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[Bud Brewster]

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Wow, this sure looks like a good movie!

Wow, looks sure can be deceiving . . .

This Spanish production is listed on IMDB under the title Where Time Began (1977), starring distinguished British actor Kenneth More and a cast which nobody has ever heard of this side of Barcelona.

It's a sad attempt to make Journey to Center of the Earth without squandering money on superfulous things like talent and quality film making. In that respect, they did a find job.

In all others respects, it makes one yearn for the fine 1959 version, or a good DVD of a spaghetti Western like The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

But don't take my word for it. Here's the lively trailer on YouTube.


_The Fabulous Journey To The Center Of The Earth - Trailer


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bogmeister]

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__ Jules Verne's Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth

Another late adaptation of the famous Jules Verne tale (the big film was the 1959 version with James Mason). This had all the earmarks of being a waste of time, but is surprisingly entertaining.

The main character of the impatient Prof. Lindenbrook is played by the older but still energetic Kenneth More, who anchors the whole story. It's 1863 and Lindenbrook gets his hands on a diary in an old books store, thanks to a mysterious, bearded stranger who seems to be an old man but may not be.

Lindenbrook gathers his niece and her boyfriend, as well as a sheepherder who agrees to go only for the prospect of getting a large sheep herd. They descend through a dormant volcano in Iceland. On the way down, they run into a 5th member of the party, Olsen, another mysterious but younger character.

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The film becomes one of those ideal adventures as we wait to see what is the next astounding thing the group encounters. Most of the visuals are not that unexpected — the subterranean sea, the sea serpents (or dinosaurs), the giant foliage, and even the strange giant turtles. But just when you think you've seen all that they can throw at you, out steps the giant ape — is it King Kong himself?

Most perplexing, however, is a reveal near the end involving the late addition to the group. It appears as if a bunch of his clones are set up in a secret installation deep in the earth . . .

What the . . . ?

None of this is explained, it just hints that there is a larger scheme to the whole deal, and the audience needs to fill in the blanks. It all ends up back in that old books store.

BoG's Score: 7 out of 10

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[Bud Brewster]

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Wonder of Wonders, Netflix has this feature, so I added it to my list. I hope it's better than War Gods of the Deep, because I couldn't even get through that turkey . . .
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Bud Brewster]

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Now, five years after writing the above post, I don't even remember watching this movie, so I must not have been very impressed.

Youtube has a version in English (with no title work), so you folks can sample it and see why I don't recall watching it.

__The Fabulous Journey To The Center Of The Earth


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[tmlindsey]

I was excited to see it as a kid when I saw the trailer (Where Time Began), but was disappointed at the theater when it turned out to be just another variation of Journey to the Center of the Earth (though with a twist).
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"Have you never wondered what it would be like to walk between the ticks and tocks of Time?"