Finally, a summer action movie with a woman

[klwilliams]

I saw "Journey to the Center of the Earth" tonight with acanthusleaf, and while I thought it was a terrible movie, it was fun. More to the point, one of the three main characters was a woman, who was smarter and more competent than the two guys (one man, one boy). She was a mountain guide who actually came prepared for their journey, bringing rope, belaying equipment, miners' lights, food, and lots of common sense. The main male character was played by Brendan Fraser, who is very well built, so I wonder if the movie makers realized that their target audience would include women.

When I saw the preview for this movie, I thought it might be for a remake of "Land of the Lost". I think if that had been the case it might have been a better movie. It pretty much screamed "video game". But, the characters were interesting, the setting pretty, and the plot fast-paced, so for a popcorn movie it would be worth a matinee.

Comments

[j-i-m-r.livejournal.com]

I like that Brendan Fraser seems to be making a career of re-making silly movies with new and improved special effects, but keeping the plots foolish ... the Mummy franchise and this one for example. He does the studly but goofy leading man well. A generation earlier that niche was well filled by Tom Selleck, but he mostly stuck to the small screen.

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, and he's very, very, very nice to look at! Yum!