The incorrigibly villainous Count, and of those poor lizards with floppy fins glued to their backs. But I have fond memories of Gertrude the Duck, of Thayer David as The Pat Boone, James Mason film is silly to the point of foolishness, with scientist Mason mistaking the pecking of aĭuck for Morse code, to give one example of many. After that, I find Verne just about unreadable, though I have pushed my way through half-a-dozen more. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and its sequel, Mysterious Island, have their The idea of a trip to the center of the Earth was nonsense even by the science of Verne's day,īut it's a glorious idea, and if you only read one novel by Verne, this should be it. I first read Journey to the Center of the Earth as an Ace paperback, and that's still Was a stuffy, verbose writer, and a bigot to boot, and so a translation that turns his prose into pulp is usually more There are many translations of Verne's novels, and the bad translations are generally better than the good ones. If those words don't raise the hairs on your forearms, then maybe journeys to the center of the Earth aren't for you. "Descend into the crater of Sneffels, when the shadow of Scartaris touches it on the calends of July, audacious traveler,Īnd you will reach the center of the earth. But I have a soft spot in my head for all three. The James Mason, Pat Boone version of Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne really wasn't a very good writer. Two stars - watch if you have nothing better to do.įour stars - you never dreamed viewing could be this good. One star - the commercials are more entertaining than the viewing. Ratings are based on Rick's four star system. Trevor Anderson Josh Hutcherson - Sean Anderson Anita Briem - Hannah Ásgeirsson Seth Meyers - Professor Alan Kitzens Jean Michel Paré - Max Anderson Jane Wheeler - Elizabeth Anderson Frank Fontaine - Old Man Giancarlo Caltabiano - Leonard Written by Michael Weiss, Jennifer Flacket, and Mark Levin, based on a novel by Jules Verne Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D (***) The SF Site Featured Review: Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D
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