Comments on: http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/ The lighter side of Steampunk Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vernian Process http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-23382 Vernian Process Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:50:44 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-23382 <p>Now you should go and watch Island at The Top of The World, and The Assassination Bureau!</p> Now you should go and watch Island at The Top of The World, and The Assassination Bureau!

]]> By: Cory http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-22978 Cory Wed, 30 May 2007 01:48:06 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-22978 <p>For shame!</p> <p>Well, maybe not shame... at least you finally did get around to seeing it!</p> <p>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!</p> 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!

]]> By: Jessica Butcher http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-22919 Jessica Butcher Tue, 29 May 2007 04:49:27 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-22919 <p>Don't forget First Men in the Moon-one of the best steampunk films ever made, and pretty excellent for the mid-60s, too.</p> Don’t forget First Men in the Moon-one of the best steampunk films ever made, and pretty excellent for the mid-60s, too.

]]> By: John Pfeifer http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-22907 John Pfeifer Tue, 29 May 2007 01:57:28 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-22907 <p>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.</p> 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.

]]> By: Tinkergirl http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-22897 Tinkergirl Mon, 28 May 2007 22:04:33 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-22897 <p>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!</p> 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!

]]> By: Jester of the Clocks http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-22875 Jester of the Clocks Mon, 28 May 2007 18:22:08 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-22875 <p>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.</p> <p>Tinkergirl... shame. Just shame. This was too long to put off watching something so exquisite.</p> 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.

]]> By: Ironwood http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-22866 Ironwood Mon, 28 May 2007 14:18:55 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-22866 <p>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.</p> 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.

]]> By: Jake of All Trades http://brassgoggles.co.uk/blog/200705/disneys-20000-leagues-under-the-sea/#comment-22825 Jake of All Trades Sun, 27 May 2007 22:45:11 +0000 http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=514#comment-22825 <p>It's cool, I'd only seen it a year or two ago (quite a bit before I learned the word "Steampunk") myself.</p> <p>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].</p> <p>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 :)</p> 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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