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Overrated and overhyped

best movie i've ever seen.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's doubtful that even the B level talent would have put their names on this if they were allowed to sample the cgi beforehand. Fortunately there are only a handful of creatures to endure that unintentionally provide this film's only comic relief. There was a total lack of effort put into involving the viewer in any aspect of character or story development. Labeled as "Made for TV" doesn't absolve this movie for desecrating Jules Verne's name and vision..To get through this film.. Image that it was produced in a 1950's black and white style picture and change all the cgi creatures to a paper mache equivalent. This will make all the awkward "horrified" expressions and poor camera cuts easier to accept. Be sure to watch the preview before investing any time into starting this show.

First of all, one should expect from such a low budget television production that this flick can't be as good as a cinema production and there are indeed horrible special effects, a couple of stupid goofs (especially the balloon riding scenes) and some flaws in regard to the groundbreaking original novel because of a rather mediocre script. That's why immediately cut the rating down about three points.Now, concerning the rest of the movie. Is this flick interesting even with a length of almost three hours? Yes, it surely is entertaining even if some events are predictable. We get anything a good adventure movie needs: a strange and isolated professor, his intelligent and warm hearted butler, dangerous and ugly creatures, weird pirates, hating and loving prisoners and an erupting volcano. That creates many intense moments of action, tension, comedy and drama which is an interesting potpourri.Is the acting well done? Yes, it is. Especially the stars of the movie that are Patrick Stewart and Kyle MacLachlan are doing solid jobs as one would usually expect. Of course, Stewart was more memorable in "Star Trek" and MacLachlan easily better in "Twin Peaks" but for what the mediocre script offers, they are doing the best they can. With Roy Marsden as butler and Vinnie Jones as weird and megalomaniac pirate there are also a couple of rather unknown actors that are doing a good job. Overall, one can say that some characters are not profound enough and have a lack of emotions but once again most of them do their very best with the mediocre script.Other things like the locations and the soundtrack also have good television standards without being extraordinary. We can easily talk about a mostly solid but not great effort.In the end, there are only the technical skills that are completely missed in this movie and one should have spent some time on a more profound and detailed script. With more money and more time, this movie could have been a lot better because the movie itself is very diversified and entertaining, the soundtrack and atmosphere is well done and the acting overall very solid. We should though take the movie as what it is without too much comparing it to the original novel and the big Hollywood productions. It's a well done television entertainment for the whole family that might introduce some folks to some very good novels and actors. It won't win any prices and isn't very memorable but a great fun ride of almost three hours.

I know this was pretty meh, yet I couldn't help but enjoy it. Part one is definitely the more enjoyable of the two, while part two is just bad.I hadn't read or seen Mysterious Island previous to this so I can't comment on how faithful it is. My guess would be: not very.The direction is lame, the editing is lacking and the acting is sub-par. At times, it was enjoyable. The props, set-design and location were a nice touch but the CGI - oh my God! Terrible! The over-sized-insects looking bad I could take...but the CGI-heavy ending is AWFUL! I want to tell you to avoid it but...it appealed to me because sometimes I like action to be cheesy, stupid and unintentionally funny. If you do too, watch it. If not, stay far away says I. 6/10 P.S. I didn't even recognise Vinnie Jones. I don't know what to say to that. I guess it's a compliment...

Don't waste your time with this. If I had known that this was a made for TV movie, with fade outs for commercials, and a "to be continued" pause in the middle of the DVD, I would not have rented it. It was a waste of 2 hrs & 45 minutes of my time. I do believe that the special effects were supposed to be cheesy, as if to imitate the 1961 original film. If that was the case, they didn't even match up to that and that movie is 45 years old for crying out loud! But go rent the original. It was much better. Even Jason and the Argonaut movies hands down had 100 times better effects than this movie. Patrick Stewart, one of my favorite actors of today and the main reason that I rented it, was fair at best. You could tell that he was just walking through this role and suffering along with the rest of us. And he sure was not at all interested in vying for an Oscar or Emmy. Yikes!! Oh, and did I mention that this was a totally useless movie? Stay away......a galaxy far, far away!