Magic Island (1995)

Great Film!

I can't BELIEVE this hasn't been put out on DVD yet!! What's up Paramount? It will be well worth it! If you haven't seen this yet, pick up a copy if you can!! The price is so high because so many people love this film and there's a great lack of copies.. Well worth it if you can get it, you're kids will love it! September 10, 2008

GREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Jack Carlysle is an only child in a single family home with a mom who is working all the time.
He wants to run away from home until his nanny gives him a book of adventure.
As Jack sleeps he is awakened by the sound of pirates and is sucked into the book and goes on a fun hilarious adventure.

I dont know why they put crummy movies on DVD but not good ones like these.
If you can get a used vhs copy it would be well worth it.
Your kids will love this movie.
I still enjoy it at 42. July 12, 2007

It is so bad that it's funny

This movie is so poorly made that it's actually funny, but only if you watch it with children. The acting is bad and the costumes look like Halloween costumes. My kids asked me a little while ago what a "B" movie is, and finally I could show them an example: This movie! November 6, 2006

excellent

me and my bestest fwriend both watched this movie in seperate places at the same time without knowing!! how strange is that???? hehe. My bestest bit is when the sand shark was laughin -it reali tickled me! my bestest fwriends bestest bit was when the blanky was made from gold and rubeys and emeralds and diamonds!!! i think we all shud make magic. i love MAGIC ISLAND YEAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! lots of magic kisses ffrom the dimple twins aged 5 and a half, and 5 and 3 thirds February 15, 2005

Cute...

...and corny, and anachronistic, and rife with hammy acting. And the mermaid's tail wasn't very believable, and the sand shark patently stunk.

But at least the acting was *deliberately* hammy...at least on the part of the three or four actors that I recognized by sight. (I *know* that all of 'em have enough talent to not make fools of themselves by *accident.*) And it's a great improvement over other Paramount kiddie fare (the "Josh Kirby: Time Warrior" flicks come to mind).

Watch this movie from a kid's perspective, and you'll enjoy it. Trust me on this. December 4, 2002

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