Meet Mr. Moto (2007 Video) User Reviews

An interesting DVD extra for MR. MOTO ON DANGER ISLAND

[planktonrules · 7/10 · 21 March 2009]

This short is one of the extras included with MR. MOTO IN DANGER ISLAND. It's a 15 minute film about the Moto series--with lots of behind the scenes information and analysis. While there's a limit to just how good this can be given its short time constraints, the film does a nice job of providing information about the character and Peter Lorre that fans will no doubt enjoy. It does this with quite a few interviews--including with the guy who wrote the biography of the author of the Moto books as well as the author's son.

Overall verdict--not absolutely necessary viewing but a good and enjoyable DVD extra.

A Nice Overview of the Moto

[gavin6942 · 7/10 · 15 July 2014]

Is he a spy? A police officer? An archaeologist? A master of judo and magic?

While there is a limit to just how thorough this can be given its obvious time constraints, the featurette does a nice job of providing information about the character and Peter Lorre that fans will no doubt enjoy. It does this with quite a few interviews packed in -- including with the guy who wrote the biography of the author of the Moto books as well as the author's son, Timothy Marquand.

One could ask why "Meet Mr. Moto" appears on the last of the eight Moto films as a feature, but in a way it makes sense: even after eight films, do we really know who Moto is?