As a kid I loved reading Jules Verne’s novels. My favorites were Journey To the Center Of The Earth and The Mysterious Island. Coincidentally two of my favorite movies from the 1950s and 1960s were the movies of the same names.
Warner Bros. has taken the Jules Verne novels and modernized them and reintroduced them as movies for a whole new generation of movie goers. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island brings back Sean Anderson from the recent Journey To The center OF the Earth movie in a brand new adventure. Sean receives a coded distress signal containing clues to the location of The Mysterious Island.
Sean’s stepfather Hank (played by Dwayne Johnson) agrees to accompany Sean to look for the island. Did I mention that the message was sent by Sean’s grandfather who no one has seen or heard from in two years?
Renting a helicopter owned by the bumbling Gabato and accompanied by his beautiful daughter Kailani the four adventures discover the island after their helicopter is swept up in a hurricane and crashes on its shores.
Once there they encounter giant flowers and insects, a volcano spewing gold lava, the tomb of Captain Nemo, the lost city of Atlantis, a giant flesh eating lizard and are reunited with Sean’s grandfather played by Michael Caine.
The valiant group of five explorers learns that the island is sinking back into ocean and they only have hours to find Captain Nemo’s submarine the Nautilus if they are to have any chance of escaping.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a fun, action-packed movie that families are sure to love. The special visual effects are stunning and the sets are amazing.
The Bluray/DVD/Ultraviolent Combo pack also contains several extras including a gag reel, an interactive map and deleted scenes.