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TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Spikeopath It's a George Pal film, who around this time in his career was playing fun with fantasy adventure films, even bringing some cartoonery and science into his equations. Atlantis, the Lost Continent is not a particularly good film, but it is a fun one if you have any sort of idea what to expect from this sort of production.Plot basically pitches a Greek fisherman to the task of bringing an Atlantean princess back to the supposed mythical city of Atlantis. He does, and soon wishes he hadn't since he is not welcomed and Atlantis might be coming to the end of its existence.It starts off pretty badly, cheese acting and scenes looking dreadfully cheap. Yet once we get to Atlantis things perk up, with an array of weird inhabitants and nutty religion marrying up with some nutty science. It's colourful, while the effects work ranges wildly from good to bad; which is the same as the screenplay come to think of it (studio interference and writers strikes hamstrung Pal no doubt). It's more "Z" grade than "B" schlock grade, and as has been noted by critics, it does indeed look like a cheap Roman adventure dressed up under a mythical name. Yet it is still pleasant enough of a viewing experience, with some nifty action scenes and the brisk finale ensuring that is the case. 6/10

berberian00-276-69085 This is the best Movie I could find on the Atlantis radiation theme, despite my utter disappointment and dismay - cf., "Atlantis, the Lost Continent" (1961); directed by George Pal. Now I am an old dog and shouldn't allow such mis-classification about a genre that provides lush opportunities for at least 20 movies to be made with box-office success. The problem is, as I see it, perhaps lack of good scenarios and even if they exist to be devoid of inner consistency because they interpret the Atlantic myth as Bronze Age culture, which is not! Plato said with absolute conviction in the dialogue "Critias" (left unfinished) that the story developed 9000 years before his lifetime - a war took place between those outside the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar and those who dwelt within them. Then he gives description of the Athenian civilization, where the Parthenon and other temple structures are not yet built; Athenians are at agriculturalist level of development.The Atlantis island is bequeathed to Hellenic god Poseidon, who fell in love with Cleito, the daughter of autochthones Evenor and Leucippe, which bear him five pairs of male twins. The eldest of these, Atlas, was made rightful king of the entire island and the ocean was called the Atlantic Ocean in his honor. Atlas's twin Gadeirus was given the extremity of the island towards the pillars of Hercules, and the other four pairs of twins — Ampheres and Evaemon, Mneseus and Autochthon, Elasippus and Mestor, and Azaes and Diaprepes — were also given "rule over many men, and a large territory." Those are the Kings of Atlantis. Then he describes the Royal Palace enclosed within three circular moats of increasing width, varying from one to three stadia and separated by rings of land proportional in size ... There is consistent effort in modern interpreters to make here an allusion with Crete-Mycenae structures and archaeology, while in my opinion the issue lies in much older mores and races.Consider the book from Lewis Spence, "History of Atlantis" (1927) - a hilarious piece of writing, would admonish someone, printed for enjoyment by an Occultist and Mythology expert. It is my favorite choice if I have to work on a scenario for Atlantis film. Unfortunately, the contents are not available on-line but I should avail myself to retell it briefly.Atlanteans are from the races of, so called, "Paleolithic Greeks" - Azilian and Aurignacian cultures (those are Cro-Magnon men living c. 10 000 B.C. and before, which had displaced Neanderthals and other ugly head savages from preceding eras). The Cro-Magnons are invaders of Europe from the Atlantic, that is to say, through land-bridges that are remnants of a sunken continent (relationship with Guanches of the Canary Islands). In their new territories of Pyrenees and Dordogne (South-West Europe) traces from their former culture exist in the Basque Language, exclusive Cave Art and fine implements from Wood, Flint and Horn. They have developed a symbolic system of notation (not alphabetic) with strokes, circles, crosses, zig-zags and ladder-like patterns. They build stone abodes for spiritual purposes. The Cro-Magnons were forerunners of modern Neolithic men. Many facts and artifacts about their culture remain uncertain. Enjoy Your Time!

Richie-67-485852 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...

Hans C. Frederick It's nice to see that a number of other commentators have observed that the folks at MGM were using the materials from a number of other(earlier) films to develop this one.After all,we use the left over pot roast,potatoes,onions,and gravy to make roast beef hash.Now,I first saw this film in the Summer of 1961.(How the time does fly when you're having fun.)And,being 9 years old at that time,I thought it was great.(Remember,I was a kid.)Not only did they use the shots from "Quo Vadis",but also concepts from "The Time Machine,""The Island of Dr. Moreau",and "The island of Lost Souls."And,so many of the costumes,props,and that Minotaur idol from "The Prodigal."No new ideas,just new combinations.Somebody earlier commented that Paul Frees supplied the voice for Edgar Stehli as the sick,tired,old king.I wonder why.Edgar;s voice was just superb for a lonely,senile man.Did he require a resonant basso profundo?