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:

Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine

7 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

Storyline

Ever since his adventure in the center of the Earth, Sean Anderson has been looking for other places mentioned by Verne and other Vernians. He is notified about a coded message, and breaks into a satellite facility to fully receive it. With the help from his stepfather Hank (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) he decodes the message leading him to find the map that leads him to Verne's mysterious island. Along with Gabato and Kailani, Sean embarks on a mission to find his grandfather, the legendary Vernian Alexander. But unexpected problems arise as Alexander made a mistake that could change everything.

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Plot Keywords:

lost city | atlantis | lost world | island | second part | 

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Taglines:

Believe the Impossible. Discover the Incredible.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some adventure action, and brief mild language

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 9 mins) When Sean announces that he is going the Mysterious Island, Hank jokingly says, "maybe you stop by the moon and grab me a slurpee." This foreshadows the next movie in the franchise: From the Earth to the Moon, which still hasn't come to fruition.

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Goofs

(at around 14 mins) 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

[first lines]
Alexander: [voiceover] In the 19th century Jules Verne wrote some of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Novels such as "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "The Mysterious Island." Most consider these works of science fiction. Vernians know otherwise.

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Crazy Credits

There is a brief scene of elephants swimming to the city halfway through the credits right before the cast listing.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Franchises That Changed Lead Characters (2015)

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Soundtracks

Three Little Birds
Written by Bob Marley
Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises and Tuff Gong International

User Reviews

Not A Journey You Should Go On

The previews for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island made it look better than it actually was. The movie was only slightly better than I was expecting. The premise for Journey 2 was good. I enjoyed the idea, but the movie was taken to a really cheesy level.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Josh Hutcherson were truly the best part of this flick. They had good chemistry, and their characters and acting were decent. Yes, they brought some cheese, but very little in comparison to other characters. Vanessa Hudgens was OK. She really didn't bring much to the table neither through the character or her acting. Luis Guzman's character was AWFUL. He apparently was suppose to be the comic relief, but there was nothing funny about him or his jokes. His character actually brought the movie down in terms of its likability.

I also found this movie to be somewhat flawed in its creation. For instance, the jelly fish should have been large, but instead were regular size. I realize this is a kids & family movie and wasn't created for extreme accuracy, or Oscar wins. I, however, still enjoy consistency in my movies.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island wasn't all that original, and EXTREMELY predictable. I pretty much knew everything that was going to happen before it happened. Some aspects of this movie felt like they were straight out of "Honey I Shrunk the Kids".

All-in-all, this movie was just alright. For a kid, it might have been much more enjoyable. For an adult, it was just too flawed, corny, and cheesy to amount to much.

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 USA:

$27,335,363, 12 February 2012

Gross USA:

$103,860,290

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$335,260,290

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Contrafilm, Walden Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1