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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2017 14:36:31 GMT
Anybody else seen this? It's inspired by two of Jules Vernes' novels, and bears a strong resemblance to "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Vincent Price as Robur, a definite Captain Nemo type, and Charles Bronson is oddly cast but interesting as his nemesis.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jun 4, 2017 23:20:19 GMT
Charles Bronson gets to raise his voice and lecture someone. A good Matheson script. Too bad the fx were a little shoddy but good enough for the time and budget.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Jun 5, 2017 5:55:50 GMT
I saw it as a child and later as an adult. On the second viewing I realized that it had held up rather well. Sometimes movies you see as a kid aren't as good as you remember. Price and Bronson also worked together in at least one other film that I can remember, the one about the wax museum.
Yes, Robur was an airborne Captain Nemo, and the Albatross was his Nautilus.
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Post by geode on Jun 5, 2017 11:06:11 GMT
I saw it as a child and later as an adult. On the second viewing I realized that it had held up rather well. Sometimes movies you see as a kid aren't as good as you remember. Price and Bronson also worked together in at least one other film that I can remember, the one about the wax museum. Yes, Robur was an airborne Captain Nemo, and the Albatross was his Nautilus. Yes, using agree. It would have been nice to have had a higher budget though.
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Jun 5, 2017 13:17:52 GMT
Price is great (glued-on eyebrows and all), as is the script.
Henry Hull overacts wildly, however, and the cheapjack FX (even for their time) and use of obvious stock footage really hurt the movie.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 14:11:10 GMT
I saw it as a child and later as an adult. On the second viewing I realized that it had held up rather well. Sometimes movies you see as a kid aren't as good as you remember. Price and Bronson also worked together in at least one other film that I can remember, the one about the wax museum. Yes, Robur was an airborne Captain Nemo, and the Albatross was his Nautilus.
Bronson played Prices' henchman in "House of Wax".
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 14:12:43 GMT
Price is great (glued-on eyebrows and all), as is the script. Henry Hull overacts wildly, however, and the cheapjack FX (even for their time) and use of obvious stock footage really hurt the movie.
Agreed on the special effects and Mr. Hull. He really hammed it up something fierce.
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Post by telegonus on Jun 6, 2017 6:08:00 GMT
The movie has charm to burn. Master Of The World plays like a mini-epic, which it is. I imagine that that movie audiences were pleased by this one; it was far-fetched but then that was its premise, so to speak. Jules Verne's stories seemed to bring out the best in Hollywood, even among the smaller studios.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jul 13, 2017 22:12:48 GMT
I like it. I'm not sure why, but I do.
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Post by geode on Jul 14, 2017 6:00:56 GMT
The movie has charm to burn. Master Of The World plays like a mini-epic, which it is. I imagine that that movie audiences were pleased by this one; it was far-fetched but then that was its premise, so to speak. Jules Verne's stories seemed to bring out the best in Hollywood, even among the smaller studios. "Jules Verne's stories seemed to bring out the best in Hollywood, even among the smaller studios." Pmdeed.
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Post by telegonus on Jul 14, 2017 6:15:56 GMT
Some smaller studios, and one in particular, did well by Edgar Allan Poe, too.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jul 14, 2017 14:36:04 GMT
Some smaller studios, and one in particular, did well by Edgar Allan Poe, too. American International Pictures?
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Post by telegonus on Jul 14, 2017 18:05:55 GMT
Some smaller studios, and one in particular, did well by Edgar Allan Poe, too. American International Pictures? Yup. They're the one. Paramount had a corner on Zane Grey stories for a number of years, in the Thirties, had two series of ZG adaptations, one with Randolph Scott, another, later one, with Buster Crabbe. I believe that the later series consisted largely of remakes of the earlier one, not 100% sure.
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Post by geode on Jul 30, 2017 11:15:22 GMT
Some smaller studios, and one in particular, did well by Edgar Allan Poe, too. American International Pictures? AIP
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Jul 31, 2017 0:34:42 GMT
Its funny about Bronson in House of Wax because his name is not Bronson but his original name Buchinsky and since he doesn't speak, when I watched it I used to think "oh that's the guy who kinda looks like a young Charles Bronson!" Back to MOTW. In Breakheart Pass Bronson also portrays a government agent. I consider it an unofficial sequel.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 22:44:34 GMT
Saw this as a kid and it must have made an impression because it's stuck with me all this time. Vincent Price was such a great actor, I loooooove his voice!
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Post by geode on Aug 2, 2017 17:40:14 GMT
Saw this as a kid and it must have made an impression because it's stuck with me all this time. Vincent Price was such a great actor, I loooooove his voice! Vincent Price had a marvelous screen presence and voice.
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Post by geode on Jul 3, 2019 11:09:51 GMT
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Post by geode on Jul 3, 2019 18:47:48 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 3, 2019 19:19:28 GMT
There's a new trend with FX makeovers to allow people to choose between the original and the "improved" version. Frankly, this film could benefit a lot from an FX overhaul. At least if the FX were brought up to an A studio FX level, carefully done to match expensive tech of the time.
Better shots of the ship flying over the battles etc.
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