![]() And although I certainly enjoy and admire Stephen Sommers attempts, I just don't think these sort of movies will ever make a large impact, or revive the genre from the old days. The movie is perhaps more of a spoof than an homage at times. Modern movie-making and '30's/'40's adventurous storytelling just don't go together well anymore. And just as with "Van Helsing" was the case, it doesn't do this very successfully. It's obvious that Stephen Sommers, just like with his other movie "Van Helsing", was attempting to revive the old adventure genre from the '30's/'40's. ![]() It's clean and simple and makes no attempt in putting in any realism or much originality for that matter. This is certainly a movie that entertains. Now that this storm has settled down, I hope that more people will be able to take this movie for what it is pure simple entertainment. At the time of its release, both the public and critics were screaming and shouting that this movie for being to much of an Indiana Jones wannabe.
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