On Krypton, after being sentenced to the imprisoning Phantom Zone with his followers, the ripple effects of the destruction of Krypton""s core opened a portal and freed Zod.The next scene occurs in the Eden-like Eternal Gardens, a pleasing, erotic place for the privileged youth to play and pleasure themselves:Fathers for whom every revolution of a machine wheel meant gold had created for their sons the miracle of the Eternal Gardens.They watched from afar as the mermaids attacked the crew left on the ship - and sank it.The few remaining crew members followed after Gibbs and Barbossa.Meanwhile, Blackbeard""s group of survivors also journeyed on land - a jungle rek to the interior of the island, carrying their prized mermaid in a glass coffin, and following a path to the chalices.[Note: The notorious character of Mike Hammer first appeared in Spillane""sI, he Juryin 1947.] It was adapted from a screenplay by A.I.Bezzerides.The film is a low-budget, B-grade film (at a cost of about $400,000) without recognizable actors.As a counterpoint to he hard-boiled film, cultural allusions abound: the Christina Rossetti poem "Remember," and a Caruso vocal recording - to name a few.I like to see him jump." After passing the phone to her boyfriend and being crudely ordered to vacate the room, Debby pauses to vainly admire her reflection in the mirror [the first of many instances in the film].