Malkoçoglu - Cem Sultan (1969)

Adventure. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Gülnaz Huri, Cihangir Gaffari & Behçet Nacar. Directed by Remzi Jöntürk.

Arsel-Istanbul-Film (Germany). Fullscreen. Turkish language.

This one is less peplum-y in tone than the other Malkoçoglu film, but still great fun all the way. Cüneyt plays dual roles, as both the boyish adventurer and the fatherly turkish hero (with a GIANT fake moustasche). Cüneyt x 2 team up against a gang of ruthless bandits who are in league with the evil christian crusaders. 4/5

Hundra (1983)

Fantasy/Amazons. Spain/USA. Starring Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari, María Casal & Luis Lorenzo. Directed by Matt Cimber.

Thorn-Emi (Sweden). English language. Fullscreen.

Very cool and entertaining entry in the hot-amazon-warrior-kicking-male-butt genre, one of my sword and sorcery favorites. Another thing I liked: the film's "feminist message" feels a little less half-assed and more from the heart than in similiar b-films of the era, say something like Cirio H. Santiago's The Sisterhood or Corman's Barbarian Queen. 4/5

Hundra (1983)

Fantasy/Amazons. Spain/USA. Starring Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari, María Casal & Luis Lorenzo. Directed by Matt Cimber.

DVD: Subversive Cinema (USA). English language. Widescreen. Great quality. Disc includes the original Ennio Morricone soundtrack.

Very cool and entertaining entry in the hot-amazon-warrior-kicking-male-butt genre, one of my sword and sorcery favorites. Another thing I liked: the film's "feminist message" feels a little less half-assed and more from the heart than in similiar b-films of the era, say something like Cirio H. Santiago's The Sisterhood or Corman's Barbarian Queen. 4/5