Since the smashing success of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea made by Walt Disney production, Roger Corman suggested an embryonic project of a sequel self-called "The Floating City" which they didn't move forward, Then in late sixties MGM has draft "Captain Nemo and Underwater City" a low budge around 1.500 million against 9 millions spend in his predecessor, the range of both budge reflects for itself when we look the final product that are opposite sides as quality.
This British production wasn't a bad picture at all, just made in tight budge where the money allowed talk louder, starting by the casting, let's face that Chuck Connors doesn't fits perfectly as the hero, he was a harsh actor often played bad guys, miscasting for the role, further Robert Ryan as Captain Nemo not a patch with the classy James Mason, although here we have Luciana Paluzzi to make up for.
The Underwater city shouldn't go unnoticed, even with small model-making is profusely well-crafted, such as Nautilus submarine, with painstaking look on Victorian era, the plot is the same, the survivors of a shipwreck taken on board of the Nautilus under orders of Captain Nemo, thus they headed to the bottom of the sea where the breathtaking underwater city called Templemer, which should lives there forever, a sort of utopic city where the civilization are save of human conflicts, whom Jules Verne tries exposes his novel, fully adamant of Cap. Nemo's concept that the human race are fated to everlasting clash, thus he created his own peaceful world.
Somewhat the lowest rates gives here with mere 5.7 makes me feel sad, it aside a minors flaws is a great peace of cinema fantastic utterly enjoyable upon all point of views!!
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 1985 / Source: TV-DVD / How many: 3 / Rating: 7.25.
This British production wasn't a bad picture at all, just made in tight budge where the money allowed talk louder, starting by the casting, let's face that Chuck Connors doesn't fits perfectly as the hero, he was a harsh actor often played bad guys, miscasting for the role, further Robert Ryan as Captain Nemo not a patch with the classy James Mason, although here we have Luciana Paluzzi to make up for.
The Underwater city shouldn't go unnoticed, even with small model-making is profusely well-crafted, such as Nautilus submarine, with painstaking look on Victorian era, the plot is the same, the survivors of a shipwreck taken on board of the Nautilus under orders of Captain Nemo, thus they headed to the bottom of the sea where the breathtaking underwater city called Templemer, which should lives there forever, a sort of utopic city where the civilization are save of human conflicts, whom Jules Verne tries exposes his novel, fully adamant of Cap. Nemo's concept that the human race are fated to everlasting clash, thus he created his own peaceful world.
Somewhat the lowest rates gives here with mere 5.7 makes me feel sad, it aside a minors flaws is a great peace of cinema fantastic utterly enjoyable upon all point of views!!
Thanks for reading.
Resume:
First watch: 1985 / Source: TV-DVD / How many: 3 / Rating: 7.25.