Journey to the Center of the Earth

"Same planet. Different world."

2008 1h 33m EN

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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.

“Same planet. Different world.”

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Cast

Brendan Fraser
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Brevig
Writers: Mark Levin, Jennifer Flackett, Michael D. Weiss
Languages: English, Icelandic, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Icelandic, Italian.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Journey Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Brevig, shot by Chuck Shuman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Lockington. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Dirk Westervelt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Same planet. Different world.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Brevig directs. Chuck Shuman behind the camera. Andrew Lockington scores. Dirk Westervelt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Icelandic, Italian.

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1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Icelandic, Italian.
3Part of the "Journey Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Eric Brevig, shot by Chuck Shuman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andrew Lockington. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Dirk Westervelt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Same planet. Different world.".
9IMDB entry: tt0373051 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Chuck Shuman
Original score: Andrew Lockington
Editing: Dirk Westervelt
Production design: David Sandefur
Costume design: Mario Davignon
VFX supervisor: Christopher Townsend
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $45,000,000
Box office: $101,702,060
Return: 226% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

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Journey Collection

A modern adaptation of the universe of Jules Verne, thus transposed to our time, at the beginning of the 21st century.

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-14
★ 1/10
Its Jules Verne and I remember having some very positive experiences with him at a very young age. So it has that going for it even if its not really the Jules Verne story, at least not in anything but name and concept. When I was little there was a made-for-TV movie that looked like it was intended to start a series that never happened and all the kids on the block ate it up. Unfortunately the made-for-TV movie was better. This version suffers from the same failure that Beowulf did....it was just too much. They toned it down a bit with the 3D, there were scenes that gave the viewer a break, albeit a short break. The problem is that once the action hit, once the story started to move along the 3D was too much and too constant. I remember vividly when they first arrived in Iceland....and that's about it. Afterwards I just remember all the 3D being too much and too CGI and in the end, I forgot I was watching a movie. They bombarded the audience with too much and, yes, it looked cool, but does that even matter when, in the end, you are too distracted to remember you paid for a movie, and somewhere in there, there was a story with actors actually acting it out...but they were well hidden beneath the 3D effects and you really didn't get to see them. Thank God movies learned how to tone it down and find a happy medium since.
r96sk2024-05-20
★ 7/10
What an ugly looking movie! It's all watchable, mind you. Even for 2008, the special effects of <em>'Journey to the Center of the Earth'</em> are quite bad, they are more reminiscent of early 00s video game graphics. That whole initial sequence looks awful, admittedly the effects aren't actually as bad as that opening suggests but still looks unbefitting of a flick with a reported $60m budget! What saves this film is that the adventure plot itself is solid and the cast do admirable jobs. Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem are a trio that made it work for me. I haven't got much more to say about this one, it is visually woeful but as a picture overall it didn't drag or anything for me personally so I narrowly view it positively. Now to see what the sequel had to offer!