WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS (1978)

[The Burgomaster]

I picked up an excellent quality widescreen print of this movie on DVD-R from Cinema de Bizarre.

Sure it's bad, but it's fast-paced and fun (in a ridiculous sort of way).

Doug McClure (seems like he's always finding lost civilizations and/or weird, giant creatures) plays a 19th century inventor of a diving bell who goes on an expedition with a group of scientists and sailors.  They encounter giant sea and land creatures, including a rubbery octopus that eventually attacks their ship.  They also find the lost city of Atlantis, which is populated by Michael Gothard (in a terrible, wacky wig) and Cyd Chyarisse (who can't act).  Also along for the ride is a young John Ratzenberger (Cliff Clavin from CHEERS!)

As bad as it is, this is a nice little 90 minute time-waster.  The kind of movie you might watch on a Saturday afternoon while you're trying to recover from your excessive Friday night drinking.  I also have the other 3 (similar) Doug McClure movies on Midnite Movies DVDs (AT THE EARTH'S CORE, THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT, and THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT).  So, my life is at least partially complete.

I believe you can also see the whole movie on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxTOukGk_5g

[Monster Jungle X-Ray]

This is a film I enjoyed watching much like the other Doug McClure films you mentioned. I especially liked the scenes of the creatures attacking the city, something about that sequence has stuck with me over the years. Recommended for those who like adventure/Jules Verne type films.

[JPickettIII]

I love these types of movies.  I have the Land That Time Forgot and the People that Time Forgot.  I heard about the Warlords of Atlantis.  I will have to purchase this movie.  There was one other, I think that it is the At The Earths Core.

Fun Fun.

John

[BoyScoutKevin]

I've seen all four of the films with Doug McClure, and while they are all watchable, I've found "Warlords of Atlantis" to the be the least of them.