Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) Dead Men's Doubloons (1966) User Reviews

Barking !!

[richardryan1 · 8/10 · 17 July 2011]

One of Voyage's weirdest Voyages but thoroughly enjoyable of course, the prologue looks somewhat rushed with water splashes visible on the backcloth and a horrendous continuity error with a balustrade. Scenes from "Anne of the Indies" (1951) provide the pirate battle-scenes and the wonderful Sutton Roley is up to his usual camera tricks one of which involves the not inconsiderable feat of shifting two Nuclear Missile silos 20ft away from the normal position (for this episode only) just to let the camera dolly in!! Marvellous.

The show has some classic moments and a considerable amount of underwater footage, the Pirate flag drop is sensational! Its mad as a box of frogs but totally fun.

Best consumed while under the influence (of anything)!!

One the most weirdo episode that I've seen on Irwin Allen's concept!!

[elo-equipamentos · 7/10 · 23 July 2023]

Except The Time Tunnel Albert Salmi was a regular guest star on Irwin Allen's series, on this hyper weirdo episode where the sky is limits, the Seaview crew has to dealing for with the mysticism of an old pirate's treasure curse from 16th century on Spanish Galleon sunk in a battle, the producer as usually lays hold of old stock footage to make this odd episode.

When Seaview has receiving a guest on board, it certainly became a nightmare for Nelson and Crane, in real life it's will easily perceived by the smart ones, however it's an Irwin Allen show where all things would be arranged, this turn the episode begins on a naval battle as explained above ending with a pirate Captain screaming over a treasure curse, this scene is shot exposing his face, back in 1978 the Seaview has a task to check out all defense weapons deployed underwater spots along the American's coast linked by cable to autoignition just in case of attack from their enemies, Brent (Albert Salmi) is inside of Seaview as Allied overseer only, nonetheless he is a facsimile of the Spanish Captain.

He on purpose spreading around a old pirate treasure curse, due the area were in the past a ships graveyard full of gold doubloons, suddenly he disappears on Mini-Sub without returns, upon such unexpected matter Admiral Nelson will report to high Navy command over Brent background receiving a good report file, meanwhile Crane will prepares a flying Sub aiming for to overfly a uncharted island where the last Mini-Sub's signal, what Crane will find out is terrifying menace to all nuclear warheads implanted on underwater that could be a chain explosion triggered by the reincarnation of old Spanish Pirate of 16th century which is Brent's descendant, we must stand tight over so blatant storyline, at least enjoyable.

Thanks for reading.

Resume:

First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.

Sutton Roley's View Of The Pirate World

[StuOz · 30 July 2010]

The flying sub encounters an old pirate ship that then blasts the flying sub out of the water. Crane survives the sub blast, he then swims to an island filled with pirates.

Lost In Space fans like me will get a blast out of this episode: Albert Salmi plays a pirate both here and in LIS. And episode director - Sutton Roley - also directed one of LIS's better hours: The Anti-Matter Man! As always, Roley puts the camera at odd angles, which, sadly, does lead to too many camera shadows on the set. But we have such fun with this over-the-top bunch of pirates (another site complained that these guys are TOO over-the-top) and having the flying sub being blasted TWICE in one episode fits the insane tone of the hour! This hour was a childhood favourite and it is still just as well loved in my adult years! It also has shades of Time Tunnel's Pirates Of Dead Man's Island...another classic!