Following a series of attacks on cargo ships and, most notably, nuclear submarine's, the Pentagon send their best ship, The Tigershark, to investigate. On board is Lieutenant Commander 'Reef' Holloway (Arthur Franz) and noted scientist Sir Ian Hunt (Tom Conway), who after examining the previous incidents and eye-witness statements, soon form the belief that they are dealing with some kind of underwater alien craft. Holloway's attack-first-ask- questions-later approach puts him at loggerheads with young pacifist Dr. Neilson, Jr. (Brett Halsey), the son of a revered scientist. They soon discover their speedy enemy, and Holloway finds himself confronted by a one-eyed monster intent on world domination.There is a lot to criticise about The Atomic Submarine, regardless of the obvious budget limitations and drive-in aspirations. Sci-fi movies from the 1950's and 60's manufacture most of their charm from bad special effects and clunky dialogue, but The Atomic Submarine looks particularly ropey, with miniature toys and a fish-bowl filling-in for apparently state-of-the-art aquatic engineering and the great blue yonder. The first two-thirds of the film is extremely talky, which would be fine if not for the characters being little more than B- movie archetypes, either puffing their chest with patriotic defiance or providing some light comic relief.Yet the climax, which sees a lot of the crew massacred by the drooling extra-terrestrial (voiced by John Hilliard), proves worth the wait. It's certainly formulaic, but it's full of wobbly, retro sets and a genuinely creepy score by Alexander Laszlo, key aspects in what makes these films so fun to watch. The face-off between Holloway and the spaceman also contains some unintentionally hilarious dialogue. "At last Commander, we meet as your people say... face to face!" says the alien. "That's a face?" Holloway replies. The Atomic Submarine is immediately forgettable, best watched late at night when you feel like you're the only person left awake in the world, but this effortlessly likable fluff.www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com

A bunch of retarded dullards go on a submarine journey to try and find out what is destroying ships in the Arctic Area. They discover an underwater flying saucer which they ram and board. The alien pilot is extremely unscary and likes killing them. Can the human race survive this blobby thing with one eye.....? Yes.Most of the film seems to take place on one set and there is way too much talking. The film is boring and very badly acted. Nothing happens for ages, there is no suspense and the effects and sets are laughably bad. That's all you need to know.There are much better alien films out there.

What a stinker! Oh, I've got to write more. There are no redeeming qualities to this movie, which isn't good, and isn't so horrible that it's funny. If only the acting were terrible, but it's only bad, like the script. What kills it is there is no life to the movie, no spirit. You feel like the actors punched in on a time clock and are just there for a paycheck. No one is having any fun. The concept isn't particularly bad, atomic submarine meets undersea UFO. But at some point you are supposed to be afraid, and at some point something actually interesting is supposed to happen. Nada. The last 10 climactic minutes seem to last for two painful hours.This isn't a B movie; this is a Zzzzzz movie. The music is slightly interesting, if you look at it as a possible model for the Star Trek TOS scores. Is there any actual connection? I can't find any. The best way to watch this movie is to have someone tie you down to a chair and pry your eyelids open. The best thing about this movie was the poster. I wish I could remember why I wanted to watch this movie? Oh, wait. Could it have been some of the off the mark reviews on IMDb?Why don't they make remakes of bad movies? Then the remakes could be better than the originals. Instead, they take great movies and make them into stinkers. It doesn't make any sense. Someone could actually make a pretty good remake of this, with today's CGI special effects and a reworked script. If they do, I hope they change the ending and have the UFO blow up the nuclear submarine.

*Spoiler/plot-1959, The Atomic Submarine, In the future, the North polar seas are a freeway being used by large submarines for international commerce. These underwater giants are being sunk by an unknown force. The Tigershark, a US Navy super submarine is sent in to investigate and stop the destruction. The Tigershark crew find an alien craft and it's alien intelligence at work. They take military action.*Special Stars- Often seen, Arthur Franz as the sub captain. Cowboy movie veteran, Dick Steele plays the sub's 'chief petty officer'. Blonde bombshell, Joi Lansing plays the XO's girlfriend.*Theme- US Navy owns the arctic seas, under, over and in.*Based on- 50's nuclear submarine news.*Trivia/location/goofs- One of the few science fiction films that the undersea UFO is operating at the North Pole. This has to be the biggest submarine in the world judging by the large expansive control room used. A little unbelievable even for Hollywood.*Emotion- A mostly boring film despite the possible unique plot line that has never been seen before on film. Very little sets and mostly stock footage fuel this film to it's sub-par quality levels. The only interesting part is when the sub crew enter the UFO and confront the alien leader inside. Beware: cornball stuff.