The original story and book "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" written by Jules Verne was one of my childhood favourite reads and so when the movie was out, I decided to watch it.
The movie started off well. I particularly liked the suspense in the beginning where the discovery of the journey was all by chance. It kept the plot exciting, especially the discovery of a totally new world beneath the surface of the earth. I would have preferred if they have put in more effort to design "new" & imaginary animals & plants. The appearance of the Dinosaur, the Piranhas, the Loch Ness Monster and the giant Venus' Fly Trap gives me the feeling that they're just throwing all the "ready-made" items into the broth. It just lacked creativity. The romance between the scientist and the mountain guide was so cliche and unnecessary. I seriously think that they need new blood in the team of scriptwriters - people who are more creative and people who are not so idealistic when it comes to love.
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