Journey to the Center of the Earth
Release Date: 25th September 2008 - Australia
Production Companies
New Line Cinema (presents)
Walden Media (presents)
Journey Films (Uncredited)
Distribution
Roadshow Distribution
Genre: Adventure
Rating: PG
Runtime: 93 minutes
Budget: $60,000,000
Box Office Gross: $241,995,151
(Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Professor Trevor Anderson
receives his teenage
nephew Sean Anderson.
He will spend ten days
with his uncle while
his mother, Elizabeth,
prepares to move to Canada.
She gives a box to Trevor
He will spend ten dayswith his uncle while
his mother, Elizabeth,
prepares to move to Canada.
She gives a box to Trevor
that belonged to his
missing brother, Max,
and Trevor finds a book
with references to the last
journey of his brother. He
decides to follow the steps of
Max with Sean and they
missing brother, Max,
and Trevor finds a book
with references to the last
journey of his brother. He
decides to follow the steps of
Max with Sean and they
travel to Iceland, where they
meet the guide Hannah
Ásgeirsson. While climbing
a mountain, there is a
thunderstorm and they
protect themselves in a
cave. However, a lightining
collapses the entrance and the
trio is trapped in the cave. They
seek an exit and falls in a hole,
discovering a lost world in the
center of the Earth.
Cast
Brendan Fraser - Trevor Anderson
Josh Hutcherson - Sean Anderson
Anita Briem - Hannah Asgeirsson
Seth Meyers - Professor Alan Kitzens
Jean Michel Pare - Max Anderson
Jane Wheeler - Elizabeth Anderson
Giancarlo Caltabiano - Leonard
Garth Gilker - Sigurbjorn Asgeirsson
Frank Fontaine - Old Man
Kaniethtiio Horn - Gum Chewing Girl
Crew
Director - Eric Brevig
Based on Novel - Jules Verne
Review
Some people may see 'JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH' as a decent adventure movie, but I think it is really an exciting picture worth-watching. Oddly enough, it really has good special effects and the 3D aspect contributes to the visual display of this film. There are even some moments of the movie where the 3D conversion enhanced scenes of certain peril and fun. This then marks the directorial debut of Eric Brevig who previously worked on the vfx for numerous films, he is more than able to direct a live action film that has the feel of a 4D attraction. The acting of Brendan Fraser is typecast, but it suits him in a different movie that isn't part of 'The Mummy' trilogy.
For me and the people who have read Jules Verne, this is considered to be not bad for a modern film adaptation of the novel. If you watched the first movie, you'll have to check out my review of the sequel 'Journey 2' which does not feature either Brendan Fraser and Anita Briem, but it only has Josh Hutcherson and the new actors Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine. Which I might add, the former done a superb job in replacing Brendan, they both brought a continuous humour to the screen which keeps you on the edge of your seat with laughter.
cave. However, a lightining
collapses the entrance and the
trio is trapped in the cave. They
seek an exit and falls in a hole,
discovering a lost world in the
center of the Earth.
Cast
Brendan Fraser - Trevor Anderson
Josh Hutcherson - Sean Anderson
Anita Briem - Hannah Asgeirsson
Seth Meyers - Professor Alan Kitzens
Jean Michel Pare - Max Anderson
Jane Wheeler - Elizabeth Anderson
Giancarlo Caltabiano - Leonard
Garth Gilker - Sigurbjorn Asgeirsson
Frank Fontaine - Old Man
Kaniethtiio Horn - Gum Chewing Girl
Crew
Director - Eric Brevig
Based on Novel - Jules Verne
Screenplay - Michael D. Weiss,
Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin
Executive Producers - Toby Emmerich,
Brendan Fraser & Tripp Vinson
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
W. Mark McNair
Executive Producers - Toby Emmerich,
Brendan Fraser & Tripp Vinson
Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -
W. Mark McNair
Producers - Beau Flynn & Charlotte Higgins
Co-Producers - Cale Boyter, Michael Disco,
Douglas Jones, Alex Schwartz,
Mylan Stepanovich & Evan Turner
Co-Producers - Cale Boyter, Michael Disco,
Douglas Jones, Alex Schwartz,
Mylan Stepanovich & Evan Turner
Production Designer - David Sandefur
Supervising Art Director - Michele Laliberte
Art Directors - Jean Kazemirchuk &
Real Proulx
Costume Designer - Mario Davignon
Supervising Art Director - Michele Laliberte
Art Directors - Jean Kazemirchuk &
Real Proulx
Costume Designer - Mario Davignon
Cinematography - Chuck Shuman
Second Unit Director - David Dozoretz
Stunt Coordinator - Marc Desourdy
Stunt Coordinator/Double - Patrick Kerton
Special Effects Director/Coordinator - Ryal Cosgrove
Special Effects Supervisor/Coordinator: Motion -
Martin St-Antoine
Second Unit Director - David Dozoretz
Stunt Coordinator - Marc Desourdy
Stunt Coordinator/Double - Patrick Kerton
Special Effects Director/Coordinator - Ryal Cosgrove
Special Effects Supervisor/Coordinator: Motion -
Martin St-Antoine
Visual Effects Supervisor - Christopher Townsend
Visual Effects Supervisors: Hybride - Thierry Delattre,
Mathieu Dupuis & Richard Martin
Animation Supervisor/Lead Character Animator:
Meteor Studios - Aaron Gilman
Film Editors - Steven Rosenblum, Paul
Martin Smith & Dirk Westervelt
Music - Andrew LockingtonMathieu Dupuis & Richard Martin
Animation Supervisor/Lead Character Animator:
Meteor Studios - Aaron Gilman
Film Editors - Steven Rosenblum, Paul
Martin Smith & Dirk Westervelt
Review
Some people may see 'JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH' as a decent adventure movie, but I think it is really an exciting picture worth-watching. Oddly enough, it really has good special effects and the 3D aspect contributes to the visual display of this film. There are even some moments of the movie where the 3D conversion enhanced scenes of certain peril and fun. This then marks the directorial debut of Eric Brevig who previously worked on the vfx for numerous films, he is more than able to direct a live action film that has the feel of a 4D attraction. The acting of Brendan Fraser is typecast, but it suits him in a different movie that isn't part of 'The Mummy' trilogy.
For me and the people who have read Jules Verne, this is considered to be not bad for a modern film adaptation of the novel. If you watched the first movie, you'll have to check out my review of the sequel 'Journey 2' which does not feature either Brendan Fraser and Anita Briem, but it only has Josh Hutcherson and the new actors Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine. Which I might add, the former done a superb job in replacing Brendan, they both brought a continuous humour to the screen which keeps you on the edge of your seat with laughter.
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