Sujet : Re: (Tears) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
De : psperson (at) *nospam* old.netcom.invalid (Paul S Person)
Groupes : rec.arts.sf.writtenDate : 15. Oct 2024, 16:44:48
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On 14 Oct 2024 19:36:41 -0000,
kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
In article <0pfqgjptimhbndd71dv3698m43h5424dbu@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
On 14 Oct 2024 01:04:34 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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On 2024-10-13, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
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| 1: The Nautilus was not nuclear-powered, whatever Disney claimed in
| their film adaptation.
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I thought it was a big deal that it was powered by electricity, seeing
that when I read the book for the first time I was fascinated and
impressed with electricity. I still am, for that matter.
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However, this was one of the more minor things that Disney did wrong,
beginning with casting Peter Lorre twenty years too late when he was
just phoning in all his performances.
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I thought he did a fine job ... as the humorous side-kick.
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As humorous side kicks go, he was no Chico or Harpo. He wasn't even a Zeppo.
I think you are confusing "humorous" with "over the top".
-- "Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,Who evil spoke of everyone but God,Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"
(Tears) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Re: (Tears) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne