The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle

2009
PG
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

1.3K

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The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle (2009)

Adventure Family Mystery

When the case he's working on leads straight to Terror Castle, boy detective Jupiter Jones enlists the help of his two friends. Together they investigate the castle's many secrets, but end u... Read allWhen the case he's working on leads straight to Terror Castle, boy detective Jupiter Jones enlists the help of his two friends. Together they investigate the castle's many secrets, but end up finding more than they bargained for.When the case he's working on leads straight to Terror Castle, boy detective Jupiter Jones enlists the help of his two friends. Together they investigate the castle's many secrets, but end up finding more than they bargained for.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
In this movie, the character Stephen Terrill is depicted as an inventor. In the original book this film is based on, he was a horror actor from the silent film era, who had the ability to appear in different costumes and make-ups (similar to Lon Chaney). He later became unemployed when the sound film was invented, because it required him to speak, and he couldn't hide his lisp and squeaky voice anymore. This resulted in the audience laughing at him, which depressed Terrill so much that he resigned from acting. Subsequently, he isolated himself from the public and resided in his castle, until he reportedly took his own life. Since then, Terror Castle was reported to be haunted by Terrill's ghost.

Goofs
At the beginning of the movie the Rolls Royce is seen driving on the right side of the road. At the end of the movie, as the boys return from their trip, the Rolls drives on the left side, which is wrong for California, but correct for South Africa, where the movie was filmed.

Quotes
Pete Crenshaw: What is it about The Three Investigators that we're always going to places like "Terror Castle"? Why can't we ever go on "The Case of the Cozy Cottage," or "The Mystery of Grandma's Little Prairie Home"?

Connections
Follows The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island (2007)

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4/10

Recommended for "age 10 to 13 and haven't read the book". Adults stay away.

Reading earlier reviews I deduce that "T3I and the Secret of Terror Castle" does not meet their expectation. We easily understood that because this movie is really targeted to adolescent and below. If I was that age I would probably truly enjoy the movie but only if I haven't read the book yet. Kids would easily enjoy this movie because it's cool enough, such as the castle.

I was afraid to watch this movie for the reason that it would tarnish my good memory of Three Investigators and it prove to be true. When I was reading the book I always feel fascinated, the location, the characters it seems just magical. Watching the movie, it seems that it is a different world from the one in the book.

As I said that it would entertain many kids which just watching it now and never had reading the book before, we adults that enticed to watch it in which we demand something else than those kids will be disappointed. We adults hope to see interesting and eccentric characters and dialogs, that cool accents from Jupiter Jones, more peculiar music soundtrack, and more magical-feel but normal-looking towns would not get what we want. We won't even entertained by the case which is the one most interesting thing why we want to read the next novel.

For young men don't miss this one for it is really rare this kind of movie around: Kids Detective that investigate peculiar case without an element of Action in which nowadays detective movie would always combined.