20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) (Silent)

20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) (Silent)


Starring:20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Studio: Legacy Entertainment
Product Type: DVD
20000 Leagues Under The Sea
Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
  • Assuming its the Taiwanese Release (animation)
 20000 Leagues Under The Sea
Starring: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Manufacturer: CineVu, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002YF2M0
Release Date: 2004-08-25

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Assuming its the Taiwanese Release (animation).......2005-04-14

I bought this out of sheer chance. I saw this on sale for $2.99 in the discount rack at Toys R Us who I guess is getting rid of any DVDs that are out of print. The reason why I say this is because this DVD heavily advertises its URL www.digitalversatiledisc.com and that site is dead for sure. I think Digital Versatile Disc Ltd. has gone away.

Anyway they have released all sort of cartoons which tie in with famous stories. Peter Pan, Alice in the Wonderland, and Hercules. So out of all the releases I felt that 20000 Leagues would have the most action.

The DVD cover (not illustrated on amazon) hardly shows any screen shots of the cartoon. In fact the cover design is rather inexpensively done. Which tells me that the artwork done for this is a reprint in itself.

When I turned on the DVD I was suprised to find that the DVD was in DTS. But dissappointed! The cartoon is basically Scooby Doo quality! I have some old Paramount Superman cartoons which have similar animation quality. I'm delighted to see cheap DVD releases. I have seen the Popeye collection, Japanese Monster Movie collections. But this one was a dissappointment.

Having said that, if you have a 2-3 yr old child. This type of DVD would be more ideal than what you see on TV. There's less violence and definitely a more realism to the story. Danger verses safe. Bad verses good. All the things a child cartoon lacks with its glorification of violence without the consequences of pain or reprecussions.

I give it 2 stars, if this is the right DVD.
20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) (Silent)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A story within a story within a story
 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) (Silent)
Starring: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
Manufacturer: Legacy Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000676SK8
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A story within a story within a story.......2005-12-11

Prince Daaker AKA Captain Nemo has searched 20,000 leagues under the sea for revenge. The daughter of Prince Daaker (Lois Alexander) was abducted. Prof. Aronnax (Dan Hanlon) is invited by the US navy to track sown a sea monster that is interrupting shopping. He takes his daughter (Edna Pendleton). A balloon is blown off course and carries four men to the south pacific. An evil yacht owner looks for a girl from his past. All of these stories and the story of a Child of Nature in a chic leopard skin outfit will converge on a mysterious island for the final scenario.

We find this version of 20000 Leagues Under the Sea quite different from the Disney version. The special effects are more vantage and they spend more time explaining how the physics of the underwater suits, crystal "magic window", and underwater guns, work.

There are a few things that one must take in account for the times. Nemo looks like a goat herder. The giant octopus looks much more like the octopus in the John Wayne move Wake of the Red Witch. The underwater guns look like Winchester lever action. Where did the Child of Nature get her leopard skin? How did Nemo obtain his technology? Not the most plausible story.

There is also a long long under water filler scene. However there is excellent underwater photography by the brothers George and Ernest Williamson.

Other than that is fun to watch.
20000 Leagues Under the Sea [Region 2]
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		20000 Leagues Under the Sea [Region 2]
    Starring: Kirk Douglas , James Mason , Paul Lukas , Peter Lorre , and Robert J. Wilke
    Director: Richard Fleischer
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