Beyond Atlantis (1973) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!
- Just start watching that movie this Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
- and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
- I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.
How to watch the movie:
- tubi (US, England, Canada, Australia, NZ?): https://tubitv.com/movies/505684/beyond-atlantis
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znou6m2-Cbg
- uBlock Origin adblocker should work, at least on Firefox, on youtube and tubi links
- someone plans to stream it on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
- if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/beyond-atlantis
A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure. The islanders are just as determined to keep their sacred treasure. Complications ensue.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069783/
The film did not do well financially, something that Ashley chiefly attributed to the PG rating. "Had we done it a little harder it probably would have done better", said Ashley later. "At least we'd have had a picture that was a little more exploitable."[9] He also thought that the extensive underwater footage slowed down the action, saying, "It's gorgeous. But watching it is like watching slow motion."
IIRC, it's got some great butt shots despite the PG rating. Definitely could have been improved more by leaning into exploitation. The bug-eye makeup is ... well, just watch it.
ikr that's got to be turned into some kind of reaction meme, but I dunno for what