Good story, Not enough for a whole film

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Despite the wonderful premise and likable characters, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea was rather disappointing.I had a good feeling coming into this, but it seems it was rather a wasted opportunity. It was all pretty uneventful other than the encounter with the giant squid, which wasn't entertaining in the slightest. Ned and Conseil's brief little trip to the island was probably the highlight in terms of anything happening and that had nothing to do with the story. The acting was solid and so was the dialogue, just needed something to happen. The only intensity in the film was in Ned's humour and that was hit and miss. Reviews are saying Peter Lorre is miscast here, but I found him quite likable, not over the top. In fact I thought Conseil was the best character in the film.Nemo: Do you know the meaning of love, professor? Professor: I believe I do. Nemo: What you fail to understand is the power of hate. It can fill the heart as surely as love can. Professor: I'm sorry for you. That's a bitter substitute.Nemo: Mr. Land, you saved my life. Why? Ned: That's a good question. Well, there's only one thing a fella can do when he's made a mistake as big as this. Conseil: What? Ned: Get drunk!

A legendary adventure film from 1954, notable for its sense of pure enterprise, adventurism and amazing designs. Kirk Douglas's Nietzschean performance as the sailor Ned Land is imbued with an absurd sense of flair and power. In appearance he sports curly blond hair, fiery green/blue eyes and wears a red-and-white striped t-shirt. The fight scene with the giant squid is one of the great bravura set-pieces in cinema history when Douglas harpoons the monster with an almost Alexandrian prowess. This scene conjures so many multidimensional classical things and psychological depths - the kraken, Cyclops (Douglas confronted Polyphemus as Odysseus in Ulisse (1954)), the Loch Ness Monster. Douglas would revisit a Jules Verne based adventure film in 1970-1971 with the ambitious The Light at the Edge of the World also starring Yul Brynner, Renato Salvatore, Fernando Rey, Samantha Eggar and directed by Oxford-educated Englishman, Kevin Billington in Spain. Huddersfield-born (this reviewer lives in the industrial Yorkshire town), Cambridge-educated James Mason is convincing in the anti-colonial stakes as the anguished Captain Nemo. In appearance bearded and swarthy - he looks like a mid-Victorian Russian Orthodox priest clad in a dark-blue maritime uniform. Time Out refers to the - 'Nautilus submarine with its beautiful lush Victorian interior....' In conclusion 20.000 Leagues under the Sea is one of my favourite adventure films on a par with The Darwin Adventure (1971-1972), The Voyage of Charles Darwin (1978) and Nostromo (1996).

This film is no more than the adaptation of one of Jules Verne's most notable novels. Abundantly read, disseminated and translated, its difficult to spoil, telling the voyage of the Nautilus, a mysterious submarine commanded by Nemo, a misanthrope haunted by his own past and who found in the depths of the sea a refuge, far from civilization. The cast is led by James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre, four acclaimed actors who don't let us down. Their work is excellent. The film was made for the young but its not necessarily childish. In fact, among the moments of humor (especially brightened by Douglas, the most comic actor in the cast) there are many situations of dramatic tension and philosophical reflections around human nature, cruelty and the notion of civilization. Mason was able to give psychological depth to Nemo, a character who, otherwise, would be just cruel and inhuman. Douglas's character may sometimes seem selfish or materialistic, but the actor has also managed to give him a cheerful, sometimes generous soul. Ned Land is someone who loves freedom and who finds himself imprisoned, fearing what may happen to him. The film has great scenery and underwater scenes are impressive. The submarine was thought to the smallest details, matching well the mysterious technology with a certain retro visual style of pleasant Victorian flavor. All this gives visual beauty to a film that, although already ancient, still worth it.

12/9/2016 - Happy 100th Birthday Old Man Douglas!Walt Disney's grandiose production of Jules Vern's novel "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" has withstood well the passage of time and still proves to be an arresting experience to the senses. Obviously the cast was as close to perfect as it gets and they have much to tell by movies end, it's as rousing a tale on the high sea's that's ever been told; filled with action, intrigue and humor from both man and beast. This timeless nautical adventure comes with a wealth of wonder and imagination, boasting many extraordinary action set pieces often being set in exotic locales and what's more this classic film sounds every bit as grand as it looks; featuring a phenomenally effective musical score by veteran composer Paul Smith. At the heart of the film is the Nautilus (of course) and Nemo's creation has to be the most artful and elegant looking of designs that there's ever as been and a first-rate effects crew brings it to gloriously life in many clever guises, (full scale set or scale-size miniature) which is still every bit as effective as it was then. And of course all of it's visual splendor was lensed in such a way, making full use of the newly invented Cinema-Scope process, framed at the ratio of 2.55.1, which is wide-wide-screen essentially. Cinema-Scope was the perfect option for large-scale action films. The Player's: Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, James Mason and Paul Lukas, these four actors were perfectly cast for their respective roles and they make the most of it from start to finish - none more so than Kirk Douglas, as the swaggering seaman Ned Land. In this film Douglas gives a spectacularly high-spirited performance, one which surely rates as one of cinema's all-time most lively performances. While Lukas and especially Mason give performances that exude an air of high-sophistication (no more so than when Nemo's sporting that AWESOME smoking jacket - one must give high praise to the wardrobe department), where as Peter Lorre's character, often seems to be the odd man, he falls somewhere in between them and the free-spirited nature of Douglas' character. From what I've heard the two of them got along famously during filming. Ultimately these four fine actors create the core of one of the best casts that's ever been assembled for any movie. And the varying moods that rise up between them makes for an interesting and wide-ranging atmosphere, one that fluctuates from annoyance to hospitality, from curiosity to incarceration. I can't say enough about how great Kirk Douglas' acting is in this, such energy!From a purely visual stand-point 20,000's is a remarkable achievement, from the amazingly vivid underwater photography to it's striking submarine effects, this is a film, grand in every way, that's bound to leave a lasting imprint on your memory. Some highlights worth mentioning (and there are several) range from, the Oscar-winning giant squid sequence, the underwater harvest/treasure hunting/shark attack sequence, an "electrifing" boarding by unfriendly natives, a singing/cigar-eating seal named Isme, 19th century prostitutes dressed-up in lace and feathered hats, impassioned pipe organ-bashing Bach-infused jam sessions, a state-of-the-art "volcanic" submarine base, underwater burials, thundering cannon fire, explosive high-speed ship collisions, Ned Land's "Whale of a Tale" (the best damn sailor's ditty ever) and for your dining pleasure there's "Saute of Unborn Octopus" as well as a entire table full of curious cuisine from the sea, oh - and a nuclear explosion to cap things off. There truly is never a dull moment in this legendary classic of cinema - and just why is it that they can't make movies like THIS anymore????Ready, Maestro?! The remarkable music of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea's is of particular note - it's grand, large-scale, orchestral score is utterly magnificent and 62 years after the fact it remains one of Hollywoods greatest musical achievements. Brought to life by the baton of a Disney maestro - Paul J. Smith, a composer who, unfortunately, was effectively pigeon-holed for the majority of his career, typically being stuck with the chore of writing music for many a Disney cartoon and other various feather-weight features. Smith was never the most well-known or vocal composers, but by the sound of it, his music does his talking for him, as he clearly had a field-day with this is opulent big-budget assignment - a dream project for any film composer. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea would definitely not be as exciting without the inspired music of Paul Smith. Believe that.Typical for a Disney feature, this classic film is family-friendly and suitable for any age and being such an exciting and well-acted movie it's no surprise that it possess a high replay value and it's one of those classic's that's great to re-experience each and every year. It belongs to that rare breed of classic films that never seem to lose their luster, that never accumulate the slightest layer dust and is immune to time. In the 60 + years since it's release 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea remains a grand and rousing spectacle of adventure and intrigue, a unique creation, one of high artistry and pure Cinema-Scope magic. A grand relic of another time.Oh yeah, some trivia, the Nautilus's "nuclear furnace" was created by a combination of plastic salad bowls and large rotating color-wheels. The ill-fated "Sunset Squid Sequence" nearly sank Disney as a studio and Paul Lukas was a real prick to work with and he threatened to sue numerous people involved in the picture - swell guy.