I am lucky enough to have be brought up in the 70s when a series of British movies were made starring Doug McClure (The Land That Time Forgot; The People That Time Forgot and At The Earth's Core). They were filled with cheap special effects and some of the worse acting ever, and yet are remembered fondly. This follows the same lines as those now classic movies, but lacks the tongue-in-cheek sense of fun that Doug and the cast had.
Brendan Fraser stars as a scientist who finds a copy of Jules Verne's novel that belonged to his dead brother. With his nephew in tow, they head to Iceland to find out what happened to him, pick up a very nice looking guide and find themselves in the centre of the earth where a new world is discovered, along with giant man-eating plants and a T-Rex on the rampage, as well as a series of other dangers.
That is the plot. They enter the new world, and have to find their way out, and all done in 3D, so you sit in the cinema with those glasses on and a variety of items are flung at you. And that's the only reason I have given it three stars. Without the added third dimension, this would have been a pretty dull affair without any campness or knowing winks to the audience that this is nonsense, and everyone knows it, like Mr McClure use to do.
Good that they are trying to go back to that silly, hidden world movies and some of the 3D works really well, but if you are watching this in 2D, you may not have half the fun.
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