I’m sure Jules Verne would have approved of the 3-D format for his classic tale, but he might have taken the director to task for his boring dialogue and lack of originality. 
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister, second right, poses with supermodels Naomi Campbell, second left, Erin O'Connor, left, and Jade Parfitt at the Natural History Museum in London, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 ahead of their Fashion For Relief charity fashion show and auction on Sept. 17 during London Fashion Week.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a welcoming ceremony outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia September 8, 2008.
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A sign on the London Stock Exchange building is pictured in central London on September 8, 2008. The London Stock Exchange said Monday it had been forced to halt trade after experiencing technical problems which restricted connections with some clients. Approaching 1400 GMT, the LSE had been shut for almost six hours. At its suspension, the FTSE 100 showed a gain of 3.81 percent at 5,440.20 points. The market had jumped in line with other bourses after the US government took control of ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, easing fears of a world financial crisis, dealers said.
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (standing, L) and his wife Marisa Leticia review the honor guard as they arrive for the Independence Day parade in Brasilia September 7, 2008.
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Former Japanese defence minister Yuriko Koike smiles during a news conference in Tokyo September 8, 2008. Koike, a former TV anchor who has also held the environment portfolio, is one of six contenders aiming to challenge the frontrunner, former foreign minister Taro Aso, in a race to become premier after Yasuo Fukuda abruptly quit last Monday.
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The representation of Georgia, Tina Burjaliani (R), first deputy-minister of Justice, is seen before the case between Georgia and Russia in the International Court of Justice in the Hague, September 7, 2008. Court hearings began on Monday over Georgia's claims that Russia has committed human rights violations against ethnic Georgians in the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Japan's Minister of Defense Yuriko Koike walk before their meeting at the State Department in Washington August 9, 2007.
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Quotes about Jules Verne
Jules Verne ATV is a very crew-friendly spaceship as it puts a minimal training workload on the crew before the flight and, once docked to ISS, it became one of the best places for the crew to live
said Oleg Kononenko
in Malaysia Sun
I saw a screenplay — it said adventure film, 'Journey to the Center of the Earth,' based on Jules Verne's classic. And the sentence that was left off the page was, 'This one's going to be shot entirely in 3-D.' I thought hold it, wait up, I love 3-D. What does that mean?
said Brendan Fraser
in ABC News
they (the producers, Walden Media) decided to update it and make it a modern story. I had worked out the action sequences, but the characters weren’t not working really well. Brandon became available and I said, ’come on and see this new 3-D stuff. I’d love you to be in this movie.’ And he arrived with the Jules Verne novel, a stereo-realist camera and a solution to the character problems.
said Eric Brevig
in EDGE Boston
Quotes from articles mentioning Jules Verne
ATV is the only western vehicle able to refuel another spacecraft in complement to the Russian Progress. The successful automation of this function frees significant crew time for other ISS operations.
was said
in RedOrbit
Today, Europe has gained a new space capability which represents a new step towards human spaceflights and advanced exploration programs
was said
in RedOrbit
We have now successfully performed all the nominal operations of Jules Verne, such as the ISS attitude control, the ISS reboost, the gas transfer of air, the water transfer, the dry cargo and now the refueling. Only undocking and re-entry remain, which we hope to do in September
was said
in RedOrbit
We are impressed by this new achievement of Jules Verne ATV, which went without a hitch. And we really have to congratulate the teams of RSC Energia, Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for their years of efforts to integrate the Russian refueling system in the ATV from the hardware and software point of view
said Massimo Cislaghi
in RedOrbit
