Journey to the Center of the Earth (Eric Brevig 2008)
Posted on October 26 at 18.28, 2008 by Eric Mahleb
This family adventure is apparently much better in 3D. Supposedly, putting on a pair of the funny looking glasses has the effect of directly placing the bad acting and silly script in the background, emphasizing instead the action and visual effects. Now, I am all in favour of the democratization of 3D and of its increased use in modern cinema. However, let us hope that it does not lead to a overabundance of bad movies. After all, there are already too many of them.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth is loosely based on Jules Verne’s novel of the same name, and feels more like a bad version of The Goonies (1985) than a serious attempt at honouring the memory of the father of Science Fiction. As I winced during several of the poorly written scenes, I could not help but to be reminded of the cheapness of At the Earth’s Core (1976) and of First Men in the Moon (1964), which is a real shame since Verne’s story, in the right hands, could be turned into a fascinating and highly entertaining film.
Still, there are a couple of good moments in Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Brendan Frasier does his thing, and there is enough escapist entertainment to convince one to watch it until the end.
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