Fathom

Starring:Anthony Franciosa, Raquel Welch, Ronald Fraser, Richard Briers, Greta Chi, Tom Adams, Elizabeth Ercy, Ann Lancaster, Tutte Lemkow, Reg Lye, Clive Revill
Director: Leslie H. Martinson
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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A certain lime-green bikini reaches icon status in Fathom, clinging as tightly to Raquel Welch as those phagocytes that attacked her in Fantastic Voyage. Raquel was the reigning sex goddess of the moment, which is all you need to know about Fathom, an otherwise extremely silly example of proto-Austin Powers spy spoofery. She's a poster come to life, and the movie is geared around her '60s outfits (a purple-and-cornflower ensemble is particularly stupefying), her orange-peach lipstick, and the way her hair seems perfectly in place even after a high-speed boat chase. Sadly, Raquel's dialogue delivery is as stiff as her brunette mane, but the movie perks up when she is chased around by an angry bull, a sequence that may have you wondering whether you ate some bad cheese. By the way, her character is a dental assistant, visiting Spain as part of a skydiving troupe. Enjoy! --Robert Horton

Raquel Welch Collection (One Million Years B.C. / Bandolero! / Myra Breckinridge / Mother, Jugs & Speed / Fathom)
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Raquel Welch

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NICE COLLECTION OF RAQUEL WELCH "CLASSICS"!!!

Raquel Welch Collection (One Million Years B.C. / Bandolero! / Myra Breckinridge / Mother, Jugs & Speed / Fathom)
Starring: Raquel Welch
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B00018D418
Release Date: 2004-03-09

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Disc 1: One Million Years B.C. Disc 2: Bandolero Disc 3: Myra Breckenridge Disc 4: Mother, Jugs and Speed Disc 5: Fathom

Customer Reviews:

Raquel Welch.......2007-01-11

Excellent collection. Good stories. Well acted. Worth the money. A lot more humor, than you might otherwise expect.

Way overpriced.................2005-05-24

A collection of way overpriced RW videos............that you can get in the bargin bins at Walmart for $5 each.

Buy the best movies individually.......2004-05-07

Not knowing ALL of Raquel's work, but always enjoying "Bandolero", "One Million Years BC", "Fantastic Voyage" and the "Musketeer" movies, I bought this boxed set hoping for the best. I got some of that...and some of the worst, too.

"Myra Breckenridge" - not since "Babe, Pig in the City" have I hated a movie so much, I turned off a movie before it was over. This has to rate with "Howard the Duck" as one of Hollywood's all time stinkers. [If you absolutely MUST, the transfer is beautiful....too bad to waste it on such a bad movie.]

"Fathom" - Entertaining....for one viewing. It's obvious, Raquel wasn't quite in the groove yet, acting-wise, on this one. The dialogue is pretty stilted. Still, there are some entertaining parts, and it's a fun movie all around. The transfer on this movie was not the best, however. Both the left and right side appeared to be compressed...such that if a person or object moved into these areas, it suddenly became skinny.

"Mother, Jugs, and Speed" - Again...okay for one viewing, but not one to keep in your film library. A terrible transfer on this one....lots [I mean LOTS] of grain.

"One Million Years B.C." - Okay...so there are arguments that this isn't the complete version...available in Europe. Regardless, this is a real fun movie, and one you'll want to see again and again. Buy it on its own. The transfer is relatively clean, and Ray Harryhausen's special effects are wonderful.

"Bandolero" - Not really a "Raquel" movie, per se....the real stars here are Martin and Stewart. And that's just fine with me, as they are pure class, no matter what the movie. Definitely a keeper. The only real negative is...it's hard to picture Dean and Jimmy as brothers. But I guess odder things have happened. Nice transfer, too.

All in all....I'd recommend buying "Bandolero" and "One Million", and skipping the rest of the set. Spend your money on "Fantastic Voyage" and "The Three Musketeers" instead!

NICE COLLECTION OF RAQUEL WELCH "CLASSICS"!!!.......2004-03-13

For fans (like myself) of Raquel Welch, THE #1 "Sex Goddess" of the swinging 60's and super 70's, this is a must have collection of 5 of her better films. The only major disappointment in the set is the lack of supplementary material (interviews, commentaries) and the fact that the "major" film of the set, "ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." is the shorter U.S. theatrical version. But these are disappointments I can live with as long as I get to ogle the beautiful Miss Welch.

To the films:

Yes, as I stated, "ONE MILLION YEARS B.C." is the shorter version released by 20th Century Fox in 1966. The US version is listed as 91 minutes (closer to 92, as I timed it last night), while the UK version is 100 minutes. Missing is a sexy dance by Nupondi the Wild One (Martine Beswick) and some shots of Ray Harryhausen's animation. While it is too bad that Fox didn't release the longer version, folks, this film is NOT "CITIZEN KANE". As it is, at 91 minutes I feel the film is about 10 minutes too long! So while I do miss the footage (hopefully Fox will make things right and put the longer version out on dvd some time in the future), I really can't complain. Rocky looks beautiful in this film, Harryhausen's dinosaur's are still a sight to behold and every bit as good as the CGI fx of such big time Hollywood blockbusters as "JURASSIC PARK" (and maybe even better) and the music by Mario Nascimbene is fantastic. One mistake of continuity I noticed in the film itself: when we first see Raquel by the sea she kneels down on a rock and we see her feet are bare. A few seconds later when she runs up the hill and kneels next to Tumak she is wearing her fur booties. A few seconds later, her feet are again bare! I notice things like that, I have a foot fetish (ha)! Also, one question I have, when it is clear that Loana (Raquel) has the hots for Tumak (John Richardson), why does he spend so much time fighting with Ahot for possession of his oodala (spear)? Does that make sense to you?

Picture and sound are very pleasing on this disc (I have no complaints).For some reason I like the mono sound over the stereo, but that's just me. I'm weird. The only extras are trailers for this film and several other Fox sf titles and a restoration comparion (boring).

"MYRA BRECKINRIDGE" is a very weird, often unpleasant, film. Rocky is the only real saving grace. Mae West is awful, the script stinks, and the film put me to sleep! Picture and sound are fine. This is the only disc with some interesting extras. In fact, the extras are better than the film! Included is the AMC "BACKSTORY" episode about the making of this turkey and an often funny and insightful audio commentary with Miss Welch in which she reveals that when she first met her legendary co-star Mae West, she thought Miss West was "a man in drag"!!!

Of the other three films, "FATHOM" (an enjoyable spy spoof) was previously released by Fox, but "BANDOLERO" and "MOTHER, JUGS AND SPEED" are new to this set.

"BANDOLERO" is an entertaining western featuring James Stewart and Dean Martin as bank robbing brothers who kidnap Miss Welch when they are on the run from Sherrif George Kennedy and the law. The stars are all good and the script is often touching and quite funny. The score by Jerry Goldsmith is one of his best! Again, sound and picture quality are very good on this fine dvd. The picture of Rocky on the cover is actually from another Fox/Welch oater, "100 RIFLES" that Welch later made with Burt Reynolds and Jom Brown.

"MOTHER, JUGS AND SPEED" is a very funny comedy about an inept bunch of ambulance drivers. It co-stars Bill Cosby, Harvy Keitel and Larry Hagman. Pic and sound are good.

Amazon.com

A certain lime-green bikini reaches icon status in Fathom, clinging as tightly to Raquel Welch as those phagocytes that attacked her in Fantastic Voyage. Raquel was the reigning sex goddess of the moment, which is all you need to know about Fathom, an otherwise extremely silly example of proto-Austin Powers spy spoofery. She's a poster come to life, and the movie is geared around her '60s outfits (a purple-and-cornflower ensemble is particularly stupefying), her orange-peach lipstick, and the way her hair seems perfectly in place even after a high-speed boat chase. Sadly, Raquel's dialogue delivery is as stiff as her brunette mane, but the movie perks up when she is chased around by an angry bull, a sequence that may have you wondering whether you ate some bad cheese. By the way, her character is a dental assistant, visiting Spain as part of a skydiving troupe. Enjoy! --Robert Horton

Customer Reviews:

Welch is "the body" simply beautiful .......2007-04-05

This is a light film, funny. Is a good option to remember old & wholesome times.

Life can be great!.......2006-03-22

Can you imagine being paid to spend days making a movie with Raquel Welch in such a beautiful setting. Not to mention the outfits Miss Welch was wearing. Tony Franciosa definately had some very good Karma to be able to achieve this. Outside of the obvious... This is a wonderful movie with terrific acting. Tony Franciosa is probably the most under rated actor of all time. He has a great intensity that shines beneath the smoothest "one of a kind" voices on this planet! Raquel Welch is indescribale... So Beautiful.. and so Talented! A fast moving fun movie not unlike a good James Bond movie with a cute and funny twist. And the period in which this was filmed was such an innocent sweet period in our world. I highly recommend this film for pure escape and great entertainment.

Good clean fun---in a lime-green bikini!.......2005-06-29

Knockout Raquel Welch creates a sexy, lively, tongue-in-cheek character here, playing Fathom Harvill, wise-cracking, sky-diving dental assistant(who's "sick of staring at molars!")mixed up in murder and intrigue in Spain. Someone took great care to cast lots of colorful eccentrics in the supporting roles, and the beauty of the location is perfectly captured. Of course it's a sub-James Bond fluffball, but the aerial stunts and blue-screen effects are fantastic and the script is a charming collection of witty one-liners.

Raquel Welch looking here best.......2005-03-30

This was my first movie that showed a young Raquel Welch. Raquel was simply gorgeous in this movie in here green bikini. Raquel plays a character named Fathom Harvill who's built a reputation as one of the best sky divers in the business. After hearing about Fathom reputation she's now being watch and then recruited by a top secret government agent whose want here to do a job for him. The agency wants Fathom to sky dive into the middle of Spain to try recovering a missing war defector Tony Franciosa and a missing H-bomb detonator he is believed to possess. However, Fathom gets in way over her head and gets more then she bargained for. As Fathom unravels the truth will she get out of Spain a live? The other question is whose double crossing who? I give the movie 5 weasel stars based on the beauty of Raquel Welch alone. She makes watching this movie worth the time. This review is based on the DVD version of this movie which you can get right here on Amazon.com.

Mildy Entertaining but Mostly Forgettable.......2004-11-20

Raquel Welch is a stunningly attractive woman, a genuine and deserved sex symbol that long before the so-called supermodels lumbered onto the scene gave men yet another reason to drop to their knees and be thankful. That's about the best thing I can say about anything related to "Fathom." Oh, I suppose the locations are picturesque, too, and Clive Revill turns in yet another fun, colorful supporting performance. Less a genuine spy spoof and more a cheeky travelogue with some warmed-over espionage shenanigans, "Fathom" doesn't really try very hard to do anything but show Welch in all of her mostly underdressed glory. I admit that that is a strong draw but still not really enough to keep a viewer's complete attention and like Halle Berry or Denise Richards, she'd probably do better if most of the time she said less onscreen. Believe it or not, the thin story comes from a novel and was adapted by Lorenzo Semple, Jr., a screenwriter known for both genuine thrillers ("The Parallax View"; "Three Days of the Condor") and camp ("Batman"; "Flash Gordon"), as well as the uneven "Thunderball" remake, "Never Say Never Again." "Fathom" falls mostly into the camp camp, meaning that we're supposed to chuckle knowingly at the thought of a skydiving dental assistant being recruited to be an international spy by character actor Ronald Fraser (who looks disturbingly like a grown-up version of "Stewie" from "Family Guy.") Never-quite-a-leading-man Tony Franciosa tries valiantly to inject some cool into the film and Tom Adams, who starred in his own, hard-to-find "Charles Vine" spy spoofs, is a stoic antagonist. While "Fathom" probably isn't worth an hour and a half of your time, Welch does look dazzling most of the time, and the photography is quite pretty. These qualities might be enough for some viewers.

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