20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954 film) that the film "may occasionally succumb to some of the problems inherent in the source material (the episodic nature does slow the pace), but the strengths far outweigh the weaknesses, making this one of the greatest science-fiction films ever made." Audiences remember it primarily for its giant-squid battle sequence as well as the "Nautilus" itself and James Mason's portrayal of Nemo. The film currently holds an 89% approval rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus being: "One of Disney's finest live-action adventures, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" brings Jules Verne's classic sci-fi tale to vivid life,
The Chase of the Golden Meteor Meteor". In 1986 the Société Jules Verne published the original French version. In 1998 Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, republished "The Chase of the Golden Meteor" in a fully illustrated replica version of the Grant Richards version with an introduction by Gregory A. Benford. In 2006 The Meteor Hunt was published by Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press translated by F. P. Walter and Walter James Miller from the original text by Jules Verne. The Chase of the Golden Meteor The Chase of the Golden Meteor () is a novel by Jules Verne. It was one of the last