completely intact. My mother took me to see this movie when I was a wee lad of 6 years old and I must admit I love watching this movie now every bit as much as I did then. If your a fan of this genre, this is a MUST BUY for your collection.

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Summary: An excellent fully-packed DVD!!
Review: I agree with the previous reviewer and echo his sentiments. This is a great looking widescreen print and the movie is fun in a schlocky kind of way. Broderick Crawford is hilariously out of place as the evil king (I'm used to him in those Highway Patrol cop shows) and the dragon is the most phony one I've seen. Even beats the 3-headed monstrosity Micky Hargitay wrestles with in "Loves Of Hercules". Wonderful stuff for fans of the sword and sandal genre. The bonus feature "Conqueror Of Atlantis," starring Kirk Morris, is even better but the print quality is not as good and Something Weird Video have plastered their water mark logo on it so it suffers for that but overall, a neat mix of Sci-fi and peplum (Heracles with a ray gun?) that'll keep fans interested. Sadly it's a pan and scan print. If you have this disc and the available Hercules box set (and a multizone player)...get the classic DVDs "Colossus Of Rhodes", "Last Days Of Pompeii" (Steve Reeves), Hercules and the Captive Woman (Reg Park) and the original widescreen Steve Reeves "Hercules" from ...in France.

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Summary: Goliath starts to sweat --
Review: One of my fondest childhood memories was camping out in front of our big color TV on Saturday mornings watching an endless stream of Italian muscle man "sword and sandal" movies. They were colorful, fun and very juvenile. My father, who held a prominent place in the community, referred to these features as "wop movies." In all innocence, I commented loudly to my dad in a supermarket one time "let's go home and watch some wop movies!" I was incredulously shushed up, for reasons that were unknown to me at the time.

Something Weird has coughed up a winner with this fun double feature. GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON is typical "peplum." An arrogant muscleman hero must do battle with an evil dictator (this time, Broderick Crawford dubbed in with not his real voice!) while his effete male companion and his lovely wife get constantly underfoot. It's big (letterboxed), colorful and will be manna from heaven for those who adore the cheesy monsters found in these films. There's a knee-jerk three-headed Cerebus dog (that looks like it's suffering from cerebral palsy), a centaur that turns into a satyr to solve the problematical nature of two to four horse hooves and of course, the dragon. Really, there's no reason not to buy this disc, crammed full of colorful extras. Put this on and relive your Saturday afternoons of yore.

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Summary: Goliath and the Dragon - Good movie
Review: This movie was a spin off from the Steve Reeves film Goliath and the Barbarians.Mark Forrest, real name Lou Degni who was a former Mr. California and Mr. America stands out in this "spaghetti" sword and sandal movie.The addition of Broderick Crawford at least puts a top name actor to the list of credits.I remember seeing this movie as a child and enjoyed it and recently saw it again on dvd.The widescreen is excellent. One of the better sword and sandal movies made during that time.Conquerer of Atlantis was interesting and a decent movie for the time. Kirk Morris made a bunch of sword and sandal films including several Sons of Hercules and played Hercules in Hercules, Samson and Ulysses, a movie produced by Pietro Torrisi, the same Italian producer of Hercules and Hercules Unchained. This movie also had the same cast of Hercules and Hercules Unchained minus Reeves and Sylvia Koscina. It's great to see that these movies are gaining popularity today, 40 years after they were originally produced.I still feel that the Reeves films, Hercules, Hercules Unchained and Goliath and the Barbarians were the best sword and sandal films. White Warrior, although not a sword and sandal film is a good movie starring Reeves.

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Summary: Goliath and the Dragon - Good movie
Review: This movie was a spin off from the Steve Reeves film Goliath and the Barbarians.Mark Forrest, real name Lou Degni who was a former Mr. California and Mr. America stands out in this "spaghetti" sword and sandal movie.The addition of Broderick Crawford at least puts a top name actor to the list of credits.I remember seeing this movie as a child and enjoyed it and recently saw it again on dvd.The widescreen is excellent. One of the better sword and sandal movies made during that time.Conquerer of Atlantis was interesting and a decent movie for the time. Kirk Morris made a bunch of sword and sandal films including several Sons of Hercules and played Hercules in Hercules, Samson and Ulysses, a movie produced by Pietro Torrisi, the same Italian producer of Hercules and Hercules Unchained. This movie also had the same cast of Hercules and Hercules Unchained minus Reeves and Sylvia Koscina. It's great to see that these movies are gaining popularity today, 40 years after they were originally produced.I still feel that the Reeves films, Hercules, Hercules Unchained and Goliath and the Barbarians were the best sword and sandal films. White Warrior, although not a sword and sandal film is a good movie starring Reeves.