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So, I’m *ahem* only 53 years late in watching this, one of the most iconic of Steampunk movies, though the majority of those years I hope I’d be forgiven for. But yes – I’ve finally watched the Disney movie, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. (Amazon UK/US).  It was fantastic, even after over half a century, with beautiful interiors, rivets a plenty, the wonderful Captain Nemo and that fantastic giant squid.  Others have spoke of it far better than I can, and I really do feel quite foolish even trying to do it justice myself.  So many other things just make that much more sense, now.
However, there was one part of it that I found myself strangely drawn to – the dinner scene.  Finding all they need at the bottom of the ocean, I wondered about some of the ingredients mentioned – sea cucumber, sea snake, barnacles and blowfish.  For those interested, apparenty sea cucumber can be bought dried, and acts somewhat like tofu in its form and lack of taste (but willingness to aquire other flavours), but sea snake doesn’t seem to get eaten much, possibly because it contains a venom that affects the nervous system (still, didn’t stop people eating blowfish).  Still, interesting and it all facinated me, Captain Nemo getting all he needs from the ocean, from food to peace of mind.

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  • Now you should go and watch Island at The Top of The World, and The Assassination Bureau!
  • For shame!

    Well, maybe not shame... at least you finally did get around to seeing it!

    20K is just shy of being Disney's finest live-action film (I think CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL just surpasses it by a little bit), and is probably the best Steampunk film out of Hollywood. And its importance to the genre cannot be overstated, I think. Iconic indeed!
  • Jessica Butcher
    Don't forget First Men in the Moon-one of the best steampunk films ever made, and pretty excellent for the mid-60s, too.
  • John Pfeifer
    What you need to do is get a tub of popcorn and pair this movie with Mysterious Island:
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055207/
    Granted, Ironwood wouldn't approve of this one either (j/k, don't hit), but the mood is certainly there, as is all the Giant Crab you can eat.
  • Tinkergirl
    Ah, Jester of the Clocks - you are too correct. It's only my native cheek that lets me still show my face here after leaving that film for so long. At least I can only improve!
  • Jester of the Clocks
    Dont be so literal Ironwood. This was one of the better of Jules Vern's stories in my opinion. The movie has a lot of steam punk aesthetic what with the rivets everywhere, the design of the sub itself, and Nemo's choice in decor. It all comes together quite splendidly.
    Sadly if one were to stick strictly to Steam Punk as running on steam power there wouldn't be much to publish.

    Tinkergirl... shame.
    Just shame.
    This was too long to put off watching something so exquisite.
  • Ironwood
    This is a great movie but it is not steampunk. It is scifi, although I see why some would classify it as steampunk. The warships ran on steam which is true to the period, but the Natalus ran on alternate power not steam. If the sub ran on steampower then I would classify it as Steampunk. By the way if you want to see a nice steampunk balloon watch 'Five Weeks In A Balloon' an adventure movie based on a Jules Verne book.
  • It's cool, I'd only seen it a year or two ago (quite a bit before I learned the word "Steampunk") myself.

    It is AMAZING how well the effects, props, and the movie in general hold up today. I was in literal disbelief when I saw the year of release after seeing it--I thought it was a misprint for sure! I mean it's obviously not [i]new[/i], but it looks perfectly contemporary with movies like [i]Willy Wonka (1971)[/i] or [i]Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)[/i].

    It's so good, in fact, that I can enjoy it despite all the underwater scenes and brass-and-canvas diving suits--which those who know me know is saying a lot :)
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