Journey to the Center of the Earth

I first saw this on TV as a kid in the early 60's and it became a TV staple being shown on network prime time before it went to the Saturday afternoon or late night route. Even as a kid... Full review

In this day and age when relations between France and America are not terribly cordial, one of the uniting factors in the past has been the popularity of author Jules Verne. If I had to guess I would say he... Full review

This is the first and best version of this story. Journey To the Center of the Earth has been made several times since this 1959 release.A group of four explorers consisting of Professor Lindenbrook, his nephew, a woman and an... Full review

Though very different from the original book, none-the-less, it captivates any viewer. Well let me re-phrase that -- any viewer who is older than 30. The children who's current tastes run bloody and gory, will not understand the 'grand epic'... Full review

I saw this one when it first came out (and I was about 9 years old) and was hugely impressed with it, though I couldn't understand why they needed to add a girl to the plot. 40 some odd years... Full review

Based fairly faithfully on a classic sci-fi novel by Jules Verne, Journey To The Center Of The Earth is an inventive, splendidly-realised, smartly acted film. It must have been quite an ambitious undertaking in 1959 to try to make a... Full review

The great James Mason is superb as a geology professor who heads a party of five (four people and one duck) on a perilous journey into the depths of the earth. While the film's screenplay may have been a true... Full review

"Journey to the center of the Earth" is a successful adaptation of Jules Verne's famous novel. Apart from a few weaknesses (the love affair between Alex and his girlfriend), this is one of the science-fiction's highlights: awesome sceneries, stunning special... Full review

I can attest to the feelings expressed by the last couple commentators about 1959's "Journey To The Center Of The Earth." This is a wonderful family film from the bygone Eisenhower-era of the 1950s. Even though I've been watching it... Full review

This movie is one of the best examples I can think of for how one can stun the audience just by making the right use of the essence of cinema: pictures. They vary between being threatening, funny, amazing, beautiful and... Full review

The special effects are great.....Me, I prefer the original James Mason/Pat Boone version..... ... Full Review

I don't know - but everything about the film seemed safe, bland and distilled. The film feels plausible. The film had its flaws, but it works. Nothing looks convincing. ... Full Review

Surprisingly, the movie holds up pretty well today; that is, if you look at it as good juvenile entertainment that adults can appreciate, too. In addition to the adventure, there are scenes are lighthearted comedy, romance, and even song. ... Full Review

surrounded him with a capable cast that included teen crooner Pat Boone, who is not at all bad.....Color values are excellent, but many images show signs of rescue fading -....Best of all, the show's script has an adroit sense of humor that lets the journey be serious.... ... Full Review

What follows is a festival of superb special effects, fabulous subterranean sets, and gigantized reptiles posing as dinosaurs, all brilliantly accompanied by Bernard Herrmann's ominous musical score. James Mason stars as amusingly absent-minded professor Oliver Lindenbrook, whose first step on a fabulous journey is prompted by a lump of lava brought to him by his student Alec McEwen (Pat Boone -- and, yes, he gets to sing). ... Full Review

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