Colibel
Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.
Humbersi
The first must-see film of the year.
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Benedito Dias Rodrigues
Actually Ain't so religious,but l like too much biblical epics that re-telling some famous happenings from holly book,this one is too fictional keeping the main fact and making dramatic statements that never occurred according the bible,apart this matter which had so many damages on movie itself,further bad things come together,like a low profile special effects which works sometimes and are so primitive in mainly time,Stewart Granger who are one of my fave actor ever this time disappointed me...anyway the movie sunk in the desert of Marrocos,at least Pier Angeli gave a decent acting noticed for many....pure Italian beauty!!Resume: First watch: 2006 / How many: 2 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6
milliefan
I'm a very critical viewer, and have left scathing reviews of several films here on IMDb. I am also no fan of biblical or sword and sandal epics - I've never gotten more than 30 minutes though The Robe, Spartacus or Ben Hur. I came across Sodom and Gomorrah half-way through on TV recently, and quickly became hooked ... so much so that I shelled out £17 to buy a full, uncut 154 DVD from Portugal! Take my word for it - Sodom and Gomarrah is really very, very enjoyable in many ways. It is NOT the camp, so-bad-it's good piece of junk some reviews would lead you to expect. The action sequences are really outstanding, and the performances of Stanley Baker and the fabulous Anouk Aimee as the twisted, wicked brother and sister are mesmerising. It is also very racy (for 1962) - indeed it was an X certificate upon release in the UK. In the biography of Pier Angeli, it is revealed that she and Stewart Granger were not on speaking terms, and during filming they spoke to each other only when they were working together. Pier also make a point of making Granger aware he was the only one of the film's leading actors that she had not slept with while on location! If you get the chance, do watch this film. It's nowhere near the disaster you might be expecting ... and by the way, none of those campy lines people have quoted ("Do not bend to the Sodomites", etc) are actually contained in the film!
Maciste_Brother
Robert Aldrich directed some classic films, like WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE, but he also directed not so great classics, like the stunningly bad but entertaining LEGEND OF LYLAH CLARE. SODOM AND GOMORRAH is neither a good nor entertainingly bad film. It's just plain bad. The production values, though sorta grand, are awful. Everything looks grubby. The actors are totally miscast. The characters are not memorable or even interesting at any level whatsoever. The acting is awful. The action scenes are overdone and do not seem to gel with the rest of the leaden drama. The movie is all around sloppy and it's filled with many technical goofs, like visible tire tracks in the desert. No one, and I mean no one's heart was into this project. And it shows on screen.The mesmerizing Anouk Aimée is totally miscast as the evil Queen. Playing a lesbian, she wasn't believable on any level, as a Queen or someone evil or as a lesbian. Stewart Granger was blah (certainly compared to his excellent turn as Apollodorus in CAESAR & CLEOPATRA). I suspect Aldrich hated either the character or Granger the actor because Lot came across as someone virtuous and yet totally stupid. Like some sort of Dudley Do Wrong.Aldrich's penchant for things crude and quasi-trashy are in evidence throughout the movie. He certainly loves showcasing evil lesbians in his films (LYLAH CLARE, KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, etc) and changing the actual ruler of Sodom from a King to a Queen, in order to indulge in his fetish, pointed to me that the director wasn't interested in anything to do with facts or creating a compelling dramatic story. Because of this, this grand epic looks no grander than your average Sword & Sandal film. In fact, Peplums are more fun than this because they rarely take themselves as seriously as this misguided project. There are some moment of great unintentional cheese/camp here but the film is way too long and tedious to make it worthwhile. Skip it.
acad_pro
This movie was awful. It is one of the worst movies by far that I have seen. The actors are great, no doubt. But the storyline is way off basis.Lot never had to lead any people (especially the Hebrews). Lot settled with his wife and 2 daughters because the land was enriched, well watered region that was "like the garden of Jehovah". It must have been the perfect place to settle his family, since lot chose the whole district of Jordan. But the people was deceptive. Once Lot settled in, he then realized that the 2 cities was not god fearing. They openly practiced homosexuality and any possible sin under the sun. The bible states that the men were bad and gross sinners against GOD. (gen 13:7-13; gen 19:17, 23-26, 30) Lot and his family feared and loved their God Jehovah. Because of their love for GOD and GOD's love for them, he sent 2 angels to save Lot and his family. But before the destruction of these 2 cities, Lot tried to reason with GOD to save the cities if he could find just 1 just man in either of the 2 cities. Lot could not find 1. Lot no doubt was well off and enjoyed living in modern homes of that time with running water (instead of tents he once inhabited).Once GODs angels led Lot and HIS FAMILY (Lot, his wife and 2 daughters) to the safety of the mountainous region thats when the destruction took place. Lot eventually with his daughters were reduced to living in a cave after the destruction.This movie does not stick to the historical biblical facts. At the end of the movie there shows a multitude of people leaving Sodom and Gomorrah heading to as the narrator says "promised land". There was only 3 people who survived that destruction. Lot's wife looked back (longing for the life left behind in those cities) causing her to become a pillar of salt. Both cities were destroyed and not 1 soul survived! Moses is the only servant of the True GOD Jehovah to lead the Hebrews from Egyptian bondage to the promised land.I was really disappointed in this movie because it did not stick to biblical facts. The movie is OK and good to have in a collection but keep in mind that it does not portray actual events. The bible does not speak of a Queen and odds with her brother and it certainly does not tell of any pact that Lot made with any queen to protect the cities from invading nations.If it was not for the off based facts then this movie would rank with movies like "Ben Hur, Spartacus and 10 Commandments" I would not recommend this movie simply because it is not bible based and the facts are off based.
