Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld

 This is a 2008 fantasy film loosely based on a legend in Greek mythology. It was directed by Terry Ingram, written by Brook Durham and Kevin Leeson. It stars Arnold Vosloo, Steve Bacic and JR Bourne.

Odysseus the hero has sailed for many years, and ended up on a strange island where winged vampire creatures live. There is also a beautiful goddess who tells them she's there to help them, only nothing could be further than the truth. The island is filled with hidden horrors and flying monsters, while the hero and his men are prone to being stranded.

Certain scenes come across as animated, with low special effects and gruesome make-up. There are elements that are different to the Greek epic, and a lot of changes to the original story. The title was originally called "Odysseus & the Isle of Mists". It was filmed in Abbotsford, Canada. The film's production companies are Insight Film Studios and Plinyminor. 

I rate this a 3/10 for being too dim and gloomy. MINI SPOILER: Homer is in it!  

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The Wizard of Mars

 This is a low budget sci-fi from 1965. It was directed by David L. Hewitt and written by David L. Hewitt, L. Frank Baum and Amando Busick. The stars includes John Carradine, Roger Gentry and Vic McGee. 

This is set in 1975 with a space craft from Earth carrying four astronauts, who crash on the surface of Mars. There's very little supplies, although they encounter a number of challenges while searching for the source of a signal that they believe is another ship. They travel gorgeous Martian landscapes until they find what they were looking for. Some are not very nice surprises.

The characters include astronauts Dorothy, Steve, Doc and Charlie. There is even a "gold road" that leads to a castle! All is loosely based on the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Another title of this film is "Alien Massacre". This was filmed in Nevada, USA. 

My rating for this often quiet film is 3/10. 

Mini spoiler is: Nice big clock in the castle.

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