Journey To The Depths Of Family Entertainment

Advantages: Reasonably good special effects - in 3D!
Disadvantages: Really, really silly - feels more like a computer game

...When his nephew, Sean, comes to stay for a while Professor Trevor Anderson finds himself with the unfamiliar responsibility of keeping a teenager amused. Whilst going through a box of the boy's father's possessions, the pair discovers a copy of the Jules Verne novel, Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Notes and annotations in the book bring back painful memories of Trevor's brother, Max (also...

plipplopfromdooyoo 08.04.2011 07:24 · Read review
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Review of Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 3D (DVD)

An Unexpected Journey indeed

Advantages: Cast, effects, soundtrack
Disadvantages: A bit boring, drawn out

.... Although reluctant, Bilbo agrees to go on the journey and change his life forever. Cast Bilbo Baggins - Martin Freeman Balin - Ken Stott Bifur - William Kircher Bofur - James Nesbitt Bombur - Stephen Hunter Dori - Mark Hadlow Dwalin - Graham McTavish Fíli - Dean O'Gorman Gandalf the Grey - Ian McKellen Glóin Peter Hambleton Kíli - Aidan Turner Thorin Oakenshield - Richard Armitage Óin - John...

linzee_loulabelle 03.01.2013 14:00 · Read review
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Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (DVD)

Another epic journey

Advantages: nice to see how the ring was found, and Martin Freeman and Gandalf were excellent.
Disadvantages: Far too long, scenes dragged and felt like a case of deja vu, panning scenes were poor in 3D.

...was pleased to see familiar landscapes and locations from the Lord of the Rings. It has been a long time since I originally saw those films in the cinema, but as they have all been recently shown on television, it was strange but in a good way to see Frodo and Bilbo Baggins in the little house in the hill. Watching Bilbo sat writing his incredible journey in a big red leather bound book, there has...

cha97michelle 02.01.2013 22:50 (03.01.2013 10:39) · Read review
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