Mysterious Island (Widescreen)
starring: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill, Herbert Lom
directed by: Cy Endfield, Richard Schickel
directed by: Cy Endfield, Richard Schickel
List Price: $14.94
Prices subject to change.
Price: $7.99
You Save: $6.95 (47%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Product Description:
Escaped prisoners find an uncharted island inhabited by giant animals. Based on the jules vernes novel.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 12/21/2004Starring: Michael Callan Herbert LomRun time: 100 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Jules Verne's classic adventure is perfectly matched with Ray Harryhausen's timeless movie magic in Mysterious Island. Based on Verne's sequel to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, this rousing Civil War-era fantasy begins when a band of Union war prisoners (and one Confederate straggler) escape in a hot-air balloon, which crash-lands on the titular island of mystery. Verne's novel doesn't include any gigantic creatures, but Harryhausen's version--under the capable direction of genre specialist Cy Endfield--features giant oysters, bees, a prehistoric Phororhacos (a giant chickenlike bird!), an undersea cephalopod, a giant crab, and enough danger to keep its resourceful ensemble on constant alert. Captain Nemo (Herbert Lom, ably filling James Mason's shoes) is a third-act hero, pursuing an ill-fated dream to save humanity from hunger and war. The action may be too intense for younger viewers, but Endfield's pacing and Harryhausen's stop-motion mastery make Mysterious Island a wondrous precursor to Harryhausen's follow-up classic, Jason and the Argonauts. --Jeff Shannon
Escaped prisoners find an uncharted island inhabited by giant animals. Based on the jules vernes novel.Studio: Sony Pictures Home EntRelease Date: 12/21/2004Starring: Michael Callan Herbert LomRun time: 100 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
Jules Verne's classic adventure is perfectly matched with Ray Harryhausen's timeless movie magic in Mysterious Island. Based on Verne's sequel to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, this rousing Civil War-era fantasy begins when a band of Union war prisoners (and one Confederate straggler) escape in a hot-air balloon, which crash-lands on the titular island of mystery. Verne's novel doesn't include any gigantic creatures, but Harryhausen's version--under the capable direction of genre specialist Cy Endfield--features giant oysters, bees, a prehistoric Phororhacos (a giant chickenlike bird!), an undersea cephalopod, a giant crab, and enough danger to keep its resourceful ensemble on constant alert. Captain Nemo (Herbert Lom, ably filling James Mason's shoes) is a third-act hero, pursuing an ill-fated dream to save humanity from hunger and war. The action may be too intense for younger viewers, but Endfield's pacing and Harryhausen's stop-motion mastery make Mysterious Island a wondrous precursor to Harryhausen's follow-up classic, Jason and the Argonauts. --Jeff Shannon
Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category:
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Action & Adventure » General
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Art House & International » By Country » British Cinema » General
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Art House & International » By Country » British Cinema » General AAS
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Classics » General
- VHS » DVD » Genres » Kids & Family » Adventure
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - A pat on the back for the seller
The physical quality of the product was as advertised.Packing and
shipping of the DVD was well done.
( After watching the production, I realized why I haven't been
tomovie for 30 years!)
Rating: 
- Mysterious Island
Great storyline, awsome music, survivors, monsters, and a volcano.What more can this classic adventure need?Great for kids and adults alike.
Rating: 
- Harryhausen's Most Enjoyable Film
Why? Because for the only time in the Harryhausen canon, the CHARACTERS in the film are solidly written, directed and acted.The five guys are, in fact, the real focal point of the film, an appealingly diverse group whose conflicts and comaraderie dominate the proceedings from start to finish.Gary Merill and Percy Herbert are particularly effective in their roles.Even the addition of the two shipwrecked women, the sort of thing which usually signals a decrease in plot involvement for most audiences, ... Read More
Rating: - Best Seller
Classic Harryhausen. Still has a charm to it compared to today's high end special effects films. Another great one is "First Men In The Moon".
Rating: - Mysterious Island
Great action/fantasy adventure story written by Jules Verne. Several people are standed on an Island that has a gaint bird, crab, bees, clams and vegetation. How did they get there? How do they get off the island? Boy and girls ages 8+ will love this movie and dream of their own Mysterious Island and what they would created and how they would survive. It has a light hearted love story too! But it has lots of actions to keep the story line moving along and yet it also has a moral to the story and makes you ... Read More
- A pat on the back for the sellerThe physical quality of the product was as advertised.Packing and
shipping of the DVD was well done.
( After watching the production, I realized why I haven't been
tomovie for 30 years!)
- Mysterious IslandGreat storyline, awsome music, survivors, monsters, and a volcano.What more can this classic adventure need?Great for kids and adults alike.
- Harryhausen's Most Enjoyable FilmWhy? Because for the only time in the Harryhausen canon, the CHARACTERS in the film are solidly written, directed and acted.The five guys are, in fact, the real focal point of the film, an appealingly diverse group whose conflicts and comaraderie dominate the proceedings from start to finish.Gary Merill and Percy Herbert are particularly effective in their roles.Even the addition of the two shipwrecked women, the sort of thing which usually signals a decrease in plot involvement for most audiences, ... Read More
- Best SellerClassic Harryhausen. Still has a charm to it compared to today's high end special effects films. Another great one is "First Men In The Moon".
- Mysterious IslandGreat action/fantasy adventure story written by Jules Verne. Several people are standed on an Island that has a gaint bird, crab, bees, clams and vegetation. How did they get there? How do they get off the island? Boy and girls ages 8+ will love this movie and dream of their own Mysterious Island and what they would created and how they would survive. It has a light hearted love story too! But it has lots of actions to keep the story line moving along and yet it also has a moral to the story and makes you ... Read More
