Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) Reviews
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Terrific family entertainment, an action comedy on a par with "Night at the Museum" and "National Treasure."
Read the full reviewA more unavoidable obstacle here is that there's not much in the way of plot -- the story is in the tour through the labyrinthian intimacies of inner Earth. As such, it's an f/x wizard's dream, and Brevig makes the most of it.
Read the full reviewJourney is just the new version of a 1950s comin'-at-ya roller coaster, with a tape measure, trilobite antennae, and giant snapping piranha thrust at the audience.
Read the full reviewFor a harmless "Indiana Jones" knock-off, Journey to the Center of the Earth has an awful lot riding on it.
Read the full reviewI don't know if 3-D could improve all movies (nothing could make "The Love Guru" funny) but it sure works here.
Read the full reviewSurprising as it may be, given an unpromising trailer, the 3D update of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth turns out to be perfectly charming as well as predictably eye-popping.
Read the full reviewThis first feature by veteran visual effects supervisor Eric Brevig has its transporting, if benign, charms.
Read the full reviewLike its early predecessors, it's a nominally fun trip, but it's tissue-thin and instantly forgettable.
Read the full reviewIf this movie is not a ride, then what is it? One thing it may not be, quite, is a movie.
Read the full reviewWith 3-D, a little goes a long way and, in the absence of a legitimate script with credible characters, the fun dries up long before the running time has expired.
Read the full reviewThis is a fairly bad movie, and yet at the same time maybe about as good as it could be. There may not be an 8-year-old alive who would not love it.
Read the full reviewUltimately, Journey to the Center of the Earth's minor-league visual pleasures will be most enjoyed by those with the smallest number of celluloid reference points, preferably those who have started going to the movies after "Jurassic Park" or, better yet, the Harry Potter films.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 57
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