In a village there lives a gorgon, a woman with hair of snakes who turns men into stone when they look at her. The villagers don't talk about it, and even those who know of her existence like to pretend they know nothing at all. But when an outsider comes to town, along with his family and another professor, they won't settle without getting the proper answers.
First, let me ask the obvious: Why is this film not available on DVD? It's a Hammer Film ,it stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. I assure you there's a market for this movie. I watched it and enjoyed it quite a bit, as I would expect most Cushing/Lee fans to. It's not exactly the best "horror" story, but it presents a very interesting mystery and mixes classic Greek myth with more modern times, which you don't see often (and it's done well here, despite the fact they screwed up the names).
People have had concerns about the cheesy effects used for the snakes. And that's a fair criticism, although the beauty of that is in this film we don't see the gorgon clearly through most of the film, getting either a glimpse or a reflection most of the time. I really didn't find the snakes to be that big of a deal, especially coming from an era in horror when Roger Corman was reigning with some very cheesy monsters (do I really need to cite examples?).
My concern was with the unusual plot about the gorgon coming back in human form, apparently taking over the body of someone else. Or maybe that's not the way it was explained and I'm just confused. If she isn't in human form all the time, what is she? Because she looked like a human to me... if I ignore the snakes. So, she just doesn't have the snakes? And then would she no longer turn people to stone? And if so, that's a bad thing why?
Cushing and Lee drive this film, but the supporting cast is also amazing, perhaps even more so. The professor of Greek mythology is awesome, as is his son. I thought the makeup was really cool for the stone effects, and this is by far the most diverse and interesting collection of beards I've ever seen in one film. Keep the beards coming! I suggest you see this film if you can, and someone ought to get this out on DVD... preferably before Christopher Lee passes on.
First, let me ask the obvious: Why is this film not available on DVD? It's a Hammer Film ,it stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. I assure you there's a market for this movie. I watched it and enjoyed it quite a bit, as I would expect most Cushing/Lee fans to. It's not exactly the best "horror" story, but it presents a very interesting mystery and mixes classic Greek myth with more modern times, which you don't see often (and it's done well here, despite the fact they screwed up the names).
People have had concerns about the cheesy effects used for the snakes. And that's a fair criticism, although the beauty of that is in this film we don't see the gorgon clearly through most of the film, getting either a glimpse or a reflection most of the time. I really didn't find the snakes to be that big of a deal, especially coming from an era in horror when Roger Corman was reigning with some very cheesy monsters (do I really need to cite examples?).
My concern was with the unusual plot about the gorgon coming back in human form, apparently taking over the body of someone else. Or maybe that's not the way it was explained and I'm just confused. If she isn't in human form all the time, what is she? Because she looked like a human to me... if I ignore the snakes. So, she just doesn't have the snakes? And then would she no longer turn people to stone? And if so, that's a bad thing why?
Cushing and Lee drive this film, but the supporting cast is also amazing, perhaps even more so. The professor of Greek mythology is awesome, as is his son. I thought the makeup was really cool for the stone effects, and this is by far the most diverse and interesting collection of beards I've ever seen in one film. Keep the beards coming! I suggest you see this film if you can, and someone ought to get this out on DVD... preferably before Christopher Lee passes on.