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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Release Date 03 Feb 2012 TBA

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Certificate: PG

Genre: Family | Action | Adventure

In this follow-up to the 2008 worldwide hit “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” the new 3D family adventure “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” begins when young Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first film) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It’s a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. Unable to stop him from going, Sean’s new stepfather, Hank (Dwayne Johnson), joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.

Cast:
Michael Beasley | Josh Hutcherson | Dwayne Johnson | Vanessa Hudgens | Luis Guzmán | Michael Caine | Kristin Davis | Anna Colwell

Writers:
Richard Outten | Brian Gunn

Producers:
Charlotte Huggins | Tripp Vinson | Beau Flynn

Directors:
Brad Peyton

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Turning 17, Sean (Hutcherson, soon to be seen in The Hunger Games) is none too impressed by the latest father figure, new stepdad Hank (Johnson), a Navy vet. Some serious bonding goes down, of course, when Sean intercepts a distress signal from deep uncharted territory in the middle of the South Pacific. It’s there they meet OAP adventurer Alexander (Caine), and soon they’re joined by helicopter pilot Gabato (Guzman, once again providing comic relief) and his headstrong daughter Kailani (Hudgens), as they embark on a game of survival in this strange, exotic, largely CG-created land.

THE VERDICT: At last, a movie with Michael Caine riding a giant bee. My life is now complete. Actually, this garish and brazenly corny sequel to the Brendan Fraser-led, 3D-pioneering Journey To The Centre Of The Earth isn’t quite as bad as its B-movie credentials would first suggest. Pretty much everyone here – including Caine’s oversized honeyboy – joins in the fun with a nudge and a wink to camera, whilst the often-reliable Johnson is certainly at home amidst all the flash, bang and wallop. The fact that the 2008 outing managed to pull in $250m worldwide means a sequel was inevitable, if not exactly welcome. The novelty of 3D has, thankfully, warn off, and there’s little doubt that Jules Verne wouldn’t find much magic in this latest spin-off from his original creation.

Review by Paul Byrne 

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    • Currently 1/5 Stars.

    Marty hanratty

    Bad acting, bad spesial effects and bad script! The overexposed Vanessa Hudgens was horrible. The Rock was just there because of his muscles. I prefer the prequel. This movie is just plain bad.

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    Onionhead

    The visual effects are as artificial as the genially preposterous story, but the movie is all in fun, and painless for grownups.

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    masonica

    Some characters grate but Johnson and Caine are so professional that they actually lift the film into watchable territory. Decent enough but some of the action does use Avatar's beats.

    • Currently 3/5 Stars.

    laume

    A good cast and an enjoyable adventure equals solid family viewing.

    • Currently 1/5 Stars.

    mart

    The in-your-face 3-D effects -- debris flying, etc. - are fun at times, but not enough to justify the darkened screen or warrant wearing those glasses and paying extra.

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