Yes, they did a rather good job of making a movie that did make you feel like the characters were underground and on a grand journey to the center of the Earth. There would be another one that was made in the 1970's that was foreign that I enjoyed a tad better, but this one was good too. That one was just a bit more strange and the dinosaur effects while not grand were a bit better. This one essentially uses lizards with fins tied to their backs as the monsters. Still this one is about a crew going on a strange journey into the earth and overall it is a fun adventure. Its pacing was a bit slow and at times it was kind of dull, but overall it is a nice adventure movie. The group consists of an odd assortment of characters and a goose and one guy who is not on the up and up trying to tag along. You get to watch them have some misadventures and you get to see the strange cavern filled with salt and another one that contains giant mushroom. The movie ends quite nicely too with a rather well done volcanic eruption. Add to that the incredible super lizard and you have your movie. Which is not that greatest adventure of all time, but for a movie made in 1959 it does quite well, better than some movies made today.
Review of Journey to the Center of the Earth
