Journey to the Center of the Earth

Pros: A fun learning aversion from the original, visually entertaining

Cons: Not enough character development of Jonas, the nephew

The Bottom Line: For an interesting take on the original this is well worth your money and viewing time.

Review: The cast, the plot, and the length (4 hours when it appeared on the Hallmark cable channel) was satisfactory and somewhat like the original but I am not doing a comparative analysis; rather I am seeking the reason why this third made for television ...

Pros: Decent cast and storyline...

Cons: ... typical TV movie flaws... predictable much of the time...

The Bottom Line: This version of Journey to the Centre of the Earth has enough going for it to be worth watching, though probably only once...

Review: Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a 1999 TV movie based loosely (very loosely in places!) on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. It won’t please purists by any means, but for a TV movie it really isn’t that bad. (Though on ...