Review of Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) by Eric T — 14 Dec 2018

Loads of spelunking fun. This is the good one, the remake was horrible.

This review of Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) was written by Eric T on 14 Dec 2018.

Journey to the Center of the Earth has generally received positive reviews.

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