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Mysterious Island (2005)

Mysterious Island (2005)
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Five prisoners of war escape captivity in a Confederate prison camp only to land in an uncharted Pacific island where time stands still and dastardly pirates don't take kindly to strangers in director Russell Mulcahy's screen adaptation of fantasy author Jules Verne's literary classic. They thought they were on their way to freedom when they leapt into a balloon and took to the skies, but upon landing on an island where nothing is as it seems, these escapees are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. From bloodthirsty beasts to murderous pirates and a mad genius named Captain Nemo, treachery lurks behind every corner on this island, and if these five survivors have any hope of staying alive, they'll have to fight to their dying breaths to escape the island and get back to the modern world. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Kyle MacLachlanGabrielle Anwar, (more)
Director(s):
Russell Mulcahy
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
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Five prisoners of war escape captivity in a Confederate prison camp only to land in an uncharted Pacific island where time stands still and dastardly pirates don't take kindly to strangers in director Russell Mulcahy's screen adaptation of fantasy author Jules Verne's literary classic. They thought they were on their way to freedom when they leapt into a balloon and took to the skies, but upon landing on an island where nothing is as it seems, these escapees are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. From bloodthirsty beasts to murderous pirates and a mad genius named Captain Nemo, treachery lurks behind every corner on this island, and if these five survivors have any hope of staying alive, they'll have to fight to their dying breaths to escape the island and get back to the modern world. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
170 mins

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Director(s):
Russell Mulcahy
Writer(s):
Kay FosterAdam Armus
Producer(s):
Russell D. Markowitz
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG
Categories:
TelevisionAction / AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
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Richard H.

This made for TV version is quite lame. Like most Robert Halmi productions it has a wooden, stagey quality, that never really generates interest or suspense. The CGI is mostly pedestrian compared to the work of the great Harryhausen. The actors here are just going through their paces. Better to go back in time to get closer to Verne: rent the '61 version.

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Michael B.

I enjoyed the adventure of this Jules Vernne story, but the speciial effects, CGI whatever you call them were really poorly done. Must of been a made-for TV movie since it looked so cheeply done. Some scenes were really comical too, like some of the fight scenes were more like you'd see in a Three Stooges film. So, for those reasons I am giving this movie only 2 stars.

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Elizabeth F.

Too bad, too, as it did have the possibility of being a fairly good and interesting movie. But, so boring that I turned it off after about 40 min. of it. I agree with other reviews about it being targeted to the juvenile audience.

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