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Lazy, boring afternoons at home and the best way to spend such afternoons is to watch a movie about an exciting, overly imaginative and humorous movie based on Verne's classic 'The Mysterious Island'. One of the reasons I watched it like I think 20 times is cause of the presence of Rock. He just seemed really funny as Sean's stepfather. Anyways, the movie is pretty awesome for those people who have read Julius Verne's books or people who have a taste for fantasy/comedy movies. A few of you may have watched the preceding Journey to the Center of the Earth. Story-wise, cast-wise and overall movie-wise, I think the Mysterious Island is way cooler than the first, which was a bit dull.
The movie starts out with Sean, the protagonist being chased by the police on his dirt bike. Appears he broke into a satellite facility to retrieve some abstruse signals, which were sent by his lost explorer grandfather. Sean apparently hates his stepfather, Hank, the ultra-cool Rock Johnson (I mean, Dwayne Johnson) for trying to replace his dead father. To gain Sean's trust, Hank tries to help Sean decode the signals. Decoding the signals leads the duo to the discovery of the co-ordinates of the mysterious island. Determined to find the island, Sean goes to Palau in pursuit, followed by Hank (much to Sean's dismay). They meet an ugly, clumsy and funny helicopter pilot named Gabato and his pretty daughter Kalaini. During their helicopter ride to the co-ordinates, Gabato's helicopter gets stuck in a category-5 earthquakes within whose center lies The Mysterious Island. They crash land at the island and Sean meets his grandfather, Michael Caine. During the duration of their survival on the island, the quintet see much of the island's miraculous beauties and also discover shocking truths about the island. But to survive, the must think of a way to get along, sorting out their differences and finding a way to get off the island.
Though the movie can seem a bit immature, it is entertaining to watch the jokes and the bond
development among the characters. The funniest part was probably when Hank was afraid of the Big Lizard and gave it the Thunder Cookie. It was also hilarious to see Johnson in such a light and funny role. Overall, I would give this movie a rating of 7.5/10.
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