Musings!

Chelo Alonso is one of her signature dance numbers in GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS (1959)

Chelo's dance numbers are always fun to watch. I enjoy dance scenes in PEPLUM movies. What's a PEPLUM movie without a dance scene? But a lot of people today would probably find these scenes pointless. PEPLUM movies are like a sumptuous buffet: you have a huge variety of scenes with beefy actors and curvaceous actresses doing fun stuff with history that can appeal to anyone, since, like a buffet, there's something for everyone. Of course, not everyone likes a buffet but once you're in the mood, PEPLUM movies deliver like no other. I really love the genre but a lot of people don't seem to get it. I wonder why people back then got it but few today do. The appeal of the exotic, or the violent, the adventurous or spiritual stories seem to be an obsolete thing these days. Long live the PEPLUM genre!