<P> Journey to the Center of the Earth (also promoted as Journey to the Center of the Earth 3 - D or Journey 3 - D) is a 2008 American 3D science fantasy adventure film directed by Eric Brevig and starring Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem, and Josh Hutcherson . It is not considered a sequel or a remake of the 1959 film Journey to the Center of the Earth and was released in 3D and 2D theaters by New Line Cinema on July 11, 2008 . This film was also the introduction for the special "4D" motion effects cinema in Seoul, South Korea, which feature tilting seats to convey motion, wind, sprays of water and sharp air, probe lights to mimic lightning, fog, scents, and other theatrical special effects . This format is known as 4DX . The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and it earned $242 million on a $60 million budget . </P> <P> Max Anderson (Jean - Michel Paré) is being pursued by a Tyrannosaurus until a fissure vent opens in the ground . When he tries to jump across, he calls out his brother's name before falling into the vent . Ten years later, Max's 13 - year - old son, Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson), visit Max's brother, volcanologist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser). In a box of items that belonged to Max is a book, Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne . Notes written by Max are found inside the book . </P> <P> In Trevor's volcanology laboratory, a device shows activity on Snæfell, a dormant volcano in Iceland . Trevor and Sean travel to Iceland to investigate . They try to contact Icelandic volcanologist Sigurbjörn Ásgeirsson, but instead encounter his daughter Hannah Ásgeirsson (Anita Briem) since her father had died some years earlier . It turns out that Sigurbjörn and Max were both Vernians, a group of people who believe the works of Jules Verne to be fact and not fiction . </P> <P> Hannah offers to help them climb the volcano . While the group is hiking up the volcano, a lightning storm forces them to take shelter in a cave . The cave entrance collapses, trapping them in what appears to be an abandoned mine . The trio repel down a giant hole and ride on out - of - control mine carts, in which the tracks start to branch off in three ways . Hannah and Trevor save each other from dead - ends and Sean reunites with them . They reach the bottom of a volcanic vent filled with different varieties of crystals, including Diamonds, but learn the floor is actually Muscovite . Sean accidentally drops a diamond, which breaks the Muscovite, and they begin to fall towards the center of the Earth . The vent eventually becomes a water slide which drops them safely into a lake in the center of the Earth, which turns out to be a completely separate world contained within the Earth . </P>

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