20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...

...I've always loved this movie and I've decided to revisit it. For 1954, it's an amazing movie technically. The effects are amazing for that time, the color cinematography is perfect, the sound is great, the art direction and production design is flawless. And not even just the technique, it's got some great casting and acting. Kirk Douglas as Ned and Paul Lukas as the Professor with Peter Lorre as a good guy for once (weird but good). And of course the forever creepy James Mason as Captain Nemo. It always upsets me when great movies are forgotten about, especially when they're ripped off really badly to make a billion dollar blockbuster. I'm fairly certain there are scenes in Dead Man's Chest that are taken from 20,000 Leagues almost shot for shot, but I guess since they're both Disney, there's no copyright infringement, and they're only making more money for themselves. Still uncool. Actually, I'm fairly certain the recipe for Dead Man's Chest is a cup of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and a cup of the Disney version of Treasure Island with a dash of Johnny Depp and really weird fish monsters. Thank you Disney for bastardizing your own work! I'm going to go enjoy this movie now. Good night