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Awix (3310 KP) rated Fathom (1967) in Movies

Apr 13, 2019 (Updated Apr 13, 2019)  
Fathom (1967)
Fathom (1967)
1967 | Thriller
5
4.7 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Light-as-a-soufflé-but-not-as-nourishing swinging 60s spy thriller. Big-haired competitive sky-diver Raquel Welch gets recruited to help recover a priceless Chinese treasure while visiting Spain. Naturally, this involves her wearing a lot of short skirts and bikinis. It soon turns out nearly everyone she meets is lying to her, so who can she trust? (The hunky guy with his name above hers on the poster might be a safe bet.)

Riffs somewhat on the style of Charade, but without the charm or acting ability of the stars in that film. Mostly feels a bit exhausting by modern standards: there's no denying Raquel Welch was a very beautiful woman, but did she really inspire such extremes of instant condescending lechery in every man she ever met? Even Richard Briers can barely keep his tongue in his mouth. Thorough-going chauvinism extends behind the camera, too, as noted - despite being in every scene, and playing the lead role, Welch doesn't even warrant top billing. It kind of passes the time in a very superficial way but it's extremely dated.
  
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Kevin Phillipson (9958 KP) rated Fathom (1967) in Movies

Mar 15, 2022  
Fathom (1967)
Fathom (1967)
1967 | Thriller
7
4.7 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Raquel welch (1 more)
Richard Briers
Bit on the cheesey side (0 more)
Watched last night on YouTube I remember watching this when I was young probablyon Saturday night not understanding some of the but most likely having a good giggle now I watched it again now I understand it more among its a bit on the chessesy side some of the remarks can be abit sexiiest towards fathom played raquel Welsh who's the best thing about this movie. And then there's Richard Briers more known for sitcoms than movie star who plays a character u don't whos side he's on overall good evening entertainment
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated One Million Years B.C. (1967) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018  
One Million Years B.C. (1967)
One Million Years B.C. (1967)
1967 | Adventure, Fantasy
6
6.8 (18 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Not-bad Hammer dinosaur movie probably best-known for its special effects (by which I mean Ray Harryhausen's animation and Raquel Welch's costume). Bit-thick hero is kicked out of his own tribe, crosses a desert mostly populated by photo-blow-up monsters, meets another tribe who are so advanced they have discovered peroxide hair-dye and leg-waxing. Meanwhile Raquel Welch watches her dreams of being taken seriously as an actress go up in smoke.

Takes itself impressively seriously, all things considered; the decision to do the whole thing in made-up caveman language (sample dialogue: 'Tumak! Akita Loana!') makes it difficult to even have a coherent plot, let alone subtext, but I doubt that was the first concern. Harryhausen's dinosaurs are obviously rather wonderful; the decision to include photographically-enlarged lizards at certain points is questionable. It is what it is; the poster's claim that 'This is the way it was!' should probably not be taken too seriously.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Fantastic Voyage (1966) in Movies

Dec 17, 2019 (Updated Dec 18, 2019)  
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
1966 | Sci-Fi
7
6.8 (8 Ratings)
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Well-known sci-fi movie is too camp to take seriously, but scores points for inventiveness. Most of the plot is pure maguffinery, there to facilitate a) the central notion of miniaturised people floating around inside someone's body and b) Raquel Welch in a wetsuit (clearly they haven't quite cracked a method of miniaturising Welch's hair).

Vivid but not remotely convincing special effects, stolid performances from the cast, and a plot which really does have issues going on: the casting alone makes it very obvious who the traitor is going to be, while the climax conveniently forgets that the patient's convalescence is likely to be impacted by the presence of a full-size submarine inside his brain. It's watchable, not least for the groovy 60s stylings, but not as a serious drama.