Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

Director:

Eric Brevig

Writers (WGA):

Michael D. Weiss (screenplay) and
Jennifer Flackett (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Same Planet. Different World.

Plot:

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Wristwatch | Cup | Subterranean Ocean | Underwater Scene

Awards:

1 nomination

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Cast

Brendan Fraser	...	Prof. Trevor Anderson
Josh Hutcherson	...	Sean Anderson
Anita Briem	...	Hannah Ásgeirsson
Seth Meyers	...	Professor Alan Kitzens
Jean Michel Paré	...	Max Anderson
Jane Wheeler	...	Elizabeth Anderson
Frank Fontaine	...	Old Man
Giancarlo Caltabiano	...	Leonard
Kaniehtiio Horn	...	Gum-Chewing Girl
Garth Gilker	...	Sigurbjörn Ásgeirsson

Also Known As:

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (USA) (3-D version)

MPAA:

Rated PG for intense adventure action and some scary moments.; Rated PG-13 for some bloody sci-fi violence. (special edition)

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Icelandic

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:Livre | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:6 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 (special edition) | Australia:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG (certificate #43069) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | Philippines:G (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Iceland

Company:

Walden Media

Trivia:

When Trevor opens the box of stuff belonging to his lost brother, he pulls out an odd item and says he doesn't know what it is and sets it aside. The item is a stereoscope, a device invented in Victorian England for showing a still image so that it appears to be in 3D.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Sean is laying on the "beach" after being carried across the ocean by the kite, when he is laying down, he is shown to have gloves on. In the next shot, as he is standing up, the gloves are gone. In the next shot, he is taking the gloves off and in the next shot, they have disappeared again as he begins to follow the bird.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Sean: [running from a dinosaur] Haven't you ever seen a dinosaur before?
Trevor: Not with skin on it!

Movie Connections:

References "Family Guy" (1999)

It wasn't bad at all !

Brendan Fraser plays a scientist and school professor who studies the earths core, magma and seismic changes and yearns for a life outside of the lab.

He has a knack for these adventure movies as he has in the Mummy movies, and the kid who plays his nephew Sean link up for family time to uncover some of the mysteries of the notes Seans father left in his journey to find a Lost land.

They decipher the notes and their adventure takes them to Iceland where they meet the other member of this trilogy a mountain climber who has the energy and smile to melt any glacier and keep up with the boys.

The CGI and graphical were probably more effective in 3D so I'll let that go but the story has fun and the relationship between the character evolves with every adventure they encounter.

7.5/10 For Entertainment

Overall: 7.5/10