![]() ![]() There isn't a drop of contemporary forays into irony & cynicism. Judy Bowker is forgettable, and Laurence Olivier hams it up shamelessly.and yet.IT ALL WORKS! The sets and lighting perfectly capture our deepest feellings of mythic Greece. The F/X are clunky, even by 1981 standards.Harry Hamlin is wooden. In 1995, looking for a film appropriate for my 7 year old daughter, I pulled this film out of the 'family' section of my local library. Despite it's august cast and attempt to cash in on the mythic quest themes of Star Wars, it rapidly sunk from sight. Friends who saw it told me it was a laughable hoot. ![]() There were just too many cool films to see that year. I ignored this film when it first came out in 1981.
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