Joe Dante on “Valley of the Dragons”
Feb 8, 2012
Trailer 694 of 694
During the 50s and 60s the continuous boxoffice success of such big budget Jules Verne adaptations as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth led to a number of low rent Verne ripoffs, few more impoverished than this ridiculous quickie from the Columbia Pictures B-unit, an early pioneer in recycling. Sets, props, costumes and stock footage from other movies mark it as one of the least original sci fi pics of the era. In Monstascope!
Kirdog on At the Earth's Core
02/08/2012
Inside mother earth; Caroline Monroe and Godzilla's country cousins. Who knew? Always thought LAND THAT TIME FORGOT managed to look way classier than it's budgetary constraints (no mean feat...
Kirdog on Valley of the Dragons
02/08/2012
The one original touch: a caveman monster with veins that go ACROSS his nostrils (look fast and you can see him in the trailer). Umm, other than that...
Dan Gale on At the Earth's Core
02/08/2012
I have a great fondness for this daft film. I remember running around my grandad's garden with a hankerchief I found tied around my hand because I saw Doug McClure do it in either this or another Conner film promting my grandad to ask of I'd hurt myself...
huston on Valley of the Dragons
02/08/2012
"Phoned it in so intensely, you can almost hear the dial tones" That line is better than anything in this film..
Lauren Cuff on Bad Timing
02/08/2012
I agree with Bernard that the distributor's desire to remove their logo from film is a good indicator that the director has made something worth seeing. Maybe that fact should've been included in the trailer- perfect anti-Valentine's Day flick
galaxiefilm on At the Earth's Core
02/07/2012
Agreed, Brian. I always appreciate the background you provide and, yes, Mr Connor did the best he could with what he was given...
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