Attack of the shitty rubber suits!
HAHAHAHAHA!! That's the mindset you have to take when you watch this
film! It is absolutely laughable!! For so many reasons too.. the awful rubber monster suits! The pterodactyl swooping on the enthralled female slaves!! The 'chocks away' conquering British spirit! And wasn't it lucky that the human slaves in Pellucidar spoke English? In saying that, this is a good film to watch to kill some time on a Saturday morning or something. I definitely would not recommend that you spend time watching this when there are more important things to do, like washing the dog. Entertaining, but avoidable. Does that make sense? Mr Peter Cushing, I thank you. This was by no means your most memorable role, and I take satisfaction that you will always be remembered for work greater than this.. 
What was Peter Cushing on?
Compared to director Kevin Connor's later ARABIAN ADVENTURE, this is a
masterpiece. However, that's not saying much. In fact, AT THE EARTH'S CORE is a silly fantasy adventure in which Peter Cushing - who appears to be on something strong - and some other actor (whom I don't know) use a giant digging machine called the "Iron Mole" dig their way down to the Earth's core - only to find that the inside of the Earth is pink and populated by ape-like creatures who have enslaved the humans. There's also a giant bird that controls the apes by means of telepathy, and we get to see it blink its eyes in closeup throughout the film. Most importantly, Cushing and what's-his-name also encounter the lovely Caroline Munro in the subterranean caves. And here's what I've really got against this little flick: why oh why is it that whenever Munro's in a movie, she only gets approx. 5 minutes of screen time? In THE SPY WHO LOVED ME, MANIAC, DRACULA AD 1972, GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD - always she's in the background! How can Kevin Connor possibly think that we'd rather listen to Peter Cushing's fake accent and look at some ridiculous ape-man whose voice sounds like a scratched cd than gaze at the beautiful Munro? I don't get it. Please, somebody direct a movie where this English brunette is on-screen all the time!. |
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