Journey To The Center Of The Earth~~~3-D is Gimmicky, but still fun!

Okies, here was one of the big surprise hits of last summer. Journey To The Center Of The Earth didn't really look like the type of film that would make over 200 million, yet it easily did, and I will tell you why. It was very well done. Great acting, perfect amount of humor mixed with action. Great directing, and oh yeh the 3-D thing. The DVD release has both the 3-D version, and the normal one. The 3-D one is done with the crappy red, and green glasses. My eyes are bad, so even with my normal glasses on it almost looked black, and white, or just mostly greeny-yellow. That said it was still fun to watch in 3-D, and I sat through this film twice to see it both ways. The movie is good enough to watch more than once. It is filled with fun, action, and laughs. Sure there are some silly bits that wouldn't work in most movies, yet seem just fine here. This is a great Adventure flick. They also did a great job of making the underworld stuff seem very real. They went on location to Iceland. They made real caves out of concrete, and then mixed in the computer graphics to enhance the whole thing. You can tell that the director was an effects guru since the movie worked so perfectly. His name is Eric Brevig, and I think he will do some great movies coming up. Remember this is where James Cameron came from also.

I have been a long time fan of Brendan Fraser. His mummy series was similar in fun, and silliness. For me the good news is they are in pre-production on a sequel for Journey, which will of course be lots of fun. I think alot of Hollywood film makers forget that movies can be fun, and cool. They don't always have to be dark, or depressing.

Oh, speaking of 3-D, and James Cameron everyone keep an eye out for his upcoming mega movie Avatar. It is going to blow your mind.

One last thing Eric Brevig is going to direct a Yogi Bear movie, which should be some more silly fun. That's it for me... see you at the movies!

The era of silent films is over! ~ let the talkies begin!

I went to two years of college, and then went to a trade school called Video Technical Institute. I worked in Video, and Film for the next ten years or so. I ran camera for the local CBS news affiliate in Austin Texas. I have waited patiently to get some real equipment, and start my own production company, and if we can ever sell our house that would become a reality. In the mean time I decided to start shooting, and posting a silly version of this movie review site called "Cliff's Cosmic Movie Show". I've been inspired by Alton Brown mostly. His fantastically funny, and educational cooking show "Good Eats" that appears on the Food Network is enough to make anyone want to stick them self in front of a camera, and ramble incessantly. So Willoughby get ready for an occasional short show about movies. I don't think they will run much longer than two or three minutes, but, I am the sad clown in desperate need of attention.