tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post1198519911601009906..comments2024-03-19T00:41:57.503-04:00Comments on PEPLUM TV: By the Gods!PEPLUM TVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-1138043944609323612019-10-29T23:14:21.612-04:002019-10-29T23:14:21.612-04:00I don't disagree with your comments. You have ...I don't disagree with your comments. You have to remember that many think this is the best PEPLUM film ever so many would disagree with you but as I've always mentioned here at the blog, it's not the best. You're correct about the comparisons with Freda's MACISTE IN HELL and Bava's HAUNTED WORLD. I think HELL is so masterful in many scenes. My main problem with HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD is that I find it very static. PEPLUM TVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-42927845217572823472019-10-29T03:11:17.163-04:002019-10-29T03:11:17.163-04:00To me, this movie is an odd blend of thrills and d...To me, this movie is an odd blend of thrills and disappointments. It's clear that it had a lower budget than Park's earlier "Hercules and the Captive Women", but that doesn't stop Bava from diving into the ambitious theme of the movie. He's using leftover sets, hanging miniatures in front of the camera, and every optical trick he has in his toolbox. The visuals are thus lovely and impressive, but what lets it down for me is that it seems to be the most sparsely populated Peplum I've seen, perhaps mostly because of the grand backdrop. It seems everyone in Hell was given a day off, except for a few souls who had to stay around to run the place. The Hell of Freda's "The Witche's Curse" seems absolutely elaborate and Dante-esque by comparison.<br />Having both the Italian original and the US dub, I prefer the original. It seems Chris Lee had the opportunity to dub his own voice in that one.Richard Svenssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379574381914082334noreply@blogger.com