A French Italian sword and sandal action adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.
After being forced into a sea voyage, Hercules meets a god called Proteus who is holding a young woman captive. After defeating the god, Hercules brings the woman to her home in Atlantis where he finds out that she was sacrificed by her mother, the queen.
Yet another sword and sandal flick that is just as worthless as the last. I think I only have a few more of these to go. No style, vague and muddy plot, forgettable characters, you know the deal. Rating it bad.
A French Italian sword and sandal action adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi.
A Grecian strongman fights monsters to protect his loved ones, thwart political schemes and disturb the gods.
The only reason to watch this is for the way cheesy monster fights. The hero (Goliath or Hercules?) faces Cerberus, a flying demon, a real elephant and a wingless dragon. I can see why it was voted by The Official Razzie Movie Guide to be one of the best bad movies ever made. I don't want to give too much away about the monsters, but the budget was pretty low and the results are definitely entertaining. The plot was easy to follow, even while distracted, and the characters are identifiable. The quality of the audio and video were low, but what do you expect? The camera-work was shitty and any style present came from lack thereof. I'll rate it o.k. because it's so bad it's good.
