Review of Master of the World

This was a decent story, though in so many ways it just seemed like 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA all over again--but this time the action is set in the skies. This Captain Nemo-wannabe is played by Vincent Price. He has built an enormous air ship from which he can dominate the globe. You see, his ship is filled with bombs and gas and he tells his guests (just like in 20,000 LEAGUES, there are stranded strangers who get picked up as passengers) that all this will be used for good. He claims he has no desire to be a despot, but use the power to force the world to live in peace. However, when he starts demanding the world do what he says, he very quickly starts using all these weapons--establishing that he indeed is an evil nut! Unfortunately, while the film is quite derivative, this isn't the major problem I have with it but the less than satisfying conclusion. Not a bad film, but still pretty skipable.