Ursus (1961)

Peplum. Italy/Spain. Starring Ed Fury, Cristina Gaioni, Moira Orfei, Soledad Miranda & Cris Huerta. Directed by Carlo Campogalliani.

PM Video Galaxy (Greece). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

This has got to be one of the worst video transfers ever: the scratchy pan-and-scan is bad enough in itself, but the whole thing is also drenched in red and green color to the point that it's almost like watching a 2D movie with 3D-glasses on! It seems like a fun flick but I just couldn't get through it in this wretched form...

Ursus in the Land of Fire (1963)

Original title: Ursus Nella Terra di Fuoco

Peplum. Italy. Starring Ed Fury, Claudia Mori, Nando Tamberlani & Luciana Gilli. Directed by Giorgio Simonelli.

Video Art (Greece). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

A pretty standard peplum. While entertaining enough for a rainy sunday afternoon it could have used a few surprises or a little bit of charm... 2/5

Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (1961)

Original title: Ursus nella Valle dei Leoni

Peplum. Italy. Starring Ed Fury, Moira Orfei & Alberto Lupo. Directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.

Breien Video (Denmark). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

Fun Ursus flick which might have inspired the legendary turkish trash-fest Lionman. 3/5