The greatest movie ever made..!

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Me pareció una buena película pero totalmente inferior a la ODISEA(1997) protagonizada por Armand Assante

Hello? Like, did movie-audiences back in 1954 really take this cheesy, cheap, badly-acted, Italian, costume drama (with its truly dreadful special effects) seriously? For me, I thought that actor Kirk Douglas, as the title character, was an utterly terrible choice. Wearing his little mini-skirt and sandals outfit, he looked more like a total wimp who actually belonged amongst the women rather than the men.Playing his part with absolutely no conviction, whatsoever, I thought that Douglas completely disgraced the name and the legend of this Greek hero/warrior named Ulysses.And, besides that, I thought that Douglas was far too old (almost 40) to be at all convincing as this supposedly robust, virile and gallant champion of the common man.Douglas' presence in this film did absolutely nothing to improve the overall amateurishness of this less-than-thrilling production.My guess is that Douglas (who was at the very height of his career at this point) was probably paid some really big bucks to appear in this garbage. And, so, with that, how the heck could he have possibly been expected to refuse the part? Ulysses' painfully predictable story, pretty much, contained every single, stinking "Greek Hero" cliché in the book, and then some.And, on top of all that, not one actor in the entire film put in a performance that could be described as anything else but "pure wood".And, the English dubbing was atrocious beyond words.Anyways - On the unintentionally hilarious side of things - The really weird eyes that were painted on the Trojan Horse got a howl-and-a-half of laughter out of me. And, the scene with the doofus Cyclops was so bloody moronic that it's certainly worthy of mention here for the chuckles that it produced, as well.All-in-all - This dumb movie (which had 8 screenwriters backing up its dreadful story) was the purest piece of trash to the 10th power.

A lyrical and beguiling adventure film from the early-'50s. Kirk Douglas looks the part as Ulisse, the intrepid, shrewd ancient Greek hero. In appearance he is bearded, with curly fair hair and with fiery green-blue eyes. His role complements his other flair performances, vis a vis 20000 Leagues under the Sea [1954], Paths of Glory [1957] and The Light at the Edge of the World [1971]. Filmed and produced in Italy the classical scenes with the Cyclops and the Sirens are so powerful and sensual: the psychological depths, super-bright colours and metaphysical undercurrent are profound. Excerpts from this film are featured in Cinema Paradiso. Actor and Yorkshireman, Brian Glover -a man of Barnsley, remarked some years ago how much he admired this film. In some ways Ulisse is a subtler depiction of the classical world than the alien, sentimental often televised Spartacus [1960].

Any history class which desires to imbue students with imagination, needs this film in their library on Ancient Greece. In 1955 this movie on the wanderings of the Trojan Hero "Ulysses" made it's way across the country. In the professional opinion of many a history teacher, this movie fell far short of being historically accurate, but in it's basic rendition of Homer's classical, it proved a masterpiece. In this version, fans saw the Greek Ithican King as portrayed by Kirk Douglas. For his fans it was a perfect role and one which convinced us, he was indeed a true thespian. Through his legendary encounters with the Titan, Polythemeus, The Sirens of the rocks, and of course, Circe, the witch, he is pitted against all the ancient Gods. But it is his final challenge by the suitors who wish to claim his wife and throne, which is his greatest threat, for they are led by the champion Antinoos (Anthony Quinn), from the island of Encephelonea. Only through a special contest and with the help of Athena, can he regain his kingdom, his wife and his son. This is a classic in its own right and like our hero, has never been equaled. ****