Musings!

Gloria Milland and Mark Forest in HERCULES AGAINST THE BARBARIANS (1964)

I really like this film. The new German Blu-ray is excellent. But this scene, even with the nice Blu-ray transfer, always looks problematic. The two are crossing a river of fire on a makeshift bridge created by Hercules. It's the way the scene was filmed is the reason why this scene looks less than sharp. The scene is good, as with the entire colourful film. Even if Milland's character spends the most time with Hercules, she's not Hercules' love interest. It's a fascinating movie when it's juxtaposed with HERCULES AGAINST THE MONGOLS (almost the same cast, same director; filmed back to back). The contrast is amazing.