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	* Graeme Clark at The Spinning Image (6/10 Stars) ([http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1139 link]) - "This was the fourth in the series of adventures from the team of producer John Dark, director Kevin Connor and star McClure... ''Warlords of Atlantis'' was scripted by former Doctor Who writer Brian Hayles, and has a similar strain of British idiosyncrasy about it... It's best not to think too hard about the plot of the film - just go with the flow, as if being sucked down by an underwater whirpool, and it's a fairly enjoyable ride with generally witty perfomances and plentiful action."		* Graeme Clark at The Spinning Image (6/10 Stars) ([http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1139 link]) - "This was the fourth in the series of adventures from the team of producer John Dark, director Kevin Connor and star McClure... ''Warlords of Atlantis'' was scripted by former Doctor Who writer Brian Hayles, and has a similar strain of British idiosyncrasy about it... It's best not to think too hard about the plot of the film - just go with the flow, as if being sucked down by an underwater whirpool, and it's a fairly enjoyable ride with generally witty perfomances and plentiful action."
	* Richard Scheib at the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3.5/5 Stars) ([http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/warlordsofatlantis.htm link]) - "The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations were of uneven quality but with ''Warlords of Atlantis'', John Dark and Kevin Connor hit a pinnacle that managed to transcend the tawdriness of the formula. This is largely thanks to Brian Hayles’s script. Hayles seems to have operated on the principle of having something happening to the heroes at every moment. It is like a crazed science-fictional sideshow spectacle ... It is only the weak special effects – the unconvincing monsters and the flat matte paintings that represent the caverns and cities – that stop ''Warlords of Atlantis'' from attaining greatness as a work of Jules Verne-ian period super science. ... Perhaps, in the end, the plot lacks a certain dramatic satisfaction..."		* Richard Scheib at the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3.5/5 Stars) ([http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/warlordsofatlantis.htm link]) - "The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations were of uneven quality but with ''Warlords of Atlantis'', John Dark and Kevin Connor hit a pinnacle that managed to transcend the tawdriness of the formula. This is largely thanks to Brian Hayles’s script. Hayles seems to have operated on the principle of having something happening to the heroes at every moment. It is like a crazed science-fictional sideshow spectacle ... It is only the weak special effects – the unconvincing monsters and the flat matte paintings that represent the caverns and cities – that stop ''Warlords of Atlantis'' from attaining greatness as a work of Jules Verne-ian period super science. ... Perhaps, in the end, the plot lacks a certain dramatic satisfaction..."
	* Brandon Tenold at Brandon's Cult Movie Review ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QAeEDwmLc link]) - TO DO

	==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==		==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==

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	* Director: [[Kevin Connor]]		* Director: [[Kevin Connor]]
	* Writer: Brian Hales		* Writer: Brian Hales
	* Producer/Production Co: EMI Films, Columbia		* Producer/Production Co: John Dark, EMI Films, Columbia
	* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4POKzW3rys link])		* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4POKzW3rys link])
	* IMDB Page: ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078474/ link])		* IMDB Page: ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078474/ link])

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	* Parlor of Horror, ([https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/warlords-of-atlantis-1978-movie-review/ link]) - "The film is worth a watch for fans of old style monster flicks and fantasy adventure for its pure schlock and unintended humorous aspects."		* Parlor of Horror, ([https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/warlords-of-atlantis-1978-movie-review/ link]) - "The film is worth a watch for fans of old style monster flicks and fantasy adventure for its pure schlock and unintended humorous aspects."
	* Graeme Clark at The Spinning Image (6/10 Stars) ([http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1139 link]) - "This was the fourth in the series of adventures from the team of producer John Dark, director Kevin Connor and star McClure... ''Warlords of Atlantis'' was scripted by former Doctor Who writer Brian Hayles, and has a similar strain of British idiosyncrasy about it... It's best not to think too hard about the plot of the film - just go with the flow, as if being sucked down by an underwater whirpool, and it's a fairly enjoyable ride with generally witty perfomances and plentiful action."		* Graeme Clark at The Spinning Image (6/10 Stars) ([http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1139 link]) - "This was the fourth in the series of adventures from the team of producer John Dark, director Kevin Connor and star McClure... ''Warlords of Atlantis'' was scripted by former Doctor Who writer Brian Hayles, and has a similar strain of British idiosyncrasy about it... It's best not to think too hard about the plot of the film - just go with the flow, as if being sucked down by an underwater whirpool, and it's a fairly enjoyable ride with generally witty perfomances and plentiful action."
	* Richard Scheib at the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3.5/5 Stars) ([http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/warlordsofatlantis.htm link]) - "The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations were of uneven quality but with Warlords of Atlantis, John Dark and Kevin Connor hit a pinnacle that managed to transcend the tawdriness of the formula. This is largely thanks to Brian Hayles’s script. Hayles seems to have operated on the principle of having something happening to the heroes at every moment. It is like a crazed science-fictional sideshow spectacle ... It is only the weak special effects – the unconvincing monsters and the flat matte paintings that represent the caverns and cities – that stop ''Warlords of Atlantis'' from attaining greatness as a work of Jules Verne-ian period super science. ... Perhaps, in the end, the plot lacks a certain dramatic satisfaction..."		* Richard Scheib at the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3.5/5 Stars) ([http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/warlordsofatlantis.htm link]) - "The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations were of uneven quality but with ''Warlords of Atlantis'', John Dark and Kevin Connor hit a pinnacle that managed to transcend the tawdriness of the formula. This is largely thanks to Brian Hayles’s script. Hayles seems to have operated on the principle of having something happening to the heroes at every moment. It is like a crazed science-fictional sideshow spectacle ... It is only the weak special effects – the unconvincing monsters and the flat matte paintings that represent the caverns and cities – that stop ''Warlords of Atlantis'' from attaining greatness as a work of Jules Verne-ian period super science. ... Perhaps, in the end, the plot lacks a certain dramatic satisfaction..."
	* Brandon Tenold at Brandon's Cult Movie Review ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QAeEDwmLc link]) - TO DO		* Brandon Tenold at Brandon's Cult Movie Review ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QAeEDwmLc link]) - TO DO

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	* Parlor of Horror, ([https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/warlords-of-atlantis-1978-movie-review/ link]) - "The film is worth a watch for fans of old style monster flicks and fantasy adventure for its pure schlock and unintended humorous aspects."		* Parlor of Horror, ([https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/warlords-of-atlantis-1978-movie-review/ link]) - "The film is worth a watch for fans of old style monster flicks and fantasy adventure for its pure schlock and unintended humorous aspects."
			* Graeme Clark at The Spinning Image (6/10 Stars) ([http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1139 link]) - "This was the fourth in the series of adventures from the team of producer John Dark, director Kevin Connor and star McClure... ''Warlords of Atlantis'' was scripted by former Doctor Who writer Brian Hayles, and has a similar strain of British idiosyncrasy about it... It's best not to think too hard about the plot of the film - just go with the flow, as if being sucked down by an underwater whirpool, and it's a fairly enjoyable ride with generally witty perfomances and plentiful action."
			* Richard Scheib at the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (3.5/5 Stars) ([http://moria.co.nz/sciencefiction/warlordsofatlantis.htm link]) - "The Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations were of uneven quality but with Warlords of Atlantis, John Dark and Kevin Connor hit a pinnacle that managed to transcend the tawdriness of the formula. This is largely thanks to Brian Hayles’s script. Hayles seems to have operated on the principle of having something happening to the heroes at every moment. It is like a crazed science-fictional sideshow spectacle ... It is only the weak special effects – the unconvincing monsters and the flat matte paintings that represent the caverns and cities – that stop ''Warlords of Atlantis'' from attaining greatness as a work of Jules Verne-ian period super science. ... Perhaps, in the end, the plot lacks a certain dramatic satisfaction..."
			* Brandon Tenold at Brandon's Cult Movie Review ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QAeEDwmLc link]) - TO DO

	==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==		==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==

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[[File:Warlordsofatlantis 1978film behindthescenes.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Special Effects team orchestrate a Tentacle Monster attack for ''Warlords of Atlantis (1978 film)''....]]

''Warlords of Atlantis'' (1978), AKA ''Warlords of the Deep''

==Summary==


An Expedition to the lost world of Atlantis is disrupted by mutiny when a sea monster attacks, dragging the ship and its crew to the bottom of the sea to Atlantis, where the crew is enslaved by an advanced alien race and menaced by strange monsters....

==Details==

* Release Date: 1978
* Country/Language: UK, English
* Genres/Technical: Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
* Setting: [[Atlantis]], [[Gaslight]] era (?)
* Runtime: 1 hr 36 min
* Starring: [[Doug McClure]], Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer
* Director: [[Kevin Connor]]
* Writer: Brian Hales
* Producer/Production Co: EMI Films, Columbia
* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4POKzW3rys link])
* IMDB Page: ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078474/ link])

==Ratings==
===[http://www.mpaa.org/film-ratings/ MPAA Ratings]===

* Rated: PG (Violence, mild Adult Content and Profanity)

===Tentacle Ratings===

A rough [[Tentacle Ratings|measure]] of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
* Ss___ (One and a Half Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; vaguely similar in tone)

Not very Lovecraftian in tone, but there are a lost continent, alien astronauts, and a tentacle monster in the movie....

''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of
how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''

===Reviews===

Review Links:
* Parlor of Horror, ([https://parlorofhorror.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/warlords-of-atlantis-1978-movie-review/ link]) - "The film is worth a watch for fans of old style monster flicks and fantasy adventure for its pure schlock and unintended humorous aspects."

==Synopsis (SPOILERS)==

{{spoiler|
An Expedition to the lost world of Atlantis is disrupted by mutiny when a sea monster attacks, dragging the ship and its crew to the bottom of the sea to Atlantis, where the crew is enslaved by an advanced alien race and menaced by strange monsters....
}}

==Notes==

===Comments, Trivia, Dedication===

* for similar films, see:
** ''[[At the Earth's Core (1976 film)]]''
** ''[[Land that Time Forgot (1975 film)]]'' and its sequel ''People that Time Forgot (1977 film)''
** ''[[The Lost Continent (1968 film)]]''
** ''[[The City Under the Sea (1965 film)]]''
** ''[[Valley of the Gwanji (1969 film)]]''
** ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)]]''

===Associated Mythos Elements===

* TO DO
* location: [[Atlantis]]
* race: [[Tentacle Monster]]

===Keeper Notes===



[[Category:Film:General]]
[[Category:Film:Film]]
[[Category:Film:TentacleMonster]]
[[Category:Film:AncientAstronauts]]
[[Category:Film:LostContinent]]
[[Category:Film:Ocean]]
[[Category:Film:ScienceFiction]]
[[Category:Film:Fantasy]]
[[Category:Film:Two-Tentacle Media]]

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