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Warriors 50 Movie Pack Collection 
Actors : Gordon Scott
Director : Steve Reeves
Studio : Mill Creek Entertainment
by Mill Creek Entertainment
Brand : Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date : 2006-04-18
Publisher : Mill Creek Entertainment
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 13
EAN : 0826831070223
UPC : 826831070223
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 21 reviews)
List Price : $29.98
Our Price : $16.06
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Travel back to an age of bare-chested heroes, capricious and vengeful gods, fantastic creatures, swords, sorcery and beautiful maidens in distress.
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Product Description |
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Travel back to an age of bare-chested heroes, capricious and vengeful gods, fantastic creatures, swords, sorcery and beautiful maidens in distress. This amazing 13-disc collection brings to life a cornucopia of legendary warriors from Hercules, Achilles and Ulysses to Samson, Goliath and Colossus. All for an amazingly low price! Included: Ali Baba and the Seven SaracensAtlas in the Land of the CyclopsThe AvengerCaesar the ConquerorCleopatra s DaughterColossus and the Marketadvisory QueenColossus and the HeadhuntersThe Conqueror of the OrientDamon and PythiasDavid and GoliathDuel of ChampionsFire Monsters Against the Son of HerculesFury of AchillesFury of HerculesThe Giant of MarathonThe Giants of RomeThe Giants of ThessalyGladiators of RomeGoliath and the DragonGoliath and the Sins of BabylonHercules against the BarbariansHercules against the MongolsHercules against the Moon MenHercules and the Captive WomeHercules and the Masked RiderHercules and the Princess of TroyHercules and the Tyrants of BabylonHercules UnchainedHero of RomeHerod the GreatKindar the InvulnerableThe Last of the VikingsMaciste in King Solomon s MinesMole Men Against the Son of HerculesQueen of the MarketadvisorysRomulus and the SabinesSamson and the Seven Miracles of the WorldSon of Hercules in the Land of Darkness, Son of SamsonSpartacus and the Ten GladiatorsThe Ten GladiatorsThor and the Marketadvisory WomenTriumph of the Son of HerculesTwo GladiatorsUlysses against the Son of HerculesUrsus in the Land of FireUrsus in the Valley of the LionsVengeance of UrsusVulcan, Son of JupiterThe White Warrior |
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Great Movies, Horrible presentation |
There is no question that all these movies are all-time classics. I just bought this collection, only to find out that the quality is worst than copying from a television screen with an old camera.
I have copies given freely through gossip magazines (in Greece, that is) that are perfect.
Try to locate Italian DVDs, subtitled or dubbed, there is no comparison.
pity, |
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50 Movie Pack WARRIOR DVD COLLECTION |
I must admit I was taken by surprise with the price of this DVD collection. At $16.49 for 13 DVDs and 50 movies, that's a giveaway price in my book. But then again, who better to thank for this once in a lifetime offer than the people who made all this possible - Marketadvisory and affiliates?
The price of the whole collection buys only one DVD movie here in my country, South Africa. Pity Marketadvisory no longer trust our post office system, and wants to hire expensive couriers for deliveries here!
I wish they would speak with the powers that be and try to find a solution.
This DVD collection contains all the "sword and sandles" movies I saw when I was 8-9 years old.
Although some of the movies, say 5-10 in the whole collection, seem to have some strange colours probably due to aging), the rest, especially favourites like Alan Ladd's Duel of Champions and Hercules Unchained are OK.
Then, if you're like me and want to relieve those old memories of the sixties and pay the lowest amount, you won't mind this minor setback. So grab yourself one pack and enjoy all these movies again and again.
Remember Machiste, Ursus, Samson, Ullyses, the Ten Gladiators with Dan Vadis? They're all there!
Another downside of this collection is that Romulus and Remus, Perseus and the Gorgon/Medusa, Hercules in the Center of the earth are excluded. Pity! |
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Tough to watch |
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I own a few of the Mill Creek compilations, and while it is hard to deny the value of getting so many movies for such a low price, it is equally hard to watch the movies. While I enjoy the Horror and Martial Arts box sets I purchased, the Warriors box set is all homoerotic, 1950's crap. Most of these movies have no discernable plot - they are simply vehicles for greased-up, muscle-bound guys to wrestle with each other on film. I guess if you are into that kind of stuff, you might enjoy this set; otherwise, I'd pass on it. |
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Jimmy, Do You Like Movies About Gladiators? |
Well, I do!
Here is why I would give this 50-Pack, and ONLY this 50-Pack, the lofty "five stars". It's quite simple, really. Let's say you're thinking of getting the Western 50-Pack. Here are a few universally recognized masterpieces of that particular genre: Red River, High Noon, Shane, Rio Bravo, The Searchers, the Sergio Leone films, the John Ford films, the Anthony Mann films, a couple of Sam Peckinpahs, etc., etc.. But you know what? You will not find any of 'em in the Western 50-Pack. Same can be said of getting truly great movies in any of the Horror, Crime, Mystery, etc.. Instead you will get a collection of really obscure, low-budget curiosities--which is not automatically a reason not to buy the set!! Some of those little B and C movies are pretty cool and fun to watch.
But with the "muscleman" epic in general, there ARE NO masterpieces to speak of. The 1960's were the golden age of the Italian macho man movie, and you get virtually everything from those wonderful days in this set!!
I am old enough to fondly recall that period, and how eagerly I awaited Saturday afternoons, when I could watch "Epic Theatre", presented weekly by a local TV station. I would watch the likes of the muscular Reg Park, Gordon Scott, Reg Lewis, Dan Vadis, et. al, engage in battle with dragons, marauders, monsters, rebels, soldiers, and other formidable adversaries.
In every one of these movies you'd have the following:
(1.) Muscular Hero (scantily clad, though every other man is dressed for late fall);
(2.) Evil Temptress (scantily clad queen or sorceress with big bosom (usually dark-haired, big fake eyelashes and makeup, always trying to get Mr. Muscles into her boudoir, but with a dark, sinister ulterior motive, having to do with a lust for power or wealth);
(3.) Virginal Beauty (a sweetly beautful, virtuous lass who is in love with "Herc", but with a smaller bosom than evil temptress, blonde hair, higher neckline, less skin exposed, less makeup, who will need rescuing several times);
(4.) Opposing Army (scads of armor-clad, shield-carrying, spear-wielding soldiers (who are always trying to capture or kill the hero; one favorite scene is when the hero has been seemingly subdued by the guards; he's completely covered by his enemies, in a twisting mass of humanity, but suddenly the entire group explodes outward, bodies flying, as Mr. Atlas flexes his awesome power and emerges defiantly from the pile);
(5.) Dinner/Dance scene (present are the Evil Queen, the King, Mr. Muscles and a few of his boys, the noblemen/women, armed guards, and servant girls. For their dining enjoyment, scantily-clad dancers emerge from the wings, and perform the seductively exotic veil dances, accompanied by a full orchestra of lutes, flutes and God knows what other instruments the director thought were appropriate);
(6.) Forced Feats of Strength (the evil queen and/or king makes hero do some ridiculous act which demonstrates his enormous power; it's usually something involving impaling or burning or falling into a pit of ravenous beasts. If Herc is unsuccessful, innocent girl or buddy dies;
(7.) Dubbing of English (much of the charm of these films comes from the magnificently cheesy dubbing; the same guy must have done the hero's voices for all of these. He possessed an inimitable, impossibly manly and virile baritone. "You'll Pay For Your Treachery" or something very much like it, is a line you'll hear over and over again in these films!
Some reviewers were critical of the so-called "Digital Remastering" boast which appears on the package. Who cares?? Do you expect the original recordings of Igor Stravinsky or Robert Johnson or Louis Armstrong to be pristine? The tape hiss and fidelity imperfections add to the whole experience. I'd say the same about these films; I watched them on a little black and white TV in the 60's. In a way I'm glad I don't have to worry about scratches and poor color.
The bottom line is this: if you love those wonderfully goofy, cheesy, innocent Italian sword and sandal hero flicks, an admittedly esoteric genre, you MUST own this set. But I'm not being critical of the movies; I hasten to add that the creators of these epics were really trying to make good quality entertainment, just not Oscar-worthy entertainment.
They succeeded admirably. |
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opinion on Warriors |
An absolute gold mine for a swords and sandals fan. Thoughtfully selected.
And takes very little space on your shelf. |
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