A downed atomic rocket brings Major Joe Nelson (so that’s what Cesar Romero looks like without The Joker makeup) and a small rescue mission to the South Pacific. They crash on an unknown island, encounter the gorgeous Acquanetta as a native girl and a couple cheapjack monsters. Do you like rock climbing? I certainly hope so because there is an endless ascent up a mountain that just consumes most of the runtime. The rocket ship landed on top of the sacred mountain, because of course it did, and its arrival caused all but Acquanetta and her little brother to flee the place. The two stuck around to take care of their injured father who is now dead. Bummer. Eventually, the men make it to the plateau and find a lost world… after much climbing and cigarette smoking at high altitudes. The lost continent portion is tinted a sickly green to the benefit of nobody but the dino-hijinks are my kind of fun. Whit Bissell (with a mustache!) and Hugh Beaumont (without The Beaver!) are there to remind you it’s the 1950s and you’re definitely watching a monster movie. I’m probably giving this flick more love than it deserves but when I watched it as a kid, my dad made a joke involving a family photo in one of the scientist’s wallet. I have never forgotten that joke and it still makes me chuckle more than thirty years on.
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