Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Sorry, this movie sucks

Sadly Over-hyped

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

The idea of a Atlantis...lost continent and what may have happened to it is intriguing and this movie takes us into that world. It is not perfect, but let it suspend your beliefs for a time and enjoy it for what it is....Good points to ponder throughout the movie and the beginning is very well presented. It sets you up quite well. Afterall, what did happen to Atlantis? Keep in mind that there was quite a bit of known knowledge around thousands of years ago that was quite extra ordinary. The concept of batteries is evidenced to be thousands of years old yet we give it no thought. Furthermore,it was a standing rule in Egypt that when you visited and had anything in writing, they were allowed to copy it. Thus the great library was created having knowledge from all over the world only to be destroyed later on. Where did all the knowledge that Atlantis had go? Why did it go? They were ahead of their time these Atlantisians...This movie will help you with that thought....Enjoy...

Always loved this movie,first saw it in the movies when I was 11.One of those Sat.afternoon kinda days.Then waited for it to be on TV,3-4 times a year.George Pal...some say not one of his better films,but "Who Cares"...I'm 55 now,and would watch it if it was on at 4:00 in the morning,I'd set the alarm.Also loved Frank De Kova,good Old Chief Wild Eagle,from F-Troop fame.All in all,it was a movie I could watch anytime,and never get board.Todays movies are Too Computerized....they depend on Special Effects for pretty much 1/2 the movies now adays. There's just something missing,with todays movies,...but sometimes less is more.But when I watch those old movies,it kinda brings you back to the days when you were still a kid,and you can't put a price tag on that..Jimi

I remember seeing this film as a 14 year old in 1961 at a Saturday afternoon matinée...my brother and I were supposed to go to a Detroit Tiger baseball game but it was rained out...what to do? We went to see this movie and I have always remembered it and loved it. Back in the late 50s, early 60s Hollywood was putting out a lot of science fiction fantasy films, like "Seventh Voyage of Sinbad", "Jack the Giant Killer", "Mysterious Island" and all of the sword and sandal Hercules movies with Steve Reeves and other musclemen. What could you not like about this film as a kid? A beautiful princess, a submarine in the shape of a fish, giant monsters fighting our hero in a fire/water pit, animal men with bull heads and horns, a giant sea monster Neptune showing our hero and his princess through the pillars of Hercules on their way to Atlantis and plenty of evil sorcerers and villains. A good love story to boot with our hero Demetrious winning the love of his lady Antillia and getting out of Atlantis just before the submerging and destruction of the mythical land. Edward Platt who was on the TV show "Get Smart" as the chief in a role as a minister/prophet who foretells the doom of the fabled continent. I fell in love with Joyce Taylor, the princess Antillia way back then....only problem is that our hero, played by Anthony Hall looked like he could have used some time in the gym training with Steve Reeves. On the very thin side for a hero to fight giants and evil rulers. Great science fiction stuff for the 60s.

"Atlantis, The Lost Continent," starts out rather interestingly enough, but it soon dovetails into cliché heaven. After seeing some other George Pal productions I was amazed and amused that this would be one of his lesser ventures. John Dall seems to be doing a quasi-imitation of the cartoon character "Snidely Whiplash," jeering and leering as needed. Barry Kroeger as the surgeon is appropriately evil & one can't help but cheer to see what happens to him in the end. The two main leads are adequate enough, let's face it, this isn't high drama, more like high camp. The film suffers from too much use of footage from other movies, "Quo Vadis" and "The Last days Of Pompei" come to mind, as well as passages from the film score from the original "Time Machine." I found myself laughing at the costumes, and I see in the credits that no one was named, and maybe it's a good thing. Edward Platt as the high priest is given the task if wearing a birthday cake on his head, while something that looks like a distant relative if "Big Bird," does double duty on a couple of heads. It's as if the designer (if there was one) couldn't decide on one style or period. It's a good "rainy afternoon film."