Saturday, December 7, 2013

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Twentieth Century-Fox Film
Directed by Richard Fleischer
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, Fox)

Landmark science fiction film in which a submarine team is miniaturized and injected into a man in order to perform an operation. They must overcome a series of obstacles to reach their destination, the brain, where a life-threatening injury exists. The man's heart is stopped so that they can pass through; they refill their air tanks at the lungs; the sub breaks down in the inner ear and they are attacked by antibodies. Colorful special effects and attention to scientific detail combine for an involving and terrifically entertaining journey. However, a subplot involving a saboteur among the crew is not as convincing.

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