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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
James Mason makes it worthwhile
The always great work of James Mason helped to keep this film interesting. The art direction and special effects were quite good, considering this film was made in 1959. Herrmann's score is quite fitting, and was reminiscent of his work for "The Twilight Zone". This film did seem to want to include just about every plot device, from romance to mystery to comedy, and could have been tightened from an overweight 132 minutes. However, it was ample entertainment for an evening, and certainly just as good as most of the new releases out on the video store shelves right now.
The Tigger Movie (2000)
Exceeded my expectations
Our family has always enjoyed "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" (A compilation of the first Winnie the Pooh shorts), and have enjoyed the simple, easygoing stories. The more recent Winnie the Pooh offerings by Disney have been disappointing, often relying on Indiana Jones-ish action sequences, forgettable songs, and poor animation.
I was expecting about the same from this film. Thankfully, the creators of this film have gone back (almost) to the style of the first shorts. This film relies more on the relationships of the characters rather than using a fast-paced action-based method of storytelling. The animation is quite good, and the songs fit well with the story.
However, the songs aren't woven too tightly into the story (you can always see one coming). There is one song in the tradition of the past Disney films where all the visual references go way over the kids' heads; then there is the finale which really did not need to use a major action sequence to make its point.
Despite these things, "The Tigger Movie" is very well done and is an enjoyable film for the whole family.
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
A waste of $8.00
There was one good thing about "Deep Blue Sea"
I didn't pay out of my own pocket to see it.
Granted, I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to see this film. I was secretly hoping that I would be surprised. I wasn't.
What can you say about a film that takes its plot ideas from "Jaws" to "Jurassic Park" to "Psycho". Not a whole lot. The film makers could have at least spent more money on the digital effects to make the sharks more believable. Not to mention the 2 dimensional characters.
When is Hollywood going to stop putting out garbage like this? Not as long as the movie going public is willing to shell out $8.00 to go see it.