it hard to work up any enthusiasm for this awful cartoon like epic that for some reason have become a cult classic . it certainly can not be because of the totally artificial look of the set design or the limpid acting of an all star cast . these day it show much too frequently on fox movie channel or amc . it pain me to report that veteran actor like walter pigeon and joan fontaine be even cast in this muddle science fiction travesty and none of which ring true . it like watch an expensive budget be spend on a saturday afternoon kiddie show full of cardboard character and unconvincing dialog . it a comic book version of the jules verne novel . the mature fontaine be still attractive but wear a pained expression on her face and perhaps regret that she have accept the role of the psychiatrist before read the script . she contribute absolutely nothing to her cardboard role but an imperial and uncomfortable presence and look totally out of place most of the time . fare no good be robert sterling and barbara eden and most of all and peter lorre as well a frankie avalon and who get to sing the title tune which it safe to say do not become anyone favorite title tune . an awfully frustrating experience to sit through a film like this which waste an attractive cast and be an insult to almost anyone intelligence . totally unconvincing from start to finish . the film and as well a the fantastic submarine and sink to the bottom of the sea long before the fight with a rubber octopus bring the film to a dreary conclusion .