20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Disneycember

[@-cosmicrogue-]

I grew up with CGI and was still mystified by this film. There is a great sense of adventure conveyed in the movie; it treats the mysteries of the ocean like a voyage into outer space. There is so much to love: the design of the Nautilus, the hauntingly beautiful soundtrack, brooding Captain Nemo... I end up rewatching this film every few years and every time I get that damn "Whale of a Tale" song stuck in my head.

[@Grimmations]

Cosmic Rogue same I’ve grown up with cgi (which I hate) but I do go pack and watch films with practical effects and prefer them more

[@gokusondbz]

Funny enough one of the main actors in the film would become known as a captain of a submarine in the 90s. Which felt like a space sci-fi but underwater called seaQuest dsv .

[@jeweljardine8163]

Cosmic Rogue bhh

[@999haunted]

Captain Nemo's organ in this movie is now in The Haunted mansion at Disneyland

[@jekecho-4983]

Not only that, but all the other mansions have replicas of the same one.

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

I actually always loved this movie growing up. To me even as a child i really recognized that there was just something about this movie. I may not have been able to tell someone what it was, but there was always something there that kept me watching. Only looking back later do i see how strong a film it is, and all that that encompases, and thats what i think i saw even as a child, that always kept me watching.

[@-cosmicrogue-]

Me too, and I grew up with more modern practical effects and CGI. I used to pretend I was aboard the Nautilus. It's an engaging adventure movie, but also has bits of introspection about the human condition and politics. It's a movie that I think kids and adults can enjoy.

[@Bob65001]

This is my absolute all time FAVORITE movie! The submarine is beautifully created. The music is astounding! The acting is fantastic! AND AND Oh gosh! The steampunk aspect of it is wonderful! Steampunk long before steampunk was a thing. I wish I could have ridden the ride.

[@colormedubious4747]

Ride trivia: The ride vehicles do not actually submerge but are more akin to glass-bottomed boats.

[@darrylroth847]

it is my favorote too

[@Kouh_Sijaed]

I grew up in the 90s but loved this film if I could find it on blu ray I would buy it. It truly is "A Whale of a Tale"

[@Tyrany42]

This is the movie that made me really, REALLY want a pet seal.

[@grummanf-14tomcat8]

Screw seals, I wanted my own giant submarine! (no offense to seals.)

[@ddavda100]

This movie made me want my own submarine and to leave society to pursue my own utopia.

[@Armydillo62o]

That's one of the best choices made in Jurassic Park: When the T Rex is in the dark and rain, you have a harder time distinguishing it between CGI and Practical. That's why the T Rex holds up even today. It looks real.

[@PepperKnight]

One of my favorite movies. It really holds up, too.

[@kahelemaunamedeiros2329]

this is one of my favorite disney movies

[@johnhallman3611]

+Kahelemauna Medeiros Same here.

[@asheer9114]

Intersting think about Nemo's origin is that Verne initially planned to made him a Polish citizen, but his publisher got really scarred about political backlash of such move because book was planned to release not long after fail of one of the major Polish uprising against Tsar's Russia, so Verne decided to change Nemo's origin to Hindu (i wonder if that didn't cause any "political concerns" across the Channel as well...).

[@StephenParlow]

Loved this movie so much as a kid that my grandparents got me and my brother a large 3 book volume of Jules Vernes' most famous works

[@alasdairboswell4654]

This is actually one of my all time favorite films ever since I was a kid. Great review!

[@MrKajithecat]

I loved this movie as a kid. A great story, acting and effects.

[@FromtheHerts81]

A stunningly realised movie for the 1950's (aqualungs were a recent invention then) with a bittersweet ending that would have touched the hearts of cinema goers at the time.

[@stgcjc7902]

This was one of my favourite movies as a kid, people forget sometimes that Disney did a few serious live action films, like this, and Treasure Island with Robert Newton which I also thought was a great imagining of the story. Where this is concerned I still remember the soundtrack despite not having seen the film in what must be 10 years or more. Plus, I still get chills even from just a youtube clip of the part where the Nautilus comes about and charges the ship instead of moving away. I think serious Disney might be making a comeback now that they're branching out, but they'll have to go far to match the soundtrack, characters, and set pieces that made this film great. Excellent video.

[@darklordofsword]

Anybody else feel like Disney repeted the Nautilus design for the submarine from Atlantis?

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

+dark lord of sword It was a shout-out of sorts. :)

[@Cielosta]

It does! Atlantis has a lot of elements and aesthetics of this movie. Although I feel that the Nautilus interior was made to be more claustrophobic while the sub in Atlantis felt more spacious and opulent in a way.

[@kivrinsagchannel791]

Hi hru

[@enischial965]

One of my favorite Disney Films of all time

[@creebea6741]

I've never actually seen this movie as I used to skip it as a kid (Always thought it looked awfully boring). Think I might actually give it another go now that i'm older.

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

+Krispy Cree Same. It never looked interesting when I was young, but I'll probably appreciate it as an adult.

[@DJsaxby16]

Yea as a kid I just thought it was ok, but as an adult it's a much better film.

[@Shadowman4710]

+Krispy Cree I'd recommend it. This was one of my father's favorite movies and we all used to watch it together when it was on TV in the 70's-usually at the Holidays.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

Do it, and remember that the source material is a science fiction novel that treats the continental ocean shelf like an alien world. Nemo is a very angry man, but he is also a visionary intellectual who has gained knowledge and expertise of the world he has chosen to inhabit. He is a lot deeper than the standard Disney villain, and it keeps the story moving past all the big action scenes. (The cute sea lion is pure Disney add-on, but at least it doesn't get in the way.)

[@Greencrayon-bb1uu]

SummerTwentyOne I

[@egpmh2891]

they did a good job of adapting Verne's book

[@g0urd_dude246]

EGPMH It's not entirely accurate, but I love both the film and the book.

[@Cielosta]

Yep. Although a lot of parts from the book missing (I really wanted to see Atlantis!), the writers did a very great job in condensing the long and seemingly fragmented story into an enjoyable cinematic adventure. It's no easy job!

[@Jackal_El_Lobo34]

On the contrary it takes some liberties with a different ending in comparison to the book.

[@daelen.cclark]

This is why Jules Verne is one of my favourite authors!

[@adamzanzie]

No, they did not. The movie is hardly faithful to the book. They changed the story to make it a "jailbreak" story told from Ned Land's point of view. The book was told from Arronax's POV and relished in his fascination with Nemo as an explorer. The book is so much better.

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Just saw it today for the first time, and I am amazed by how the Disney studios brought the story to life. The cast is amazing, the visual effects are great, and the interior sets of the submarine are beautiful.

[@tmack4697]

I was shown this in sixth grade, I really enjoyed it, and my teacher always sang the song.

[@Takashii125]

I saw this movie as a kid and I freaking loved it.

[@Cielosta]

Have always loved Jules Verne stories since I was a kid and really love the Mysterious Island land they have at Tokyo DisneySEA, but never had the chance to watch this movie until last year and then rewatched it again this year. Now I'm obsessed! This movie is pure gem...from the acting, dialogue and special effects. I was very stunned at watching the BTS video of how they made this film back in the days. I truly respect this masterpiece! I highly recommend this to all of you modern audiences.

[@twmcgraw3035]

This is one of 2 novels I'd love to see adapted for the big screen again, the other being Fahrenheit 451.

[@woolsoul219]

+twmcgraw303 Brian Singer is adapting 20 000 leagues as his next movie!

[@twmcgraw3035]

Zachy Boy Cool! I think that could work. I always envisioned someone like Peter Jackson directing it, but I think Bryan could make it pretty interesting as well.

[@nardo218]

my 5th grade teacher showed us this movie, i loved the captain, i loved his scary organ, it was spooky, it was fantastic, it was the reason i loved the pirates movie as much as i did, it's the driving reason i love sea monsters and cloverfield and sphere, I LOVE THIS MOVIE

[@c0mf0rta61ynum6]

Fun fact regarding that organ: It can actually be seen in Disneyland's version of the Haunted Mansion during the Ballroom scene.

[@pchelamaja88]

I remember seeing this as a kid and loving it!

[@TheJoker137]

Used to rent this from Blockbuster all the time as a kid.

[@Dirtfire]

I love this movie. Watched it many times while growing up.

[@Blisterdude123]

This is probably one of those movies that defined me as a child. It had a fantastic cast, great effects, a pretty good adaptation of Verne's source material too, all told. I'd highly recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen it simply on its merits as a truly amazing piece of cinema history.

[@blackenedwritings]

I loved this movie as a kid. Haven't seen it for at least 20 years. I guess I should change that.

[@Neodinokiy]

this was my childhood, one of top favorite VHS tapes I had apart from Homeward Bound and The Black Cauldron.

[@vicegt]

watched this as a kid, this and the 1959 journey to the center of the earth are both good watch's.

[@WasabiSniffer]

Awesome. Loved this as a kid, just watched this and was wondering when this would come up.

[@mystman1210]

I loved this movie as a kid. I just loved the Nautilus and thought it was the coolest thing at the time. I really should watch it again, it's been a while...

[@JonathanRossRogers]

I loved this movie when I saw it on the Disney Channel as a kid.

[@questworldiangreenknight7455]

I’ve never seen this film but I loved the book, I was looking through my mom’s book collection and I saw the cover and read it and I was instantly hooked

[@getmario64]

Never seen this movie or read the book, maybe I'll go check it out later on. It's pretty interesting Disney/Adult movie.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

+Felipe Rico Definitely check it out. It is a pretty good adaptation for Disney, and has a great cast giving the screenplay some heft. For pre-ILM special effects it is good.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

If you do read the book, find an abridged version...otherwise you will be bored to tears

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

The novel is actually one of Verne's best, and has withstood the test of time better than most of his work. The movie plays up the action & adventure side the most, but if you like science and technology, especially in the Steampunk venue, the novel is required reading. Nemo's anarchist politics also get aired more often than the movie, no surprise there.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

@Larry B The underwater effects were superb, and the battle with the squid involved a lot of work which really paid off. I should also note that some real first-rate actors were cast as the main leads and really sold everything.

[@dancepiglover]

Those underwater shots look a lot better than in Jaws 3D.

[@Lesley_RedRhody]

I LOVE this film! I used to have it on VHS and I definitely need to find a copy on DVD. James Mason was brilliant! He made audiences sympathize with Captain Nemo. I don't know why this astonishing performance didn't earn him an Academy Award.

[@DetectiveKemper]

The hell are you talking about? This movie is amazing. I saw it on the big screen in re-release as a kid and loved it. I even got to touch one of the Nautilus miniatures at Walt Disney World and take the 20,000 Leagues ride! I even devoured Verne's original novel. Hell, I even learned to read French so I could read the book in its original language. This movie is one of the best Disney live action films. It was also originally going to be animated, but Disney took the risk of making it live action. Harper Goff, the designer of the Proteus submarine for Fantastic Voyage designed the Disney Nautilus.

[@Adahop]

+Dwight Kemper He said that he enjoyed it. What do you mean by your question? Nice trivia regardless, though. And this is unrelated, but that's quite the set of muscles you have there.

[@DetectiveKemper]

Thanks. I work out regularly. My comment was prompted by the suggestion that this movie isn't popular with audiences because it's so serious.

[@williamgarcia55]

+Dwight Kemper It must have been awesome to ride the 20,000 Leagues ride at Disney World. Usually the ride was down every time I went as a kid and then they quietly closed it down; I have seen some of the KZbin videos of it.

[@williamgarcia55]

What's really interesting too is knowing that a movie prop in this movie is now located at the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, the pipe organ. I had always thought it to be partially a rumor and that it was located in Disney World. Turns out to be partially correct with the organ recycling.

[@Revkor]

you are so lucky. that ride was closed everytime I went to DW

[@Blazbaros]

Definitely a favorite of mine as a kid, would always rent it on pizza night!

[@SeasideDetective2]

This is an example of what the site "TV Tropes" refer to as the "Unbuilt Trope." This was one of the first live-action Disney films, yet it lacks many of the hallmarks of a "typical" Disney film. For one thing, while it is fantasy-based and has moments of comic relief sprinkled throughout, the overall tone is serious - even grim - and not "wacky" like that of THE SHAGGY DOG, THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, or THE LOVE BUG. I had always loved the "traditional" Disney films growing up, but when I watched 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA as an adult, not having viewed it for over 20 years, I was shocked by how dark the ending was; it would be hard to appeal to audiences with an ending like that even today! And all the while I had thought of this as just an adventure story about a bearded man and a guy in a striped shirt hunting a giant squid!

[@MrTombombodil]

The practical effects in this film were astonishing, I spent a whole summer not going in the deep end of the pool because of the whole sequence with the squid.

[@peterullinger2814]

One of my favourite movies as a (kindergarten-)child - I hab it on a VHS tape with was very worn out at the very end. Part of it because it felt so adult, it took it's audience seriously.

[@DetectiveKemper]

Oh, my God. I love 20,000 Leagues! And Harper Goff designed both the Nautilus and the Proteus in Fantastic Voyage.

[@Heffsta02]

I love this movie, always used to fascinate me.

[@plottwist3364]

Nostalgia Critic called Verne silly: the squid(s) and the indigenous electrocuted are in the book.

[@chaoskitten57]

I loved this movie as a kid and loved the seal

[@sedrickdiggory2464]

i'm excited for when the ride comes back to the new park in 2018.

[@dvass7253]

Richard Fleischer, the director of this movie, also made Tora! Tora! Tora! and Soylent Green. But he also made Conan the Destroyer and Red Sonja.

[@Johnno9989]

Definitely one of my faves.

[@brynleyjones2674]

Favorite movie of mine when I was a kid

[@warhammerguy]

I never seen the live action movie, but I did saw an animated movie version as kid many times over :)

[@espiderhan]

I forgot this was a Disney movie, awesome:)

[@nickthedreamer4434]

I've actually been reading the original book recently for the first time and, yeah, there's a TOOOON of technical talk during the first hundred pages, so much that I've been wondering if I should continue reading it. But, for what it's worth, the story really is an amazing and incredibly detailed story and I can't stop reading it, even with the technical slowness.

[@isaacshorts2130]

50% of the people say they never have seen it now want to and other half is like this movie is awsome

[@AcDec50]

Really great score too

[@ImInLoveWithBulla]

Don't forget the excellent Mysterious Island quasi-sequel with the same submarine!

[@Cephalopod51]

Another reason why this movie is awesome: the giant squid kicks ass.

[@Rubberman202]

I saw this once at school, but I barely remember that much in it. It definitely looks cool, though!

[@palpatine84]

Best part in the song in the beginning.

[@SteveCarras]

The VERY first Sherman Brothers song for DIsney!

[@johnthacker5246]

All of the sets, including the sea viewing room with squid, used to be an attraction circa 1963 at DISNEYLAND. However, it was discontinued. More's the pity.

[@3piper]

It was still a popular ride.But a guy that worked there said the ride was too old to maintain it.It kept leaking into their underground tunnels

[@kevinbutler8824]

Paul Lukas plays"Prof.Arronax"in the film.

[@andyclarkable]

i never realized this was a disney movie as a kid.

[@Wander1508]

I read the book first and i wanna see the film too, it looks amazing

[@CalebBelyeu]

I just finished it and honestly I thought it was really good. And I mean genuinely good.

[@theminuteman3460]

This film set the tone for other ground-breaking sets like Willy Wonka, Fantastic Voyage, and even Jaws.

[@Multi-Guard]

"I swear by my harpoon."

[@wrybreadspread]

I was a Sci-Fi nerd growing up and was impatient with the cutesy pet seal and the music. and I found Captain Nemo's anti heroism both disappointing and disturbing. seeing it again as a grown up, I get now he is conflicted. in fact I find it quite compelling. and the music was enthralling. it gave me goosebumps as a child and an adult

[@SoujiMonaru]

Only saw this as a kid, but can't remember what happened or how. May have to get it later to see if I like it...

[@JCej]

Hey Doug, have you ever thought of reviewing the Disney version of Treasure Island? It came out right after 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, I think. I'd be curious to hear your take on it.

[@nine_tails137]

The Giant Squid is pretty much the only thing I remember about this movie.

[@disguy9994]

oh the childhood memories

[@legoose1380]

Best movie on Disney +

[@PhoenixHealing]

I want to give it a watch sometime.

[@3piper]

Actuaaly gaining in popularity in gaming groups because it was steampunk. And comments on those gaming forums is suprise because new gamers were expecting a cutesy disney like Ned singing to the seal.They are amazed because Nemo could have been a character in an R-rated movie because he is so dark and threatening in some scenes

[@JCole78]

I've always loved this movie, and I was around 5 the first time I watched it. To be fair though I've always preferred the non musical live action films that Disney offered. My favorite is Treasure Island. The movie inspired me to read the book when I was in the 2nd grade which in turn ignited my love for reading.

[@adamzanzie]

If you were in the 2nd grade, then you more than likely read a Classics Illustrated version -- not the real version written by Verne.

[@JCole78]

adamzanzie actually it was the unabridged novel. I read at an advanced level for my age. My favorite book by the time I got into 3rd grade was Treasure Island, and my favorite author overall was Edgar Allen Poe. I was already reading Shakespeare by the time I got into the 6th grade.

[@TimberWolf1000]

I’m currently on the book and I’m probably watch the movie after

[@AnimeWolf5193]

This made me watch it. It was alright.

[@biff.]

Book is awesome

[@johnnysizemore5797]

intresting fact:This was the Only Live-action Disney movie that only had 1 song attached to it(at least at the time-frame)...

[@accidentalalicorn5323]

Never saw this as a kid thought it looked bland but I'd be into it now.

[@Simping4cats]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS MOVIE! I WATCH IT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR!

[@TsukiCondor]

you know i ran into guy who sounded like Peter Lory at my local video game store

[@Nootathotep]

Nemo from League! Yay!

[@AeroRanger100]

RIP Kirk Douglas (1916 - 2020)

[@nathanstrother7593]

Giant squid: I finally found it NOW WHO'S GONNA STOP ME

[@luissantos2022]

Very good! Really like this channel :)

[@Fnaffan2004]

Not gonna lie this is one of the only movies that I'm fine with them deviating from the books

[@LuciusClevelandensis]

Great review of a great movie. Well done NC.

[@jeremygeorgia4943]

What about the newer version Disney did, that was made for TV? I thought that was pretty good as well. The Nautilus design was very similar & they did little to change it. The main thing I didn't like, is the water effects. They were clear enough, that it didn't seem like the sub was travelling through a medium. It seemed more like it was suspended. It was more like a space ship, on a blue colored background. I thought the acting was good, though. Michael Caine played Nemo.

[@adamzanzie]

Disney didn't make that version; Village Roadshow Pictures Television did. It was distributed by ABC, but that's as close as it got to Disney.

[@Rhomega]

To tell the truth, when I first saw this, I got bored and walked out. I should give it another shot though.

[@chadrasmussen6127]

Dude it was boring as hell your not wrong my mom was so bored with it too she had to shut of the Blu Ray player lol

[@3dartistguy]

ighting a giant squid is silly? you're criticizing on the greatest classics of the literary age by Jules Verne?

[@jordanrose7660]

R.I.P Kirk Douglas

[@Revkor]

I loved this movie as a kid, and saw a remake by anotehr group years ago and hated it.

[@diannaa6189]

Does anyone know if walt Disney himself played a acting roll in this movie? Is that him talking to the town members in the beginning of the movie?

[@erikstensaas1202]

The film that helped launch Nadia: the Secret of Blue Water

[@BrenoRanyere]

wait, isn't indiana jones lucasfilm?? is Doug gonna review it in disneycember??

[@AngelicaSpyro]

I think I watched this movie but I could be wrong. Also that's a sea lion not a seal. People confuse those two animals all the time. Just remember, seals don't have ears while sea lions do.

[@Grimmations]

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