Friday 15 January 2021

Phantom Empire (4 Stars)


This is a cult classic film made by Fred Olen Ray in 1986. In fact, it's the epitome of cult classic movies. It crashes from one extreme scene to another, and the majority of film fans just won't get it. Those on the right wavelength will gasp in awe.

The film begins with a married couple being attacked by a deformed man who stumbles out of a cave. Only the woman survives. As a result of the news reports, an expedition is made into the cave, because there are rumours of untold riches at the other end. 


There are cannibals who like to roast pretty girls on a spit...


There's a robot...


There are dinosaurs...


There are bikini-clad cave girls...


And there's an alien queen who's crashlanded on Earth.


The only cave girl who loses her top is Michelle Bauer. The people in the expedition save her from a cannibal, so she betrays her people to help them escape.


There's something wrong with these men. Michelle Bauer is topless, and they're staring in the opposite direction.

All this was filmed in 10 days from November 21st to December 1st 1986. Can anyone apart from Fred Olen Ray do something like this? It was his first film that he financed himself, and it established him as the king of low budget movies.

It's been six years since I last watched this film. I don't know why I waited so long. So many films, so little time.

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