A movie I never outgrew (nor did many people who saw it) is Richard Fleischer's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" with Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas (a drag as the moralizing professor), Ted de Corsia (Creepy Ted of the old noirs) & James Mason in a landmark performance as the tormented Captain Nemo.
The movie's got verve, great production design, cool music ("Whale of a Tale"), Technicolor & a cute seal. What more could kids -- or adults -- want in a movie?
