* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Was Hercules really unable to break out of that net, or did he pull a TrojanPrisoner?
* CompleteMonster: [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Samara]], allying with the evil Moon Men and their leader Redolphis, plots to help them conquer or destroy most of the world for her own benefit. Sending countless innocents to the Mountain of Doom to be [[HumanSacrifice sacrificed]], Samara gathers up numerous [[WouldHurtAChild children]] to be sacrificed in hopes someone's special blood can revive the queen of the Moon Men, coupled with [[BadBoss having loyal soldiers killed]], even if they survive a battle with Maciste.
* MoralEventHorizon: Samara trying to sacrifice [[SiblingMurder her own half-sister Billis,]] as Billis was a good person and was even nice to Samara at first despite how evil she was.
* {{Padding}}:
** Hercules spends several minutes getting deluged by water in the water trap before breaking out. You could cut out several minutes of it and lose nothing.
** The sand storm sequence. One of the reasons it got trashed so much was because it goes on forever. Though unlike the similarly infamous rock climbing sequence from ''Film/LostContinent'', there are at least occasional cuts to other stuff.
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Hercules' bronzer rubs off on a spike in the attempted impalement scene and rubs off on Agar's dress when he pulls her onto his horse at the end.

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