The Incredible Petrified World

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Georgan G @RT98616417 11/24/2023 This movie could have been done without John Carradine, he has such a tiny part. The rest of the film is made mostly with cuttings from other movies. Do NOT bother. Another from the 50 Movie Pack Sci Fi Classics. See more Stephen W @SteveLuna 08/20/2023 strewth! I normally like 50s old sci fi films, but this was so poorly done........ phew! See more Blobbo X @Blobbo 08/19/2022 Superman no come to rescue of first Lois Lane Phyllis Coates, or rest of movie, either. See more 11/17/2019 Nothing incredible and barely petrified (unless you count the acting), but plenty putrified See more 05/22/2015 The first six minutes are hilarious! And then everything else is boring as hell. See more 05/17/2014 THE OFFICIAL BETTER THAN JUNO SEAL* Okay, this film is in no way, shape or form a underwater adventure film. Sorry, missing a key word: underwater EXCITING adventure film. The Incredible Petrified World is just plain boring, incomprehensible and downright laughable. It has garnered a cult following for it's sheer stupidity and I understand. For a moment, I had thought Ed Wood had helm this destructive film. Then, I realized that it wasn't him... but Jerry Warren, one of the leading men of creating bad films. He only never got that famous because Ed Wood had stolen much of the spotlight. The Incredible Petrified World is about 4 scientists who go on an underwater trip, but things go horribly wrong and their ship crashes at the bottom of the ocean. They then escape to a cave...Then, the find a homeless man... Then... that's it. Literally, that's the entire film is just that. I found myself on the brink of sleep and the final act (where all the bad stuff happens) literally made me begin laughing uncontrollably. The film fails on all aspects. Even for a film made in the 50s, it's special effects look very worn, especially considering The Day the Earth Stood Still came out a few years prior to this. And even ignoring the technical limits, the film has some huge lack of logic. They open the submarine at the bottom of an ocean, and water doesn't spill on them? The cavern was being torched by a volcano, yet no lava? Homeless man, yet no understanding of why he's there! This film isn't smart enough to even know when they should explain what's going on! And for the first 10 minutes of the film, we are given no advancement of plot, no character introductions, no understanding of the science, and no fun. The first 10 minutes are just stock footage of an octopuss fighting a shark. Then, they go on to discuss the "fear" that lies within the ocean, though a rough 90% of this film doesn't even take place there. So we're given a stock footage documentary on the ocean... Waiting for something interesting to happen? Don't. You'll just set yourself up. But yet, my biggest complaint of the film is... IT'S BORING! B-O-R-I-N-G! There's practically nothing going on the entire film. It's just 60 minutes of people walking and walking and walking. Nothing more. And when the interesting stuff does happen, not only are you most likely asleep, but you' will just bust out laughing. The ending completely goes to bold place... Places so bold, none should enter. And this film takes it up a notch. Basically, their cavern cracks when the volcano they've been under, erupts... Convenient? Yes. Lame? Yes. Overall, this film should be avoided. End of story. The plot is virtually non existent and when it's there, it's very haphazard. The dialogue is boring and stilted. Oh and there is this random (and I mean random) drama between the two girls on the ship. It's phoned in, and makes no sense why? And this brings me to my favorite character of the film: the homeless guy. I laughed at his demise. That should be enough. Stay away from this film. See more Read all reviews

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