SimonJack A more realistic title for this so-called monster movie might be, "The Plastic Model from 10,000 centimeters." Even that would be a stretch in how far down in the "deep" we see this monster. The ancient distance of a league at sea was three miles. The diameter of the earth is 7,917.5 miles. So, something 10,000 leagues below the earth's or ocean's surface, would actually be more than 22,000 miles beyond the opposite side of the earth – in space. Even the centimeters are a stretch, because that would be 328 feet down. And in this film, the scuba divers hardly seem to go beyond 50 feet. In the scenes with the monster on their heels, the swimmers rise a few feet above the fronds and bottom sea growth to be at the water's surface. I belabor this point only to point out how bad everything is about this film. I give it one star above the worst possible only because the plot has just enough suspense to make it interesting enough to watch to the conclusion. Although one can easily guess what the ending will be. Otherwise the script is quite bad. It's a good example of the cheap run of films made during the 1950s. Unheard of sources tried to make a buck from the public's revived interest in monster films. There is hardly any script at all in this film. And where there is, is punctuated (indeed) with long periods of silence. It wouldn't be so bad if the camera had turned more on the surf or interesting scenery. Then, this very boring and lackluster plot was worsened by downright amateurish acting. This may be the worst job of making a monster. It must have been a plastic doll. It clearly was lifeless, however much the filmmakers tried to give us the impression that it was moving or alive. These folks could have learned something from the Japanese filmmakers of "Godzilla" the year before. To give this film even two stars is charitable, indeed.

Bezenby Fishermen are turning up dead on a beach, burned to a crisp. A g-man turns up to investigate and meet an mysterious doctor who's also curious about what's happening. Thus begins Phantom from 10,000 leagues, a film that involves a kind of mini-Godzilla preying on the locals while everyone in town sneaks around spying on each other.Dr Steve (or whatever he was called) is trying to find Dr King, professor at the local college who's acting awfully suspiciously. Dr King is being spied on by his secretary, and also his assistant George, and I'm guessing also Dr Steven and the G-man. Dr Steve heads out to investigate the water and finds a beam of light caused by uranium and a strange creature who tries to put the bit on him. Hooking up with Dr King's daughter, he tries to get to the bottom of what's going on, and not get killed in the process.Although it's a fairly decent man in a rubber suit film, Phantom spends an awful lot of time on the drama and intrigue sides of things as we watch everyone spying on everyone else, following each other around and blackmailing each other. The creature itself doesn't seem to do much of anything, as it doesn't leave the area where the uranium is. I could have done with a murderous rampage by the creature but it just sort of swam around a bit.Your tolerance for this film is going to depend on how much action you need from a film. There's not much to go on here but it wasn't that boring either, just an okay time waster. You've got to love a guy in a rubber suit so I've gone easy on this film due to that.

The_Depressed_Star_Wars_fan A mysterious monster terrorizes humanity in THE PHANTOM FROM 10,000 LEAGUES. This is one of the many public domain monster movies that I would always find at Walgreens for about $1.00 or less. To be honest I only bought a lot of these movies because of their DVD covers, and this is one of them. Let's start with the positive aspects of the film.......I got nothing. Now on to the negative aspects. Well first of all the story is badly paced and hardly memorable. Next the Characters are not memorable either, especially not the monster. The Monster isn't even a good special effects creation. Even the title makes no sense, it's not a phantom it's a Frankenstein-like creature that looks like a lizard. So in the end, this is a very boring film. Not worth checking out what so ever, so avoid it at all costs.

bensonmum2 The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues, huh? It's more like The Phantom from 10 Feet. The "Phantom" is as lame a creature as I've seen recently in a 50s sci-fi/horror movie. No movement to speak of, ridiculous looking, and only threatening if you get within 3 feet – we're not talking The Creature from the Black Lagoon here. And The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues commits one of the most unforgivable sins a bad sci-fi/horror movie can – it eliminates all tension and mystery by showing us a good, clear shot of the monster within the first 15 seconds of the movie. What a huge mistake! And when your monster is this bad, you really need to keep it under-wraps as long as you can. This is "Bad Movie Making 101" type stuff.I'm a fan of 50s sci-fi/horror – even the bad ones. But when I run across one this dull, I've got to be honest and give it the rating it deserves. Actually, "dull" hardly seems strong enough. The paper thin plot is as dull as dishwater. We're promised death rays, but none are forthcoming. We're told of radiation burns, but the bodies are all conveniently face-down. And we're lead to believe that there's a large Oceanography Institute nearby, but all we see is a small office and an even smaller lab. What plot the movie does have takes a backseat to incessant conversations between characters I couldn't have cared less about. Can a movie be completely filled with padding in the form of pointless dialogue? The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues comes close. And what a group of characters! Again, about as dull as you'll run across – a misguided but dull scientist, his clueless and dull daughter, a good but dull scientist/hero, a nosey but dull secretary, a gruff and dull investigator, and an idiotic, homicidal, but ultimately dull lab assistant. I think I'm being generous with my 3/10.Before I end this, there are a few things in The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues that I feel I must comment on:1. The young hero/scientist comes walking out of the ocean and just happens to trip over the only person within sight – the film's female lead. What are the chances of that happening?2. Are we really supposed to believe that the local fishermen, scientists, sightseers, the Oceanography Institute, and everyone else really share the same row boat? Were we not supposed to notice the same boat going out to sea over and over? That little boat sure gets some mileage.3. How convenient is it that all the dead bodies and the aforementioned row boat always seems to wash up on the same spot of beach? Just a lucky coincidence I guess.4. Did anyone else find it odd that the movie's young female lead dresses in the living room? For that matter, did anyone find it odd that the bathroom/shower was that close to the front door? And what about that scene where the hero helps the young heroine with her zipper? Can you say cliché?5. Why the need for a subplot involving foreign spies? Granted, Helene Stanton is about the best thing The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues has going for it, but really, why is she here?