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Title: You'll have a good time...
Review: ...on your way to the center of the earth.It's amusing that the DVD is titled "Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth" since the movie has so little to do with the original book. It's an entertaining piece of work nonetheless, full of danger and courage, surprise and villainy, romance and loyalty, fear and wonder. Menacing dinosaurs and giant mushrooms and glowing crystals and hair-raising plunges and death-defying escapes -- this is a rousing adventure.I recall being fascinated by the special effects as a child, though now they seem fairly crude. But the plot holds one's interest, Bernard Hermann's music is beautifully dramatic, and the acting is much better than the average kid flick. James Mason makes a believable professor, and Pat Boone is surprisingly good. The climax is thrilling, if risibly improbable. If you're willing to suspend disbelief, you and your family will have a ball.
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