Although it rarely makes the news now even in the Fifties when I was growing up polar exploration was still news. So in the context of the times the expedition that Douglas Kennedy is head of is quite congruent. Would that the story here been a bit better done.
The Land Unknown is a real camp classic. Part of Kennedy's expedition involves some map making by Jock Mahoney, William Reynolds and Phil Harvey who with reporter Shirley Patterson are taking a helicopter ride over the Antarctic. They encounter a dense fog and then the blade of the helicopter brushes against something big flying into it and a part comes loose forcing them down.
Once down the group finds themselves in the Mesozoic age like in so many of these kinds of films. But a scientist from a previous expedition that was lost has survived their among the dinosaurs and that is Henry Brandon. He's set himself up nicely in a cave and has now regressed somewhat to the primitive. And being a caveman he takes one look at Patterson and woos her caveman style.
Even among the beasts Mahoney waxes philosophical and shows off his knowledge of paleontology. Patterson outfit is getting skimpier by the minute only encouraging Brandon more. But in a camp sort of way the film is fun.
Not the fault of The Land Unknown, but ever since Steven Spielberg gave us Jurassic Park , dinosaur films from the past just don't cut it. We've moved ahead in movie magic, not like poor Henry Brandon.
Story is a bit dumb, but enjoyably bad.
The Land Unknown is a real camp classic. Part of Kennedy's expedition involves some map making by Jock Mahoney, William Reynolds and Phil Harvey who with reporter Shirley Patterson are taking a helicopter ride over the Antarctic. They encounter a dense fog and then the blade of the helicopter brushes against something big flying into it and a part comes loose forcing them down.
Once down the group finds themselves in the Mesozoic age like in so many of these kinds of films. But a scientist from a previous expedition that was lost has survived their among the dinosaurs and that is Henry Brandon. He's set himself up nicely in a cave and has now regressed somewhat to the primitive. And being a caveman he takes one look at Patterson and woos her caveman style.
Even among the beasts Mahoney waxes philosophical and shows off his knowledge of paleontology. Patterson outfit is getting skimpier by the minute only encouraging Brandon more. But in a camp sort of way the film is fun.
Not the fault of The Land Unknown, but ever since Steven Spielberg gave us Jurassic Park , dinosaur films from the past just don't cut it. We've moved ahead in movie magic, not like poor Henry Brandon.
Story is a bit dumb, but enjoyably bad.