The Land Unknown (1957)

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"Land Unknown, The (Virgil Vogel, 1957) "

"The Land Unknown" (1957)

“FIRST IMPRESSIONS

A science team crash-lands in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world.I'll be honest: the main reason I watched this was because I'd found out it was where the dinosaur roar sound effect from Duel came from. As a movie, it was pretty much what I expected: a fairly typical 50s monster movie with low-budget visual effects. I went in expecting to laugh at the effects and at least find the adventure interesting.Also, after having just watched Creature from the Black Lagoon (and don't get me wrong: that's a good movie), it was refreshing to see a movie that at least got some science right!What stuck out for me, though, was one monumentally stupid decision on the characters' part. It involves spoilers, though, so if you're concerned about t” read more

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"A decent adventure that has quite a lot going for it: a novel premise, a square-jawed hero, a lovely blond heroine, and several dinosaurs presented in a bizarre landscape. Universal's ace effects artist Clifford Stine did a terrific job. The sets are also remarkable. The movie's explanation for the presences of a tropical prehistoric world in the frozen Antarctic is intelligent and plausible. The characters don't act like stereo-types, so the plot avoids being predictable. Don't be too critical "