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Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Fury of Hercules (1962)

A French Italian sword and sandal action film directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
Hercules helps rebel forces to defeat the tyrannical ruler of a kingdom where the queen is attracted to him and he is attracted to a handmaiden.
If I had to pick a sword and sandal flick to watch, this would be the lesser of evils so far. They focused more on action, with Hercules fighting and performing feats of strength rather than on politics and military campaigns. The audio was severely muffled and the video was blurry, but the content made up for these poor production values. My favorite part was when Hercules was doing trials to save a woman from being executed or sacrificed. He goes into pits in the arena where he is presented with a challenge like a lion or a man in a fuzzy costume and spikes on the walls that close in. I'm rating it adequate.

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