Sahara
Product Description
In the scorching desert dirk pitt uncovers the truth behind his lifelong quest – the fate of a civil war ironclad. Now amidst the blazing shifting sands of the sahara dirk pitt will make a desperate stand – in a battle the world cannot afford to lose! Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/21/2007 Starring: Matthew Mcconaughey Steve Zahn Rating: Pg13Amazon.com
It took more than 25 years for another Clive Cussler novel to come to the screen after the financial and critical disaster of Raise the Titanic. Based on Cussler’s oddly landlocked adventure, Sahara finds the author’s hero, Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey)–a sort of all-American, high seas variation of James Bond–in Africa looking for a Confederate ironclad ship that impossibly might have ended up there. Soon he and his faithful sidekick Al Giordino (Steve Zahn) are lost in another adventure, discovering a deadly contaminate being tracked by a beautiful doctor (Penelope Cruz). The results are checkered: there’s no one outstanding sequence, but the action is enjoyably varied, while the thrills are mild yet not bombastic or gratuitous. The cast are all adept in their roles, yet the only one who sparkles is the scene-stealing Zahn, cast against type; McConaughey, who also produced, knows he might be starting a franchise character and plays it safe. He’s never as dangerous as Cussler’s hero is on the page (except in his introduction), and in fact, the whole movie plays towards comedy, infused by a soundtrack of 70s FM radio monsters. Cussler fanatics may not like this lighter fare, especially with the archeological portion (a Cussler strong point) not fully embraced, but with a very, very likable cast and colorful settings, Sahara is a kindler, gentler action film that has all the elements in place for a better, more memorable franchise if anyone cares to attempt it. –Doug Thomas
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dudes, this like inbetween “3 kings” and “national treasure.” i liked the movie, but, like, anything matthew mchonacy is in deserves a 3… member speed 2? that was a 2. his only 4 movie was that one romatinc comedy where he falls in love, and he’s the ad executive — that was a 4. but, the only thing cool about this flick was the sunken treasure, and the fact that a civil war ship was stranded in the dammed desert (dessert?). the whole thing a bout the evil guy trying to ruin the envivronment didn’t work… that would not happen. saddam hussein or momor kadafi would have had that guy’s ass in a sling. IT”S SOMALIA, SEND IN THE FREAKIN BLACK HAWKS!!! i’m out. j.
Rating: 3 / 5
Reference picture quality on HD-DVD. Basically unwatchable though. I would not recommend the blind buy on this one.
Rating: 2 / 5
goods: geat cast
bads: everything else
the movie proves that lots of money don’t mean a good movie
overall: no thanks
Rating: 1 / 5
I SAW SAHARA IN APRIL I LIKE IT IT LIKE INDINA JONES MEETS 007 MATHAW MACONELLY WAS A GOOD CHOICE FOR DIRK PITT BUT HE NOTHING LIKE JAMES BONDTHE MOVIE HAS GOOD PLOT AND SOME TWIST TO IT SO GO HEAD AND SEE IT OR WAIT FOR THE DVD TO COME OUT LATER THIS YEAR.
JAMES BOND ISTHE BEST HERO FOR TODAY.
Rating: 3 / 5
This is one of those strange movies where u can’t figure out if u liked it or not.
Rating: 3 / 5