Four astronauts (2 men and 2 women, natch) are sent to explore the planet Nova, which has conveniently dropped out of nowhere to settle into a nice, stable orbit near the earth. Once they land their rockets hip there, they get out and start wandering around, gawking like rubes at the plant and animal life (most of which is amazingly Earthlike). They also find the time to do some necking, get attacked by a giant spider, and collect a honey bear as a pet.
So far, so what? Ah, but here's where the movie really goes into high gear! They see a "forboding" island and, intrepid explorers that they are, paddle their rubber raft over to investigate. Almost immediately upon landing, they're attacked by some of the cheesiest "dinosaurs" that Lippert Studios can offer up.
Cutting to the chase - literally - they manage to escape the island, but not before they set an atomic bomb to wipe out the dinosaurs. "We've brought civilization to planet Nova", observes one of the men as the group watches the fireball expand into the sky.
Ugh. This film plays like it was written by a committee of seventh-graders. Even by the standards of the day, this film is a loser, and is really only for those people who feel compelled to watch and/or archive junk like this. The only one worse that immediately comes to mind is "Two Lost Worlds" with James Arness (spelled "Aurness" in the credits). Avoid both of these as if you very life depended on it.
So far, so what? Ah, but here's where the movie really goes into high gear! They see a "forboding" island and, intrepid explorers that they are, paddle their rubber raft over to investigate. Almost immediately upon landing, they're attacked by some of the cheesiest "dinosaurs" that Lippert Studios can offer up.
Cutting to the chase - literally - they manage to escape the island, but not before they set an atomic bomb to wipe out the dinosaurs. "We've brought civilization to planet Nova", observes one of the men as the group watches the fireball expand into the sky.
Ugh. This film plays like it was written by a committee of seventh-graders. Even by the standards of the day, this film is a loser, and is really only for those people who feel compelled to watch and/or archive junk like this. The only one worse that immediately comes to mind is "Two Lost Worlds" with James Arness (spelled "Aurness" in the credits). Avoid both of these as if you very life depended on it.