Still captivating despite the obviously dated effects.
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06/06/07
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 19 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
A silly but fun movie with everything you'd want from a sci-fi blockbuster -- heroic characters, menacing villains, monsters, big sets and special effects.
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Synopsis: JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH is based on Jules Verne's 1864 novel. A scientist heads out on a treacherous journey to the center of the earth. With him are an intrepid student, an Icelandic guide and the widow of a geologist who steals his information in an attempt to beat him to the earth's... [More]
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker, Thayer David
Director: Henry Levin
Story: Jules Verne
Screenwriter: Charles Brackett
Producer: Charles Brackett
Director: Stuart Gilmore
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Story: Jules Verne
Screenwriter: Charles Brackett
Producer: Charles Brackett
Director: Stuart Gilmore
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Reviews
Top Critic
It's one of the very best Hollywood adventure movies, with lots of monsters, underground oceans, sinister villains, and touches which would have delighted Jules Verne himself.
06/24/06
Top Critic
It's got everything, and it's status as one of the best of the adventure movies made in 50s Hollywood remains intact.
07/29/03
Top Critic
By standards of the time, the special effects of Hollywood's first (but not the only) version of Jules Verne's sci-fi classic were good and nominated for Oscars; they lost out to Ben-Hur, which swept all the awards.
06/29/08
Twentieth Century Fox pulled out all the stops - and the giant mushrooms - for this silly spectacle...
06/23/08
Mason is charming, caustic and debonair, and the whole affair is captivating, silly fun.
06/05/07
Top Critic
...distinguished by its curious casting mix of Mason and pop croonster Pat Boone, some striking CinemaScope vistas, and Bernard Herrmann's orchestral score with cathedral-sized pipe organs.
04/06/06
It's really not very striking make-believe, when all is said and done.
03/25/06
Top Critic
A rollicking adventure with characters you care about and a plot that doesn’t insult you. It’s a perfect fit for any movie fan’s library.
10/25/03
A guilty pleasure adventure with OK special effects, but more kiddie than adult oriented.
09/11/03
...solid family fun...good juvenile entertainment that adults can appreciate, too.
03/23/03
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Film review: This is one of my favorite films. I've seen it a dozen times since 1960s.
by: dtalley_2000 10/4/02
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