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"Thor the Mighty" offers two muscle gods for the price of one....but that price is a very cheap, very boring potboiler (nearly all the action takes place inside some caves). Twelve-pack-abs Joe Robinson looks like he might defeat even Steve Reeves in a fight; massively built Harry Baird could have been the first black action hero on the screen, and in some ways he was, but he is largely relegated to the role of the comic-relief sidekick here. The most pleasant surprise of the film comes when the blonde heroine (Thea Fleming) takes charge with her sword at the end. * out of 4.

The copy I saw was called Tör, and the illustration on the box was far more exciting than anything in the movie. The story is about these bad people oppressing these innocent villagers and how Taur and his cowardly (but equally muscle-bound) companion go about liberating them. This movie is just horribly dull and mostly devoid of even unintentional humor. The fights consist of Taur knocking away the soldiers' weapons and then quickly dispatching them with a simple wrestling move. There really aren't any swords or stabbing or even blood. Who knows, maybe you'll just love it.

saw this movie 2 nights ago. AMAZINGly sucky. damn. DAMN This movie makes the deathstalker movies look good by comparison. This is instantly going into my 'worst movies of all time' file.

avoid at all costs unless you have a free movie coupon & a desire to be bored to tears. waste of time. The lame fights & 3 stooges stuff was astoundingly terrible.

crap-stick barbarian/tarzan garbage. your average bugs bunny cartoon has WAY more entertainment value. YUCK. BARF ICK. GAG! the budget was about 5 lires. they milked the cave location. the white capes & plastic gold rock were so poor its sad. if you like this, your sense of taste is really warped.

This movie, along with its companion feature, THOR AND THE AMAZONS, GLADIATRICS, were filmed in the former Yugoslavia and even use some of the same cast members as well as a lot of the same locations. Thea Fleming (Illa), does a great job in the female lead but only made a handful of starring role movies. Joe Robinson, the Karate expert from the UK does a nice job as the strongman Thor. Originally they tried to release this as a Tarzan movie but were shut-down. Notice the leopard skinned men in the caves. Half the movie takes place in the caves of Postojna and the rest in the arena area. Late entry but still fun to watch. There are clips on Y/T. Larry Anderson.

Taur was originally supposed to be a Tarzan film, but was renamed after a copyright infringement suit was threatened! Closer observation reveals more of a similarity to the Ape Man than any Norse legend I am familiar with. A cheap and shameful attempt to cash in on the '60's muscleman craze.