Review of At the Earth's Core (1976) by Steve S — 24 Oct 2010
Ah happy days: this scared me when I was a kiddy but nowadays I can relax and accept it for the lunacy that it is. I dare anyone to see it with a straight face for it has many fine moments that transcend sanity and logic - Doug McClure - check, Men in plastic monster suits - check, Scantily clad english speaking cavegirls - check, Pig faced badmen - check, Telepathic Pterosaur men-in-suite things with the aerodynamics of a brick - check, man eating plants - check. And we're not even talking about the plot yet!
The scary thing is this was made the year before Star Wars and that it is actually a great deal better than many current blockbusters! On a serious note this film goes to show just how good Ray Harryhausen's effects in the 1950s were though he perhaps never reached the heights of two giant sabretoothed bipedal hippos fighting WWF style over a doll. Genius!
This review of At the Earth's Core (1976) was written by Steve S on 24 Oct 2010.
At the Earth's Core has generally received mixed reviews.
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