Man From Atlantis: Complete TV Movies Collection [DVD] [1977] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

The Man from Atlantis first premiered back in 1977 Wether you remember the series on its initial run or just viewing it for the very first time As a curiosity to the latest TV offering Atlantis you will on these four movies find something of real interest .The pilot episode introduces us to The Man from Atlantis played by Patrick Duffy found washed up on a beach and rescued by Dr Elizabeth Merril played by Belinda J Montgomery we soon learn this is no normal human being He his found to have gills given the name Mark Harris and sent to work for the government He is soon sent on a mission to locate missing scientists This is were we get to see Mark swim underwater And were the movie really hits it stride you can still view these scenes today And wonder just how they did that. The underwater scenes with Duffy swimming are really that good The villain of the piece is played by Victor Buno King Tut in Batman. In his underwater lair Buno almost steals the movie in his over the top performance And would return in episodes of The TV series playing the same character. The pilot movie spawned Three other made for TV movies and this is what you get on this collection And for the time these were made They hold up really well Excellent Science fiction plots The chemistry between Duffy & Montgomery just gets better with each movie The Discs themselves Though no extras show real vibrant colours even some of the night underwater scenes really show up clear you can tell they have done some remastering for this DVD release. Man From Atlantis would go on to spawn a 13 episode series before its cancellation But that's another story. Patrick Duffy would go on to star in another little known TV series of the time Dallas The rest as they say is history But just what did happen to Belinda J Montgomery. If you are looking for a bit of TV nostalgia or just another look at what might have been These four movies are just another reminder of TV Science Fictions Golden Age.

This 2 disc set contains the very best of The Man From Atlantis - the quartet of TV movies. Sadly, when it went to standard 50 minute episodes, the quality dropped and most of the episodes were - frankly - awful. The opening pilot tells the story of a mysterious man, green eyed and with gills and webbed fingers, washed ashore and found by Navy doctor Elizabeth Merrill. She realises he needs to immerse himself in water at regular intervals and may be the last survivor of Atlantis. He learns to speak English and she gives him the name Mark Harris. Mark agrees to undertake a mission for the Navy and this leads to his first encounter with the villainous Mr Schubert. The pilot is well made and handles the concept with considerable skill, though I think some acknowledgement should have been made to Marvel Comics - the character isn't a million miles away from Prince Namor, the Submariner. In the second movie, Elizabeth has left the Navy and has joined the Foundation For Oceanic Research, taking Mark with her. This introduces CW Crawford, their boss, and Elizabeth's partner Miller Simon. This latter character would be written out after the four movies. We also encounter the submarine Cetacean and it's crew - though after the movies the crew would be replaced by a new one. The 4 movies are all of a high standard and treat the concept seriously and intelligently. This set is highly recommended, but venture into The Complete Television Series at your peril!

I've been waiting a while for this show to be released on DVD, and now it's finally arrived, I'm not disappointed. I expected the quality to be seriously dodgy - poor picture and/or sound - but that's not the case. There are a couple of scenes in the pilot where the colour looks a little off (or maybe Pat's tan really did look like that?), but other than this, I was really surprised by how good the show looks. The colours are all bright and vibrant and there's no noise to speak of. I've seen shows from the 90's that don't look this good. I have no complaints regarding the sound quality either, it's not muffled or dull. All in all, it's a very well produced DVD & I have absolutely no complaints. There are no extras at all on the DVD, not even English language subtitles, but I didn't expect them and certainly don't require them. The show itself is complete mindless, fun for the sake of fun, Saturday afternoon entertainment. Some of the plots don't make sense, and the ones that do are rediculous. But it's awesome: non-taxing, good-natured fun. A *very* welcome addition to my DVD collection.

maybe far fetched and not as enjoyable as it was first time around but still worth a trip down memory lane

Will play on region 2

This set of the four TV movies commencing the Man from Atlantis series are of very good quality and well worth a watch. Fans of Patrick Duffy will be happy to see their man in a role he filmed just prior to his long stint in Dallas. Enjoy!

Yes I was very young when this came out first but I did like it then, but now I'm hooked it's dated of course, you can see the strings on the monsters but overlook this and enjoy the era we just about remember, no sex or filthy words to be concerned with enjoyable family programming even a three yr old was watching it laughing at him swimming so I'm pleased.

Bought this four disc set of the complete tv series of Man From Atlantis, fully expecting the very first episode the PILOT of the show to be on the first disc. It's NOT. Why on earth wouldn't the introductory episode of this show not be an essential one to have on the supposed full tv series set. I'm really annoyed and don't feel inclined to bother watching the episodes as I can't remember the pilot story line from so long ago, when this show first aired on television. You need to know the story of this undersea character and how he ends up on land to enjoy the full series. Not happy with this purchase.

UNA SERIE DE CULTO, LÁSTIMA QUE NO TIENE SUBTÍTULOS NI EN FRANCÉS, INGLÉS O ESPAÑOL COMO FIGURA EN LA INFORMACIÓN DEL PRODUCTO. SÓLO EL AUDIO ES EN VERSIÓN ORIGINAL: INGLÉS. LE DOY 2 ESTRELLAS POR INFORMAR MAL SOBRE EL PRODUCTO!!!

≪Google Chromeの文字認識機能を使えば、字幕がない外国映画 でもある程度理解できます。Googleアプリ→ドキュメント→左端の 新しいドキュメントをクリック→ツール→音声入力→入力ツールの DVDの言語選択→DVD作動後、入力ツールをクリック。途中で良く止 まるので、後は根気の問題。4:13 2020/01/19追加≫ 本作の日本語版邦題をメモしていたので、ウィキペディア の欠損部分を補足させて戴きます。資料的価値がいまひとつ なためウィキには書き込めません。 日本語版第7話 新エネルギーのなぞ(原題:Deadly Carnival) 第8話 もう一人のマーク(Shoot-out at Lands End) 第10話 四次元の黄金(Giant) 第12話 無邪気なインベーダー(Imp) 第13話 巨大クラゲのきょうふ(Man O' War) 第17話 人魚のうたごえ(The Siren) ウィキでいう第4話「10万ボルトの腕」は本来なら第6話。 NHKの番組紹介で、≪15回シリーズ≫と表記されてあったのが 17話まで続いたのが嬉しかった。45分枠に移行してからは正直、 今一つな話が多かったが、若き日のパトリック・ダフィーの神 秘的な眼差しと、壮重かつ哀調漂うBGM、球体を四つ繋げた 主人公たちの潜水艇(船名はセティション号と最近知った)の 秀逸なデザインと冒険に魅了される幸福な日々が続いた。 あれから40年が過ぎ去り、本作よりプロットでも特撮技術で もすぐれた作品を数多く見てきた今でも、深海へのロマンと故 郷を無くした青年の悲哀を切々と奏でる本作のテーマソングは、 私の音楽に関する思い出の中で、ジョン・ウィリアムズやエルガ ーの作品群と並ぶ高い位置を占めている。

La série TV est complète DVD gravé avec photos très bonne présentations, en anglais uniquement sans sous titre,bonne qualité des images c'est fidèle a mon souvenir TV de l'époque.Vous pouvez trouvez en vente sur amazon sur un autre coffret DVD les 4films TV de 1h30 présentés en introduction de la série TV a l'époque. Attention sur un ancien lecteur DVD(les tout premiers par exemple) l'image peu passer en noir et blanc,aucun problème sur les autres. Bon films a tous .Thierry.

Great movie

Having the chance to see The Man From Atlantis again let alone own remastered copies of each movie as well as the TV series was everything a fan of the show could hope for. The quality of the programs being remastered is amazing and was even better than watching it on our color tv set we owened in the 70's. When watching the pilot movie I couldn't help but notice how easy it was to become totally sucked into the plot, acting, and concept. The pilot holds up very well compared to anything on tv today. The tv series spin off from the movies was never given the same attention to detail in quality when it came to the writing, but for me there are some moments from the TV series that I still remember fondly and most of the episodes are still fun to watch. A few I will always remember with a smile. A show that could have been so much more IS so much more now that it has been restored for fans like myself who always admired the child like kindness, fairness and sense of wonder that the character of Mark Harris as the Man From Atlantis seemed to live by. A friend from the ocean who simply cared about the environment and other beings whether they were a member of a different species or not. I highly recommend both sets for those who remember the series fondly, but most of all for anyone just looking for a good family fun show. I believe everyone should watch the pilot movie at least once. Yes, it was and is STILL that good....The Man From Atlantis was a hero for kids in the 70's, got as good or better ratings over seas (no pun intended) than Doctor Who, and in my opinion is still a hero worth a look. I challenge any fan of science fiction to watch the pilot episode and not want to see more. Patrick Duffy IS the Man From Atlantis!!!!