The Colossus of Rhodes
by Sergio Leone
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Actor: ?ngel Aranda, Conrado San Mart?n, Georges Marchal, Lea Massari, Rory CalhounDirector: Sergio Leone
Brand: CALHOUN,RORY
Writer: Ageo Savioli
Writer: Carlo Gualtieri
Writer: Cesare Seccia
Writer: Duccio Tessari
Writer: Ennio De Concini
Writer: Luciano Chitarrini
Writer: Luciano Martino
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 139 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-06-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Colossus of Rhodes
DVD Review: the colossus of rhodes
Summary: 5 Stars
great classic romans movie directed by sergio leone with:lea massari georges marchal.prisoners scramble for their live in coliseum pageants of doom. usurpers connive. revolution erupts. and towering over all the excitement is the mighty bronze colossus that stradles the harbor, fighting foes by dropping burning oil from the huge cauldron it holds and firing streams of molten lead from the catapults in its headpiece. i love this film i recommended for those ancient fans movies.DVD Review: Leone's greatest work! Not really, but still worthwhile...
Summary: 3 Stars
For the longest time, I never thought I would actually see this film. This is Sergio Leone's first official film as director, and it's been notoriously hard to find in any home video format. I was plesantly surprised when I found out that it was officially released, so I rented it immediately.
Leone started as an assistant director on many Hollywood productions that shot in Italy in the 1950's, and many of them were part of the Roman epic cycle. This film follows in that vain (even though it's on Rhodes, not Rome), and it's a decent "Roman" epic film, nothing more. You would have to be clairvoyant to think that Leone would go on to direct masterpieces after this film, though. Some of the action scenes are awkwardly choreographed, and much of the acting is rather formless (the film has that awkward dubbing best known in Italian films), or it's so over the top. Many have said Rory Calhoun was miscast here, but I thought he was OK. He wasn't great, but it didn't bother me that much. He's kind of endearingly goofy, like he knows he really shouldn't be in the film, but he's enjoying himself anyway. The original leading man, John Derek, was fired early in the production because Leone was convinced that he was trying to steal his job (John Derek did go on to be a director, but his films were horrible). It's kind of fun to see Lea Masari in this film. The previous year she played Anna, the woman who disappears in L'avventura. Maybe this is where Anna ended up.
There is some good here. Leone's framing is pretty good, the crowd scenes are well handled, the plot twists are surprisingly good for a film like this, the inside of the Collusus is cool, and the film is never boring. It's definitely worth watching once, just don't expect the beauty and mastery of Leone's best films. It's not a great debut or anything, but if you're a Leone fan (like me), you should check it out nevertheless.
DVD Review: Classics - 'For those rainy Sunday afternoons'.
Summary: 3 Stars
Not bad, but only for those die hard old-time Greek tales. The color and sound reasonable but I noticed the sound quality not to Warner DVD's usual standard and really had to push up the volume. Not sure if this was my copy or the entire DVD reproduction range.
Still, an interesting story and if you like these old tales, then certainly a welcome edition to the library. If you have been to Greece and the island of Rhodes then this is a chance to see how it was in those days - and I say this tongue in cheek!
DVD Review: great story, cinematography, direction but rory calhoun is miscast in this movie.
Summary: 2 Stars
the movie was superbly done by sergio leone well known for the spaghetti western of clint eastwood. great cinematography and action but rory calhoun is very badly miscast in this epic movie. steve reeves should have been chosen for his role here. rory calhoun looks like a cowboy wearing sword aand sandals. terrible!DVD Review: Colossus of Rhodes
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great movie. If only they could act now like they did when this epic was made.
Description of The Colossus of Rhodes
No Description Available.Genre: Cult
Rating: NR
Release Date: 26-JUN-2007
Media Type: DVD
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