watch this odd little adventure movie and it hard to believe that it be direct by the same man who bring u such high quality giallo classic a the strange vice of mr wardh and the case of the scorpion tail and but it have to be say that despite it low quality production value and island of the fish men be an entertaining ride and one that surely deserve more praise than it get . like many italian film from the seventy and this be one be a rip off of a successful american film and the one in question this time be the critically panned island of dr moreau . sergio martino film take idea such a mutation and greed and adventure and mould it into one slightly compelling film and which make up for what it lack in coherency and logic with a load of mostly intrigue idea . the central plot follow a boat which crash on a small island . it quickly become apparent that not everything about this place be normal and and it soon transpire that half of the population have be turn into fish men a cross between a man and a fish and which exist for purely selfish reason . the truth about this movie be that it a lot more fun if you ignore the trashy production value . the central monster look completely ridiculous and and much of the movie take place on set that look like they cost someone a few penny but the movie be well shoot in spite of this and with the underwater photography be a particular highlight and the pacing of the movie be well do in that the film never become boring . the way that the plot come together isn not exactly genius and but it take in a lot of idea and i have see film make on plot with much less thought put into them than this one . the big location standout in the film be definitely the lost city of atlantis . to be honest and i be not a massive fan of adventure movie and and therefore do not see this lose city get mention much but it be always nice to see it in a movie . the central island location be good in that it provide an apt setting for the story and also provide the movie with the right amount of mystery and a martino make good use of the voodoo theme . overall and this isn not exactly a classic and there be certainly a lot bad trashy adventure movie out there than this one .