A funny thing happened on the way to "Atlantis: The Lost Empire:" it lost its chutzpah. Originally conceived as a muscular sci-fi throwback to the films of Ray Harryhausen, with design work by "Hellboy" creator Mike Mignola, the movie was eventually watered down to a fraction of what it could (and should) have been. (And the studio had big plans for this movie — an animated spin-off series, a crazy hybrid coaster for Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, and tons of merchandise.) So remake it like it should have been made the first time, with oil and sweat and gears and monsters galore. This could be the first steampunk masterpiece, if they want it to be.
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