To people who
aren't fans of the sinew & sandal film genre the movies all seem to
look alike. I've even known people who couldn't tell Steve Reeves from
Reg Park. But even as a fan I have to say there are a few of these
flicks that make me think didn't I see this all before? And not just
because I had seen it before. For instance there's THE FURY OF HERCULES
starring Brad Harris as Hercules. It's one of my favorites. Harris is in
top form and performs a number of feats of strength. And then there's
SAMSON also starring Harris in the title role. I should mention this
Samson is not the biblical strong-man from the Book of Judges in the Old
Testament. Harris wears the same costumes that he did in THE FURY OF
HERCULES. The sets are the same and the cast more or less remains the
same.But they're playing different roles. For instance Alan Steel plays a
villain in THE FURY OF HERCULES. But in SAMSON he plays a strength hero
named Millstone who teams up with Samson to battle oppression.

The most
confusing of all sinew & sandal
flicks. And the one to give you the
greatest feeling of deja vu may just be HERCULES THE AVENGER starring Reg Park. I first saw this picture when I was about nine or so.I had just read a book on Greek mythology. And I thought the story about Hercules battle with Antaeus,the Earth giant was pretty cool. And watching it in a movie was even cooler. What I didn't know was that about 75% of HERCULES THE AVENGER was made up of footage from HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD and HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN. For years whenever I watched either of those movies I'd wait for Hercules to battle Antaeus in the films climax and walk away disappointed.Until I found that the flick I was looking for was made through creative editing. Now I own copies of all three movies and can enjoy them on their own.
greatest feeling of deja vu may just be HERCULES THE AVENGER starring Reg Park. I first saw this picture when I was about nine or so.I had just read a book on Greek mythology. And I thought the story about Hercules battle with Antaeus,the Earth giant was pretty cool. And watching it in a movie was even cooler. What I didn't know was that about 75% of HERCULES THE AVENGER was made up of footage from HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD and HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN. For years whenever I watched either of those movies I'd wait for Hercules to battle Antaeus in the films climax and walk away disappointed.Until I found that the flick I was looking for was made through creative editing. Now I own copies of all three movies and can enjoy them on their own.