right after watching the ending I was so angry that I went online to find the names of the people who did this crap and to write them some truths,,After reading the reviews on here, I calmed down. Yes, this movie is soo bad and it's so obvious apparently, that they MUST know and be ashamed of it. Instead of bashing it(i think there's lots of accurate reviews here that spells it all out)I would say that this was so bad and ridiculous, that it actually was fun to watch at times. And, Mira Sorvino is hot, probably the main reason I saw the whole thing. I give it two out of ten. One for Mira Sorvino and one for her sweet behind.
... View MoreFemale archaeologist Tess Chaykin goes chasing an arcade medieval decoder, which is stolen from the New York Metropolitan Museum by four horsemen dressed as 12th century knights.She's helped by an FBI agent Sean Daley.The Last Templar is a mini-series from 2009, and it's directed by Paolo Barzman.It's based on the 2005 novel by Raymond Khoury, which I haven't read.In this mini-series the lead is played by Mira Sorvino.Rebecca Windheim plays her daughter Kim.The male lead is played by Scott Foley.Victor Garber plays Monsignor De Angelis.Kenneth Welsh portrays Bill Vance.Omar Sharif plays the part of Konstantine.I saw this show on a DVD a little while back.It doesn't offer you great adventure like those Indiana Jones movies.And it is much closer to The Da Vinci Code, which was also about a secret the Vatican doesn't want you to know.There is some entertainment value this has to offer.Like Mira Sorvino chasing those horsemen, on a horse, is really something to see.So if you don't expect too much and want just to be entertained, you should watch this.
... View MoreThis movie is so uneven that it is hard to believe it is the work of one writer. After an interesting and exciting start with the daring robbery of a Vatican exhibit at a Manhattan museum by knights on horseback dressed as Templars, stealing treasures including (guess what) a Templar decoding machine. This part of the movie is a decent heist / caper movie, and it's hard to dislike Mira Scorvino in anything. Tess is a likable, plucky female (rich) archaeologist and single mom, who gave up her life of adventurous excavations to stay home and take care of her daughter as her dad never had. Scenes with homages to the "Indiana Jones / Tomb Raider" genre abound. Of course, our robbers made a fatal mistake by stealing a key discovery of her late father of the "Cross of Constantine".Interspersed are somewhat confusing and garbled flashbacks that look like blurred outtakes from "Kingdom of Heaven", which basically serve to distract one from the uneven scenes and obscure the pretense of a plot. We have in this movie unscrupulous archeologists, evil minions of the Vatican dedicated to assuring the truth stays buried, and cameos by the CIA, the FBI, and the NYPD. Scenes and dialog almost seem lifted at points from "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", and absolutely miraculous coincidences and discoveries abound. Then we have the "recovery of the Titanic" portion of the movie, or is it "The Perfect Storm". I could talk about how sad this movie comes in the really wasted role of Omar Sharif as a Christian holy man on a Greek (?) island who rescues Tess and her FBI guy. The parallels between the ending of this movie on the cliff and parallel to "The Last Crusade" where the Templars' fake "Gospel of Yeshua" blows away in the wind. They treat ancient technology (an astrolabe) like it was a modern GPS.Worth watching for a laugh.
... View MoreThe Last Templar, with its mysterious and catchy title, does not contain the necessary excitement and the right information. Especially the part about Bodrum, Turkey... Really... Please.. Hollywood... I'm talking to you... Since you're the capital of the World for Film Production, when you make a movie, the whole world watches... That's why you should be more careful in giving out the true and updated information. First of all, there is no sand or dessert in Bodrum. Bodrum is now one of the hottest jet-set spots in the world. You might not spot a single camel but there are plenty of 100-foot-plus megayachts and Bentleys. You might not spot a woman with a turban but there are thousands of Turkish ladies with bikinis. Would Paul Allen of Microsoft or Billionaire Roman Abramovic bring their 400 foot yachts to a 'awful place' called Bodrum... like they show in the movie? You decide. I hope you understand the point I'm trying to make...
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