Le Colosse de Rhodes

Two-and-a-half-hour socks in sandals. This genre is exactly what I expected. The spears are made of paper, the chains are made of rubber, the walls are made of cardboard, and the costumes are from television variety shows. The men are as sweaty as a busboy in summer and the women on barbiturates stare blankly into the abyss. But I got the urge to install Age of Mythology again, you know I did. (08/07/2021)

A typical Italian sandal where, if you were looking for Leone’s usual genius, you would be disappointed. The characters are black and white, no historical faithfulness or logic! That’s completely missing. The Colossus of Rhodes doesn’t pretend to be anything more than what it can offer. In other words, an entertaining, historical “popcorn movie", although a lot longer than they tend to be. At least in the director’s cut. If it weren’t for that grinning Calhoun and occasional funny moments (no more underwear, please God), then my satisfaction with the first solo picture by my favorite director would have been a good deal greater. (18/10/2008)