There's an actor in this who sounds distractingly like a Phil Hartman Simpsons character, so that was funny.
Overall, Atlas isn't very good at all, but it is still an interesting watch, quality aside. Roger Corman was extra ambitious with this one, trying to pull off a classic epic with a clearly minuscule budget. Anyone interested in filmmaking and Corman's whole style will probably find enough here compelling, outside the story and technical qualities.
It's hard to enjoy it on the level you might for a normal sort of movie, but I can't help admiring the sheer ambition of it, even when it's painfully apparent how limited the film is (you notice most of all with the number of extras). It's novel, though - I've never seen a film from this era try to do the sorts of things Atlas tries to do with such limited resources.
Overall, Atlas isn't very good at all, but it is still an interesting watch, quality aside. Roger Corman was extra ambitious with this one, trying to pull off a classic epic with a clearly minuscule budget. Anyone interested in filmmaking and Corman's whole style will probably find enough here compelling, outside the story and technical qualities.
It's hard to enjoy it on the level you might for a normal sort of movie, but I can't help admiring the sheer ambition of it, even when it's painfully apparent how limited the film is (you notice most of all with the number of extras). It's novel, though - I've never seen a film from this era try to do the sorts of things Atlas tries to do with such limited resources.