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'Beyond Atlantis: Special Edition'
(Patrick Wayne, John Ashley, Leigh Christian, Lenore Stevens, Sid Haig And George Nader, et al / Blu-ray / PG / (1973) 2019 / VCI Entertainment - MVD Visual)

Overview: A band of adventurers on the search for a reported fortune in buried treasure, investigate many islands to the south of the Philippines and discover an unknown civilization that may be descendants of the lost continent of Atlantis.

Blu-ray Verdict: Digitally restored from a new 2K scan of the original 35mm negative, 'Beyond Atlantis' is a very enjoyable film with a fascinating combination of horror, action, and, of course, dark comedy thrown in for good measure.

A fisherman (the always amusing Vic Diaz) heads to the big city to sell some rare pearls to the local pimp/dealer/criminal of all trades East Eddie(trash cinema king Sid Haig).

Smelling more money where that came from, Eddie rounds up a crew for an expedition to the source of the gems.

Fence Logan (John Ashley), scuba diver Vic (Patrick Wayne) and a lovely lady scientist Katherine (Lenore Stevens, who is quite beautiful) head off in search of this island for fame, career advancement(Katherine) and a small fortune in pearls (everyone else).

The island is populated by some laughably bug eyed villagers(their "eyes" are masks/headdresses that look like they belong in a primary school Halloween parade) ruled over by the slinky blonde Syrene (Leigh Christian)who spends the entire film amply filling a brief bikini.

They are accommodating of the outsiders initially, because they need Syrene to mate with one of them to insure the survival of the half "mer-people"!

Folks get greedy, natives get suspicious and betrayal, mayhem and general silliness ensues.

The underwater photography is of better quality than you'd expect, both female leads are attractive in skimpy sun wear, John Ashley is kept to a minimum of stinking up the joint, and Sid Haig gives us his usual delightful scene stealing.

In addition, for a PG film, 'Beyond Atlantis' manages to hit a lot of exploitation touch points (abundant skin showing, a Syrene vs. Katherine catfight, some piranha action, explosions, a giggle inducing underwater "mating" scene and Sig Haig's sleazy heavy delivering goofy machismo camp with style).

Lightweight and by no means a classic with a rather unsatisfying ending, 'Beyond Atlantis' is still a fun little trifle of the drive-in era and worth watch if you have a few hours to spare - especially now that it's on a glorious remastered Blu-ray with some rather splendid, and new special features, of course! This is a Full Screen Presentation (1.33:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Features of:

2018 Commentary by writer and filmmaker, Howard S. Berger and Pinoy film historian Andrew Leavold
Liner Notes/Essay by Howard S. Berger
Video interviews conducted by director Mark Hartley featuring Eddie Romero, Sam Sherman, Patrick Wayne, Peter Tombs, Eddie Garcia, Gloria Hendry, Sid Haig, Ian Merlin and others
Original Theatrical Trailer
30 & 60 second TV Spots
Pressbook & Photo Gallery

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