I decided to watch this movie, simply for the presence of Peter Cushing & Terrance Stamp. I ignored the very low rating on IMDb, and decided to go ahead with watching this one. Serves me right! This movie was a complete waste of time and one of the worst movies I have ever seen, period. The island is filled with prehistoric monsters alright, but they are laughably bad; one is reminiscent from The Creature of The Black Lagoon, and we also get some silly looking people that are covered in seaweed and other stuff from the sea. It takes place in the islands of Spain, so the cinematography is certainly beautiful, but even that gets old after a while. It's also filled with this annoyingly happy music, which is constant throughout the film. I understand that this is partially a comedy, but it wasn't needed in my opinion. Peter Cushing's role is very limited, almost to a glorified cameo. It's a thankless role which I'm assuming was for a much needed paycheck. Terrance Stamp doesn't have much screen time either. I'm sure it's a role he has quickly put out of his mind. Ian Sera makes for a weak hero in Jeff. David Hatton grated my nerves as Thomas, and I couldn't stand his shrilled voice or his whiny performance. He's meant to be the comedic relief, but he's terribly unfunny. What was the point of that twist ending? The movie was so laborious, did they think we would give a damn? I don't know what they were thinking when this was green-lit, but this was one of the worst 90 minutes or so I've ever spent in my life
Final Thoughts: You want the headache that comes with this? Be my guest. I usually am rebellious when it comes to such low ratings, but in this case it is richly deserved. You won't see many films that are worse than this. Avoid it like the plague
DUD
Final Thoughts: You want the headache that comes with this? Be my guest. I usually am rebellious when it comes to such low ratings, but in this case it is richly deserved. You won't see many films that are worse than this. Avoid it like the plague
DUD