Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Leofwine_draca THE ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS is a somewhat quick and slapdash addition to the Italian mini-wave of post-apocalypse movies that came out in the wake of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and the first two MAD MAX movies. This one is directed by Ruggero Deodato and it's fair to say that it's not one of his best films, lacking the raw power of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST for example. However, it does still manage to be one of his more entertaining efforts despite the shortcomings.The first thing to mention here is that THE ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS makes little sense in terms of plot. Atlantis rises to the surface after a nuclear accident and is protected by a giant plastic bubble. The inhabitants are the usual weirdly-dressed goons from the MAD MAX films, presided over by cult ninja star Bruce Baron playing a guy called 'Crystal Skull'. His appearance has to be seen to be believed.Against them are a motley group of heroes played by the usual Italian stars like Ivan Rassimov and Christopher Connelly. Even Antonio Margheriti Tony King is here as the token black guy with a talent for kicking ass. What follows is an endless stream of action scenes as the plot barely strings together one set-piece following another. There's a siege on a house, a foot chase, a chase in a bus that directly references MAD MAX 2, and even some helicopter action. The ending goes into overt sci-fi territory and is the worst part of the movie, making little sense.The sheer wealth of action in this film is what keeps it moving. There's the occasional gore effect of a decapitation or slashing but mainly this is about firepower, explosions, and stunt men earning their money. The early scenes in which the characters explore their newly-destroyed world are quite eerie and atmospheric, but these are soon dispensed with in favour of endless cheesy action. What harm is there in that? None in my book. THE ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS is shallow but never less than fun.

dbborroughs If you want to see what exploitation films ended up as before home video killed the grindhouses this is for you. Strange Italian lensed scifi adventure that makes almost no sense as the decoding of a tablet found near a sunken Russian submarine, and which the Americans are trying to raise, causes Atlantis to rise up killing everyone on a nearby island. The survivors of the American salvage effort team up with a couple of mercenaries to battle the descendants of Atlantis who have returned riding motorcycles and wearing fashion out of the Mad Max films. Their leader wears a clear plastic skull over his face. Of course it gets weirder but not very clearer. The action is good in a totally mindless nonsensical sort of way, but after awhile it kind of stops being interesting. The characters are a mixed bag with the two mercenaries, the heroes, coming off best thanks to the witty repartee that they have. It's a totally mindless and stupid movie that in the right frame of mind, or in small bits, wouldn't be bad, but sitting watching it from start to finish is a real chore. For bad action film lovers or those seeking to make fun of a movie only.

BA_Harrison With post-apocalyptic action (Mad Max 2, Escape from New York), gritty urban thrillers (The Warriors), and escapist adventures (Raiders of the Lost Ark) all the rage with early 80s cinema-goers, it wasn't long before the Italian movie industry jumped on the bandwagon, keen to cash in before the fads fizzled out.Former king of of the cannibal movie, Ruggero Deodato, joined in the fun in 1983 with The Atlantis Interceptors, a decidedly silly film which is essentially an exercise in ripping off as many recent blockbusters as possible within an hour and a half.Christopher Connelly stars as Mike Ross, a soldier of fortune who must do battle with vicious motorcycle-punks from Atlantis, after the sunken civilisation is accidentally brought to the surface by a radioactive leak from a Russian submarine (I said it was silly, didn't I?). The film also features Tony King (Cannibal Apocalypse) as Mike's sidekick Washington, Ivan Rassimov (star of several Italian cannibal films) as helicopter pilot Bill Cook, and the gorgeous Gioia Scola as token bit of totty Dr. Cathy Rollins.With umpteen gun battles, several gruesome deaths (including a nifty beheading, a dreadful 'arrow through the head' gag, and a cannibal movie style jungle booby-trap scene), loads of explosions, a tidal wave (featuring some truly awful miniature work), and even a few lasers for good measure, The Atlantis Interceptors might never be boring, but it is still utter garbage. The action scenes are poorly choreographed, the bad-guys are laughable (they sport Mad Max style mohicans and new-wave make-up), and the plot is utter nonsense.If you're a huge fan of Italian sci-fi action schlock, then there is a slim chance that you may find this film worth a go, but to be honest, there are better post-apocalyptic action adventure movies out there—even Italian ones!

Jon Gillett This film is in a league of it's own: I won't bother to re-state what every other person has already posted regarding the plot. Needless to say it makes no sense what-so-ever in the big scheme of things, but there is plenty of violence and preposterous characters such as the "Crystal Skull" liven things up no end. The best line in the whole film has to be "We can't move; we're immobilised" (by an invisible force field), so how come he can still move his jaw to speak? As I say ultimately in a league of it's own and one of the best examples of how practically any script was considered during the 80's as a potential blockbuster!