It is beautiful, it is generous, it may be spectacular but it is unfortunately empty and boring. I thought about Irwin Allen's VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA made five years earlier. Which was far far more interesting. This one is destined to all audiences, even kids who seek some kind of wonderland, fantastic visions, especially underwater sequences. I am lucky enough to have this in LBX instead of nasty panf..and scan...But it was a bit boring for my taste and I am sure that today's audiences would leave long before the end. Andrew Marton did not surprise me with this film, adventure movie, which was his trade mark, but he also used us to something better: CRACK IN THE WORLD, GREEN FIRE, THIN RED LINE, American part of THE LONGEST DAY.... So, this film is not useless but only a charming adventure movie, mainly for old timers. No Andy Marton's trademark but surely Ivan Tor's....
