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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Mr. Cranky's rating:
2 Bombs

This is, of course, is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, which is long and hard and full of seamen.


The scene where James Mason as Captain Nemo gets shot in the back -- and starts what turns out to be a fifteen minute death sequence -- is worth the price of the DVD alone. Really, Mason gives Pauley Shore a run for his bad acting money.

At the time this film was made in 1954, it had the highest budget of all time. Much of that had to do with the difficult underwater shoots, the actual model made of the deck of the Nautilus, and the incredible amount of makeup used to fill in the dimple in Kirk Douglas's chin.

This is, of course, is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, which is long and hard and full of seamen. People think that the Nautilus is actually a monster, but when it attacks and sinks a ship, three of that ship's crew find out otherwise. There's Professor Arronax (Paul Lukas), his assistant Conseil (Peter Lorre) and ship's mate Ned Land (Douglas). After being taken aboard by Capt. Nemo, Ned spends the entirety of the movie trying to get away while the Professor tries to learn everything he can about Nemo.

I definitely have to side with Ned on this one.

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    This two-disc set is filled with enough extras to make a guy want to drown himself. There's a commentary with director Richard Fleischer and film historian Rudy Behlmer, original radio spots, Peter Lorre's ADR tracks, a long "making of" documentary, a featurette about Jules Verne and Walt Disney, a featurette on giant squids, and the actual Donald Duck cartoon that ran before the movie in theaters. There's also lots more on the set, but I'm too tired to list it here. As the featurettes were the most substantial things on the DVD, it's interesting to learn that while both Paul Lukas and Kirk Douglas were considered "difficult" to work with, Lukas is dead and can now be belittled for his shortcomings while Douglas is still alive and cannot.
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