Colossus of Rhodes R1 DVD 6/26/07

[marmota-b]

Seeing Leone directing with his usual passion should one make
wish to see it:

If I hadn't wanted to see it already before... yes, it should!

[Scarabaeus]

Spatacus, Spatagus is Asparagus' brother

You guys crack me up! Nonetheless, it's spaRtacus.

[Man with no dame]

You guys crack me up! Nonetheless, it's spaRtacus.

Ah, Scarabaeus, we have enough comedians around here. Did you see or like this film? Enquiring mind wants to know.

[Leonardo]

Ah, Scarabaeus, we have enough comedians around here. Did you see or like this film? Enquiring mind wants to know.

Yes, I did watch this movie two or three times over the years and found it quite entertaining. And to answer Peacemaker's question, it was definetely Leone who directed it from A to Z.
Leone was second  director in The Last days of Pompeii (1959) and Sodom & Gomorrah (1962) both uncredited. And you all know the story about Sergio being the second unit director in Ben Hur, heavily involved in the chariot race (at least that's what he claimed).
You will notice Leone's touch here and there and he was also lucky to have a reasonable budget for COR.
This movie was also very important for Sergio, as he met his future wife Carla Ranalli who was choreographer in this movie.

[Rojo Ramone]

Have you guys seen the DVD cover?  It's in the "Camp Cult Classics" collection~should be interesting.

[boardwalk_angel]

Leone was second  director in The Last days of Pompeii (1959)

Yes, he was...the general consensus, even among Leone scholars, is that Leone directed most of the movie...Mario Bonnard got sick the first day of shooting.

I enjoyed Colossus of Rhodes...it starts off very much like a spaghetti western...ex-soldiers returning from the war...gang of cutthroats riding around...etc.

[cigar joe]

nice poster

[mike siegel]

yeah...

How about the German double panel:

[Leonegeek]

Thanks so much for the tip! Man, this month is a Leone-lover's dream.

I saw 'Rhodes' on the big screen at a Leone retrospective in Queens, N.Y.
back in '99. Enjoyable, but no real signature style imho.

[Arizona Colt]

It's already for sale here...

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/colossus-rhodes-sergio-leone-p-12108.html

[dave jenkins]

DeepDiscount has told me they've shipped my disc already, I'm hoping it shows up this weekend. I'm gonna play it with the Frayling commentary from the get-go!

[dave jenkins]

"Isn't anyone with the courage to go up against that killer, eh?"



"Unk-Unk-Unk . . . there's no name on this grave!"



"Sure hope there's a bank in this town."






"Man, does that BURN when I do that! (Wow, those people look like ants)."

[cigar joe]

 

[dave jenkins]

Hitchcock homage:

[cigar joe]

you can definitely see some of his later camera angles in this film.