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Uncapie Invokes 'Nuking The Fridge' But Still Enjoys JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (In 3-D)!!
Uncapie here!
Okay, I have a soft spot for the original 1959 version of "Journey To the Center of the Earth" with James Mason, Arlene Dahl and Pat Boone. That to me, is the epitome of what Jules Verne's story was about.
In the new version of "Journey To the Center of the Earth 3-D," director/writer Eric Brevig takes the audience on a visual treat loosely based on Jules Verne's novel that includes elements of the book - creating a side story of fast-paced, family friendly, fun adventure geared towards the younger preteen audience.
Brendan Fraser(who introduced the movie and later threw in some funny one-liners during the screening from his seat to the audience) portrays high school science teacher and messy bachelor "Trevor Anderson", whose brother was lost while trying to find an opening to the center of the Earth. Anderson believes in this theory as well, but is labeled a crackpot for doing so. To make matters worse, his lab is on the verge of being downsized and taken over by a fellow teacher (Jean Michael Park) for his own research.
Enter Sean Anderson(Josh Hutcherson), Anderson's emotionally withdrawn nephew who comes to stay with him for a week. Here, while going through a box of his brothers' belongings...trying to bond with his nephew... and cope with his loss (a nice touch to see how far we've come from the 3-D process: when he finds an old 3-D Stereoscope and wonders what it is)...a bored Sean accidentally discovers a fourth opening on Trevor's computer, located in Iceland. And off they go.
Here we meet "Hannah Asgeirsson" (the very talented, upcoming actress, Anita Briem). She's the daughter of another geologist who believed in the theory of a passage way to the center of the Earth. She becomes their guide, leading them into a local cave that might give them the answers they're looking for. Hannah is pretty, but she's no cream puff as she pulls her own weight & saves the boys who get in and out of trouble more than once.
Okay, suspension-of-belief-time when they enter the center of the Earth (as rapidly as they do) but, then again, this was also the summer of Indiana Jones surviving an A-bomb blast in a lead lined refrigerator - so I'll give them that.
Speaking of Indiana; faster than you can say, "No time for love, Dr. Jones," you see an attachment start to grow between Anderson and Hannah as they continue on their adventure - encountering man-eating plants(pretty funny scene), magnesium and magnetic rocks ("Rubies....saphires...feldspar!"), carnivorous flying fish, and of course, a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Fraser is very likable in this. He reminds me of Fred MacMurray in Disney's "The Absent Minded Professor" or "Son of Flubber"...movies from the early sixties. He plays the flawed hero well, and that's why audiences like his characters. They're believable.
Josh Hutcherson pulls his own weight as an actor & does a credible job as Anderson's nephew, who comes to grips with what happened to his father on his expedition.
Icelandic born, Anna Briem (who portrayed "Sally" for you "Dr. Who" fans out there - from the 2005 Christmas special) is a standout as the strong-willed, quick-thinking, Hannah. She's one to watch as she grows as an actress. She's quite talented and will go far.
Director/writer Eric Brevig does a good job at the helm & keeps the story moving at a break neck speed at 92 minutes. The viewer is never bored. Though there is the scene with a yo-yo that he overuses... seemed like there was going to be a payoff with this, but it never happens.
Still, it was convincing as a 3-D gimmick - which was also done with a paddle ball in the 1953 3-D version of "House of Wax" directed by Andre de Toth (who, ironically, had no depth perception as he had one eye). Brevig does payoff other gags, though, including a funny scene with Brendan Fraser spitting out his mouthwash into the audience.
The effects were good, and you can see that the engineers and techs put a lot of effort into trying to make the best possible into this new 3-D process. As in any movie, some of the effects, especially the main and closing titles (you have to stay for those) are exceptional. Monsters and some backgrounds border on excellent to okay.
The 3-D process itself: I kept thinking I was Roddy Piper from "They Live", taking the Polarized glasses on and off, and rubbing my eyes imagining that I was seeing signs that read, "BUY MORE POPCORN," "DRINK MORE SODA," and "EAT CANDY OR DIE!" in my subconscious.
This has always been the problem with 3-D. It just can't be used for long periods of time without the viewer feeling fatigued. Until this can be figured out, potentially to where one doesn't need the glasses, 3-D will always be just a fun novelty.
As most movie houses do not have the 3-D process installed with this film, treat yourself and see it in one that does. Take your kids, or little brother or sister, as this is the perfect film for them to spend an afternoon with.
-Uncapie
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Truly. And it is indeed a good film.
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TDK will own the summer
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2for2true makes the CoC wear glass as well to protect us from shitheels and infidels.
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Serves me right
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is kind of a dick in person. I thought he was a cool guy until I saw him on the MTV Movie Awards. Anybody know the real story.
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This is yet another WFD for me.
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But then again, I'm betting 90% of all TBers are douches in real person if their posts are anything to go on.
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Sounds great!
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Got there before you, you swine!
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The original was always one of my favorite films on the 4:30 movie, broken up into two or three episodes. Incidentally, when I was three or four my family was in Atlantic City for vacation, and, in one night on the Steel Pier(I think) we saw Pat Boone and then, in another theater, the Monkeys. I can't agree with the author about the Real 3d being tiring on the eyes. I have seen Nightmare Before Christmas (twice) and Meet the Robinsons and suffered no eye strain whatsoever. Fraser is really a personable and friendly screen persona, and has a great male scream (used too many times in the preview). He has a bit on a TV screen at the end of the Mummy ride in Universal Orlando that is hilarious. BTW if you haven't gotten to ride the Mummy, it is almost worth the trip itself, just an amazing ride experience.
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Just a vibe I get. Sometimes you just get that aura from people. And yeah it's spelled Fraser dammit. It's on the fucking poster posted with the article.
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That chick is falling to her death but all she can do is strike a pose for the camera. Awesome!
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and needed to kick some ass.
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How have they not 'reimagined' THEY LIVE yet? You'd think they would have greenlit that by now...
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Nuff said.
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during an interview on MTV Movie Awards, and I think it was posted here, that someone stated he was a dick.
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... this looks rubbish.
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Hail Arrius! -
The rocks are floating. Because, you know, they're at the center of the earth. So it's gravity or magnetism or something like that.
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I could care less. I've never met him. If I ever meet him, I'll go "Hey. Wassup?" and then we'll part. Seriously, either I like the movie he's in or not. Who gives a flip if he's a major asshole?
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my friend worked some roto and comping on this flick and neither he nor i expected this flick to garner any really good reviews or anything but its nice to see it has.
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That refrigerator nuke scene was ridiculous and Spielberg should use special digital effects to change the scene, unlike taking away the guns from the FBI Agents in his E.T. makeover, or Lucus' infamous Star Wars touch ups: here he and can, and should put such technology to good use, for once...by improving a scene they got wrong. How???They should change the sequnce to show the Russians not only getting away with the alien body in one truck, but the Ark of the Covenant in another. After fleeing Area 51, Indy finds himself in the faux town designed for nuke testing. Running into the second truck there, he confronts some of the Russians. In the skirmish, the Ark falls from the back of the truck as it speeds away. Searching for a place to hide, Indy gets into the Ark for protection. The nuke blows and the Ark is tossed safely away from the blast area. Indy exits the Ark, clearly saved by its supernatural properties. Now that is better than that ridiculous refrigerator explanation and is worthy of the willful suspension of disbelief in the context of the story!!!
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Jun 30, 2008 2:54:14 PM CDT
Amended: Indiana Jones And The Crystal Skulls: Special Edition
by media messiah
That refrigerator nuke scene was ridiculous and Spielberg should use special digital effects to change the scene, unlike taking away the guns from the FBI Agents in his E.T. makeover, or Lucus' infamous Star Wars touch ups: here he and Lucas can, and should, put such technology to good use, for once...by improving a scene they got wrong. How???
They should change the sequence to show the Russians not only getting away with the alien body in one truck, but the Ark of the Covenant in another. After fleeing Area 51, Indy finds himself in the faux town designed for nuke testing. Running into the second truck there, he confronts some of the Russians. In the skirmish, the Ark falls from the back of the truck as it speeds away. Searching for a place to hide, Indy gets into the Ark for protection. The nuke blows and the Ark is tossed safely away from the blast area. Indy exits the Ark, clearly saved by its supernatural properties.
Now that is better than that ridiculous refrigerator explanation and is worthy of the willful suspension of disbelief in the context of the story!!! -
Is the tagline for Animal Planet. They had to rip off the goddamn ANIMAL PLANET channel?
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why would i want to suspend belief? I believe you meant to say "suspension of DISbelief"
and yeah, it's FRASER, not Fraiser. at least you dont call him Brandon Frasier like far too many people do. -
That was fine, saw it in real-d and wasn't fatigued at all.
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Highest grossing Indy movie ever!
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So Tarantino is remaking this?
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As opposed as I am to remakes, a They Live remake could really be good. Keep the wrestling "theme", and cast Dwayne Johnson. Too bad he's focusing on family friendly fare.Didn't mean to bring up the whole Fraser thing.
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classic.
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Indy can't get into the ark! He can't even look into it without melting in stop motion animation! I like the led lined fridge better. Have you people forgotten when Indy bails out of a plane on a raft, or when his dad blows up the nazi plane by chasing the seagulls towards it! And countless other "unrealistic" things from the originals I can't think of at the moment. Now I know the fridge thing is pretty damn extreme, but just go with it baby! It's Indy!!!!
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...as being in a lead-lined refrigerator is like having your own rocketship. See, I built a big ass catapult and I've got a lead-lined fridge I've modded out to be a personal rocketship. I've got some sandwiches, a 2 liter of cherry mountain dew (special non-dick-destroying formula) and a 3 pack of butane lighters for the return trip. Lucas is a FucKinG GENIUS.
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...it's true. Seriously. Enough of them fly into the engine and you've got a downed nazi and lunch! Of course, I don't eat pidgeon but I think nazis do. Did Indy ask the nazi if he was hungry? Probably not. Asshole.
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that would have been cool.
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Who gives a FRAK if Brendon Fraser is a dick!!! Plus you can't just label someone a dick cause they got annoyed during an interview.
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They used that in Friday the Thirteenth 3-D and it was pathetic then! I can't inagine watching this without the glasses and it looking anything other than shit! having the star of the film shouting out one liners during the show sounds awesome too!
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are you factoring in inflation and the higher ticket prices?
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but at least we took the time to fix the typos. nukethefridge.com
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Jun 30, 2008 3:29:06 PM CDT
Check out the Stan Lee Deleted Scene from "Incredible Hulk"
by nukedthefridge
We have it at nukethefridge.com
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That sounds great
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...he was very nice and considerate towards me, so my guess is maybe he had a bad day on the set, personal problems, whatever. It happens to all of us and we're not perfect. I remember when I was to interview Chevy Chase for "Fletch II"(Talk about a bad movie!) and he was in a foul mood. Some asshole extra ripped off his wedding ring and inscribed Rolex his wife gave him for his birthday. Needless-to-say, he did not want to be interviewed by anybody and reporters gave him a wide berth. I had met him years earlier and after that incident and had always found him to be a nice guy.
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Just ask John Denver.
On another note, I love the term "nuked the Fridge" tho I don't think it was so outrageous in Indy 4. Oh well. I'll probably see this garbage too. -
Jun 30, 2008 4:18:31 PM CDT
im ganna nuke ALL YOUR FRIDGES. YOUR FRIDGES ARE BELONG TO US
by prossor
FridgedTheNuke
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for the lead-fridge-cum-rocketship (hehe i said cum) for something to read on the way to wherever your going in space. a nintendo DS and maybe a box to store all your excrement/waste.
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That's why they carry it around on poles. Read the Bible for crying out loud!
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Not with Beowulf...the 3D worked throughout the film and it didn't get fatiguing at all. I suspect you are talking about live action 3D, but what you said is incorrect.
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... is a great, underappreciated flick with a sterling script by Oscar-winners Brackett and Reisch, an effortlessly commanding performance by Mason, and a deeply atmospheric score by Bernard Herrmann. This new one continues the trend of infantilizing Jules Verne to the point where the great French author must be vomiting in his grave.
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brendan fraser is really doing some horrible movies lately.
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OK, the new site's fine, and all, but I cannot, nor will I ever, buy into this latest hackneyed phrase becoming a replacement for the simple elegance of "jumped the shark." I cannot, nor will I ever, condone taking this away from Fonzi. Why? Because "Fonzi was cool!" Also, because there is nowhere near a clear consus that the "fridge nuking" scene in "Indiana Jones and the Burger Kingdom of Plastic Crystal Skull Keychains" is a moment of tired, career-ending shamelessness on par with Fonzi's shark jump. Quite the contrary, in fact, considering the incredible popularity of "skulls." Whomever said that they have come to expect moments of eye-rolling unbelieveably inane action set pieces in a Spielberg joint is spot-on, and this is coming from someone who, in my not so humble opinion, thinks that this particular director "jumped the shark" with ET. But, of course, as with all definitive shark-jumping moments, it's a matter of opinion and endless, meaningless, time-wasting debate.
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If he keeps his eys closed according to the pre-established mythology in Raiders, he should be fine. As well, the new film implies that Indy has been touched by the hand of divinity, and thus may enjoy certain protections from up high, God Himself!!! My rewrite on this scene is without flaw!!!
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as for this movie, well I love 3D, so i may see it.
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Is "nuked the fridge" the latest dumb and destined to fail Gretchen Wieners catchphrase?
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3-D is meant to be seen in the theatre. No way would I watch this on TV or my computer,but I'll shell out the bucks to see a 3-D flick anytime. Just like in the 50's,its a novelty to encourage people to get out and go to the theatre. I cant begin to imagine giving Lucas one more dime,but I'd wait in line in an Obi-Wan costume to see the 3-D Special Editions of the holy trilogy....
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Harry does. So he can't be shilling his website.
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saw the Pat Boone version on the big screen. No, I'm not thaaaat old, the local theater was playing some classics. I was curious of the Rick Shroeder/Peter Fonda version. Let's just say Pat owes those two a beating over that movie that dares to use Verne's title.
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Oh, he's great in the popcorn flicks, but he's putting them too close together. Between this, and the third Mummy movie, well fourth if we're counting Scorpion King, he's gotta watch it.
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Criticising an Indiana Jones film in a talkback devoted to the work of revered auteur Eric Brevig.
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But I've been hearing positive things around the board. I may have to check it out.
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Jun 30, 2008 7:15:00 PM CDT
Thanks Skeleton Party!!! Indy Touched The Ark Before When He Fou
by media messiah
The point is about the Ark, something that others who have commented on my rewrite don't understand, and thankfully you did get Skeleton Party, is that the Ark was touched numerous times in Raiders and even opened. The problem for the bad guys is that if you try to use it, the Ark, and you do not have divine right, you die. Indy, has divine right as implied in the new movie. The Angel of Death in Raiders, looked upon him and passed him by because he had no ill intent toward using the Ark for corrupt reasons and did not look upon its holy powers in use, as he and Karen Allen kept their eyes closed. One more thing, the Nazis invoked an incantation of some kind in order to awaken the powers of the Ark using a staff and a head dress: You'll recall that Moses carried a staff, and in mythology certain ancient technologies were controlled via a head dress, hence, the Ark in not deadly to anyone unless they try to use it, again, without divine right.Entering the Ark for protection would not have placed Indy in harms way from the Ark's spiritual guardians, i.e., Warrior Angels.
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"but at least we took the time to fix the typos." ---> Actually, you spelled Fraser 'Frasier' in your intro to the review :-)
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I remember seeing him giggling like a schoolboy and leaning on the back of Ian McKellan's chair at the oscars when Gods and Monsters was nominated for best screenplay. Egging in the moment like a frat boy at a mud wrestling match, he bore every resemblance of a man who knew this was the only time he was ever going to be associated with a movie that didn't suck.
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meta
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FuckMichaelBay. He's such a little no life bitch.PWNED!!!!!
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Why don't you try commenting on a movie? Oh that's right...you're another dumb bitch who would rather post "Fuck Michael Bay" than talk about a movie. Keep posting your unoriginal garbage so everyone can see what no life bitch you are, and then ignore you like your drunk uncle did. Can you come up with a more relevant idea than "Fuck Michael Bay" to escape your lameness? Why don't you just try it?...because you have no fucking life.NEW AND IMPROVED!!!OWNED...nah...PWNED!!!
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Always annoyed the hell out of me. That bit went on far too long.
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They rule!
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... from Hell's Heart, I Nuke Thy Fridge
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and as such, I'm not watching
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Think about it. Clearly they both suck diseased donkey cocks, clearly neither should be allowed to continue breathing air, and certainly neither should be allowed to continue "acting", but at least Affleck has the glow of Kevin Smith on him. Like, as much as Affleck isn't fit to lick the crusty poop out of a dead dog's worm infested butthole, he did manage to do not so bad in Smith's flicks. What, on the other hand, has Fraser done? Aside from making me want to kill him for being such a tool, that is.
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When Brendan Fraser gets to the center of the earth, what does he find? There in the corner, sits a green plastic plant. He apologizes profusely to the plant for his trespass and slowly backs the way he came. You heard it here first!
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Journey To The Center Of The Earth is remade as a kid-friendly "roller coaster ride" 3-D event movie. I'm sure the Harryhausen adaptations of Mysterious Island and The First Men In The Moon were viewed as kids fantasy films in their day.
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Damn you Nuked Fridge
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nuking the fridge was one hell of a memorable moment that i would like to relive again. u all know it so
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GET A LIFE!!! HE MET A TEMPLAR KNIGHT AND DRANK FROM THE GRAIL, ITS A MOVIE YOU STUPID FAT FUCKS!!!!
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Jul 01, 2008 11:35:35 PM CDT
As Soon As The Fridge Showed-Up, The Movie Went Down The Tubes!!
by media messiah
Yep...beginning with the fridge, the movie began to get worse and worse, and worse. Should have jumped into the Ark!!!
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