This sets out to do exactly what sword and sandal films are supposed to do, or what over the past 60+ years audiences have come to expect from them. Entertain, give some unintentional laughs, show off buff male bodies and buxom female ones, provide some unbelievable adventure, campy sets and costumes, and in the case of this one, a goofy dance number inside a cave that will have the eyes rolling more than toes tapping.
The buff Mark Forrest leads the cast of the buff and the buxom, starting off saving a bunch of lives from an exploding volcano (Vesuveus perhaps?), getting them all together on a very large wooden raft, and safely arriving on an island with a very vigorous "Land ho!" heard in the background. Some people on the raft faint as they make their way onto the beach while others walk off as if they've just been swimming at Coney. They are not greeted very well by the inhabits, and this leads to them getting involved with local power plays and evil hunters searching for heads. Not a strong story or cast, but watchable and silly fun. I've seen better Peplum, and I've seen worse, so this isn't the disaster I expected.
The buff Mark Forrest leads the cast of the buff and the buxom, starting off saving a bunch of lives from an exploding volcano (Vesuveus perhaps?), getting them all together on a very large wooden raft, and safely arriving on an island with a very vigorous "Land ho!" heard in the background. Some people on the raft faint as they make their way onto the beach while others walk off as if they've just been swimming at Coney. They are not greeted very well by the inhabits, and this leads to them getting involved with local power plays and evil hunters searching for heads. Not a strong story or cast, but watchable and silly fun. I've seen better Peplum, and I've seen worse, so this isn't the disaster I expected.