The Worst Film Ever

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH is a loose adaptation of the famous Jules Verne novel about explorers heading into the bowels of the Earth and discovering a secret world beneath our feet. It was made by Hallmark, who did a number of classically-based TV miniseries around the turn of the century, and is cheap and cheesy enough to feel more like an Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation rather than something more serious.The main problem with this miniseries is that there just isn't enough incident to extend to a three-hour running time, thus half of it is padding with endless romantic sub-plots and the like. The cheap CGI effects used to animate the dinosaurs are really appalling, and the wooden acting isn't much better. Treat Williams looks mildly embarrassed to be here, while Jeremy London's acting pales in comparison to that of his twin brother Jason. Hugh Keay-Byrne is a larger than life Scotsman and best known for his villainous turns in MAD MAX numbers one and four, while Bryan Brown gives the most entertaining and over-the-top turn. This Aussie production was directed by one George Miller, but it's not the MAD MAX fellow, sadly.

I read the reviews before watching this and was intrigued by how polarised they are. I'm somewhere in the middle - I was entertained by the movie and thought it was well cast and acted. The standards of production are good for a made-for-TV movie, and the effects are not exactly Avatar, but OK for 1999.The lack of faithfulness to Verne is irrelevant - they have to acknowledge him for the idea and theme, but there's no obligation or expectation to act out the book in every detail.The main weakness for me was the childish humour and the usual prudery in bathing scenes etc, It's funny what convention allows audiences to see and hear, or not. In summary, not a waste of time if you like this sort of thing, but pitched mainly at kids; it would have been more fun with a harder dramatic edge.

i haven't read the book but i have to say that the movie is amazing! i just saw it few days back ...believe me i would never have rented a movie with such a name but i saw it on TV when i had nothing better to watch and i got mesmerized by it.The acting is indeed superb and though there have been computer animations but 90% look real...making a movie like this is indeed a difficult task hence all hats off to the director who deserves a great big round of applause. so people watch this even if you're not thrilled to see the cover its not about dinosaurs and monsters its actually a tale of a brave women going in search of her long lost husband and the difficulties she faced with them in her journey and the discoveries they make!

This is the best movie!! I give it 10/10. Even though most of the story wasn't from the book, it's the best movie I've seen in years. The whole cast did perfect on acting. The music was so moving. I plan to buy anything I can on this movie. (Posters, etc). Anyone who hasn't seen this, buy it or rent it now! Jeremy London did excellent as the unexperienced nephew on the expedition. So did Treat Williams and the Professor. Go rent this once-in-a-lifetime movie NOW!!