Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Rainey Dawn This one isn't too bad. It's about the evil Il re Yotar who's planing on taking over the entire world, controlling weather, and more - plus he's got the secret to immortality. Our hero is muscle man Obro who is considered a terrorist to Yotar because he's trying to stop Yotar's evil, diabolical plans to concur and rule all with his super science! But is Obro and his god stronger than the science that might destroy all?! (I'm sure you know the answer already without watching the film.) LOVE will end up conquering all Ha-ha! Really, this isn't a horrible Peplum Sci-Fi film. It's got entertaining moments with some fun but silly dialogue and special effects to keep it interesting enough.6/10

thestarkfist Wow! Here's a movie that really really breaks the goofy meter! This Italian epic chronicles the madcap antics of Yotar, king of fabled Atlantis and power-mad science maven. Thru the misapplied use of the advanced Atlantean technology Yotar is able to control the wills of almost everybody on the continent. At one point in the movie it is claimed that Yotar rules the entire planet! Amazing that he would still have time to make babies what with all the responsibilities that running the world must incur, but apparently that is the case because Yotar has a young son that he is determined to make immortal, no matter what the cost. Yotar future is looking so bright he has to wear shades at the beginning of the flick, but things are about to drastically change, for journeying across the vast wasteland that is Atlantis is steroid-popping Obro and his family, who are on their way to Metropolis, the capital city, to warn Yotar that his egregious scientific folly will bring down horrible destruction on them all! You can read more about the plot in the other reviews of this bizarre little cowflop of a film. I'll just offer a few observations. First, Atlantean science. These guys are so far advanced that they are able to generate a magnetic death ray that strips the flesh from the bones of men, and yet gunpowder seems to have eluded them. Once inside the walls of Metropolis the palace guards have to wield absurd looking spears and daggers with many twisted looking blades. Not a Colt 45 or hand grenade in sight! Kinda silly, eh wot?Second, the production design. Some of the other reviewers have praised the sets, etc. in this spunky little number, but here again, silly rules the day. The interiors of the city are little more than long hallways dotted with many pointy arches. There are no windows of any kind except in the room where the king keeps his young son prisoner, so most of the movie features these dark and airless interiors that are so depressing that it's surprising that most of Atlantis hasn't committed suicide long before Obro's arrival! The costumes are even more of a hoot. Obro, of course, is clad in a tight miniskirt with a thick belt, as befits any third rate Hercules clone. The Atlantean nobility wear these bizarre quilted fashions that are bunched and gathered in absurd places. They look both uncomfortable and impractical are sure to raise at least a snicker if you watch this thing. Yotar sports not a crown but a skull cap that bulges out from the back of his head enough to make you think that he might be a human-alien hybrid. I suspect that many of the initial designs for this production were rejected because they just weren't goofy enough.Thirdly, Gordon Mitchell. Apparently some of the other reviewers are familiar with the man and his cinematic efforts. This was my first experience with one of his movies. His physique speaks of many long and strenuous hours in the gym, as well as many painful shots in the buttocks. His face, on the other hand, tells a different story. He looks a lot like Eric Roberts after an all night bender. He spends a lot of time grimacing in this movie. He manages to look either pained or exhausted most of the time. I'll leave it up to you to decide whether or not that's enough to constitute "acting" or not. He never manages to achieve even a fraction of Steve Reeve's on- screen charisma.The fight scenes, and there are many, never rise above embarrassingly lame. I suspect that they were choreographed by William Shatner. In the last third of the movie the filmmakers decided to shroud the pointy hallways of Atlantis in a low-lying mist. Too bad. If they hadn't squandered so much of their budget on dry ice they might have been able to afford a decent model of a continent to blow-up when the destruction of Atlantis occurs. I can't finish my review without mentioning that, at the end of the film, Obro begins to wax philosophical about the divine spirit that his people worship and obey. According to him Yotar's allegiance to science has blinded him to the truth of the great guy in the sky and that is why the continent must be destroyed. I'm sure if he'd had a little more time he might have launched into a dissertation on Creation Science, but alas, the movie has to save time for endless shots of people drowning and being crushed, etc. etc. Take that, Richard Dawkins!

asinyne I am another one of the viewers who loved this film. Not exactly because its a great movie but because it just looks so freaking cool and is so super duper trippy man!! Some wild new rock band should absolutely show this thing on a large screen behind their next big gig. I found myself constantly pausing the movie just to freeze some of the especially visually compelling frames. This movie is just to much. Truly we have here a classic feature in the weird cinema genre. You can watch this for free on TV4u.com. What the heck is up with those freaky swords that look like dust mops...crazy! James Whale would have been proud to have his name attached to this one and Mario Bava's fingerprints are all over it..like somebody already mentioned. Holy freakout Batman...this flick should be a can't miss for fans of the truly trippy video scene. Whoa!

lonflexx Hmmm... outside of the poor dubbing, I don't really understand how this gets basted as a turkey. I suppose you could eat cheetos and drink beer and watch it with your buds. It's entertaining, but hardly Maciste Against Hercules In The Valley Of Woe or similar low budget quickies full of unintentional laughs. It's more sci-fi than sandal due to the urgent "message" it attempts to teach us modern scientific men. Evidently the producers saw in the script an important project because they lavished the greater part of their creative energies on the costumes, set designs, lighting and camera set-ups. Like movies today, the stars are not found in the cast but in the art director's studio. If it weren't in color, Giant Of Metropolis might easily be mistaken for some expressionistic epic cooked up by Fritz Lang in 1925 or one of those "new wave" European productions of The Ring cycle from the 60s and 70s. The heavy symbolism is transcribed visually, and the Roman crafts people behind the scenes must have been pleased at the oppressive but strangely beautiful world they realized. So don't expect much exciting action, character development or witty dialog. But do expect a Roman giant of sorts, one with an under-appreciated place in the ranks of thoughtfully produced sci-fi cinema.