De fortabte sjæles ø (2007)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Nikolaj Arcel

Writers:

Nikolaj Arcel (writer)
Rasmus Heisterberg (writer)

Release Date:

9 February 2007 (Denmark)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

14-year-old Lulu moves to a small provincial town with her mother and younger brother. One night, her brother is struck by a beam of white light...

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Sara Langebæk Gaarmann	...	Lulu
Lucas Munk Billing	...	Sylvester
Lasse Borg	...	Oliver
Nicolaj Kopernikus	...	Richard
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Necromancer
Anette Støvelbæk	...	Beate
Anders W. Berthelsen	...	Herman
Beate Bille	...	Linea
Frank Thiel	...	Olivers Stedfar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
André Babikian	...	Klavs
Camilla Bendix	...	Ekstra stemme (voice)
Ulle Bjørn Bengtsson	...	Ekstra stemme (voice)
Gerard Bidstrup	...	Ung spansk fyr (as Gerard Carey Bidstrup)
Anni Ribir Binisen	...	Ung pige
Kadhim Faraj	...	Spøgelse - Araber
Mathilde Fock	...	Ekstra stemme (voice)
Einar Gensø	...	Flyttemand 1
Henrik Grundtmann	...	Spøgelse -Viking
Thomas Hedemann	...	Bogholder
William Sehested Høeg	...	Søn 1
Markus Emil Jensen	...	Søn 2
Ole Juncker	...	Journalist
Hakikta Najin Kirdan	...	Ekstra stemme (voice)
Hector Vega Mauricio	...	Ekstra stemme (voice)
Peter Michaelsen	...	Dansende håndværker
Lotte Munk Fure	...	Magenta
Stefania Omarsdottir	...	Tynd kvinde
Hazim Osman	...	Ekstra stemme (voice)
Egill Pálsson	...	Ekstra stemme (voice)
Søren Poppel	...	Turist
Frans Pozzo	...	Spøgelse - Indianer
Earth Reeves	...	Spøgelse - Stammekriger (as Earth M. Reeves)
Patricia Schumann	...	Ung spansk fyrs kæreste

Also Known As:

Island of Lost Souls (Germany) (DVD title) (International: English title)
De glömda själarnas ö (Sweden)

Runtime:

Denmark:100 min

Country:

Denmark | Sweden | Germany

Language:

Danish | German | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Denmark

Company:

Memfis Film

Trivia:

A total of 630 effect shots equal to 35 minutes of the movie makes it the biggest special effects movie in Scandinavian history. It has more special effects than Jurassic Park (1993).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Filmens verden: De fortabte sjæles ø (2007) (TV)

Extremely overrated movie, but great for kids.

First of all, I'd like to tell you this: I am male, 25, and I had no expectations whatsoever when I saw this, just thought it would be interesting to see.

The plot: An EVIL wizard, whose name of course is NECROMANCER, which is also what he does, more or less, has possessed the body of a young boy, and now his older sister and her sorta boyfriend has to save him (and the world), by defeating the necromancer, using the help of a deceased member of a secret society that used to fight necromancers in the olden days. They also get some help from a guy who conveniently has built a soul-catcher (what are the odds)..

The verdict: Although this movie isn't terrible, the leading actress really doesn't seem to have a clue about acting, and in many scenes she just has this blank stare and seems quite uninterested, making us lose some interest in the movie, where she feigns being scared, sad, etc.

The special effects are very well-made for a Danish movie, and most of the supporting cast does a good job. But the story and plot isn't very logical, and there are quite a few things that makes no sense, or are extremely far-fetched and laughable.

All this doesn't matter though, as Nicolai Arcel has hordes of thousands of fans that have seen KONGEKABALE, and almost every Dane (from "Familien Danmark") just loves everything he or anyone else touches, especially if it looks like something straight out of Hollywood. I will not be popular for saying this, and I know many Danes will be mad at me for telling the truth here, as it apparently is every Danes duty to praise everything Nordisk Film (or whatever Danish film-distributor) makes, no matter how crappy it is. Especially stuff like "Store Planer" and "Overcoming".

BUT, not all I say is criticism, because this movie will be PERFECT for children, no doubt. If you have a child (or a child's brain), then this movie is the right choice. If you're an adult who likes good movies, then you will probably cringe at the acting and frown over the plot, although it may be somewhat entertaining on a lower level. 4/10