Monster Island (TV 2004)

Six friends win a vacation to the Bermuda Triangle and become trapped with only an MTV Crew to help keep them alive. They have to rescue Carmen Electra escape while they all battle the monsters on Monster Island.

Director:

Jack Perez

Writers:

Jack Perez (story), Jack Perez (teleplay),

Stars:

Carmen Electra, Daniel Letterle, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carmen Electra	...	Herself
Daniel Letterle	...	Josh
Mary Elizabeth Winstead	...	Maddy
La La Anthony	...	Herself (as Alani 'La La' Vazquez)
Nick Carter	...	Himself
Adam West	...	Dr. Harryhausen
C. Ernst Harth	...	Eightball
Cascy Beddow	...	Andy
Joe MacLeod	...	Stack
Chelan Simmons	...	Jen
Chris Harrison	...	Chase
Alana Husband	...	Lil Mindi
Jeff Geddis	...	G.T.
Bruce James	...	Bob Staton
Phillip Mitchell	...	Mombata Leader (as Phil Mitchell)

Storyline

Six friends win a vacation to the Bermuda Triangle and become trapped with only an MTV Crew to help keep them alive. They have to rescue Carmen Electra escape while they all battle the monsters on Monster Island.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | island | monster island | cell phone | giant insect | 

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Taglines:

Death Is Their Final Destination.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language, violence and sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

MTV Movie Website

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'Île des monstres

Filming Locations:

Green Timbers Urban Forest, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Music Television (MTV), Shavick Entertainment, Insight Film Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min 92 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam West's character was named after Ray Harryhausen who is known for his stop-animation.

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Quotes

Dr. Harryhausen: But even here in the jungle I can hear my mother's voice..."Clean up your room, freak! Hey freak, go down to the store and get me my cough syrup and smokes." Tea anyone?

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Crazy Credits

Also listed in the cast credits are the monsters: The Queen, Ms. Mantis, Mr. Mantis, Piranha Man, The Soldier, The Spider, and Rudy.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Heartbreaker"
Written and Performed by The D4
Courtesy of Hollywood Records/Festival Records

User Reviews

While I knew what the movie was trying to do, it just didn't work for me...

It wasn't as if I was deliberately trying to hate the movie, far from it, and I never try to do that watching any movie as I believe in being fair and encouraging when watching and critiquing. Any movie that aims to be a homage or poking fun at anything does promise to be good entertainment, and actually despite having Carmen Electra Monster Island did seem as though it would be one of those movies. Even when taking it for what it is though, the bad execution just took away from my enjoyment of the movie. It does have redeeming qualities of course, the production design is decent, the music score rousing, Adam West is a lot of fun even if hammy and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is very endearing here. However, I didn't like the look of the special effects at all, the monsters(looking at home in the 50s era but seem laughable now) seemed half-finished and fake, and actually I do agree with the commentator that wasn't sure about whether they were trying to honour or poke fun at those of Harryhausen(which I have always found amazing for their time and ones that still hold up). Some will like the tongue-in-cheek humour, for me the dialogue was lacking in wit and in freshness too and came across as awkward instead, the stupidest line going to West as outlined in a previous review. The story seemed stretched and contrived, with the horror elements ranging from tame to non-descript, while the characters are cardboard and irritating. Aside from West and Winstead, the rest of the acting is bland. That is especially the case with Carmen Electra, contrary to what was implied in the marketing she is only in the film 15-20 minutes and she doesn't do anything other than try and look pretty. Just in case I get flamed(and knowing the type of movie Monster Island is I know eventually I will do), I understand totally what Monster Island was trying to do, I just felt that it tried so hard that everything to make a homage/parody work just got lost. That is of course my opinion, and if you think differently(and I can completely understand if that's the case) that's fine, I have nothing against you. In conclusion, even when taking into account what Monster Island was trying to do I didn't care for it at the end of the day, sorry. 4/10 Bethany Cox