PS3 experiment number two (in using it as a surrogate for satellite/video rentals) was the umpteenth remake of the Jules Verne novel.
Instead of following the book and setting it in contemporary times, Verne’s work is used as a travelguide for the characters when they discover that this inner world is real. Some elements of the present permeate the plot: cell phones, Google searches. Obviously the effects are the best to date (for its budget) and having Fraser star in this helps, he has a decade under his belt fighting CG-based hazards. The 3-D elements might have been more impressive if I saw it in the special theater; in 2-D, they’re more comical since I kept thinking of the SCTV skits.
As a kid/tweener movie, this was decent. Certainly better than most of the junk passed off as entertainment to children. Unlike Verne’s writing, this moves at a rapid pace to keep their attention. Ideal choice to watch with my three nephews in Georgetown. There’s action without anything to give them serious nightmares later in the week.