I suppose this movie was somebodies dream. And I concede it might be fun at a drive-in movie if you smuggled in enough narcotics. But even after 35 years I still remember how lame this movie was.
Plot and script were weak, and the rubber monster suit was laughably bad.
One nice thing thing about being the first to comment on this turkey is knowing that no one else recalls this bad movie as well as I do . . .
I still have a nostalgic affection for this low budget quickie. Yeah, the story telling is amateurish and the miniatures are extra miniature-looking. Still, as an underwater version of "The Thing" I think there's some passing moments of pleasure. Scott Brady really elevates the production with his commanding presence andalso deserves praise for not busting out laughing when he has to fight that giant rock bass.
I'd say it's a good first monster movie to introduce young kids to as it's not likely to traumatize them as much as it will amuse them.
I totally agree with "Alien"-it's great nostalgic fun. I loved Francis Lyon's little B-Horror/Sci-Fi movies. He also did "Castle Of Evil" around this same time with Scott Brady. I first caught "Destination" real late at night in the mid-70's before we had cable. It was on about 3 a.m. and I wasn't able to sleep, or was sick or something. So I turned on one of the only 2 stations in NY that were broadcasting that late and caught this on the "Late Late Show", I believe on CBS. I can still catch that vibe when I watch this. I too had to buy a copy off of Ebay in order to see this again. I wish it would get released on a legit DVD, maybe as a double feature with "Castle Of Evil"..now that would make my day...
shareBrady made a number of low budget sci-fi thrillers during that period including that time travel piece 'Journey To The Centre Of Time' where he played a bad guy, but "Destination Innerspace" gets my vote as the most entertaining of the lot.
shareSure, the script is hokey and the characters one-dimensional. But I thought the monster suit was actually pretty cool, even with the obvious hump on the creature's back to make room for a concealed air tank. It was a sort of more fishlike, more stylized and colorful take on the Gill Man from The Creature from the Black Lagoon. The Gill Man's gay Japanese cousin, maybe.
And Wende Wagner was smokin' hot! Sheree North wasn't exactly chopped liver either, if you go for the more mature type.
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I disagree with everyone here; this pic is like the Bible, inerrant and without sin. In fact it should be viewed every time in a church, so sacerdotal is its content.
Absolute perfection in the face of woofing!
I disagree. I thought this film was a lot of solid straight-up Grade B fun. It delivers what it promises and gives you your money's worth -- and that's what it's all about, now ain't it? 8 out of 10 from me.
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