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The Film Crew: The Giant of Marathon

Steve Reeves (Actor), Mylène Demongeot (Actor), Jacques Tourneur (Director), Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars 33 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Steve Reeves, Mylène Demongeot, Sergio Fantoni, Alberto Lupo, Daniele Vargas
  • Directors: Jacques Tourneur, Mario Bava
  • Writers: Alberto Barsanti, Augusto Frassinetti, Bill Corbett, Bruno Vailati, Ennio De Concini
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Shout Factory
  • DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000UAE7CW
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,280 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsHe ain't a Giant, he's my oily-skinned, diaper wearing brother...
By McGillicutty on October 14, 2007
Format: DVD
A Film Crew movie with an actual budget, "The Giant of Marathon" stars the well-oiled Steve "I'm not Hercules in this one" Reeves. Unlike most Italian sand `n sandal epics, you can actually follow the plot of this one...most of the time...as Steve wins the Olympics, tries to bag a blond hottie, wrestles a bit, gets hit on by a Vulcan hottie, throws things, runs a lot, and finally wins the day, I think. It helps that the film is well produced even if some of the dubbing is poor.

The riffs by The Film Crew are top notch from the get-go and perhaps the best of all four DVD releases. Some of the references are a bit racy for the kiddies, but that's to be expected I suppose.The skits are fairly good, although I must admit that the picture of Bob Honcho (which is different from the other DVDs) is just too funny for words.

The Bonus Features include a sincere apology from Mike who still manages to insult a lot of people. And "commentary" from a Walter S. Ferguson who sounds suspiciously like Mike Nelsen as he describes different roles he played in the film. It's better than the feature in "Hollywood After Dark" and that's about it.

This is the final DVD of "The Film Crew" experiment, we'll see if they sell well enough for more of the DVDs to be produced.

Tidbits:
- This film is presented in the "widescreen" format.

- The actual title appears to be "The Battle of Marathon" which makes more sense since Steve Reeves is pretty big but hardly a giant.

- Although no one wears a bra, perhaps some of the men in this flick should...
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5.0 out of 5 starsFILM CREW post-MST3K riffing effort
By D. Chandler on September 5, 2014
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
Some years after MST3K went off the air, the various artists who made up the cast and production crew realized that riffing bad movies was a pretty good way of making a living if you can get it: beats the heck out of dairy farming or industrial arts. The problem was coming up with an appealing format. One group, composed of Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett, is now doing Rifftrax, but their previous effort was The Film Crew, three working stiffs who are rather inexplicably tasked with providing a DVD commentary track to all old films without one. The concept is a stretch, but that was never the point with these guys, who will never be able to repeat the lightning-in-a-bottle success of the old Tom Servo, Gypsy, and Crow days. They only did four or five Film Crews before moving on to Rifftrax, and I have to admit I kind of prefer FC to the latest incarnation. THE GIANT OF MARATHON is a Hercules-rip-off, right down to star Steve Reeves (who instead of playing The Herk plays Athenian athlete Phillipides) and, like all the MST3K Hercules episodes, it is very well done and funny. Not quite the glory days of riffing but a very enjoyable call-back to the glory that was...
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3.0 out of 5 starsIt’s raining men (in diapers)
By Wiz on January 18, 2016
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This is the first Film Crew episode I’ve watched but when I realized it was essentially the cast from MST3K in its twilight years I thought I’d just review it like an episode of the latter. Basically it’s mediocre riffing on an above average, 60’s era sword & sandal flick starring no less than Steve Reeves and a ridiculously cute female costar (one of two in the entire film) that had tons of potential but was alas, again... mediocre. “The Giant of Marathon” provoked periodic chucking along with the occasional guffaw but overall I thought it was mildly boring and I gotta say I’m still a bigger fan of Cinematic Titanic but I will give the Film Crew points on anti-political correctness. :o)
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat stuff from the MST3K guys (well, some of them)
By Ed S. on April 21, 2016
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This is what Mike Nelson and company did between MST3K and Rifftrax (well, they did a lot more than this, but you get the idea). The conceit is that these three guys (Nelson/Corbett/Murphy AKA Mike/Crow/Servo) are hired to do DVD commentaries for all the crappy movies, so there aren't the skits that MST had, just the riffing.

They did four of these, and they're all great. If you liked MST (especially the Mike years) I can't imagine you wouldn't love these. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWorthy of MST3K
By Graham S. Exton on March 25, 2013
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This is one of the funniest Film Crew DVDs. Loads of great, slightly risqué gags at the expense of the sweaty, sweaty men in the movie. The argument over the items on the menu while Philippides/Hercules and his opponent struggle gets me every time.
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3.0 out of 5 starsImagine Thunderball with men in diapers
By Roman Martel on June 1, 2009
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I'm a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000, but I was a little late to the Film Crew party. I heard about the series back when it was announced but for some reason it flew under my radar.

Recently I read some good reviews of the series, especially ones that compared it favorably to the seasons of the sci-fi channel run of MST3K. I decided to break down and pick up a couple. "The Giant of Marathon" was the second one I popped in.

I'm a fan of the Hercules episodes of Mystery Science Theater, so I figured this one would be right up my alley. However instead of a mythical epic, this is a historical epic detailing the turmoil in Athens leading up to the first battle with the Persians climaxing in the battle of Marathon. Now, I've read my Herodotus and I'm pretty sure that all the stuff that happens to Pheidippides in this movie didn't come from history.

In contrast to most of the Hercules movies most of the action in the film is loaded to the final third. For most of the first half or so you get lots of political maneuvering and dialogue. Now the movie is dubbed, so the voice acting is pretty lousy. This makes these long talky scenes particularly painful.

Once the action kicks in, things get better, with lots of laughs being generated by the horrific stage fighting, the horse abuse and the extended underwater battle that looks like "Thunderball" BC.

This movie appears to have a pretty large budget, so there are some impressive sets, costumes and lots of extras. The ship battle is probably the most impressive in scope. There are actually a number of ships on screen and lots of extras doing battle in and out of the water. It's fairly impressive to tell you the truth.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGiant

Cant tell you why but I just love this stuff. insanity at it's finest!! Always loads of fun watching how poorly a movie can be done & still be released!!

Published on February 9, 2014 by CHUI
3.0 out of 5 starsMy Review

Phillipedes takes on the Persian army.

The plot/narrative is poor. Acting and dialogue leave much to be desired. Read more

Published on September 1, 2013 by Monica F
5.0 out of 5 starsJust as grate as mst 3000

Wow this move is just as corney as all the old msts it's like going back in time hahahahahahahahah
These 3 men are all having so Mutch fun riffing this wacky movie I have fun... Read more

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2.0 out of 5 starsrifftrax movie

I was not too happy with this rifftrax movie.Like Dinosaur it was pretty bad and I'm being kind.The movie just drags out every little thing (padding out the film). Read more

Published on June 8, 2013 by Mario Cordeiro
5.0 out of 5 starsBest Film Crew Riff

Hands down, this is the best Film Crew movie. The Hercules-type movies of MST3K were always good. The Giant of Marathon is a good one to have on your DVD shelf as it is worth... Read more

Published on April 28, 2011 by Cyclist
4.0 out of 5 stars"First of all, I'd like to apologize to the Basque..."

Another Italian-made Greek epic, this one hosted by the Film Crew. Some great laughs, since this material was really easy to dub. Read more

Published on March 28, 2010 by James D. Crabtree
5.0 out of 5 starsThe MST3K crew still got it

I never feel quite right unless I don't get at least a few of the references made in MST3K and this reprise of the franchise, and that's why I was glad to see Mike, Bill and Kevin... Read more

Published on October 25, 2008 by W. Costley
3.0 out of 5 starsWithout Crow and Servo, the magic isn't quite there

Much of the reason MST3K worked so beautifully was that the premise (poor shlub stranded in space with two wiseacre robots) made the central absurdity of the whole concept just... Read more

Published on August 11, 2008 by Martin Wagner

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