
The oceans during the late 1800s are no longer safe; many ships have been lost. Sailors have returned to port with stories of a vicious narwhal (a giant whale with a long horn) which sinks their ships. A naturalist, Professor (Pierre) Aronnax, his assistant, Conseil, and a professional whaler, Ned Land, join a US expedition which attempts to unravel the mystery.... (Full plot summary below)
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The oceans during the late 1800s are no longer safe; many ships have been lost. Sailors have returned to port with stories of a vicious narwhal (a giant whale with a long horn) which sinks their ships. A naturalist, Professor (Pierre) Aronnax, his assistant, Conseil, and a professional whaler, Ned Land, join a US expedition which attempts to unravel the mystery.
Leave your thoughts about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
| ESplatterSteve BiodrowskiFar superior to the majority of genre efforts from the period (or any period, for that matter), with production design and technical effects that have dated hardly at all. |
| Film4Richard LuckA breathtaking piece of entertainment, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is amongst the finest live-action films to come out of Disney Studios. |
| Hollywood ReporterGlenn AbelThe talky 20,000 Leagues probably won't thrill kids fresh from The Matrix, but they may be interested to know that the Verne film was the effects marvel of its day. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayMost vitally, the filmmakers never let the audience lose track of how cool it would be to cruise the bottom of the ocean in an elegantly appointed super-boat. The secret of good escapist fare, as Disney's crew knew, is giving the audience someplace remarkable to escape to. |
| EmpireKim NewmanMason's urbane genius and Douglas' dimpled two-fistedness (and stripy sailor shirt) beef up a floppy script. |
| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe Disney people naturally have made it as elaborate as it was made by Verne. And they have likewise developed all the other intriguing potentials of the yarn with a joyful exaggeration that is expected in science-fiction films. |
| Common Sense MediaScott G. MignolaA classic action-adventure for older kids. |
| Sarasota Herald-TribuneChristopher LloydJames Mason's portrayal of Captain Nemo is a hard-edged, dramatic performance, with no winking nods or cartoonish layers. You could transport Mason whole into a much darker movie with R-rated violence, and he would fit like a glove. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA good one that could have been better with a little less Kirk Douglas and more scientific things to gawk at in wonder. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDragan Antulov[The] embodiment of Disney at his best -- family entertainment that superbly uses brand-new wonders of film technology. |