Journey to the Center of the Earth (Blu-ray Disc)

Studios really need to give up on trying to make home videos in 3-D; they look downright terrible as they utilize the old-school multi-color 3-D glasses giving the film a queer greenish red look that the majority of the time never matches up, especially with objects in the background. I will say Warner's 3-D release of Journey to the Center of the Earth is light years ahead of Disney's attempt with the Hannah Montana movie, but this is simply a technology not perfected for home viewing and I personally have enough fun with this film as is to say it doesn't need the gimmick to make it any more appealing to the families that would buy this title.

Beyond recommending this flick for families, there isn't a whole lot more to say. If you have seen a trailer you know exactly what you are in for and the title leaves very little to the imagination. Brendan Fraser takes his nephew to the center of the Earth looking for his brother (his nephew's father) and ends up finding an underground world filled with giant fish, sea monsters, dinosaurs, a petrified mushroom forest and so much more. It's a family adventure flick and it is actually a fair amount of fun clocking in at just over 90 minutes. I wouldn't recommend anyone without kids spending money on this release, but it is definitely worth a rental and a buy for parents with kids ranging from 7-12 years-old or so.

In terms of special features there is an audio commentary with Brendan Fraser and director Eric Brevig that is painful to listen to. I am not sure if Fraser knows this, but he is an extremely boring individual to listen to and never says anything of interest. Brevig isn't much better for that matter. There are also a couple of generic featurettes and a mildly interesting "How to Make Dinosaur Drool" featurette that isn't half bad.

As I have said, this is a rental for the adults and a buy for those with kids. It's a simple decision really.