Journey to the Center of the Earth

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Koi P @hopepink Mar 20, 2025 Lovely cast. The prehistoric creatures are fun, but they have a cameo role. Reminiscent of an old Western with a Land of the Lost flavor. See more Mike W @MikeW269 Apr 28, 2024 This is one of the many movies that should not have been made. It was poor and boring. Victoria Pratt offered the only glimmer of shine. Peter Fonda was there as a token, and did not contribute anything but name in the credits. See more Apr 18, 2013 For a made for TV type of movie this wasn't bad, but as such it just isn't going to have the blockbuster action or effects. Somebody expecting that will be disappointed. Its main weakness is that it is a bit slow. It seemed like it wanted to be an action movie but just didn't know how, and too many scenes which should have been exciting action were rather dull. It has a decent cast. They probably could have made a better movie if they focused more on that. It was supposedly set in the 1870s and it did have some interesting sets and costumes. A bit laughable, though, when they bust out flashlights. See more Oct 27, 2012 Lazy, hazy Jules Verne adaptation - this should seem like grand adventure, not a weekend outing. They had no budget so the actual trip down and especially the trip back up are absurdly short, the bulk of the movie takes form in the planning stages (excitement!) or among a clan of natives who found their way to the earth's core from the surface - seems the writer got this story confused with Conan Doyle's <i>The Lost World.</i> But that's the one major departure, besides the character names most of the other events stay true to the book. Certainly comes a lot closer than Disney's latest release with Brendan Fraser. But faithful adaptation alone does not a thrilling film make. The actors don't give any more effort than the director. And why should they? Victoria Pratt is the heiress financier of the journey to find her husband (another similarity with <i>The Lost World).</i> She looks good as ever, although her chiseled physique, out of place amongst ladies of the Victorian era, is well hidden beneath rugged clothing, and sadly she only throws one punch. The big chuckle comes when Peter Fonda as Pratt's husband enters wearing a stack of fur pelts giving him the appearance of a mangy Wookiee. I think he got the part only because first choice David Carradine was dead, so he somnambulates in his place. Oh Peter, how low can you go - about 10 miles under the earth's surface, it turns out! (I thought of that joke the minute he showed up and couldn't wait to stick it in this review.) I recently watched Shannen Doherty in a similar made-for-crap special in <i>Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon,</i> and while this movie might be slightly technically superior, at least that one's indefatigable boneheadedness kept things partially entertaining. This <i>Journey</i> is about as exciting as a trip to the grocery store. See more Oct 2, 2012 This is my first version of Journey to the Center of the Earth I've seen,and I really disliked it. It was so slow moving and uneventful that it seemed like a history documentary. On a positive side,the acting was great. Negative again,the effects were bland,but still quite interesting. I know this movie has SOME good in it so I won't COMPLETELY bash it. That and I couldn't even finish it... See more Apr 22, 2012 The new one is way better... See more Read all reviews

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