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DVD The Librarian - Quest for the Spear
Broadcast to record ratings on the TNT cable network, this Raiders-esque adventure does not go by the book, staring with its atypical action hero and his decidedly uncool profession. Flynn Carsen (Noah Wylie from E.R.) is a thirtysomething perpetual student who still lives with his mother (Olympia Dukakis). When his exasperated professor finally ejects him into the real world, Carsen's Holmesian deductive acumen lands him a job as the librarian at the Metropolitan Library. This is not an ordinary library. It houses history's most mythic artifacts, including the Ark of the Covenant, Pandora's Box, and the sword Excalibur. The fate of the world is in Carsen's hands ("That's so sad," he observes) when the dread Serpent Brotherhood steals the library's Spear of Destiny, and Carsen must retrieve it. His reluctant, and antagonistic, partner is Nicole (Sonya Walger), who is as skilled in martial arts as Carsen is schooled in the Dewey Decimal System. Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin add welcome comic relief, with Newhart, of all people, getting into the action by film's end. The humble hero (who would rather be known as "Flynn, the rather pleasant at parties"), somewhat cheesy special effects, and corny comedy make The Librarian a fun guilty pleasure. As Carsen proclaims, "Being a librarian is actually a cool job." This looks like the beginning of a beautiful franchise. --Donald Liebenson
Review(s): DVD The Librarian - Quest for the Spear
Terrible waste of time...
The only reason I watched the entire movie is because as a rule, I never leave a book or a movie unfinished. This one REALLY tempted me to break my rule... thats how bad it is. Rather than for prime-time viewing, this movie seems like it was scripted by, directed by, and made for 12 year olds. It looks and feels highly juvenile, immature, and really really stupid. I could trash this movie for hours, but I'll just leave it at this. I'm surprised so many people liked this movie, so go ahead try your luck.. maybe you'll like it too, but (as another reviewer pointed) if you dont like B-schlock movies, stay away.. stay FAR away... you have been warned... :-)
Great TV Movie, Filled with Fun and All Around Adventure
Flynn (Noah Wylie) is a career student who still lives with his mother (Olympia Dukakis). He has just been booted from school. His professor felt twenty-two degrees was enough and Flynn should give the real world a try.
He ends up landing a job as the librarian at the Metropolitan Library and it is there that the adventure begins. This library is not what you would call a typical library. It houses such things as the Ark of the Covenant, Pandora's Box, and a feisty Excalibur.
When the Serpent Brotherhood steals the library's piece of the Spear of Destiny, it is Flynn who must track down and retrieve the other two pieces. The fate of the world rests in his hands.
I found the movie to be a whole lotta fun. Corny and silly at times, but that was all part of its charm. The special effects were well done for a TV movie and cool to watch. Wyle does well as Flynn, giving him a bumbling, quirky charm. I liked the character Nicole, who is his protection, and a bit twisted too. When she smiles, you know crazy things are about to happen - like them having to jump off a cliff, or getting to flex her muscles a bit.
Jane Curtin and Bob Newhart play staff members of the library and both did well in their performances, lending well to the humor aspect of the story. Curtin and her stern "remember to get receipts for everything" reminders and Newhart and his deadpan deliverances. Plus his show stealing, head bashing performance at the end. Hah!
All in all, I had fun watching this. I can easily toss this one into the same categories of action movies (only a smaller scale version of) as the Indiana Jones movies and the Mummy ones too. An adventure that's just great to watch.
Great Made for TV Movie!
What a great movie! As a sci-fi/adventure movie junkie this was right up my alley! It's more of a comedic/scholastic version of Indiana Jones. I hope there will be future "Librarian" movies to come!
THE LIBRARIAN 2: RETURN TO KING SOLOMON'S MINES is the sequel to THE LIBRARIAN: QUEST FOR THE SPEAR (2004) and again features Noah Wyle as Flynn Carsen, the titular Librarian who, on the surface, toils in the New York Metropolitan Public Library but whose true purpose is to safeguard the ancient, historical (and often mystical) artifacts stored in a hidden section of the library - fabled artifacts such as the Holy Grail, the sword Excalibur, Pandora's Box, Tesla's Death Ray, Adam & Eve's apple, etc. As a side job, Flynn also gets to unlock the world's greatest mysteries. As he says in the movie, "You'd be surprised at what you can learn at the library."
TNT debuted THE LIBRARIAN 2: RETURN TO KING SOLOMON'S MINES on Sunday, December 3, 2006 and, yes, I tuned in with my large... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jonathan Frakes DVD Release Date: 19 December 2006
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The fourth entry in the Harry Potter saga could be retitled Fast Times at Hogwarts, where finding a date to the winter ball is nearly as terrifying as worrying about Lord Voldemort's return. Thus, the young wizards' entry into puberty (and discovery of the opposite sex) opens up a rich mining field to balance out the dark content in the fourth movie (and the stories are only going to get darker). Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) handily takes the directing reins and eases his young cast through awkward growth spurts into true young actors. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe, more sure of himself) has his first girl crush on fellow student Cho Chang (Katie Leung), and has his first big fight with best bud Ron (Rupert Grint). Meanwhile, Ron's underlying romantic tension with... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Mike Newell DVD Release Date: Released the 07 March 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Like a Hardy Boys mystery on steroids, National Treasure offers popcorn thrills and enough boyish charm to overcome its rampant silliness. Although it was roundly criticized as a poor man's rip-off of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Da Vinci Code, it's entertaining on its own ludicrous terms, and Nicolas Cage proves once again that one actor's infectious enthusiasm can compensate for a multitude of movie sins. The contrived plot involves Cage's present-day quest for the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar, kept secret through the ages by Freemasons past and present. Finding the treasure requires the theft of the Declaration of Independence (there are crucial treasure clues on the back, of course!), so you can add "caper comedy" to this Jerry Bruckheimer... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Jon Turteltaub DVD Release Date: Released the 03 May 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Fantastic Four is a light-hearted and funny take on Marvel Comics' first family of superherodom. It begins when down-on-his-luck genius Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd, Horatio Hornblower) has to enlist the financial and intellectual help of former schoolmate and rival Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon, Nip/Tuck) in order to pursue outer-space research involving human DNA. Also on the trip are Reed's best friend, Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis, The Shield); his former lover, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba, Dark Angel, Sin City), who's now Doom's employee and love interest; and her hotshot-pilot brother, Johnny Storm (Chris Evans, Cellular). Things don't go as planned, of course, and the quartet becomes blessed--or is it cursed?--with superhuman powers:... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Ioan Gruffudd - Jessica Alba - Chris Evans - Michael Chiklis - Hamish Linklater Director(s): Tim Story DVD Release Date: 06 December 2005
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