Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D

Brendan Fraser stars in this 3D take on Jules Verne's classic science fiction novel Journey To The Center Of The Earth. Fraser plays a seismologist who's about to have the plugged pulled on his research. His brother went missing ten years ago while on a scientific expedition. His nephew (son of the missing brother) comes to visit him and the two discover evidence in a worn out copy of Verne's book that his brother may have been on the verge of a great discovery. This coupled with startling data from seismic sensors, lead the two on a journey to attempt to discover what exactly happened to their missing loved one. Long story short they meet a hot young mountain guide and the three end up in the center of the Earth. It turns out Verne's novel was not fiction but an actual account of an expedition to the world within our world.

The movie is a bit of fun, but only because of the cool 3D technology. If it were a standard two dimensional film I would've hated it. Brendan Fraser is a charming and charismatic performer but is given very little to work worth in what is a pretty boring screenplay. It takes nearly an hour to get to the center of the Earth stuff and the best 3D we get during the long wait is an in your face tape measure and Fraser spitting his toothpaste spit into the sink. Even when we get to the center of the Earth they're aren't a lot of thrilling sequences and the ones the do exist are far apart and the time between is filled with...well nothing really. Just a lot of exposition and whiny little speeches Fraser gives his nephew about what a great guy his dad was. The giant piranha fish scene is cool and actually had me jumping a bit and the scene with the nephew jumping his way across a vast chasm on magnetic rocks was cool. But all in all this movie is a bit of a bore. They give you a bit of a tease at the end that the gang will end up on a search for the lost city of Atlantis. I'm not opposed to a sequel. The characters are okay and would benefit from a little more effort on the parts of the screenwriters. Since we're at a point right now where we get very few 3D flicks hitting cinemas this one is worth a look. But don't expect it to change your life.