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List Price: $35.99 | | Label: New Line Home Video
Salesrank: 2111
Released: October 28, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: Blu-ray |
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Editorial Review:
Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 10/28/2008 Rating: Pg
Description of Journey to the Center of the Earth [Blu-ray]:
When a seismic geologist (Brendan Fraser) discovers his lost brother's notes in a copy of the titular Jules Verne novel, he and his nephew (Josh Hutcherson, Bridge to Terabithia, Zathura) head to Iceland. There, joined by a fetching mountain guide (played by Icelandic actress Anita Briem), they get trapped in a cavern and go down, down, down, finally arriving in a primeval underworld full of prehistoric beasts and carnivorous plants. It would be pointless to complain about the empty-headedness of it all; Journey to the Center of the Earth aspires to be a kinesthetic experience. It wants to engage your adrenal glands, not your brain or your heart (the dialogue and characters are so generic, the script may have been cut-and-pasted from previous versions of Verne's book). Fraser, with his goofy handsomeness and accessible presence, provides a reasonably human axis around which all the frantic flying and swooping CGI effects revolve. The movie is as hollow as the world it depicts, but as mindless action movies go, you could do a lot worse. (Note: Journey to the Center of the Earth was released in theaters in 3-D, full of whizz-bang demonstrations of how far 3-D technology had come--trilobite antennae quivering towards the audience, a T-rex lunging out of the frame, even affable star Brendan Fraser spitting on us--as well as a half-dozen action sequences clearly destined to become video games or theme park rides.) --Bret Fetzer
Journey to the Center of the Earth [Blu-ray] Reviews:
Another Journey to the Center of the Earth. 
2009-11-16 - You know you have seen two or three previous versions of the Journey to the Center of the Earth. Well here we go again. This time the journey is in HiDef Blu-ray. That fact alone made me want to watch the video, plus the movie is in 3D! The movie is ok. It comes across as a Part II for the older versions. In the beginning of the movie the 3D special effects are nice. However, I got a headache about half way through. 3D needs to be improved. Get rid of the colored glasses. I think if you watch the movie in 2D you will enjoy it just as much.
2D not 3D 
2009-11-04 - Amazon shipped me the 2D version too. What's worse is I have to contact a different store for the return and I already opened it. I bought this movie only for 3D.
2D Not 3D!!! 
2009-10-08 - Like others, I had to return the purchase because it was only the 2D version. If I'm going to own it I may as well own the 3D version. Easy return with Amazon but am a little miffed that they still have not corrected this listing. I can see from the postings that I'm not the only person that this happened to. I mentioned the issue in my return as well as the fact that they try and pair it up with convincing you to buy a set of 3D glasses. Glad I didn't fall for that as well since I thought the movie was to come with four glasses. Anyway, cannot review movie as I haven't seen it but buyer beware if you are trying to get the 3D version!
Not as good as the original 
2009-09-19 - Not as good as the orignal,Did't get anything from the 3-D on my Plasma T.V.
3-D to the next level 
2009-08-15 - I was given this from Amazon as a 3D movie but the 2D version was shipped by Amazon which was my first bad business deal with Amazon,I will not order 3D from Amazon again.But I did get it from Blockbuster, the 3D version.It was absolutely awesome in 3D.I didn't see many color seperations at all in this movie like in the old days of 3D. The Mining track was unbelievable.This would have been a great movie to set up a 4D in your room for the kids like they have at Disneyworld.Slime from the dino and water from them spitting would be a great 4D effect at home,just remember you have to clean the mess,lol.I hope the future 3D movies are just as great as this one.This one raises the bar pretty high.The only bad thing is I now have 2 of these movies and the one I got from Amazon I won't be watching.I still love Amazon but will look for 3D movies else where.Because when it is labeled on the sight as 3D ,then I should get the 3D version.Also,I have a 65" high def tv that made it REALLY feal great in 3D.I have a 2 yr old that I slipped the glasses on when they got to the one meter sticking out of the ground and he slid his head back and said "wooo." I thought that was hilarious.