Jeanskynebu the audience applauded
Greenes Please don't spend money on this.
UnowPriceless hyped garbage
Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Woodyanders A motley group of folks go to a remote tropical island in search of a fortune in pearls. The group encounters an ancient tribe of primitive people who need a male from the group to mate with beautiful blonde Syrene (the extremely fetching Leigh Christian, who spends the entire film cavorting about in a skimpy bikini) in order to preserve their bloodline. Director Eddie Romero keeps the enjoyable story moving along at a snappy pace, maintains an engaging breezy tone throughout, and stages the exciting last reel action with rip-roaring aplomb. The solid cast of reliable B-pic regulars helps a lot: Patrick Wayne as nice guy diver Vic Mathias, John Ashley as two-bit conniving con man Logan, Lenore Stevens as foxy scientist Kathy Vernon, George Nader as imposing ruler Nereus, and Vic Diaz as amiable fisherman Manuel. However, Sid Haig easily steals the show with his delightfully energetic portrayal of smooth pimp East Eddie. Justo Paulino's bright cinematography provides an attractive sparkling look and boasts lots of impressive underwater photography. The inbred natives with their googly Ping-Pong ball eyes are a real goofy sight to behold. Entertaining drive-in fare.
missmonochrome A fisherman (the always amusing Vic Diaz) heads to the big city to sell some rare pearls to the local pimp/dealer/criminal of all trades East Eddie(trash cinema king Sid Haig). Smelling more money where that came from, Eddie rounds up a crew for an expedition to the source of the gems. Fence Logan (John Ashley), scuba diver Vic (Patrick Wayne) and a lovely lady scientist Katherine (Lenore Stevens, who is quite beautiful) head off in search of this island for fame, career advancement(Katherine) and a small fortune in pearls (everyone else).The island is populated by some laughably bug eyed villagers(their "eyes" are masks/headdresses that look like they belong in a primary school Halloween parade) ruled over by the slinky blonde Syrene (Leigh Christian)who spends the entire film amply filling a brief bikini. They are accommodating of the outsiders initially, because they need Syrene to mate with one of them to insure the survival of the fish/half mer people/whatever.Folks get greedy, natives get suspicious and betrayal, mayhem and general silliness ensues.The underwater photography is of better quality than you'd expect, both female leads are attractive in skimpy sunwear, John Ashley is kept to a minimum of stinking up the joint, and Sid Haig gives us his usual delightful scene stealing.In addition, for a PG film, "Beyond Atlantis" manages to hit a lot of exploitation touch points ( abundant skin showing, a Syrene vs. Katherine catfight, some piranha action, explosions, a giggle inducing underwater "mating" scene and Sig Haig's sleazy heavy delivering goofy machismo camp with style).Lightweight and by no means a classic with a rather unsatisfying ending, "Beyond Atlantis" is still a fun little trifle of the drive in era, and worth watch if you have a few hours to spare.
dbborroughs Turkey of a film. A Filipino fantasy film about the quest for pearls on a secret island where a bunch of bug eyed islanders (when you see them you'll start laughing and want to turn it off) are ruled by a beautiful blond who looks normal.The cast includes Patrick Wayne and Sid Haig and is so silly and stupid that its almost enjoyable.Almost.Its a trash film that you'll either love of hate. I'm going to bet on hate, which is a shame since the cast is good and the crew behind the camera is responsible for the Blood Island films as well as many other good exploitation films. If you get a chance to see this, take a pass, there are better films out there.3 out of 10
GLENN CRESPO This was a very enjoyable film, combination of horror, action, plot and some comedy. Sid Haig was very memorable as East Eddie. Had some of the better lines to deliver. John Ashley made the transition from teen star to producer and Patrick Wayne was the perfect choice for the square-jawed hero. Leigh Christian was ....hmmmmm... and the final film appearance of George Nader...too bad the other entries "Womanhunt","Beast Of The Yellow Night",and "Black Mamba" couldn't put together the same formula.
