RTL Television Archives

Jason and the Argonauts (2000)

Rating: ★★

Sep 23, 2007Greek Myth Adventure

A Hallmark tv mini-series remake of the Greek myths that fails to stand up to the classic 1963 version. Here Ray Harryhausen's amazing stop-motion animated effects are replaced by cut-price CGI

Director: Nick Willing

Actors: Jason London, Dennis Hopper, Jolene Blalock, Brian Thompson, …

Category: Fantasy

23 September 200712 May 2026 by Roog

The Monkey King (2001)

Rating: ★½

Dec 22, 2005Epic Chinese Legend

A tv mini-series adaptation of the famous Chinese legend Journey to the West made for US audiences by Hallmark Entertainment. The story remains stolidly earthbound and the meta-fictional contortions the story has to add to engage in to have the monk hero replaced by a contemporary Thomas Gibson are bizarre

Director: Peter MacDonald

Actors: Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Eddie Marsan, …

Category: Fantasy

22 December 20056 October 2025 by Roog

The Lost World (2001)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 4, 2021Lost Plateau of Dinosaurs

A TV mini-series adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle lost world story, this has been produced by the BBC as a glorious period adventure with CGI dinosaurs

Director: Stuart Orme

Actors: Bob Hoskins, James Fox, Tom Ward, Elaine Cassidy, Peter Falk, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 February 202128 July 2026 by Roog

Mysterious Island (2005)

Rating: ★

Oct 9, 2008Desert Island Survival/Giant Animals

Hallmark tv mini-series adaptation of Jules Verne's desert island drama featuring no less than Patrick Stewart as Captain Nemo. This sinks badly amid incredibly shoddy giant animal digital effects

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Actors: Kyle MacLachlan, Patrick Stewart, Gabrielle Anwar, Vinnie Jones, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 October 200822 September 2023 by Roog