Number of reasons:
-takes me back to '62 when i first viewed this spoof
-the grand Rathbone
-Winwood almost steals the film !
-Helm is gorgeous
-music is pretty good & above average
-visuals are fun
-some genuinely creepy moments
-i like the 6 Knights !
-holds up splendidly after all the years
-etc
It is not as bad as some make it out to be. It deserves a 6 or 6.5; its rating here is way too low. The dragon cannot compare to Ray Harryhausen's creatures, but Bert I. Gordon never had big budgets; so, when that is considered, he did well with what little money that he had. And, although not as good as "Jack the Giant Killer" (released the same year), who can resist watching Basil Rathbone and Estelle Winwood, who, I agree, pretty well steals the film. I am 44, and first saw it at 5, and the attack on the knight by the hag (pretty hideous makeup!) always stuck with me. I have the official MGM/UA release on DVD. The print is excellent.
shareHelm is awesome! Basil Rathbone is always outstanding! Gary Lockwood did a good job. Estelle Winwood is a golden example of Hollywood's Golden Age. This is a good movie in spite of the Bert I. Gordon. Unusual for that to be the case.
shareThis is yet another movie I like that history has treated unkindly.
shareGordon was lucky to get greats like Basil Rathbone and Estelle Winwood-they really steal the film. And, yes, Helm is gorgeous-but then, she always was.
shareI'd always liked it
BTW the first title was:
St George and the 7 Curses.
This was the title when it was previewed in Famous Monsters of Filmland
on location with SUPERMAN I,& OTHER STARS
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I've always liked it
BTW the first title was:
St George and the 7 Curses.
This was the title when it was previewed in Famous Monsters of Filmland
on location with SUPERMAN I,& OTHER STARS
http://www.vbphoto.biz/