David DeCoteau on “Beyond Atlantis”
Jun 8, 2012
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Prolific Filipino exploitation king Eddie Romero takes a break from his Blood Island and girls-in-chains movies to try his hand at a pseudo-family oriented aquatic fantasy. It's still squarely aimed at the drive-in trade, but it's much less raunchy than the usual tropical action dualler. Makes a nice double bill with Romero's similar Twilight People, made earlier the same year, also for Corman competitor Dimension Pictures.
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