Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Daniel Richardson I bought this in a box set with "The Phantom Empire". I watched Empire and liked it. First off, these two movies are pretty similar. Each serial has one main hero with a child or children as the sidekicks. Next they each deal with a hidden kingdom (or empire) right under our noses. Each kingdom or empire is destroyed in the end with only the "ones from above" surviving. And finally, each serial uses the "cheat ending" way too much. With that being said, this movie felt more like "The Phantom Empire"-lite. It seemed to move slower than Empire and the story wasn't as good either. Personally I liked Gene Autry better than Crash Corrigan. Now I'm not saying that this movie is bad, it's just not all that good. I gave it an "ok". I've only seen four serials and this ranks number three. If you like old serials, I recommend it. But if your new to the serial genre, I'd try something else.

screenman It's incredible that there are so many contributors to this ancient hokum. It's unbelievable that so many remember it. When I was a youngster in the 1950's, the local ABC cinema - a fleapit ironically called 'The Royalty' - ran an excellent programme for kids on Saturday mornings. Called the ABC-minors club, every Saturday, at supporting cinemas, the local youth turned out for a 9.30am start. The program contained a kids movie, a serial, cartoons, and trailers for upcoming stuff. And it was a damn good idea. As a 5 or 6-year-old, I was hauled off by my brother and sister to this regular weekly bedlam. And believe me; even in the dour 1950's a cinema full of kids (no adults at all) could become a vigorous experience. There were times when so many Kia-Ora cartons, empty ice-cream tubs,and popcorn packets took to the air that an observer might have supposed the Gremlins had invaded. In extremis, the feature was suspended and the manager came on stage to demand order. A threat to miss out the cartoon would quickly plunge the place into silence. But it didn't last. Enter 'Crash Corrigan' and there would be a deafening uproar of cheers. How on Earth has this feature been remembered, let alone transferred to DVD? God really must have a sense of humour.STOP PRESS: Crash Corrigan was an able-seaman in the Oscar-winning 1935 production of 'Mutiny On The Bounty.' I suspect those outrageous underpants of his were the cause of the rebellion amongst so many desperate and deprived shipmates!

ccmiller1492 "Undersea Kingdom" is fast-moving and exciting, better than most serials...with the added fun of seeing how the cliffhangers are impossibly resolved. One of my favorite superheroes who's never been filmed is Namor, the Submariner and this serial comes closest to rendering him on film. It's amazing how a very ordinary looking guy (Ray Corrigan) with an admittedly great physique can be transformed into a thrilling superhero just by donning a costume. This is the best example of the transformation by costume...Corrigan doesn't look anywhere near as imposing without that great sort of Aztec-looking helmet, the best flowing cape (far better than Superman's) and those nifty fish-scale briefs that turn transparent when the lighting hits them just right. Fortunately, our hero wears this impressive outfit throughout most of the series, and you will notice how much his presence is diminished just by removing the helmet from time to time. Despite the robots that look like lumbering water heaters and a sardine-can tank that announces its presence with an ambulance siren, this is a classic serial adventure that should surely please most action-hero and serial fans. It's a very ambitious and largely successful product for its times, with the added bonus of little of the tediously long previous chapter replays of later efforts in the genre. Highly recommended!

wmjgas59 I found the entire serial on two DVDs for the bargain-price of $5 a piece. I honestly only got the first six because the guy was, well, undressed except for a cape and a helmet and these really cool boots. Otherwise he looked like he was in his underwear.I really loved the over the top acting and the, for then, cool special effects. That the producers seemed to enjoy finding the slimmest excuse to put Our Hero into cheek revealing outfits and at one point literally strapping him spread-eagle to a moving "car" smacks of almost unbelievable camp. That this stuff passed muster during The Code is even more amazing.As to weather the cliffhangers cheat; OK they cheat. But in a way I sort of enjoy the original cliffhanger version. Crash gets blown up, dropped down an elevator shaft, smashed into a wooden door (with the aforementioned "car"), dropped from great heights and others too numerous to mention. I don't love that his "sidekick" is either a young boy who worships him and that he seems a bit too attached to (witness his reaction when Billy falls down a facing). His other "sidekick" is an enemy he saves, only to have the poor sap pine for Our Hero until he is killed, just to assure Crash's engagement to The Girl.This movie is definitely a repeat offender. But it is fun nonetheless. Invite your friends over and have a drinking party where everyone takes a belt whenever Crash shows his ass. You'll be plowed before the night is out.Bad, silly, obvious. But not nearly as crappy as Bad Boys 2.I give this one a Thumbs Up!