Superhero fans will most likely know professional bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno from his stint playing The Incredible Hulk for the CBS television series co-starring the late great Bill Bixby but when that show concluded in 1982 Ferrigno set his sights on the big screen in the hopes of achieving the superstardom of fellow bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger,…
Tag: Greek Mythology
Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) – Review
When it comes to mythological heroes, none hold a candle to the great demi-god Hercules, or at least when put in the context of big-screen appearances as he’s appeared in dozens of films ranging from the low-budget Italian Sword & Sandal films to the big Hollywood films like Disney’s animated Hercules and the 2014 Hercules…
Wonder Woman (2017) – Review
Wonder Woman has been around since 1941, where she first battled the Nazi war machine in the pages of her comic book, later becoming a feminist icon in the 70s as well as the star of a hit television series, but unlike Superman and Batman she has never managed to make the crossover onto the…
Clash of the Titans (2010) – Review
There is no greater example of Hollywood’s love for “Brand Recognition” than the Warner Bros remake of the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, as no one owns the copyrights to the Greek Myths the only reason to use that title was in the hopes of cashing in on the nostalgia people felt towards…
Clash of the Titans (1981) From Myth to Movie
If you have spent any amount of time reading about the Greek gods the one big takeaway will be that the gods were a bunch of colossal dicks. Take every human foible, explode them way out of proportion, give them all various superpowers and that is basically the Greek gods, but this also made for…