Bad Movie Review: Atlantis

[@markiangooley]

I thought that Atlantis was supposed to have been an ordinary continent, with no underwater civilization but a somewhat advanced ordinarily-aboveground one, that sank into the ocean, killing almost everyone involved.

[@sartanawillpay7977]

Yes, I have no idea why people think a continent sinking into the sea in a sudden cataclysm would result in an underwater civilization. Did everyone instantly evolve gills or something?

[@ajivins1]

Seattle.

[@ricosuave6898]

​ @Sartana Will Pay Comic books popularized the trope in the mid 20th century. Aquaman and Namor rule undersea cities of Atlantis.

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

@@sartanawillpay7977 ya we all know that story belongs to the Lost City of Atlanta Due to the coke factory leaking

[@sartanawillpay7977]

@@ConnorNotyerbidness or was it using too much water trying to put out General Sherman's fires?

[@lisakozlowski4057]

I think the Master is also the Grinch who stole Christmas.

[@DonaldRilea]

"We're always on the look-out for a good Atlantis movie!" -"This, however, is not one of them!!!"

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

The best Atlantis movie is still George Pal's 1961''Atlantis The Lost Continent'' which, despite a straight-jacketed budget, still delivers thanks to a good story.

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

Interesting.. I've never thought of Atlantis as an underwater civilization Just as one that sank and got wiped out..

[@thribs]

That’s in the comic books that interpretation

[@danthsmith]

It’s actually a home movies so it’s really quite admirable

[@andresschiffino1262]

Warlords of Atlantis starring Doug McClure is a classic good/bad film.

[@Enevan1968]

You mean Troy McLure. (I'll get my coat)

[@tskmaster3837]

The Atlantis problem is that the interesting part is if it exists or not; If it exists there's no mystery and if it doesn't there's no movie.

[@andrewyoung2796]

Fatalist💚

[@johnsmith-nn2hs]

Schrödinger's Atlantis.😅

[@Al_NERi]

Murphy was a prodigy. I love his movies, no apologies.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

I've never seen any of his (and don't plan on changing that) but whatever else this one's flaws might be I have to admire his ambition.

[@inanimatecarbongod]

4:40 I can't help but feel uncle Herschell would've thought that "effect" was excessively shoddy.

[@paulgreen6925]

for a movie about Atlantis there not any under water scenes Great review!!

[@Daikaiju-dc5mt]

Surely you have heard of Warlords of Atlantis from 1978 starring Doug McClure fighting big rubber Monsters. That has to at least have something for you!

[@SlothinAintEasy]

Well. He’s not wrong. It’s a wonderful view

[@ThreadBomb]

The makeup for the Master actually looks pretty impressive - until he takes his robe off.

[@KipVaughan]

Western Lights is a good movie talking about Atlantis from around the same year.

[@charlesmento5968]

The young man is not named Timor, he is named Meelo.

[@thirdeye4747]

Brilliant! I love these reviews. Very funny!

[@arkayoarkayo4739]

"I knew this was going to be a disaster". 😂

[@ericjanssen394]

What about Disney’s Atlantis?…Oh, wait, you asked for a GOOD one. 😛 May we assume the ‘61 George Pal version, and it’s self-righteous postwar Germany allegory, is not an option?

[@jasonpratt5126]

Uh, yeah most Atlantis movies are about Atlantis BEFORE it fell, and so was still above water. Still, if you want a good Atlantis movie, rejoice! Arguably the best Atlantis movie ever made was released only a few years ago! The DCEU Aquaman. (I've heard the animated film with Michael J. Fox is good, too. Both are set underwater.)

[@mattmallecoccio8378]

Anybody hear about the dislike button being removed from KZbin? How fortunate that nobody dislikes Dark Corners

[@dannystaton5386]

I apparently missed a few videos

[@Nosregni]

Someone called The Master dooms Atlantis by acquiring a magical crystal and seducing the queen? Plus the Minotaur, time travel and a vague unidentifiable present-day? It’s a rip-off of the Pertwee era Doctor Who story The Time Monster! With an even lower budget!!!

[@spectreagent00]

Warlords of Atlantis is great

[@skaetur1]

I SUBSCRIBED!

[@thribs]

Disney’s Atlantis is pretty good

[@ritawing1064]

De Falla's "Atlantida" is pretty dire, too, perhaps it just brings out the worst in everyone?

[@AROBASPARK]

Wait - 1991? It looks like an Italian Movie from the 60s - or at least a C 80's movie!!

[@sartanawillpay7977]

All it needs to be a 60's sword and sandals movie is a bare chested muscle man with a name like Hercules. Ursus or Machiste.

[@mrhaag]

I'm always amazed that a channel that's been around as long as this one and has such good content doesn't have more subscribers and views.

[@CaptOrbit]

I'm sure Robin and the rest of the Dark Corners crew are too. I really do try and get the word out to anyone I know that likes film. This channel deserves way more subs.

[@a.champagne6238]

I love this channel so much that I became a parreon at Shadow level.

[@ThreadBomb]

@@a.champagne6238 Same.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

I've been around since the days when the channel seemed stuck on just a few hundred viewers. I guess it's all relative!

[@a.champagne6238]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 I stumbled upon this when Covid first hit and was in lockdown. Must have watched every video within two weeks. I'll take this over the MST3K reboot.

[@andrewparsons2391]

I dunno how 'bad' it is, but what about 1978's WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS, starring Doug McClure? You may remember him from such films as AT THE EARTH'S CORE and THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

[@davesworld7961]

This looks like a bunch of guys at a costume party noticed someone brought a camcorder and decided to make a movie on the spot.

[@SanFran51]

And no you aren't watching a Christmas British Panto.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@SanFran51it’s not organized enough to be one

[@bostonrailfan2427]

not far of though

[@Esl1999]

Looks straight out of the mid eighties.

[@thrashpondopons2776]

Hershel Gordon Lewis Re-Making 'Modern Times'!?! Great Imagery!

[@grapeshot]

Oh Atlantis you can be whatever a person's vivid imagination wants you to be.

[@andrewyoung2796]

Beautiful women ( comfortable bras)

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

And even what people's lacklustre imaginations want it to be. 😁

[@Mikey_Clarkie]

Or whatever their budget can manage:)

[@tecumsehcristero]

Just get The Doctor, preferably Tom Baker, to defeat The Master.

[@ericjanssen394]

Tom Baker was too busy fighting Sinbad.

[@CaptOrbit]

You may be able to get Mike and Torgo the White to defeat the Master.

[@tecumsehcristero]

@@ericjanssen394 I love the seventh voyage of sinbad. Tom Baker brings a statue of Kali to life to fight sinbad

[@ericjanssen394]

@@tecumsehcristero That’s “Golden Voyage” - Although Seventh’s not bad either.

[@tecumsehcristero]

@@ericjanssen394 that's right it's the golden voyage. Damn those movies were badass. I've never seen the one with the mechanical minotaur 'Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger' I think it's called

[@matthewh.9544]

I thought Atlantis the Lost Continent was bad, but compared to this it's Citizen Kane. 😅

[@DeanStrickson]

I just watched this one last week. I thought George Pal could do no wrong. I was mistaken. Woof.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Is that the one with the descendants of Spanish conquistadors?

[@ctam112003]

@@andrewgwilliam4831 That's the Hammer "Lost Continent" from 1968. It's bonkers, too, but interesting.

[@rsacchi100]

It is surprising it was a '91 vintage movie. I suppose it was the tail end of the '80s Sword and Sourcey craze. Have you reviewed "Atlantis: The Lost Continent" (1961)?

[@steealconwyrick1999]

I get that this was zero-budget, but this was made in _1991?_ Mind-blowing.

[@richmcgee434]

It really does look like something the Seventies would have been embarrassed by, doesn't it?

[@BigSlimyBlob]

You mean Atlantis sinks at the end? What an unpredictable twist! Here, let me watch this other film, it's about a huge ship called... the Titanic? Maybe it will have an equally unpredictable twist ending.

[@buzzawuzza3743]

If you watch this film with the sound turned off and start playing a Pink Floyd album and you happen to like Pink Floyd you won't be doing too bad.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Sure, it doesn’t synch up at _all…_ but hey! You’re still listening to Pink Floyd, eh?

[@8bitsnkboy472]

Obviously Warlords of Atlantis is the Movie you're looking for!

[@euansmith3699]

"Handy for finding the toilet at night." 😂😂😂

[@richmcgee434]

Also for appearing in censored Japanese hentai.

[@mariakelly1059]

3:49 Robin: "Back to the plot" Me: "Plot? This movie has a plot?"

[@GleeChan]

Have you tried Warlords of Atlantis or the Undersea Kingdom serial (meant to copy Flash Gordon)?

[@euansmith3699]

I seem to remember that Undersea Kingdom ends with Ray "Crash" Corrigan escaping from Atlantis in a spaceship; presumably shattering the crystal dome that keeps out the ocean?

[@roddmatsui3554]

Ohhhhhh boy.

[@AquamentusLives]

Your editing continues to be top notch 👌

[@TheNecessaryEvil]

Dante in Clerks: Atlantis- I shouldn’t be here, it’s a mistake. This is supposed to be my day off.

[@kali3665]

Still the only one I can think of is George Pal's "Atlantis The Lost Continent," and it's one of Pal's worst films. Of course, Aquaman comes from Atlantis, and -- sooner or later -- I am sure we're going to get a movie with Namor the Sub-Mariner.

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

I think it's a good idea not a bad one when an "evil queen" in a mythical country sounds more like a snooty American girl. Like in this movie, and a few others (like OUTLAW OF GOR).

[@theblocksays]

Gawd even Outlaw of Gor had a bigger looking budget then this, Donna Denton was way hotter too.XD

[@ajivins1]

I don't understand. How did he make this? Where did he get the money? It's a lavish home movie. Where was the market? Did it even make it to video?

[@SanFran51]

1:44 Costume Designer: "Hey boss we only had thirty pounds left in the costume budget don't you think we should get some clothes from the local charity shop?" Director: "FUCK IT THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH!"

[@AmityvilleFan]

hands-grab-my-boobs bras should be the norm Btw, any of you familiar with the work of director Mark Polonia?

[@SanFran51]

2:19 "Man the early acting days of the Jolly Green Giant was very rough."

[@billmurray7473]

This 🎥 is another example of Murphy's Law. Everything that could go wrong DID go wrong.

[@siegfriedkleinmartins7816]

HE HE HE HE HE HEEEEELP.... I'M HAVING A STROKE.... CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.... THIS WAS AMAZINGLY LUDICROUS WOULD MADE ED WOOD PROUD

[@shannondore]

I watch DC so I can add awesome movies to my watch list. But now I got a new list thanks to Robin... the don't even bother list.

[@teammeteamus.8315]

Now I want to watch Fire Maidens from Outer Space. “Welcome to new Atlantis!” Orbiting Jupiter…

[@jannewass4540]

Thanks again for a great review! But why would an Atlantis film need to feature an underwater civilisation? The myth of Atlantis is a precursor of the Biblical myth of the Fall of Man and the Garden of Eden. Atlantis was supposed to have been an island inhabited by a highly civilised race that through its own hubris fell out of favour with the Gods -- causing the island sinking into the sea, wiping out the Atlantean race. There is no underwater civilisation in this myth.

[@smacksalad]

Robin wonders where or when this is set. Whereas Im left wondering 'why' about the whole thing tbh :)

[@josephmatthews9866]

Possibly look for an Italian muscle man from the 60s movie called GIANT OF THE METROPOLIS . It's pretty odd ...

[@DarkCornersReviews]

We reviewed it many, many years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emjPYWqPo7WNhZY&pp=ygUgZGFyayBjb3JuZXJzIGdpYW50IG9mIG1ldHJvcG9saXM%3D

[@lewisdoherty7621]

There needs to be a movie where the villain says, "Release the cockroaches."

[@CaptOrbit]

In that case you will want to check out this review from Robin and the crew. It might actually be right up your alley. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnmZfmiMZ9OUaMU

[@Reader-Copy]

I've been enjoying your bad movie reviews for some time. Please considering reviewing "In the Folds of the Flesh" (1970) - a Spanish and Italian "giallo" which should be a cinch for you. It is truly sick, but also very fun, and quite unusual.

[@spiderlime]

the possible source for the name anteea may be the novel l'atlantide by pierre benoit, or the movie adaptations thereof

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

"Warlords of Atlantis" made an impact on me as a kid. I'd imagine it's less good seen through an adult's eyes, but it must surely be worth a watch?

[@Gappasaurus]

1:54 _THAT GUY_ is The Master?! 🤨 The late, great Roger Delgado would be ashamed 😓

[@SanFran51]

"All hail Queen Ataya. And her mighty hairspray!"

[@billmurray7473]

The Master? So this is where he goes when he's not plaguing Dr. Who.

[@danddoty3981]

They had the nerve to put this on video and thought people would pay money to see it? Robin? Graham? At least tell me there were some naked chicks in this movie. Because that was the cheapest thing they could have done to save it. If they didn't , the backers would have lynched them.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

Does make those later Emmanuelle porn flicks seem more worthwhile, don't they?

[@danddoty3981]

@@johnathonhaney8291 And the plot for those movies made way more sense.

[@danielwellington5317]

Michael J Murphy is a fascinating director. His films are shot like Children's BBC dramas from the 80s, but directed and acted like low rent porn - only without the actual porn!!!

[@rusty9934]

Thanks dark Corners this is a good one appreciate it man

[@TheMartinChronicles]

Aw, I wanna live in the palace of the tin foil giant.

[@bloodrunsclear]

‘The Master…I don’t know WHO he is supposed to be’ Was that intentional?

[@wildman2012]

"Back to the plot..." -Yeah, right! LOL

[@arsenixa]

I remember enjoying Il Gigante di Metropolis (1961). But finding a decent version in English is probably going to be difficult. I watched the excellent widescreen french dvd (no english)

[@tonysantiago255]

Check KZbin under a channel called Rob Boberts. He married the English dub to a good color print from Italy. Unfortunately, it's not for sale anywhere.

[@J_D_Sisson]

Michael J Murphy's films always have that early 90s crap British porn flavour to them, and like a Ben Dover film you start having post-nut clarity long before the climax. It's the mullets and the lurking-in-the-bushes accents. And that's just the girls.

[@andrewyoung2796]

'" post nut. Clarity '"

[@CorbCorbin]

90’s? I guess your right. I forget how much hairspray made into the 90’s, not to mention mouse and gels.

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

There's a George Pal-produced Atlantis movie from the '50s or '60s or something. I always associate him with Gumby and the Puppetoons thanks to this random VHS my sister and I used to have when we were kids, but this is much more in line with his War of the Worlds if I'm guessing, haha - to be honest, I haven't seen his Atlantis in forever. Maybe Gumby's in it, lol :P Either way, I don't know if it's "good-bad" or just very... of the time. It probably feels like any number of old, cheesy-but-endearing, effects-driven epics like Clash of the Titans or all those Italian Hercules movies, y'know? That's the only real Atlantis movie I can sort of suggest looking into, because the only ones I can think of besides that are Aquaman and Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, neither of which have any chance of fitting what you're looking for. ... wait a minute, I think one of those Italian-made Hercules movies WAS about Atlantis! Lemme check that... yeah, here it is. "Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis" or "Hercules and the Captive Women" which is apparently the (incredibly lame) name of the dubbed, English version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2LFkKmdasp-rpI

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

Oh my God - they stole Sybil Danning's bra from BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and contorted it into the Dress of TAD (Tedious Agonizing Death)!!! DA FIENDS!!!

[@haroldalexander8593]

I'd check Kevin Connors' WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS or Ruggero Deodato's ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS.

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

I can't help but wish that "The Master" could have been played by Kenneth Williams, of "Carry On..." fame. Granted, the sex scene would have been tricky, but still, he would have taken really bad shlock and elevated it to solid gold shlock!😉

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

For anyone who likes Peplum movies (which definitely isn't everyone), there's CONQUEROR OF ATLANTIS, which is pretty wild.

[@Collector261]

Did you ever review “Atlantis The Lost Continent” produced by George Pal?

[@zerberuz8631]

I knew MIKE MURPHY back in 1973 as we both collected Peplum movies. I invited him to visit Canada but soon found he was an alcoholic. I could barely afford the Scotch bill for his habit. Plus he was sarcastic and rude to my friends. Mike enjoyed visiting the CN Tower and Niagara Falls. I am sure he died young because of his vices.

[@earlleeruhf3130]

Didn't George Pal the man that made War of the Worlds and The Time Machine also make an Atlantis film? Have you reviewed that one?

[@D_Rogers]

The only Atlantis I can think of that was an underwater civilisation, is from Aquaman comics... :D Oh, well.. At least it's not Marvel movies..

[@weshumphrey6299]

Maybe Paramount has some Atlantis?

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

And mainstream actresses complain about having to wear a push-up bra or corset to maintain a sexy figure onscreen? If they saw the groping metal hand armor the bodyguard wears in this, I'm sure they would drop their previous complaints! Even the Organic Armor brand here in Asheville would say that's WAY too literal for THEIR style! Yeesh!!!

[@godetonter4764]

Looks like this 1992 Atlantis combined 1950s Tin Foil costume Sci Fi with late 1980s Slasher craze . Looks like Dr Giggles meets Forbidden Planet in this masterpiece. Cannibalism and pagan Gods go hand in hand with women that have mid 1980s hairstyles, valley girl accents and a woman with a bra that resembling claws digging into her flesh

[@tonysantiago255]

George Pals 1960s Atlantis: The Lost Continent is not his best work, but servicably enjoyable enough. Also an Italian production from the same period: Giant of Metropolis has some excellent stylish set and costume designs reminiscent of Planet of the Vampires. Unfortunately, the story structure and hero lack cohesiveness. But it's pretty to look at if a bit weird. Someone calling themself Rob Boberts on KZbin, took the English language dub and married it to a good color copy from the Italian print. All the others have extremely washed out color. Both movies are worth a look.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

Why not a Good Movie Review of George Pal's 1961"Atlantis The Lost Continent" ?

[@richmcgee434]

Hmmm...it's not technically Atlantis, but if you haven't done it already perhaps the 1969 film Captain Nemo and the Underwater City might fit the bill? I dimly recall it as not being terrible, and it certainly has both an advanced-tech undersea city and some philosophical musings. Also some fairly nifty submarine designs - or at least kid me thought they were neat.

[@Jeff-wr1fs]

Apologies if you have done "WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS". I love it. Thanks for your consideration.

[@annvictor9627]

Atlantis movies go for the destruction at the end, as in "Atlantis the Lost Continent" from 1961, which I remember watching on TV when I was a kid.

[@cujoedaman]

4:15 Oh, wonderful, now all I can think of is 'Old Gregg'.

[@shannondore]

Omg! You're right... his mangina glowed.😆

[@cujoedaman]

@@shannondore Now I have the sudden urge to drink Bailey's... creamy... and do watercolors.

[@thribs]

What about the Stargate Atlantis pilot? Thats a movie.

[@RavenHouseMystery]

Regarding the bodyguard's bra, I was going to make a Weinstein reference. Is it too early?😏

[@linkeragon7885]

sorry no good bad suggestions here just a genuinely good film and one of the best Disney ever made{there i said it} Atlantis: The Lost Empire witch is admittedly the only Atlantis film i have ever seen

[@zaphodthenth]

This is one of the " Movies with implied female nudity" that didn't actually have any nudity, and whose target audience were teenage boys. Plus these were cheap to make and thus always made a profit.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

i disagree: since Atlantis is meant to be a lost continent, having it underwater isn’t necessary if you establish that it’s a long vanished foreign land…now if they fail to do that, then there’s a problem

[@coyoteartist]

I don't know that the only point of an Atlantis movie should be to be in the "water logged city of Atlantis" Sure that's a valid concept and all but there's so much you could do with the fact that this was suppose to be an actual land mass with an advanced civilization on it

[@brianfuller757]

I've seen this twice and it's definitely entertaining. It's not good but at least fun. I'm certain there's a good Alantis movie but I haven't yet seen it.

[@mattfritz1]

Warlords of Atlantis with Doug McClure