
A Victorian scientist and his young American backer set off in their new earth-boring machine with a short test on a Welsh mountain. Unfortunately the thing is rather more powerful than expected and they end up in an enormous cavern at the centre of the earth. Here they find a race of humans enslaved to evil oversized prehistoric birds with extra-sensory abilities. The travellers decide they can be some help, the more so as at least one of the slaves is very eye-catching.... (Full plot summary below)
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A Victorian scientist and his young American backer set off in their new earth-boring machine with a short test on a Welsh mountain. Unfortunately the thing is rather more powerful than expected and they end up in an enormous cavern at the centre of the earth. Here they find a race of humans enslaved to evil oversized prehistoric birds with extra-sensory abilities. The travellers decide they can be some help, the more so as at least one of the slaves is very eye-catching.
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| CineVueCleaver PattersonFeaturing McClure, Cushing and Monroe, these films based on novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs highlight that author’s penchant for adventure stories. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonScantily clad Ms Munro, vengeful telepathic pterodactyls and cut-price explosions comprise a familiar mix, but it's daft enough to enjoy if you're in a schoolboy mood. |
| EmpireIan NathanThere were a few sci-fi movies in the 70s that managed to transcend the genre and become fairly well known in the mainstream. This weren't one of 'em and for good reason. |
| Fantastica DailyChuck O'LearyGood, old-fashioned rubber-monster movie fun. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertYou remember Captain Video. He was a science fiction hero on the old DuPont TV network. He and his trusty sidekick (Bucky? Rocky?) were forever landing on strange planets and sneaking around rocks. After three weeks, you realized that the rocks were always the same. Same here. |
| User ReviewJonathan BDoug McClure and men in rubber pretending to be monsters. What more could I ask for? Doug McClure in rubber maybe? |
| User ReviewJasonDoug McClure and men in rubber pretending to be monsters. What more could I ask for? Doug McClure in rubber maybe? |
| User ReviewT.J. RThis time, Doug McClure teams up with an absent minded Peter Cushing to tackle a flock of psychic pterodactyls terrorizing a bunch of primitive humans! Neat -O! |
| User Reviewgary twell umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch..its a really camp 1970's movie but its quite good 2 watch..i think that peter cushing, doug mcclure, caroline munro, cy grant play good parts throughout this movie...i think that the special effects were ok throughout this movie..i think that the director of this Art House & International, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cult Movies movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..its a good movie 2 watch |
| User ReviewL JCheesy as fuck, but my god it hits the spot! Reminds me of Bank Holidays as a kid - they'd stick things like this on TV 'round about tea-time. If you're under 30, you'll probably hate this film (or use it for your very own Mystery Science Theatre commentary, at least). Me? Well, I'll watch anything with Caroline Munro in it, frankly. Oh, er, and The Cushing, obv! Don't mess. |