The movie proves the perfect showcase for 3D. I can't say that it does the same for Fraser.
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10/03/08
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 146
Fresh: 90
Rotten:56
Average Rating: 6/10
Consensus: Modern visuals and an old fasioned storyline make this family adventure/comedy a fast-paced, kitschy ride.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release: Jul 11, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $100,101,513
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]
Reviews for Journey to the Center of the Earth
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
If you plan to see this movie at all, see it at a 3D engagement, because the spectacular computer-generated imagery - as often as not flying out of the screen and into your face - is the only reason for the price of admission.
07/17/08
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