Customer Reviews

Journey to the Center of the Earth with Bonus DVD: Mysterious Island

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OK, so I know these are not the quality of the originals by any stretch. BUT - - - If every re-telling of the same story is identicle, how boring would that be? There are quite a few liberties taken here (especially Journey) but they are fun for the whole family to watch, with little violence and bloodshed. (Hard to find these days!) And I thought that Mysterious Island was worth the price of the two movies alone! Parick Stewert does a great job in his role, despite the literary licenses taken! But if you're looking for the Verne movies, watch the earlier versions(1959 - Journey & 1961 - Island)!

OK, I'll admit I've not read the Jules Verne classics, nor watched the earlier versions of these, but we picked up the two pack cheap and finally got around to watching them with our kids and they were transfixed and we enjoyed them too. Yes, they're cheesy and yes the graphics and special effects are lacking. I imagine some of the stars were horrified to see what they appeared in, but honestly they are super fun adventure movies that are a little more serious than most of what our kids get to see for a PG rating and they absolutely loved them both. Sad that they're over, wishing there was something else similar, suggestions welcome :)

I saw this movie one time on channel 7 about 10 years ago and i thought it was wonderful movie. Then i couldn't find until just recently when i bought it.

--Please do not make the same mistake as I made - THIS IS NOT JULES VERNE!-------------- By the way I rarely give one star reviews.... and I do A LOT of reviews on Amazon.

Both of these movies are terrible - below is my review on the Mysterious Island - if you doubt my opinion on this version of Journey to the Center of the Earth read more reviews.

The Mysterious Island

I realize that this is a remake of the 1961 version of the story. However, I am amazed that Hallmark could ruin one of the best adventure stories ever written. Why feel they need to start adding enormous insects, snakes and rats? Why completely change the characters - one of the charms of the book is that the characters learn to work together and create a harmonious existence.

Things that I hated
- The computer graphics are at a high school level. One that comes to mind is of a burning ant butt... it is comically done...circa 1942
- Is not even remotely similar to the book
- Captain Nemo appears in the first 15 minutes. In the book he appears at the end showing that he is the reason for the survival of the characters.
- What is with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" appearance?
- The characters are not faithful to the book.
- There is "treasure" on the island
- Giant bugs and animals are everywhere.



Final Verdict -

Unwatchable as a movie but putting "Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island" in the title borders on fraud. Absolutely, one of the worst renditions of a book that I have ever seen. I couldn't make it more than halfway through this so called-movie.

1 star