DVD Review: 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007)

The Story

Lt. Aronnaux (Lorenzo Lamas) and the crew of the Aquanaut submarine are charged with recovering a missing vessel, downed by a mysterious robotic squid. What they find is Captain Nemo (Sean Lawlor), an undersea scoundrel eager to wreak havoc on the surface. This high-tech update of the Jules Verne adventure classic also stars Natalie Stone as Lt. Cmdr. Rollins and Kim Little as specialist Sustin.

The Deal

Asylum Pictures does it again. Great CGI for a non- mainstream movie. It ranks up there with Battlestar Galactica in ship designs. The story is taken straight for the Jules Verne book. Nemo finds Atlantis in this adaptation and needs help creating an oxygen dome over it, while at the same time, nuking the planet. Lorenzo Lamas does his regular job of acting the hero part, while Asylum regulars play out the rest of the cast.

The DVD itself has no bonus features other than trailers and scene selections.


The Bottom Line

When I first started the DVD, I was impressed. The ships looked great. CGI was top notch. The script however was terrible. I have to give this movie a BURN. It could have been at “rent” status with a little work though.

They should have given the project to a fan fiction writer. It seems like the script was phoned in. Everything else was done very well. I appreciate the work that Lamas does, but they should have given the part to Edward Furlong. Those who are used to them should only use such a bad script.


Best Quote

“So what is the deal between you and the Lt. Commander?”
“She’s my ex-wife.” – Lorenzo Lamas as Lt. Aronnaux.