I don't recall seeing Krakatoa or The Bible. I looked up both on IMDb and both are vaguely familiar but I can't recall them enough to say I viewed them.

It seems I missed a "must see" in "Mountains of the Moon". I put at the top of my Netflix queue,(it is marked long wait).

I read "Around the World in Eighty Days" many years ago. My memories are somewhat dim but I recall that I liked it a lot.

Last words quotes always interest me. Your reference to Burton's unused quote reminded me of "Heart of Darkness", a classic novella and film that premiered on TV prior to theater release. Of course the famous last words were "the horror".

The film was panned by critics,

"It's a faithful and respectable version of Conrad's great classic, but not one that's memorable or exciting."

I couldn't agree more.

Heart of Darkness, of course, inspired "Apocalypse Now" and was quoted in another great movie, not previously mentioned, "Altered States.

Great topic, this thread could go on forever and I would never tire of it.