Die Drei ??? - Toteninsel (4 Stars)

This is an adaptation of "Toteninsel" (engl. "Death Island"), the 100th book in the series of "Die Drei ???" ("The Three Detectives"). The three youngsters, Justus, Peter and Bob, pursue a team of smugglers to an island in the South Pacific. An unknown treasure has to be retrieved before the island is destroyed by an active volcano.

In the book the boys are aged 13. It would have been too difficult to find actors in this age, so older actors appear, aged 17 to 19. In the books the three detectives have never aged after carrying out over 100 adventures from 1968 to today. 

The books are popular in Germany, not just among children. The cinema was almost full today. Looking around, I saw a lot of older people without children in the audience. The film was very exciting, though not as scary as the previous two films. And most importantly, my grandson Oliver loved it.