The Amazing Captain Nemo (The Return of Captain Nemo)
"Let's get behind that kelp!"Considering producer Irwin Allen eagerly attached his moniker to some of the worst movies ever made, including The Swarm (1978), Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979), and When Time Ran Out... (1980), that he would actually have his name removed from the credits of The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978) is a pretty good indicator of just how bad this mind-blowing atrocity is.
It was made for TV as The Return of Captain Nemo and originally shown in the United States as three 50-minute episodes, but released theatrically overseas in a 102-minute widescreen version, which is what this is. Sadly, it doesn't fall in the so-bad-it's-good category and thus is for Irwin Allen masochists only. I remember tuning out after the first half-hour or so back in '78 and, as alarmingly terrible as it is, I'm grateful to the Warner Bros. Archive Collection for the chance to see the whole awful shebang, and in a nice transfer to boot.
