Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Rating: **
Nonna's Rating: $
Rotten Tomatoes: 61%
It's a bad sign that all I can remember about this movie are the scenes I preferred from the 1959 James Mason/Pat Boone classic. The 2008 version is fast-paced, replete with special effects, and blessed with the presence of the always entertaining Brendan Fraser, but the whole thing seems decidedly flat as it careens toward its final scene. The movie just does not convey the magic, the awe, and the wonder I experienced as a child watching the earlier version. Max, the 10 year old critic was not terribly impresssed with the film -- a good reason to wait until it appears on cable.
Nonna's Ratings:
$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
$$$$ = Worth paying the Friday evening price
$$$= Worth paying the Matinee price
$$= Worth a rental
$ = Wait for cable
# = Skip it
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