Primitive CGI blue flames consume Queen Ayesha in this watchable but unconvincing 2001 Canadian TV adaptation notable for featuring early Christoph Waltz and representing cinema’s third century of She films.

Brothers quest through a post-apocalyptic wasteland encountering psychic Communists, hedonistic vampires, and regenerating clones with warrior goddess Sandahl Bergman in this wildly imaginative 1984 exploitation film barely connected to Haggard’s novel.

Gender roles reverse as a troubled young woman becomes the reincarnation of Ayesha sought by immortal Kallikrates in this 1968 Hammer sequel with gorgeous cinematography undermined by amateurish leads.

Hammer Films wastes Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in supporting roles while wooden leads drain the excitement from this visually stunning but dramatically flat 1965 adaptation starring Ursula Andress.

The King Kong producers relocated Haggard’s lost world to Arctic Siberia for this visually spectacular 1935 RKO adventure featuring Randolph Scott and special effects that still impress decades later.

H. Rider Haggard personally wrote the intertitles for this 1925 British-German silent adaptation of his novel, though he died before seeing Betty Blythe bring Queen Ayesha to life.

Turkish superhero Iron Fist sports Superman’s symbol and Batman’s belt while battling a transvestite Fu Manchu and Russian spy over a uranium-revealing dagger in this 1970 Yesilcam adventure.

WWII American soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in Italy discover Nazis have captured an alien, leading to a rescue mission with ray-gun wielding extraterrestrials in this charming 1985 adventure.

Moe, Larry, and Curly Joe help Phileas Fogg III circle the globe in 80 days while being framed for bank robbery in this 1963 parody of Jules Verne’s classic.

Alien rocks that absorb silicon from human flesh grow into towering monoliths in this clever 1957 science fiction thriller threatening the entire planet.