These types of fantasy adventure films are what I grew up watching, however this one did pass me by. After just watching it, I guess not seeing it wasn't too much of a bad thing. "Warlords of Atlantis" was the fourth feature in the cycle of director Kevin Connor and actor Doug McClure's partnership and probably my least favourite of the lot. Quite a dry and leaden experience with only small moments of excitement amongst its prehistoric backdrop of a diving expedition discovering the underwater city of Atlantis, which is guarded by rubber monsters. Looking like a low-budget, the adventure shows in its small-scale and its attention went towards to the tame special effects (though the large octopus design is decently done
so are its attack sequences) and low-rent set decors. A stalwart cast with the likes of Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, Lea Brodie and Michael Gothard are tolerable in their stock parts. The concept is imaginative, but the execution of it falls away with its systematic strokes, murkily uninteresting motivations and a script that's plodding in its details. Sure it's pure old-fashion escapism at heart, but it never lives up to the fun of it.
"Do not waste your energy on anger. Soon you will come to think of Atlantis as your only home."
"Do not waste your energy on anger. Soon you will come to think of Atlantis as your only home."