# Journey to the Center of the Earth **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328 "2008-01-28T17:36:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/1 "2008-01-28T17:36:50Z")
I saw [this](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156454/) on Ion Sunday night. Who knew Peter Fonda needed money that badly? :rolleyes: I missed the last thirty minutes and may or may not watch the recording tonight; there may be something on Discovery about the mating habits of mollusks. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/2 "2008-01-28T17:51:01Z")
Was it supposed to be based upon the Verne book? If so, don’t go out of your way to see [Mysterious Island](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448965/). I tried to watch it last year or so and made it maybe 30 minutes into it. Even with Patrick Stewart it was bad. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/3 "2008-01-28T18:26:20Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] I saw [this](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156454/) on Ion Sunday night. Who knew Peter Fonda needed money that badly? :rolleyes: I missed the last thirty minutes and may or may not watch the recording tonight; there may be something on Discovery about the mating habits of mollusks. [/QUOTE] LOL. you channelled the divemaster, who turned to me midway through this drek and quieried the exact same comment. answer: really, really badly. 😛 so, apparently did little ricky schroeder. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/4 "2008-01-28T18:31:57Z")
I’ve never seen the Peter Fonda one. But I’m certain that it was better than the one they’re working on now will be. The first ads for it didn’t even say what movie it would be; they just called it “The 3-d adventure”. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/5 "2008-01-28T18:32:48Z")
The description looked awful, so I didn’t watch it. I grew up on the 1959 James Mason version. It took significant liberties wioth Verne, too, but it was ballasted by a fine performance by James Mason (who’ d played Captain Nemo for Disney), had a decent script, and superb music by Bernard Herrman. Even the obligatory Pat Boone performance wasn’t overdone. Arlene Dahl actually did a good job as the female shoehorned in (and one who, for once, wasn’t a screaming idiot). even Thayer David as the we-gotta-have-one villain did a great job. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/6 "2008-01-28T18:59:32Z")
[QUOTE=Scubaqueen] so, apparently did little ricky schroeder. [/QUOTE] He was chastised by Jack Bauer in 24 :“I killed the guy who had the job before you, and I _liked_ him.” ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/7 "2008-01-28T19:15:45Z")
The 1993 TV movie of [Journey To The Center Of The Earth](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107279/) was perhaps the worst piece of rubbish to soil the television screen. It was updated to modern times. Even the professor had a drawing on the blackboard demonstrating the Earth’s inner structure with each level labeled as “Hot” “Very Hot”, and “_Way_ Hot”. That’s a sure indication, you are _not_ watching the National Geographic Channel. F Murray Abraham was in that and perhaps he was yet another actor needing some fast cash. I agree with **CalMeacham** that the 1959 version with James Mason et al was very enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/8 "2008-01-28T20:05:15Z")
The 1959 version featured a great performance by Gertrude the Duck. Easily the best of the lot of the movies with this title. ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/9 "2008-01-28T20:30:54Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] The description looked awful, so I didn’t watch it. I grew up on the 1959 James Mason version. It took significant liberties wioth Verne, too, but it was ballasted by a fine performance by James Mason (who’ d played Captain Nemo for Disney), had a decent script, and superb music by Bernard Herrman. Even the obligatory Pat Boone performance wasn’t overdone. Arlene Dahl actually did a good job as the female shoehorned in (and one who, for once, wasn’t a screaming idiot). even Thayer David as the we-gotta-have-one villain did a great job. [/QUOTE] That’s one of my favorite movies, ever. Yesterday I was watching _The Lost World_(1960) and marveling at how daft Jill St. John was with the little poodle with the outfit matching ribbons. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/435328/10 "2008-01-28T20:31:32Z")
Wow, I had no idea they’d remade JTTCOTE. Re: the 1959 version – I had fond memories of this from when I’d seen it as a kid. For yucks I Netflixed it, and… boy I was pretty forgiving of movies as a kid, although I did know that it was fairly campy at that time. But now that movie was beyond tedious, I could barely finish it. Even with Gertrude in it. YMMV.