Review of Fantastic Voyage (1966) by Brian S — 13 Dec 2010

I'd like to underscore the journey through the bloodstream with "Incense and Peppermints"....seems appropriate. overall a pretty cool movie. a nice change of pace from space-based sci fi and a really clever story idea.

some awesome 60s special effects, too--trippy, yet effective. the writing is, for the most part, hilariously bad. aside from the fact that I was never exactly clear who they were saving, why they were saving him, and if they actually succeeded, a lot of the dialogue is just priceless.

Stephen Boyd's character is smugly sarcastic and witty, but he's not really good at it. just about every character (but especially Donald Pleasence) can get talked into anything in about 10 seconds.

"We can't possibly do that. It's far too dangerous." "But what if we try real hard?" "All right, we'll go for it." on that note, there's virtually no conflict or drama to be had in this movie.

there are a few slightly tense "will they make it?" moments, but mostly it's just a very light, very entertaining adventure. it's not entirely fulfilling, but it's still enjoyable.