This movie takes goofiness and cheesiness to whole new levels but it’s hard to dislike it.
A bathysphere is caught in an undersea volcanic eruption. The crew, who were accompanied by photojournalist Perry Lawton (Richard Jaeckel), mostly sustain only minor injuries and find they’ve been rescued by a mysterious submarine.
The submarine, the Alpha, is commanded by Captain Craig McKenzie (Joseph Cotten). At first we think he’s going to be a Captain Nemo type but he’s one of the good guys. He has plenty of experience, being 204 years old. Things will get a bit stranger when they arrive at Latitude Zero, a vast utopian underwater city.
One of the crew members, Dr Masson needs emergency medical care that can only be provided at Latitude Zero. He’s under the care of Dr Anne Barton (Linda Haynes). I don’t know about you but when I need specialised medical care it always fills me with confidence when the treating doctor is a scantily-clad young hot babe. I just know that I’m going to get healed.
The marvels of Latitude Zero are partly due to eminent scientists who have been kidnapped and taken there. But not kidnapped in a bad way. Kidnapped in a good way. And they get to work for the betterment of humanity.
Captain Craig McKenzie has a sworn enemy, Dr Malic (Cesar Romero). They had been students together nearly 200 years earlier. Dr Malic has how secret headquarters on a tiny island known as Black Rock. He and his mistress Lucretia (Patricia Medina) spend their days plotting evilness. Dr Malic has a super high tech submarine as well, the Black Shark, commanded by the evil but glamorous Captain Kuroiga (Hikaru Kuroki).The trouble is that she’s in love with Malic and he takes way too much interest in her and as a result Lucretia is insanely jealous. And trust me, you don’t want to get on the wrong side of Lucretia.
A team from Latitude Zero was about to kidnap (in a good way) a Japanese scientist and his daughter but Malic’s henchmen strike first and kidnap them (in a bad way). The scientist has discovered an anti-radiation serum which could be used as a means of achieving world domination.
The crew at the bathysphere are eager to help Captain McKenzie in his struggle against Malik. They will have to face Malik’s terrifying monsters.
This is a utopian movie and it’s a mad scientist movie. It borrows ideas from countless sources.
A bathysphere is caught in an undersea volcanic eruption. The crew, who were accompanied by photojournalist Perry Lawton (Richard Jaeckel), mostly sustain only minor injuries and find they’ve been rescued by a mysterious submarine.
The submarine, the Alpha, is commanded by Captain Craig McKenzie (Joseph Cotten). At first we think he’s going to be a Captain Nemo type but he’s one of the good guys. He has plenty of experience, being 204 years old. Things will get a bit stranger when they arrive at Latitude Zero, a vast utopian underwater city.
One of the crew members, Dr Masson needs emergency medical care that can only be provided at Latitude Zero. He’s under the care of Dr Anne Barton (Linda Haynes). I don’t know about you but when I need specialised medical care it always fills me with confidence when the treating doctor is a scantily-clad young hot babe. I just know that I’m going to get healed.
The marvels of Latitude Zero are partly due to eminent scientists who have been kidnapped and taken there. But not kidnapped in a bad way. Kidnapped in a good way. And they get to work for the betterment of humanity.
Captain Craig McKenzie has a sworn enemy, Dr Malic (Cesar Romero). They had been students together nearly 200 years earlier. Dr Malic has how secret headquarters on a tiny island known as Black Rock. He and his mistress Lucretia (Patricia Medina) spend their days plotting evilness. Dr Malic has a super high tech submarine as well, the Black Shark, commanded by the evil but glamorous Captain Kuroiga (Hikaru Kuroki).The trouble is that she’s in love with Malic and he takes way too much interest in her and as a result Lucretia is insanely jealous. And trust me, you don’t want to get on the wrong side of Lucretia.
A team from Latitude Zero was about to kidnap (in a good way) a Japanese scientist and his daughter but Malic’s henchmen strike first and kidnap them (in a bad way). The scientist has discovered an anti-radiation serum which could be used as a means of achieving world domination.
The crew at the bathysphere are eager to help Captain McKenzie in his struggle against Malik. They will have to face Malik’s terrifying monsters.
This is a utopian movie and it’s a mad scientist movie. It borrows ideas from countless sources.
It’s clearly pitched at kids although there are few creepy scenes involving Malic’s insane experiments. There’s a very cool submarine battle.
The science and technology are wildly crazy comic-book stuff. Try not to think about scientific plausibility.
Cesar Romero is in splendid form, overacting outrageously. He’s more a Batman villain than a Bond villain. Patricia Medina oozes evilness and feminine jealousy.
The special effects run the gamut from very cool to incredibly cheesy. The visual style is bizarre. Joseph Cotten’s uniform is a sight to behold.
It’s amazingly goofy but it’s lively and fun. Highly recommended if your tolerance for cheesiness is very high. It’s amazingly goofy but it’s lively and fun. Highly recommended if your tolerance for cheesiness is very high. It’s a bit hard to find but the Spanish DVD is around and offers a very nice transfer.
Cesar Romero is in splendid form, overacting outrageously. He’s more a Batman villain than a Bond villain. Patricia Medina oozes evilness and feminine jealousy.
The special effects run the gamut from very cool to incredibly cheesy. The visual style is bizarre. Joseph Cotten’s uniform is a sight to behold.
It’s amazingly goofy but it’s lively and fun. Highly recommended if your tolerance for cheesiness is very high. It’s amazingly goofy but it’s lively and fun. Highly recommended if your tolerance for cheesiness is very high. It’s a bit hard to find but the Spanish DVD is around and offers a very nice transfer.
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