Talking to a family friend about movies that he had watched during the Christmas period,I got told about a family film that he had recently tracked down,which was an adaptation of a huge adventure series of children's books by Robert Arthur, Jr.Being keen to start my movie viewing year off in an easy-going manner,I felt that it would be a good time to meet The Three Investigators.
The plot:
After successfully solving an art forgery case,young investigating team Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw & Bob Andrews decided to pay a visit to a island in Africa,where one of the investigators dads is designing a theme park to be built on the island.Reading up on the history of the island,the gang discover that the island is meant to be cursed,due to there being some legendary treasure buried deep within it.digging around for details on the inhibitions of the island,the gang soon discover that mythical curses are not the only thing that they are up against.
View on the film:
Directed in a slick, brisk manner by Florian Baxmeyer,the screenplay by David Howard, Ronald Kruschak, Philip LaZebnik and Thomas Oliver Walendy transfer Robert Arthur's outdoor Adventure US novel to a hi-tech African jungle.Whilst the screenplay sadly fails to give any of the gang strong personalities,the writers do very well at capturing the spirit of the book,by mixing high-octane thrills (sky gliding!) with cave-searching mystery chills,with the writers also finding space to include a sweet message on anti- apartheid.
Joined by a likable trio of kids,Langley Kirkwood gives a deliciously cheeky performance as Tom Farraday. Initially appearing to be rather charming,Kirkwood soon shows that in Farraday,The Three Investigators may have met their match.
The plot:
After successfully solving an art forgery case,young investigating team Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw & Bob Andrews decided to pay a visit to a island in Africa,where one of the investigators dads is designing a theme park to be built on the island.Reading up on the history of the island,the gang discover that the island is meant to be cursed,due to there being some legendary treasure buried deep within it.digging around for details on the inhibitions of the island,the gang soon discover that mythical curses are not the only thing that they are up against.
View on the film:
Directed in a slick, brisk manner by Florian Baxmeyer,the screenplay by David Howard, Ronald Kruschak, Philip LaZebnik and Thomas Oliver Walendy transfer Robert Arthur's outdoor Adventure US novel to a hi-tech African jungle.Whilst the screenplay sadly fails to give any of the gang strong personalities,the writers do very well at capturing the spirit of the book,by mixing high-octane thrills (sky gliding!) with cave-searching mystery chills,with the writers also finding space to include a sweet message on anti- apartheid.
Joined by a likable trio of kids,Langley Kirkwood gives a deliciously cheeky performance as Tom Farraday. Initially appearing to be rather charming,Kirkwood soon shows that in Farraday,The Three Investigators may have met their match.