This movie made in 1960 still follows the formula for making science fiction movies from the '50s. Submarine movies of this type were considered "acceptable" until Irwin Allen came out with the "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" and upped the anti.
A mysterious sinking of ships around the polar region are observed, and the US Navy dispatches their atomic submarine Tiger Shark to investigate the cause. Tiger Shark runs into an UFO underneath the polar waters. From its appearance, they nick name it "Cyclops". They soon come to a conclusion that Cyclops might be powered by magnetic force, and recharges periodically at the north pole . They set an ambush to intercept the Cyclops next time it shows up at the pole. Sure enough Cyclops shows up at the pole, and few men goes in to investigate the interior of Cyclops with a specially made bathysphere. What they find inside was more than they've expected.
This movie is bit dark and has an atmosphere all its own. For this reason, if you see it once, you'll never forget it. The movie is made with above average attention to detail, with decent plot and acting.
I originally saw this movie one afternoon after I came back from school when I was a child. I was too juvenile to remember the movie's title, but the movie had lasting impression on me because it was little bit darker than the other sci-fi classics of the time. Since then, I wanted to see this movie but because I didn't remember its title, I couldn't find the video (I never thought that people will be able to buy movies to view on TV less than 20 years in the future at the time). Now thanks to some intrepid folks out there in the cyber space, I was reunited with this classic. The plot is original, and the production isn't so bad. I enjoyed this classic after 40 years of time.
It's one of the B movie classics that stands up to viewing even today, and recommended if you love science fiction B movies from the '50s and '60s.
A mysterious sinking of ships around the polar region are observed, and the US Navy dispatches their atomic submarine Tiger Shark to investigate the cause. Tiger Shark runs into an UFO underneath the polar waters. From its appearance, they nick name it "Cyclops". They soon come to a conclusion that Cyclops might be powered by magnetic force, and recharges periodically at the north pole . They set an ambush to intercept the Cyclops next time it shows up at the pole. Sure enough Cyclops shows up at the pole, and few men goes in to investigate the interior of Cyclops with a specially made bathysphere. What they find inside was more than they've expected.
This movie is bit dark and has an atmosphere all its own. For this reason, if you see it once, you'll never forget it. The movie is made with above average attention to detail, with decent plot and acting.
I originally saw this movie one afternoon after I came back from school when I was a child. I was too juvenile to remember the movie's title, but the movie had lasting impression on me because it was little bit darker than the other sci-fi classics of the time. Since then, I wanted to see this movie but because I didn't remember its title, I couldn't find the video (I never thought that people will be able to buy movies to view on TV less than 20 years in the future at the time). Now thanks to some intrepid folks out there in the cyber space, I was reunited with this classic. The plot is original, and the production isn't so bad. I enjoyed this classic after 40 years of time.
It's one of the B movie classics that stands up to viewing even today, and recommended if you love science fiction B movies from the '50s and '60s.