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Mysterious Island (Widescreen)

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767882897
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 076788289X
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: October 29, 2002
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 7829
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: December 20, 1961

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Escaped prisoners find an uncharted island inhabited by giant animals. Based on the jules vernes novel. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 12/21/2004 Starring: Michael Callan Herbert Lom Run time: 100 minutes Rating: 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




Rating: - This has it all
Yes, this does have it all. Great creature effects by Harryhausen, great music score by Hermann and ... Read More

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Rating: - Fantastic fun
A great family movie. Still enjoyable after all this time. Another Harryhausen movie that helped to ... Read More

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Rating: - Classic from yester-year
I agree with others about beauty in the simplicity of the special effects. When this movie was made ... Read More

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Rating: - Mysterious Island
Any Jules Verne or Ray Harryhausen fan should have a good time watching this movie. It's not " ... Read More

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Rating: - The Creativity, Idealism, and Venality of Captain Nemo

I first saw this film as a child, and remember being thrilled by the scenes. It was a delight ... Read More

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