this movie forgets the basic tenet that made this type of story work: you must care about the castaways. These non-characters evoke nothing but boredom from me.
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04/07/08
Mysterious Island (1961)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:3
Rotten:4
Average Rating:1.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
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... [More]
Starring: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Lom, Michael Callan
Director: Cy Endfield
Reviews for Mysterious Island
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Columbia TriStar's DVD ... underscores both the benefits and the perils of the medium.... its crisp resolution really brings out the flaws in the source material....
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