"JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH"

This movie is a well done extension of Jules Verne's classic Journey to the Center of the Earth. It's premise is that Jules Verne's book was documentation not fiction.

One may be tempted to look upon this movie as light weight science fiction, premised on Hollywood special effects. OH CONTRAIRE. It is a metaphor in 90 minutes that challenges deeper thought for the astute. While one can go to the center of the earth and back in 90 minutes (how do they do that? What exactly is the radius of the earth?) it takes a lifetime to journey to the center of God's will.

The special effects and graphics are worth the price of admission. Special 3-D glasses are provided but are expected to be returned at the end of the movie. The 3-D technology has vastly improved over the cardboard throw away's of times past. Neal Aguillard slipped her glasses into Suzy's purse and snuck out with a pair. He wanted them to watch his collection of Chips episodes on his new HD Flat screen television. He reports the motorcycle chase scenes in 3-D are almost as breathtaking (he is a lung doctor) as his beautiful wife riding on their camel in the summer heat at20the Frazier compound (morning occurrence). Even now he is hard at work in his underground laboratory cloning the technology for mass marketing at the Big One Flea market when it moves from the fairgrounds to Frazier.

The 3-D effects prompted our own one-dimensional Dr. Rick Jordan to opine "this almost makes me want to live in a 3-D world". (Rick, stick to your one dimensional world. Ann is living in 5 or 6 alternative dimensions. That is enough for one house).

Overall this movie is worth seeing but only at a theatre to maximize the special effect. Some theatres show it in 2-D. Save your money. Only see it in 3-D.

-Larry "The Lobster" Dormois