Phantom Empire

An enjoyable b-movie romp that never takes itself seriously. Satirizes other B-movie tropes masterfully - basically the lost-world version of Space Balls. Only thing I can really criticize is it could have been longer, & clearly was intended to be (or, they actually did plan on a sequel to follow up on hanging plot threads)

This movie has everything: lost underground "civilisations", cave mutants, bikini clad cave bunnies, Barbeque Girl, Robbie the Robot (back after all these years with a new head and available for rent, cheap), dinosaurs, a spaceship, topless catfighting, swordplay, laserbolts, stock footage of a volcano and Sybil Danning bounding about in, and almost out of, very tight leather. It just keeps rollicking along. Who cares if it doesn't have a believable plot, a good script or decent acting? If you want a decent laugh listen to the director's commentary and the interviews. Shot in about six days on virturally no budget, nobody took this seriously, and neither should you. The eye-candy keeps improving as the movie progresses, too. Somebody in Hollywood must have made a fortune making bikinis for movies like this. And Sybil Danning, almost busting out, bounds gleefully around the set, swinging a sword, glowering imperiously down her nose and trying not to laugh as she delivers her lines. Sybil, the Mistress of the Master Race (she is Austrian) plays the Alien Queen. (In this one they didn't let her carry a whip, but at the bequest of the other women on the set she punched out the leading actor.) She is tall, athletic, gorgeous and sexy, which makes her one of my favourite actresses. Who cares if she didn't have to act? I've seen her act in other movies, but in this one, she just doesn't have to. If you want a movie with reasonable T&A, a fast pace, a bit of a laugh and which requires no use of the grey matter at all, I recommend this. If you want a good movie, forget it.

i used to love any film tht had Sybil in it from the 70's Eurotrash to her 8o's Hollywood's B's ( boob window ) films .i never got around to see the ''Phantom Empire ''until now ,must have got busy back in the last 30 years . She did some great B movies and was the sexiesr in all of them ,from ''Playing with Fire ''Warrior Queen and Howling II . This a worthy high camp sort of film ,with Robby the Robot ,Cave Bunnies ? one who gets to be taking back to modern times?. and some great Corman shlockliness and third rate casting .Though Quarry ? the infamous Hippie "'Count Yorga''is in it ? So I knew Sybil who gets all my attention? but another Good ""B''actor from the 60's . I wish there would have been a sequel ''that title would have been a winner .!. Guilty Pleasure all the way .Sybil ,Sybil,Sybil it was sp long ago .Worthy for those who don't demand too much of ''plot ''but are in it for the ''Highest camp''

Diccs did not work. I tried to play it in 3 different players. It said it was not formatted properly. It has been more than a week and I have not received a shipping label yet. I have not been able to get a refund

This is a cheapie starring legendary B-movie icon Ross Hagen as a master spelunker, scream queen Michelle Bauer as a "cave bunny," and Sybil Danning as an alien queen. The plot is almost unbearably silly: some explorers and scientists go on a trek to the center of the Earth, where they discover a land of luscious prehistoric cave bunnies who can't speak a word, but who have crafted rather nice bikinis for themselves. The cave bunnies are entangled with a group of underground mutant cannibals (I never knew that when you roasted a live human female on a spit that you left her swimsuit on, removing only the jeans...) and the three parties spend the first half of the film chasing each other around the caves until a laser-wielding Robbie the Robot turns up to try to stop the fight, though he is defeated by the makeup mirror in a woman's compact. (Really. Don't ask.) Eventually the explorers plus cave bunny Bauer emerge from the cave in (of course) a land that time forgot featuring an evil, but busty alien queen, Sybil Danning, in the most ludicrous vehicle I have seen in a long time. From then on there is a three way struggle featuring the explorers, the Queen and her minions, and stop motion dinosaurs clearly lifted from another movie (I believe they are from the same source as was seen in the altogether more entertaining "Galaxy of the Dinosaurs.") They chase each other around the desert, wrestle, and encounter a volcano (more stock footage) before ultimately carjacking the Queen's vehicle, blowing it up in a cave, and finding themselves free on the other side of the cave with millions worth of diamonds they discovered in the desert. Confused? You will be. This is essentially low-budget monster movie mayhem, and as such is camp of the highest order. It is stupid, but cheesily fun. I recommend it only to people who like campy, trashy mindlessly silly pictures starring yesterday's favorites from the B-movie circuit. The DVD has several extras including a commentary, and a sometimes (though mostly not) amusing introduction from Director Fred Olen Ray; this is part of his "Nite Owl Theater" series, which I hope he continues in the same spirit of Joe Bob Briggs. The drive in will live forever!

sybil danning plays a mostly quite roll here as the alien queen with little dialog. whom shows up a little more than half-way into the film, the violence in this Mr. Fred Olen Ray classic is good comic book. and the script is simple with "some" hard language though thankfully NO "F"-BOMBS. michelle baur's cave bunny is all body and sign language as communication which is a lot of fun to watch. please don't expect jurassic park here this is a b-movie which also stars jeffrey combs of re-animater fame.buy and watch.:) p.s the night owl theatre segment in the beginning is very funny,if you remember forbidden planet.

Sybil danning What more can I say? This woman is almost bursting out of her costume

très bon achat je le conseille à un maximum de personnes pour petits et grands le colis m'a été livré a temps

Le film est une petite série B sans prétention. L'avantage c'est que le disque annoncé comme Zone 1 est en fait zone All et donc lisible sur les platines européennes. Certes cette édition est vendue à bas prixmais la qualité de l'article n'est pas acceptable. Boitier plastique de mauvaise qualité, la jaquette est une photocopie couleur sur papier de bureau. Il faudra toutefois s'en contenter car je doute que le disque ne ressorte de si tôt.

If you enjoy this type of low budget movie it is a must. With an iconic cast it flows entertainingly. As a personal aside - Michelle Bauer is in it .... phew!

Good movie