Mysterious Island Movie Review

Starring: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Lom

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Review Summaries

"Based on the Jules Verne novel, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND is a British movie directed by Cy Endfield in 1961. Four Civil War soldiers escape in a balloon from their prison in Virginia. They land several days later on a small Pacific ocean island. They will meet there the Captain Nemo, stranded on this island with the Nautilus. Nemo has finally find a way to end all wars by creating giant animals that can feed the entire population of Earth. Our castaways will have to defend themselves against a giant crab, a huge bee and a ten meters tall chicken."
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Giant monster movie? Yes
Kind of monster - Giant Monster(s)

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - military officer, senior
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium wavy
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - white/grey
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 20%

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena

Setting
Earth setting: - 19th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Mountains? Yes
Water? Yes
Misc settings - prison - fort/castle
Small Island? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - upbeat
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - English
Any profanity? - None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a - book

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