TH Reviews:

Around the World in 80 Days is as difficult to review in the same way as The Sound of Music is, it is simply so huge, so big, so grand, that it rises above sophisticated comment. Does it go overboard much of the time? Yes. Is Catinflas as Passepartout too Spanish and too annoying at times? Yes. Does Shirley MacLaine convice us that she is an Indian Princess? No. Does the great David Niven seem a bit lost in all the pagentry? Yes. And of course, the balloon appears no where in Jules Verne's original classic novel. But Around the World does very well what I believe its legendary producer Mike Todd wanted it do, to be enertaining on a scale that defies ordinary boundaries. If you don't like this piece here, wait a minute, something around the corner is waiting to knock your socks off. Around the World is not necessarily for those who like their cinema to be profound, relevant, or subtle, but I always have a good time watching and my family does as well, and to a certain extent, that is what cinema ought to be about. The special features for these two discs are exceptional and generous, with commentaries and featurettes on both discs that are almost worth the rental in of themselves. Around the World is a fine and luscious treat, kind of like a huge, double-chocolate cake for your family to enjoy!

ggr 1546907:

PAN AND SCAN Watched the movie on Instant Watch and promptly shut it off. A movie that was so painstakingly made in a very wide screen format (Todd-AO) should be letterboxed. The version here is a crime.

TheTurnip:

Better than the 2004 Jackie Chan version, but still put me to sleep so it took 3 nights to complete it. It's very sloooowwww. I'll deny saying this, but you would probably be better off reading the book. Still, it has a great deal of incredibly gorgeous scenery and is one of the cleanest, best looking transfers to widescreen anamorphic that I've seen. So many of the movies from even the 60s, 70s and 80s are fuzzy and grainy. Minus 1/2 star for having Peter Lorre. How he could be in so many movies playing the exact same annoying character - I just don't get it.

WideStance:

Mildly fun in that cornball, decades-old kiddie movie kind of way but nothing to go out of your way for. You'd probably have just as much fun playing the old Disney "Small World" album non-stop for three hours.