Journey 2 Trailer Lands

Welcome to The Mysterious Island...Back in 2008, Josh Hutcherson's Sean Anderson was dragged along on an adventure under the ground with uncle Trevor (Brendan Fraser), where they discovered a strange world of dinosaurs, danger and lava. That was for Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, and now the sequel is racing towards us. So give a warm welcome to the trailer for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which you can watch below.Actually, on the evidence of this, you might want to shove that welcome in the fridge for a little while before you dig it out. For though Hutcherson is back on duty as Sean and Dwayne Johnson is his new stepfather, Hank Parsons, the trailer comes off as an uninviting mix of bad puns, goofy overacting (Luis Guzman, we can see you cashing that paycheque!) and blatant 3D pandering. Oh, and dinosaurs. Again.This time around, it's Sean who is the driving force for the expedition as he persuades Hank to join him on an attempt to track down his grandfather (Michael Caine), who has seemingly discovered the mysterious island chronicled by Jules Verne in the titular book. To help on their mission, Sean and Hank recruit the comely Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens) and wacky pilot Gabato (Guzman, mugging for all he's worth).Naturally, they find the place, which is filled with giant lizards, even more giant insects and tiny elephants. But soon they all discover that the island is not as stable as it appears. Well, of course.Besides the odd gag that works here (mostly a credit to Mr Team Bring It himself, who delivers lines like, "that was emasculating" with all the keen gusto he can), Journey 2 looks like it could be sillier than the original, and not necessarily in a good way. Still, we'll reserve judgement until the film arrives on February 10.