Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews: MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND 

I know that in 1971, when Peter Cushing's wife died, he buried himself in work to forget the pain, but he's better than this.

Mystery on Monster Island Case File 1: Who Killed Mothra? Starring Godzilla Holmes and Rodan Tracy

"You can't mesmerize me! I'm British!" Classic!

Today I learned Brandon can be bribed with Caroline Monroe memorabilia.

"it looks like Spanish John Belushi is running from Spanish Shawn Connery who the gets shot at by Spanish Charles Bronson" I can't breathe XD

WOW....Peter Cushing's character must REALLY hate his nephew to go to such incredible lengths just to teach him a "life lesson" XD

Wait, wait, you're telling me that these people managed to get both Terrance Stamp AND Peter Cushing in the same movie and DIDN'T make them the main characters? Just how stupid were these film markers?

This movie had general Zod and grand moff Tarkin. But completely wasted them.

Great episode as always! BTW: "Spanish John Belushi" is actually Paul Naschy, Spain's answer to Lon Chaney Jr. & Christopher Lee. He starred in a whole series of groovy '70s werewolf movies featuring the character of Waldemar Daninsky (WEREWOLF VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMAN, NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST, etc.).

Caroline Monroe posters are an accepted currency worldwide

Believe it or not, Brandon, this film is based on a Jules Verne novel, albeit not a very well known one. Entitled Godfrey Morgan, it tells basically the same story that this film does, with the absence of monsters (I guess they figured adding monsters would work as well as Mysterious Island). Another funny thing: in the novel, Artelett is just as annoying, often being called Tartlet xD

You know, if you told me "based on a Jules Verne film, with Terrence Stamp and Peter Cushing, featuring an exotic island with a ton of monsters" as a premise, I would totally be aboard. BUT WHY IS IT THIS BAD?!

Got the impression that poster of Ms. Munro was more interesting and had more plot

Peter Cushing was a class act. How did he end up in this rubbish?!

Umm Brandon, I might be wrong but I believe this is based on another novel by Jules Verne called Godfrey Morgan; A Californian Mystery. Which from what I've read on Wiki the film does sort of follow the plot; minus the monsters.

And you thought that snarf guy from godzilla vs the jumbo shrimp was annoying

Y'know, Ardilect is pretty annoying, but I still find him more sympathetic than Jeff. Uncle Tarkin (from what I can tell) forced him to go with his nephew. Why? He's a dance instructor. He's completely out of his element, untrained and with someone that he hates and who hates him back. I'd say he has a lot to justifiably complain about and be terrified of.

6:05 "Hey, do you have a moment do talk about our Lord and Saviour Cthulhu?"

This movie was actually based upon one of Jules Verne's later works called "Godfrey Morgan".

Lorenzo lamas continued to exist after the 90's? Doesn't that violate the temporal prime directive ??

I wouldn't say the Professor "screams like a little girl"...he screams like a BUNCH of little girls, at a birthday party, cranked up on sugar and caffeine, who you've just told that Queen Elsa is coming for a meet-and-greet. Like a...bunch of tiny soprano turbofans spooling up, really.

The snarky British guy is the perfect lovechild of C3PO and Jar-Jar.

How about HOWLING II in memory of Christopher Lee?

According to the commentary on the DVD of SHOCK WAVES, Peter Cushing's price was $3000.00 for a couple days work. Believe it or not, there was a time when just having his or Christopher Lee's name in a film brought people into the theater. He earned his $3000.00 for this film

3:31 oh boy, Grand Moff Tarkin!!!

Yes, definitely ....a Caroline Munro poster seals it.

I saw this movie as a little kid, and I was rolling my eyes the whole way through at how forced and stupid it all was.

Bought this film along with "Gorilla At Large" on DVD. Safe to say, one of the worst films I own. Feel quite sorry for Peter Cushing having to appear in it. Also spotted the "Spanish Lon Chaney Jr.", Paul Naschy at the beginning.

I'm a bit late here - 5 years! - but in case anyone hasn't pointed this out elsewhere in the comments - this film IS based on a Jules Verne novel. It's called 'L'École des Robinsons’ known in English as ‘The Family of Robinsons’ and sometimes as ‘Godfrey Morgan.’ The film is actually pretty faithful to the book but it’s definitely one of Verne’s minor works and not really worth your time. And yes, Professor Artelett is annoying in the book…but not this annoying! Sadly, the ‘wacky comic foreigner’ was a standard Verne trope.

4:38 Yeah, that pretty much describes Chris Tucker's character in _The Fifth Element,_ too, and the reason I have only seen that movie once in my life despite it being pretty decent otherwise.

I can't be the only one who wants a mega shark movie review!

That Poster Though!!!!!

Charles Bronson joke had me rolling! Lol great joke!

I actually knew of this movie from the book Revenge of the Creature Features Movie Guide by John Stanley. P.S. The professor in this movie makes Shia Labeouf from the Transformers movies look like Captain Picard from Star Trek.

Yeah, it'd take a Caroline Munro poster for me to watch this movie, too.

Mad respect to Caroline Munro poster!

The Suck Family Robinson...I lost it.

"This is where the movie gets kinda stupid." It wasn't before?? "If your uncle doesn't get here soon we're finished." .......Well, fuck.

00:14 You owe Danny for life.

I was born in 81 and grew up with this movie, I loved it as a child, I would watch it over and over until my mom couldn’t handle it... then she ended up liking it.

"Hear the Engines Roll Now?" Don't you mean "Idiot Control Now?"

That Chinese guy literally made Mr. Yunioshi from Breakfast at Tiffanys look subtle....and that was Mickey Rooney in yellow face

I would watch Terence Stamp and Peter Cushing in anything, really. The Limey, Terence Stamp in California Noir, is EXCELLENT! I'd be very happy if most movies had a dreamlike dancing sequence, but I was a music major!

Say what you want on this film, but that theme song kicks ass. I wish the song itself was on RU-vid.

Can u review "Dr. Who & The Daleks" and "Daleks Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D." starring Peter Cushing as Dr. Who.

The Jar Jar Binks role seems to be divided between the professor and the stowaway.

One good thing about this movie: it makes for a great review by Brandon. This is the second time I watched it.

Mystery on monster island----where's Godzilla?

2:10 i can't believe you don't know who Paul Naschy is! Naschy, Cushing, and Stamp in a movie together!? Mind blown haha. Good review.

so I reckon everytime the "monsters" would attack his uncle would say "You may roar, when ready" "You may stomp, when ready"

I think the poster has prehistoric animals like dinosaurs on it.

I love your stuff, and am a proud subscriber. I eagerly anticipate each video, and am so happy to have this one to watch tonight. Been a tough day and I know you'll make me laugh a few times, and enjoy myself before having to turn in for the night. Thanks Brandon! Keep up the great work sir!

But are they as big as a battleship?

9:40 Something very ironic about the European idea of Africans and other non whites being cannibal. I don't know if other Africans had this idea but apparently people in Congo believed Europeans were cannibals. Mind you it is quite understandable as Force Publique used to bring severed hands to Belgian authorities to prove every bullet they had spend had indeed killed a human. Locals believed Belgians actually ate the hands.

It would be nice if you told us the cost to make these films vs what they made as well

the verne novel associated with this novel is titled school for robinsos, which is something of a self-parody , considering verne's earlier desert island stories. in deed it has nothing to do with dinosaurs.

I want to see Brandon do a crossover with Cinema Snob

Danny Richard was like "I can pay you to watch this movie. I also got this poster of 80s Caroline Munroe to sweeten the deal." You get a freaking Caroline poster for watching a poor man's Dr Moreau. What do I have to do to be that awesome?

Brandon flexes his "Oh, you're approaching me?" pose in the illustration.

“I love Meg...” “Why do you want to marry an 80-foot man-eating shark ?”

The Lost ending was satisfying... If you could actually grasp what was going on.

"Spanish John Belushi" is horror legend Paul Naschy!

Wait wait wait--not only is this the third Juan Piquer Simon movie I've seen with Rick/Jeff (he's also the lead in Pieces), but the Chinese guy is, I think, the random kung fu teacher from Pieces. I wonder if they're in Slugs too.

Never talk about "rubbing sticks together" with Spanish Anthony Wiener.

I never thought I'd see Chancellor Valllorum twrrorize Grand Moff Tarkin.

Your videos are great on the second and third viewing as well.

I had no idea that the duck from Kung Fu Panda was on here =-0

The part when you were fake playing the guitar was hilarious!

Alright you got me to subscribe. Been playing catch up with videos and said to myself. Self you need not miss any of his reviews.

Um, I'm pretty sure the name of the song was 'Idiot Control Now'...🤔

It's really a good thing the shipwrecked bunglers were inept. Guns can be made to shoot blanks, but if the 'survivors' made spears, punji pit traps, and other edged weapons and knew how to use them, there could have been some serious injury or death. Also explosions.. the pressure wave would have killed them and if not, the shrapnel would have.

9:15 Excellent shredding there, Brandon!

This movie really makes me appreciate Godzilla suits more.

I kinda thought the Spanish Sean Connery actually looked more like the Spanish Burt Reynolds. The older Burt, but you get it. Just found your reviews, so I am subscribing. Nice job...

You can play a solo with a single cord, damn

Next up do... Godzilla's Revenge!!!!

this might sound weird but i am glad the china man was okay. all he wanted was to go home and when i thought he died i was sad, then when i saw him i was happy he was okay, yet the twist was really a bad judgement call on Peter Cushing's character. He must really of hated his nephew to pull a stunt like this just saying. How would he have felt if his nephew died, this was a weird yet interesting movie.

"Spanish John Belushi"...lol.I believe that's actually Spanish horror star Paul Naschy in a small role.

Wait! Wait a minute! Hold everything! Are you telling me that there was a movie which not only had Peter Cushing and Terence Stamp but they SHARED A SCENE TOGETHER?!?!?! HOW AM I JUST LEARNING ABOUT THIS NOW????!!!!!!!

Idk his name, but the guy who played grand moff tarkin was in this :P

review tremors 1-4

So were the black people who were trying to torture Higby to death also actors? Because I'm pretty sure having the Kid and the Professor on the island with real guns should have earned them some hazard pay.

All man Sean Connery, Belushi, Charles Bronson...lol. Am crying....lol.

Nice to see grand moff tarkin!

(6:20) I love the hat-stealing monster!

9:20 Hey just like those flat panel guitars where all you had to do was hit the fake strings printed on the paper guitar decal.

Spanish Charles Bronson is Luis Barboo, the redhead master of Conan in Conan the Barbarian 1982

Ditch the goofy humor, add in monster effects by Ray Harryhausen, give Peter Cushing more to do, and this film might have turned out to be somewhat watchable. Oh, and add in Caroline Monroe.

"Wait, let me in, there's sumfin' I want to ask you!"

"It stinks!"

Holy Shit! I worked on the Smoke Monster from Lost!!! (A long time ago..in a city far, far away...)

I hate the movies special effects reveal.

I got a question and if yes I won't be mad about it did you cancel Gamerathon?

Spencer Woolrich from the Game Outer Worlds is totally a Reference to Terrence Stamp

what a great film....i never seen it before! loved the comic relief!!

8:29 I think I can sum up his lines in the movie like this.... BWAHAHAHAHA! I about pissed my pants!

that guitar joke was great

Animal cruelty AKA murder

the monster costume looks like a Scooby Doo monster

Brandon his uncle sending the professor was a great idea an amazing idea. In the top ten ideas of all time it is one of them. At least as far as the uncle is concerned. I mean he no longer has to see the professor.