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03-30-2005, 01:28 PM
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=19769
And in Sahara, Breck Eisner, an obvious lover of Spielberg’s classics, manages to perfectly adapt that formula – and simultaneously add something to it.
Sahara is a buddy action comedy, with all the trappings of pulp adventure – the brilliant damsel on her own mission, mysterious Arabian mooks that come out of the woodwork, heroes beat over the back of the head, gunplay, fistfights, oppressed people and bizarre twists of fate.
And ancient treasure, one must never forget the lost ancient treasure. It’s a wonderful cross of the classic pulp actioner with the modern day techno thriller, teeming with great, original action sequences and perfect comedic timing.
And in Sahara, Breck Eisner, an obvious lover of Spielberg’s classics, manages to perfectly adapt that formula – and simultaneously add something to it.
Sahara is a buddy action comedy, with all the trappings of pulp adventure – the brilliant damsel on her own mission, mysterious Arabian mooks that come out of the woodwork, heroes beat over the back of the head, gunplay, fistfights, oppressed people and bizarre twists of fate.
And ancient treasure, one must never forget the lost ancient treasure. It’s a wonderful cross of the classic pulp actioner with the modern day techno thriller, teeming with great, original action sequences and perfect comedic timing.