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Maurice Gee (novel)
Matthew Grainger (screenplay)
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10 December 2009 (New Zealand) more
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Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes. | add synopsis
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Tiff '09: Go 'Under the Mountain' in Six Clips!
(From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 6 September 2009, 11:22 AM, PDT)
Tiff '09: Trailer and Stills from 'Under the Mountain'
(From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 24 August 2009, 10:02 AM, PDT)
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Fantasy/Sci-fi at its best, just great storytelling and lush production more (1 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Tom Cameron | ... | Theo |
| Matthew Chamberlain | ... | Uncle Cliff |
| Oliver Driver | ... | Mr Wilberforce |
 | Matt Gillanders | ... | Wilberforce Drone |
| Sophie McBride | ... | Rachel |
| Chelsea McEwan-Miller | ... | Clementine |
 | Sam Neill | ... | Mr. Jones |
 | Gareth Reeves | ... | Wilberforce Drone |
| Michaela Rooney | ... | Aunt Kay |
| Madeleine Sami | ... | Constable Green |
| Allan Smith | ... | Wilberforce Drone |
| Matthew Sunderland | ... | Wilberforce Drone |
| Leon Wadham | ... | Ricky |
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91 min
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Remake of "Under the Mountain" (1982) more
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I attended the North American Premiere of "Under the Mountain" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is a love song to New Zealand's volcanoes. Jonathan King's fantasy tale is "Lord of the Rings" meets "Alien" -- it may be a bit scary for younger kids, though. Sam Neill does a star turn here as an aging wizard-like Fagan. Only he has the knowledge to help save the world from the evil Gargantua. But it's up to teenage twins Theo and Rachel (young newcomers Tom Cameron and Sophie McBride) to wield the power. The charming kids steal the show here and couldn't be more engaging. The multi-layered story more than held my interest -- there's plenty here for adults and youth alike. Production values are stellar with mind-boggling visual and special effects, and "Under the Mountain" boasts one of the best scores I've heard in a long time. The lush cinematography amounts to a New Zealand travelogue. The film is dazzling and puts many others of its ilk to shame. "Under the Mountain" should do well among family audiences.