Release date: September 25, 2026 (USA)
Directors: Januel Mercado, Joel Crawford
Producer: Mark Swift
Running time: 1h 49m
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
LPM = Laughs Per Minute – How many? OFF THE CHARTS! BRB. Let’s get into it!
We’ve got ourselves a new golden soundtrack and the newest catchy song – “A Parallel World”.
It’s still playing in my head as I sit down to write this “Review”. Welcome back, fellow movie-goers 😀 I have to be up in 4 hours, but I had to get this out there because I’m totally hyped from seeing this movie and want as many people as possible to check it out at the theatre this weekend!
Is it a contender for Best Animated Picture? TOTALLY! Does it knock Toy Story 5 off the podium for me personally? Sadly not. If TS5 didn’t pull on the series ‘heartstrings’, playing off my childhood and build-up with these fantastic characters, then Forgotten Island would have totally taken the crown. It’s a 9/10. The final act solidly locks that in!
The majority of the trailer comes from the first 30 minutes, which is awesome! There’s so much to explore and discover. Creating memories alongside our Wild Pack!…. Does that thing look infected? O.o! I’m sure it’s fine 😛 Any who, we’re set up within the intro, exploring the first memories of Jo & Raissa meeting one another for the first time. Creating an everlasting friendship that can withstand the test of time…but maybe not distance!?!
During their final party with one another, they stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to Nakali (A fantastical island – The Forgotten Island!). Awakening with a 12-hour missing time gap in their memory, it’s up to Raww, their Island Guide, to assist with filling in the blanks and getting them back home in time for Raissa’s flight to America.
This movie has so many laughs; I brought back LPM, and the score was off the charts! I went from laughing to tearing up to epicness to more laughing. The experience I had watching Forgotten Island will stay with me among my movie memories.
I won’t spoil anything but the cast ensemble – Freaking hilariously insane!
No need to stick around for a post-credit scene, but if you’re digging the awesome soundtrack, continue creating memories with your friends and family as you reflect on the adventure you’ve just partaken in :D.
Appreciate you coming by Popped for your movie “reviews”. Super excited to hear your thoughts on this one.
Until next time though fellow movie-goers… BRB ;P
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