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From:James Mason , Kirk Douglas , Peter Ellenshaw , Elmo Williams , Vincent Di Fate , Charles A. Nichols , Richard Fleischer , Walt Disney Video ,
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2 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
 That Nautilus I want, 2007-04-01
I used to watch it many times. Love it, ever ride at Disney's World.
Nautilus is an interesting submarine. I can imagine it for real. They did nice job with octopus scene. I love underwater scenes. And that ending scene at Vulcania. The way I watch, it made sense for what happened. Even I love the quote, "There's hope for the future. And when the world's ready for a new and better life all this will someday come to pass in God's good time"
I am glad to get it on DVD but nice one was second disk where they talked to cast, doing film underwater, etc. etc. However I wish they put CLOSED CAPTION on second disk so I can understand what's going on. I can't think anything better than this movie. No sir!
Now off to Mysterious Island, I reckon we have new plan.... hee hee.
3 of 10 customers found the following review helpful:
 Very impressive, however..., 2007-02-14
I was very impressed with this movie and I think it's a great production. However, I watched it right after reading the book and the movie is way too different from Jules Verne's work. It's a very different story. Some of the changes in the plot and philosophical explanation are not at all convincing.
I love the book and I hope someday there will be a movie version that is a lot more faithful to what Jules Verne created.
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
Ambitious Verne Adaptation, 2007-02-11
Far more people have seen the 1954 Disney production of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" than have seen any other version of the film or have read the unabridged version of the book. This movie is well worth the attention it has received. The movie won two Oscars, had international movie stars, and featured incredible special effects.
Ships are sinking for unknown reasons in 1868. The United States sends Navy ships to determine the cause of the sinking, taking along Professor Pierre Arronax (Paul Lukas, "55 Days in Peking," "Fun in Acapulco" and more than 100 other movie and television appearances), his assistant Conseil (Peter Lorre, "Arsenic and Old Lace," "Around the World in 80 Days," and more than 100 other movie and television appearances), and seaman Ned Land (Kirk Douglas, who was a star well before his appearance in this movie). After a lengthy period of sea, it appears that the creature causing all the ships to sink is not going to appear. Then the crew of the ship sees an explosion and a ship sinks. The Navy ship investigates, but a fearsome monster attacks the ship. Dr. Arronax, Conseil and Land end up overboard.
Dr. Arronax and Conseil discover a mysterious shape in the mist. The shape turns out to be a fantastic ship. Ned Land also discovers the ship, and the trio searches the ship for supplies so they can get away from the ship. Before the three can escape, crew members spot and capture them. Thus begins an incredible adventure.
James Mason plays Captain Nemo phenomenally well. Mason is brooding and haunted in this role, and performs so well that Mason seems to become Nemo. James Mason remains the person most identified with Captain Nemo.
The two features of this movie that remain icons of the film are the submarine Nautilus and the squid that attacks it. The Nautilus is rendered in incredible detail. The submarine seems to borrow a lot from genuine ships, with a fair amount of inspiration from nuclear power. The squid scene was shot during a storm at night to improve the visual appearance of the squid. The idea worked. The squid scenes still look incredibly good.
This two disk set is a treasure trove of features surrounding the movie. I am usually ambivalent about extra features, but and avid fan will find many features interesting. Most of the features are worth watching, but "Monsters of the Deep," the "making of" feature, and the Humboldt squid feature were memorable. The previously unseen sunset squid sequence is also included, and a viewer can easily see why Disney replaced this sequence.
Though some of the scenes are slightly intense, particularly the squid sequence, this movie is rated G and I believe that this movie is a great family movie.
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" remains one of Disney's best films. It was one of the most expensive films in history at that time. Most of the actors were well established stars. The special effects were state-of-the-art. Fans of Jules Vernes, James Mason, Disney live action adventure films and fans of good movies will want this movie for their home library.
Enjoy!
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
20,000 leagues Under the Sea, 2007-01-19
My grandson was very pleased, it was a Christmas present for him.
He wanted that one movie in particular and I was happy to have found it @Amazon.
1 of 29 customers found the following review helpful:
 You guys suck!, 2007-01-09
I ordered this DVD a full month before Christmas. I still don't have it. Can you reimburse me?
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