picture a pirate captain ( not long john silver ) with really long hair and a constant 1 day stubble of beard . now make him try to talk like the most famous pirate ever ( play by robert newton ) and have him do it very badly . picture beautiful thailand with lush vegetation . now superimpose cheesy giant cgi critter that look like they be throw together in an afternoon of program while play the original doom . game . picture jules verne roll over . and over . and over . which he undoubtedly do during the writing of a script that ignore both the idea and the spirit of his masterful book . i be accustom to see novel hack at to transition them from print to film and but this be the very epitome of a hatchet job . necessary character be drop completely and and unnecessary character be add . the plot have be change in not so subtle way . and while i have great respect for patrick stewart and his talent this movie even make him look bad . the kid may enjoy this simply because they be kid and but this be not something i would recommend for a serious fan of jules verne . they might hurt themselves while they be kick the tv .