Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

Director:

Brad Peyton

Writers:

Brian Gunn (screenplay), Mark Gunn (screenplay),

Stars:

Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dwayne Johnson	...	Hank
Michael Caine	...	Alexander
Josh Hutcherson	...	Sean
Luis Guzmán	...	Gabato
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Kailani
Kristin Davis	...	Liz
Anna Colwell	...	Jessica
Stephen Caudill	...	Cop
Branscombe Richmond	...	Tour Guide
Walter Bankson	...	Hockey Player
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Beasley	...	Marcus (scenes deleted)

Storyline

The 17-year-old Sean Anderson receives a coded signal and his stepfather Hank helps him to decipher the message. They find that Sean's grandfather Alexander Anderson has found the mysterious island in the Pacific described by Jules Verne and two other writers in their novels. The stubborn Sean wants to travel to the coordinates and Hank decides to buy the tickets and travel with the teenager to a small island nearby the location. They rent an old helicopter owned by the locals Gabato and his teenage daughter Kailani and the group heads to the unknown spot. Along their journey, they cross a hurricane and crash in the island. They find a beautiful and dangerous place, surrounded by forests, volcanoes with lava of gold and menacing life forms. The meet also the old Alexander and Hank discovers that the island is sinking. Now their only chance to survive is to find the legendary Nautilus.

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Plot Keywords:

island | mysterious island | teenager | mexican | campfire | 

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Taglines:

Believe the Impossible. Discover the Incredible.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some adventure action, and brief mild language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Journey to the Center of the Earth Sequel

Filming Locations:

Waimea Bay, Waimea Bay Beach Park, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$79,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$27,335,363 (USA) (10 February 2012)

Gross:

$103,812,241 (USA) (22 June 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Contrafilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Jules Verne story "A Journey to the Centre of the Earth" (1864), on which the first movie is loosely based, never had a sequel. However, another Jules Verne story "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1870), did have a sequel, called "The Mysterious Island", which was released in 1874 and followed five American men stranded on an island in the South Pacific, which is similar to a plot point in this movie.

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Goofs

While parked on the dock there is a divider between the pilot and passenger area in the interior of the helicopter. Later during the interior shot on the way to Mysterious Island the divider is gone.

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Quotes

Hank: It takes a big man to play a little guitar.
Alexander: And a bigger one to listen.

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Crazy Credits

There is a brief scene halfway through the credits right before the cast listing.

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

"What A Wonderful World"
Performed by Dwayne Johnson
Written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss
Produced by William Ross
Arranged by William Ross and Chris Walden

User Reviews

Mediocre in every sense of the word.

I was already less than impressed by the trailer, and when I saw the film my suspicions about the stale plot and characters where confirmed in full.

We begin with the routinely angsty teenage boy with the novel hobby, his conventionally careworn mother and his try-hard stepfather who "Just wants to be friends." Along the way we encounter many overused plot points, gags and characters.

There's the eccentric old man with a taste for cheesy catchphrases, the chubby simpleton who's only role is to inject some half rate comedy, the "breathtaking" jungle island full of dangerous beasts and beautiful creatures, and the pretty girl with the very low cut tank top who will at some point be put in mortal peril in order for the afore mentioned angsty teenage boy to prove himself worthy in the art of rescuing the damsel.

The plot was recycled, the acting was OK at best, and the dialogue had me rolling my eyes and sighing several times. The only redeeming factor was the special effects, and even then they were nothing I hadn't seen before.

Quite frankly, The film is, in my opinion, a film for children who don't pay mind to anything but the pretty colours and cool stunts. Nothing more.