Review of Hercules and the Captive Women (1961) by Steve E — 13 May 2013

3 stars may seem like a lot for this film, but I really enjoyed it, and it has some good special FX, apart from the Lizard creature that is obviously a man in a suit. The Storm at sea capsizing the boat is one of the best and most realistic storm I've ever seen, made me wonder whether it was an actual storm, maybe it was, or maybe I missed a detail that would have revealed the fake set, they sure fooled me there if it was fake.

The direction is quite sharp, it isn't stiff nor amateur, with some fine acting for this genre, and the characters are interesting. The sets of Atlantis are great. The music score is classic, and the location of Atlantis is on a Rocky Island with tall steep rock walls separated by a sandy beach that is very enchanting.

And the scenes at sea are real and well photographed. And the story is simple but effective and well directed, a good vs evil classic story. It is a bit slow at times, but otherwise a fun Sword and Sandals movie.