...rather juvenile...with many of its shots intended more to show off the 3-D process than to further its story line.
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10/20/08
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
61 %
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Reviews Counted: 148
Fresh: 91
Rotten:57
Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus: Modern visuals and an old fasioned storyline make this family adventure/comedy a fast-paced, kitschy ride.
Theatrical Release: Jul 11, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $101,590,877
Synopsis: This 2008 movie update of Jules Verne's classic sci-fi/fantasy novel uses the 1864 tale as a template, with its hero, scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), referring to his missing brother's notes on the novel. His nephew Sean... [More]
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Reviews for Journey to the Center of the Earth
Brendan Fraser's playful force of personality rules, 3D or no 3D, one of the few funny guys who could grab attention away from a dinosaur in assault mode, in the center of the earth or anywhere else on the planet.
10/18/08
The movie proves the perfect showcase for 3D. I can't say that it does the same for Fraser.
10/03/08
It's all good clean fun: a rattling good yarn, in fact, with mostly nicely modulated performances from Fraser, Hutcherson and Bream, emphasising confidence, growth, solidarity and self-reliance.
09/26/08
Fraser salvages his reputation as a solid, matinee-style action hero in this family-oriented fantasy.
09/26/08
Brevig does a barely competent job of imitating the Indiana Jones movies, and seems more hindered than helped by his chosen format...
09/26/08
Poor Brendan Fraser, he must have known he had nothing to work with here, he looks as if he’s sleepwalking through the role, not a career highlight for him.
09/26/08
It's all curiously uninvolving, and it's only Fraser's goofy grin and slapstick physicality that hold any character interest whatsoever.
09/26/08
As harmlessly entertaining as it is, this journey is a few screams and gasps short of a real 3D thrill ride.
09/26/08
The utopian ecosystem setting - dominated by lush rainforests and vast oceans - is magnificent to gawk at, and the 3D cinematography makes fine use of the prehistoric wildlife and unexplained phenomena.
09/26/08
The stars here are the novelties of 3D, which certainly make it fun %u2013 just a tad repetitive for anyone over 25, I suspect
09/18/08
Giant fossilised mushrooms, flying fish with massive teeth, glowing bluebirds, a rollercoaster ride on an underground mine railway and magnetic floating rocks are some of the ingredients of this 3D adventure take on Jules Verne's classic sci-fi novel . .
09/18/08
If you can turn off your mind, and I know that is pretty easy for most of us, then you'll get a kick out of this 3D journey.
08/27/08
In 2-D, Journey to the Center of the Earth would be okay, I guess, but you'd be more apt to notice the cardboard characters, or the thin plotting, or the way each grave danger seems to be easily solved. In 3-D, however, it's a complete blast.
08/05/08
Colourful good fun on the big screen, especially in 3D. Although only kids will fall for the bloodless violence and corny plot points.
07/28/08
This flick is strictly kids' stuff, but with the 3D enticement, it makes for an enjoyable, lightweight good time.
07/22/08
As it is with alot of gimmick movies, there is just not enough material to even sustain 90 minutes.
07/21/08
These filmmakers understand why audiences have put on the 3D glasses, and they offer up visual trick after visual trick in hopes of keeping the viewers wowed.
07/21/08
Most of the movie, directed by Eric Brevig, is as daft, outlandish, and speedy as it needs to be, and, for all its newfangled effects, touchingly old-fashioned in its reverence for the Jules Verne novel that inspired it.
07/21/08
Top Critic There's no doubt about it: The 3-D special effects steal the show from the human performers in 'Journey to the Center of the Earth,' a family film that's a fun adventure.
07/19/08
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