While it is true that Land of the Minotaur (AKA The Devil's Men) suffers from a meandering script in which not a lot happens, let us not forget that it stars two heavyweights of the horror genre who rarely disappoint: Donald Pleasence and Peter Cushing help prevent the film from being a total waste of time.
It doesn't hurt either that there are three sexy blondes on hand to deliver some very welcome T&A: Jane Lyle as the (always naked) girlfriend of private detective Milo (Kostas Karagiorgis); Vanna Reville as archaeologist Beth, who spends a lot of the time in very short shorts and who has a brief sex scene; and busty Luan Peters as Laurie, who also strips off (for a bath scene) and whose shorts are just as teeny as Reville's. Call me easily pleased if you want.
Pleasence plays Irish priest Father Roche, who lives in a Greek town where the Minotaur-worshipping locals, led by Baron Corofax (Cushing), sacrifice young vacationing couples to their deity; in return, the Mintotaur's followers become impervious to harm. With the help of detective Milo, Father Roche tries to defeat the pagan cult before they can carry out any more sacrifices.
That's about it for the plot - the majority of the film feels like padding, but the finalé is fun as Roche and Milo infiltrate the cult's lair armed with a cross and holy water, the only things that can destroy the villains (who explode when splashed with the holy water!).
5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for Jane Lyle - I wish she had been in it more.
It doesn't hurt either that there are three sexy blondes on hand to deliver some very welcome T&A: Jane Lyle as the (always naked) girlfriend of private detective Milo (Kostas Karagiorgis); Vanna Reville as archaeologist Beth, who spends a lot of the time in very short shorts and who has a brief sex scene; and busty Luan Peters as Laurie, who also strips off (for a bath scene) and whose shorts are just as teeny as Reville's. Call me easily pleased if you want.
Pleasence plays Irish priest Father Roche, who lives in a Greek town where the Minotaur-worshipping locals, led by Baron Corofax (Cushing), sacrifice young vacationing couples to their deity; in return, the Mintotaur's followers become impervious to harm. With the help of detective Milo, Father Roche tries to defeat the pagan cult before they can carry out any more sacrifices.
That's about it for the plot - the majority of the film feels like padding, but the finalé is fun as Roche and Milo infiltrate the cult's lair armed with a cross and holy water, the only things that can destroy the villains (who explode when splashed with the holy water!).
5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for Jane Lyle - I wish she had been in it more.