Review of Warlords of Atlantis (1978) by Jonathan B — 11 Nov 2010
Doug McClure, monsters and Cyd Charisse....pass the popcorn!
11/11/10 I loved these Doug McClure 1970s monster movies as a kid and I still think they are great. In this one, Cyd Charisse and her fellow Martians flee a dying planet in a giant, hollow asteroid which sploshes down in the Bermuda Triangle and becomes the basis of the legend of Atlantis.
This undersea kingdom is discovered by Peter Gilmore and Doug McClure as Edwardian adventurers when their diving bell is attacked by a long extinct glove puppet.
What unfolds is a frantic battle to free the human slaves, defeat the machinations of the aliens, fend off a menagerie of rubber monsters and try to avoid being turned into a fish or made to wear a silly wig.
Scripted by Brian Hayles who wrote some classic Doctor Who stories of the 60s and 70s, this is a real Boys Own Adventure as is totally engaging and charming with some nice ideas and set pieces.
True, the effects date it and can't compete with more modern movies but for swash and buckle you have to go a long way to beat it.
This review of Warlords of Atlantis (1978) was written by Jonathan B on 11 Nov 2010.
Warlords of Atlantis has generally received mixed reviews.
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