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      Colossus and the Amazon Queen

      1960 1h 36m Fantasy List
      Reviews 11% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Wealthy tradesmen hire two Trojan War veterans to guard the cargo of a ship headed to a secret destination. Read More Read Less

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      James O'Ehley Movie Gurus Should be a gay cult classic if it isn't one already . . . Jan 4, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      bill t Evem bad without the atrocious dubbing, this was one of the worst sit throughs (confession: I gave up 3/4 through). Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review kevin w Shot in 1960, meant as a sort of tongue-in-cheek romp through the sword-and-sandal genre popular in Italy at the time, and fleshed out with a couple of jazzy dance numbers, this adventure finds Hope and Crosby (!) stranded on an island where women call the shots and men are only sex slaves. Our stars wink at each other and snigger. If only they'd 've put as much effort in the writing as they did the dance numbers. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member When leading-man Rod Taylor passed away last year, I remembered his excellent performances in 'The Birds' and 'The Time Machine', and how his charm, good looks and manner could lift very good films such as those to greatness. I was also pleased that for his final role, he got to be in a very fine picture such as 'Inglourious Basterds', playing Winston Churchill--that he was able to end his career on a high-note, which sadly, is the exception rather than the rule. 'Colossus and the Amazon Queen' is an example of where he made an otherwise fun but terrible movie watchable--and that's another fine quality of a gifted thespian. Especially if you are a fan of Taylor's work, the intriguing way that Italian actors made swords-and-sandals' epics ad nauseum from the late-50's to early-60's, when they would become infatuated with the 'spaghetti western', these 94 minutes will be time modestly well-spent. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member When leading-man Rod Taylor passed away last year, I remembered his excellent performances in 'The Birds' and 'The Time Machine', and how his charm, good looks and manner could lift very good films such as those to greatness. I was also pleased that for his final role, he got to be in a very fine picture such as 'Inglourious Basterds', playing Winston Churchill--that he was able to end his career on a high-note, which sadly, is the exception rather than the rule. 'Colossus and the Amazon Queen' is an example of where he made an otherwise fun but terrible movie watchable--and that's another fine quality of a gifted thespian. Especially if you are a fan of Taylor's work, the intriguing way that Italian actors made swords-and-sandals' epics ad nauseum from the late-50's to early-60's, when they would become infatuated with the 'spaghetti western', these 94 minutes will be time modestly well-spent. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Taken within the confines of the genre this is a humorous silly adventure. What sets it apart slightly from the usual run of the mill is an odd jazz flavored score and the presence of Rod Taylor at the beginning of his career. Within a few years he's be working for Hitchcock starring in The Birds as well as appearing in other big budget films like The V.I.P.S. and The Time Machine something that no one else in the cast or any other of these sex and sandal flicks ever got remotely close too. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Actually quite humorous, but still suffers from bad acting and ridiculous plot. The characters are goofy and there's a lot funny bits. Campy and cheesy, it's not too hard to sit through, but the ending does get slow. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis Wealthy tradesmen hire two Trojan War veterans to guard the cargo of a ship headed to a secret destination.
      Director
      Vittorio Sala
      Production Co
      Galatea Film, Alta Vista
      Genre
      Fantasy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 22, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 36m
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