So much average

Absolutely the worst movie.

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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. Journey to the Center of the Earth is no masterpiece to be honest but it's better than i actually remember it plus both Josh Hutcherson and Brendan Fraser did a pretty good job in the leading roles and despite some cgi problems, a slow pacing and some over the top perfomances from a few cast members here and there this was a watchable and good family adventure. (7/10)

A few years ago my mom borrowed this movie from the library claiming that it was entertaining. It is not. Do not watch this movie. It is terrible. Characters - I have no clue if there were actually characters in this movie. A more accurate description would be "a couple of people were asked to read lines, and walk across poorly designed greenscreens in an effort to get people to call them actors." Take it from me, no one on the cast of this movie cared enough to even attempt a convincing performance. The script was pretty bad, but still. Plot - This movie is mostly boring filler. There is a plot, but there are no stakes to it and it doesn't help that most of the human beings shown onscreen are too dumb to breathe. Sights and Sounds - Nothing in this movie that doesn't take place on the surface looks real - and even then there is still some unconvincing CG above ground. Maybe this movie looked good in theaters - I don't know - but most people aren't going to see this movie in theaters seeing as how this movie was released 10 years ago (more depending on when you're reading this review). If the only thing that your movie has to offer is that it looks kinda cool in 3D on a big screen, then you have failed. The sound mixing is also pretty bad. Message - True, I might not have been paying too much attention by the end (the only reason I watch this movie all the way through was because I was bribed) but I'm pretty sure the end message was that lying and stealing is good. The "protagonists" lie and steal all throughout the movie, and in the end they come out on top. Great message for the kids to learn.

It's been ten years since professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser)'s brother Max been missing. The university is about to clear Max's lab for storage. His nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) is spending 10 days with him while Sean's mother is preparing to move to Canada. Trevor is given a box of Max's stuff. There he finds the Jules Verne book 'A Journey to the Center of the Earth' which Trevor and Sean follow in the track of Max. Once in Iceland, they find Hannah (Anita Briem) who is the daughter of a deceased scientist. Max and the dead scientist both believe in the reality of Jules Verne's book. So Hannah, Sean, and Trevor follow the trail to an unbelievable underground world.Forget about the science, this is a simple fantasy amusement park ride. Brendan Fraser is the same guy as 'The Mummy'. He's still that charming nice guy. Josh Hutcherson is pretty good, but Anita Briem is kind of cold. Chemistry isn't that necessary. It's a great fun ride nonetheless.

Great Movie loved it, however, living in Iceland for over a year and close to Snaefelnes on the mountain, it rains but there was no lightening. That was the only drawback about that............I never seen it lightening once while I was there.........and we used to go clear to the top of the mountains to retrieve sheep.............other than that great movie..........loved the features and the special effects. I wish I could have understood a little more of what Hannah was talking about as her Icelandic was muffled. I do know that there are mysterious caves there, many of the folk there believe in rock trolls........and gnomes, and elves.