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Not to be confused with Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, the Brendan Fraser adventure that was released into theaters the same year, this made-for-cable take on Jules Verne's classic tale stars ... read more read more...Golden Globe winner Rick Schroder as the leader of a treacherous mission miles below the Earth's surface. Famed anthropologist Jonathan Brock (Schroder) has just accepted the most dangerous -- and exciting -- assignment of his entire career. Four years ago, Edward Dennison (Peter Fonda) -- husband of wealthy Martha Dennison (Victoria Pratt) -- mysteriously vanished while embarking on an expedition to the planet's core. Martha has never gotten over her husband's disappearance, and she's willing to pay Jonathan whatever it takes to locate the missing Edward. Now, in order to retrace Edward's footsteps and find the answer to Martha's biggest question, Jonathan enlists the aid of his nephew Abel (Steve Grayhm) and Edward's former partner Sergei (Mike Dopud) and sets off to Alaska in hopes of locating the secret gateway to the center of the Earth.With Martha in tow, Jonathan, Abel, and Sergei make their way into the great unknown and discover something truly spectacular. Miles beneath the Earth's surface is a world teeming with undiscovered life, a place where prehistoric birds soar overhead and man-eating megalodons rule the underworld oceans. The most surprising discovery of all, however, is a primitive race of warriors who have never seen the sun. Edward has become the leader of these men, the God-like ruler of a secret kingdom. But while Edward is indeed considered a god among the people, there is a devil in this world as well. As a rival tribe prepares to launch an attack that could destroy all of civilization, Jonathan and the rest of his crew stage the most daring escape ever attempted. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: T.J. Scott

Release Date: January 27, 2008

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DVD Release Date: July 8, 2008

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  • jjnxn
    February 11, 2011
    jjnxn
    Dull
  • skactopus
    July 13, 2008
    skactopus
    This take of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth novel falls short of a sci-fi adventure that one should expect from a movie like this.

    The story moves fast and fast in a bad way. I guess what I mean is that the story zips along with not enough explanations

    ... read more or buildups, yet certain parts drag on. The first half of the film is fairly decent as you get to meet the characters and move along with them on their expedition. Unfortunately, once they reach "the center of the Earth", the story becomes a mess and is rather uninteresting.

    The science fiction aspect of the story is non-existent with the exception of two different creatures. That's right, only two. They only have little airtime as well, which means they are not a big part of the story. The CG isn't all that great and that may be the reason for having only a couple of creatures. It's too bad since those creatures are more entertaining than the rest of the movie.

    The whole second half of the film is taken up by native American type people. So this is the center of the Earth eh? At this point the movie begins to have a western feel to it. A western with crappy action and not enough shootings.

    The acting is OK at best. Rick Schroder barely pulls off the lead and Peter Fonda is just horrible. Steven Grayhm is tolerable early on, but gets annoying by the end with all the "Uncle" shouts. Not all is bad though, since Victoria Pratt and Mike Dopud give decent performances.

    There are many versions of Journey to the Center of the Earth, so give those a try before checking out this one.
  • DouglasWCollins
    April 1, 2008
    DouglasWCollins
    Movie was okay but suffered from a very very bad last 30 minutes. Peter Fonda is america's worst actor.
  • TheCreeper11
    February 23, 2011
    TheCreeper11
    This is my first version of Journey to the Center of the Earth I've seen,and I really disliked it. It was so slow moving and uneventful that it seemed like a history documentary. On a positive side,the acting was great. Negative again,the effects were bland,but still quite intere... read moresting. I know this movie has SOME good in it so I won't COMPLETELY bash it. That and I couldn't even finish it...
  • jam233
    July 3, 2010
    jam233
    Not the best version of the story, and also not the worst version. Decent CGI effects. It?s hard to completely mess up a story as good as this one. It?s watchable and reasonably entertaining. The acting is fair, nicely photographed.
  • jscottcorley
    February 23, 2010
    jscottcorley
    Ummm...why? Good lord, man--you're Peter Fonda. Your dad was a legend and you are taking the heavy role in the TV version of Journey to the Center of the Earth playing second fiddle to Silver Spoons' Ricky Schroder? That's like playing Captain Nemo opposite Gary Coleman on XM ... read moreRadio.
  • sykora259517
    February 5, 2009
    sykora259517
    Better than the OLD cardborad 3-d (meanwhile I got it on dvd as well.. & whatta ya know.. the damn cardboard galsses. how about do ing it so that we can re-use our glasses from the theater?
  • sabojwn2
    August 2, 2008
    sabojwn2
    It was not as it previous movies. It was cutie and entertaining. Not the gripping danger, the unexpected of the past movies
  • StaisilD
    July 28, 2008
    StaisilD
    Journey to the Center of the Earth opens with an introduction to adventurer / explorer Jonathan Brock and his nephew Abel. While Abel is a bookish guy with an interest in becoming a journalist, his uncle is far more action-oriented. Jonathan resorts to pick-up rounds of boxing to... read more earn money for his exploits. A wealthy and married heiress named Martha Dennison seeks Jonathan out for his assistance in finding her husband, Edward, who has gone missing in an expedition to Alaska. Jonathan and Abel agree to help her and journey to Alaska, where they befriend a Russian guide named Sergei whose own brother also disappeared in Edward's expedition. Together, the foursome have an adventurous quest in pursuit of Edward's expedition that takes them, you guessed it, to the center of the Earth. While the performances are good, the production does suffer from cheapness. The bluish pall over everything in the Alaska scenes may have been a creative decision to contrast the strange brightness of the underground world, but it just seemed too dark; lighting was also problematic in scenes set in a mountainside mine. Journey to the Center of the Earth is that it's a family friendly television production that actually works for what it is.

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