![]() Like the bizarre world he created on screen was real or believable.ĭigital scenery has never been much of a substituteįor physical sets - something that has been proven the hard way from the original Star Wars trilogy to its newer effects-heavy There wasn't a moment in Eric Brevig's Journey where I felt Michael Bay brought alien robots to life right before our eyes. A movie like last Summer's Transformers offered immensely more breathtaking visuals as While I was expecting some kind of wow-factor at some point in timeįor some wonder to behold within the Earth's center, there just was never anything that graced the screen that looked real enough However, Brevig's direction or mostly-digital method to filmmaking doesn't quite help the actorsīring to life such a synthetically produced imaginary world (although they do a pretty good job with what little they had to work Josh Hutcherson ( Zathura) as his nephew and newcomer Anita Briem. Brendan actually does just fine in Journey (despite a cringe-worthy moment or two), working well with the young ![]() But whether it's the film's direction or just the genre or nature of the film, Fraser's performances While he has scored successful comedic outings before ( Blastįrom The Past), he has also been able to pull off some more dramatic roles over the years ( The Quiet American, Crash, That Fraser will turn in performances that are a bit too corny or over-the-top ( Looney Tunes: Back In Action, Dudley Do-Right,Īnd George Of The Jungle all come to mind). I have enjoyed Brendan Fraser most as a wise-cracking action hero in The Mummy series. With that, the outcome can really only be so strong. To provide a 3D viewing experience for a family audience. In that sense, it's more like a 3D approach to the kind ofĪll-digital photography stylings that Sky Captain and the World Of Tomorrow used. Gets to hiking - are completely fabricated digitally. The story involves very few characters and often very simple set pieces where most of the backdrops - once our main trio For one thing, this film is not only considered the first everįull-length film shot in digital 3D, but it's also visual effects supervisor Eric Brevig's first spin in the director's chair. This angle for telling the story works in its favor actually. So from the get-go, there's aĭistinct vibe that this update is more of a tribute than an altogether updated retelling. Making the film's story about the idea that maybe Verne'sīook was, afterall, based on a real life account of a trek into the center of our planet. In a way, the film sort of acknowledges this approach by Like you're experiencing a theme park attraction based on the book. ![]() The latest take on the Jules Verne novel feels very much ![]() It's difficult to review a movie like Journey To The Center Of The Earth 3D, mainly because it's like trying to reviewĪ theme park ride that was based on a movie - as if it were a real movie. Movie Reviews (Main) > Movie Reviews (Main).Indie Reviews (Main) > Indie Reviews (Main). ![]()
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