Around The World In 80 Days

Year: 1956

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Anderson

Review

there was a ny times article recently about people who do the same thing as the guys who get the whole premise of the movie rolling. it was about the idle, super-rich who made bets with each other that they couldn’t get back to their college weight or eat a hamburger (for one of the vegans), etc. this film is about a guy who bets he can travel around the world in 80 days. the rules aren’t all that clear which is kinda lame, but i guess they’re all gentlemen so it’s understood that niven will follow the spirit of the bet. more interesting than naked prey in that it goes a lot of unusual places and films wildlife and local cultures. the camera is located in unusual places as well – it goes in a dumb waiter, on top of an elephant walking through the jungle, and more. fun film which could have been shorter, but there was a lot of local culture interest in the film that added to the running time.

Watched on TV