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Movie Reviews of Gods of War
Movie Review: The Gods Of War
Summary: 5 Stars
Before Sylvester Stallone, There was Steve Reeves, and any film that he was involved in: strangely used to work. A lot of these films were tongue in cheek but there is still something magical about The Giant Of Marathon, and the story of the Trojan migration to found Rome. A lot of these films are completely innocent in their story line and their over dubbing, but they still bring a warmth of nostalgia whenever I view them.
If you are of a particular age, then all I can say to you is "purchase and enjoy."
Movie Review: If you love cheesey sword and sandals...
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a huge fan of those fine line films that straddle between fun and bad. Gods of War manages to hit just the right note. Don't expect stellar acting, sets or dubbing, but for a sward and sandal romp this two-disc set fills the bill.Movie Review: Gods of War - DVD Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
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Movie Review: "Last Glory" not bad for what it is...
Summary: 3 Stars
First off, I only actually watched "Last Glory of Troy" off this DVD, and the only reason I saw it is because it was the only movie I could find that told the story of the Aeneid.
I went into this DVD expecting the worst...but once you got past the obvious deficiencies it was actually an entertaining film. Sure, the lines are on the cheesy side, the action doesn't have any of the realism or thrill of modern pictures. BUT I'd happily deal with all of that for a movie which just tells the story of the Aeneid straight up and without a whole bunch of idiotic politically correct rewrites (to my mind, the far worse sin). The Last Glory of Troy is essentially a retelling of the last half of Vergil's timeless epic poem The Aeneid. Aeneas' band of Trojans have landed on the shores of Italy and get embroiled in the local politics. The sage but wary King Latinus, scheming Queen Amata and Turnus, the kind Lavinia, bold Camilla, ruthless Mezentius...all the main characters are here and true to the story. The only major difference is that the gods of the Aeneid are nowhere to be found in this film.
There are neat little tidbits too....the soldiers wearing "Villanovan"-style helmets which look right out of archeological treatises. I think I even saw some Samnite-style helmets as well. This picture was originally made in Italy, which explains the faithfulness to the book and to archaeology.
So, in short, I wouldn't go into "Last Glory of Troy" expecting a masterpiece of cinema...but if you're at all interested in the Aeneas story or in the legends of early Rome, then it's worth at least checking out.
Movie Review: OK for Nostalgic Entertainment
Summary: 2 Stars
Both of these films are some of countless cheap Italian films to come out of the 50s and 60s portraying the myths and histories of antiquity. In this set, one film is on the battle of Marathon while the other covers Virgil's and Livy's tales of Aeneas, the Prince of Troy who settled in the kingdom of Latium with his Trojan refugees.
Mario Bava's 'Hero of Marathon' presents a fictional story of Philippides, the Athenian commoner who saves Athens and Greece against Darius in the First Persian War. The film is still amusing to watch despite it being historically inaccurate and of terrible quality. The battle of Marathon was fought on a plain and not a canyon. Unlike Reeves' Phillipedes, the real Phillipedes of Marathon died upon having delivered his message. The film does have some interesting battle scenes with relatively accurate equipment and tactics but they're pretty cheap. This is certainly not one of the best Italian sword and sandal films to come out of Italy.
Jacques Tourneur's 'Avenger' covers the hardships of the Trojans soon after Aeneas has settled a peace with the Latins and received a right from the King to settle near the Tiber. This film is better than the other one in terms of plot and has some interesting scenes. The acting is horrible however and the picture quality even worse.
These are not very good quality films but are fun to watch in terms of story line and for their cheesiness. A good Italian film to watch on Roman history is the 1939 release of Scipio Africanus covering the Second Punic War with Carthage and Hannibal.
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