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Mysterious Island

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Mysterious Island (1961)

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Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 8  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Synopsis: This fantasy adventure is based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A small, motley group of soldiers and civilians flee the 1865 siege of Richmond via a hot air balloon, and end up on an isolated island crawling with over-sized crabs, birds, and bees. Even more astonishing, they discover three... This fantasy adventure is based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A small, motley group of soldiers and civilians flee the 1865 siege of Richmond via a hot air balloon, and end up on an isolated island crawling with over-sized crabs, birds, and bees. Even more astonishing, they discover three other humans inhabiting the island: two shipwrecked women and the illustrious, long-lost Captain Nemo. Ray Harryhausen's special effects, which include a battle with a giant crab and abduction by an enormous bird, still have the power to thrill and amaze. [More]

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Starring: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Lom, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill

Director: Cy Endfield
Composer: Bernard Herrmann

DVD Info

Release:

May 10, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailer
  • Featurettes - 1. THIS IS DYNAMATION
  • 2. THE HARRYHAUSEN CHRONICLES
  • 3. THE MAKING OF 'MYSTERIOUS ISLAND'

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Photo Gallery

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Watchable only because of the terrific stop-motion animation of Ray Harryhausen.

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Joan Greenwood's regally unflappable Lady Mary Fairchild proves again ... that her voice distills Victoria's Empire to the creamy consistency of warm butterscotch pudding.

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Still fun, but dated special effects.

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Steve Crum
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11/18/04
Mark R. Leeper
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Kurt Dahlke
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12/25/03
Spence D.
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Harryhausen's special effects plus a Hermmann score, unbeatable.

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08/13/02
Bob Bloom
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