The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

2004
6.2| 1h46m| PG| en
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When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Pluskylang Great Film overall
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
peterbreis If saying this is just a cheap assemblage of lazy clichés, then maybe I need to flag the spoiler alert!Nobody seems to have put in any effort into the acting, script, direction, 3D CGI, costumes or plot.This is simply a premise."They made a movie/s about a Museum, lets make one about a Library! Nope that's all we've got, so just collect together every single cliché you can think off and we'll go through them in rough order. Tick them done as we trudge through them."No pace. no development, no nothing'.I'd give it 2 but Sonya Walger's breasts get a bonus 1, it would be two if we ever got to see them.
corneliussenespen So I just saw this movie; only 7 years after it's release...As the last reviewer mentioned, it has a lot of typical Indiana Jones' "things" to it; riddles, conspiracies, ancient secret artifacts, and of course the same kind of humor, amongst other. All of which makes it a quite entertaining and enjoyable family movie. I must say that I'm a sucker for adventures like the ones the movies characters are going on. Probably brings me back to my childhood fantasies. You know: Being the brave and smart hero, saving the world, and getting the girl. All of these things make me forgive the extremely lousy fight scenes, all the fake studio-shot outdoor scenes, the unrealistic animations, and bad key-framing.But for me a movie is fortunately not just a science in making the viewer believing that the story is true. It is all about bringing me into a wonderful new adventure, where everything is possible, and only hindered by the movie makers fantasies.It is now 1.22 am, and I'm about to watch The Librarian 2. Hope I will enjoy jet another "cosy" reality flight.
speedingbullet You can not watch "The Librarian" without thinking about Indiana Jones, but this is NOT Indiana Jones. The best part is that they know it. This is a made for TV movie, produced by TNT. And it feels the part. At times it feels like a good adventure film and other times it feels like a guilty pleasure, fantasy/adventure show that is just so bad it's good and it makes you smile.Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) may come close to matching knowledge with Dr. Jones, but, unlike Indy, finds himself quite out of place in the wild and dealing with bad guys holding guns. However, rather than attempt to come up with a single character that could hope to rival the good doctor, the filmmakers cleverly decided to split him in two. The machete-wielding and villain-stomping is covered by Nicole No one (Sonya Walger). The two make a perfectly matched team who both get the chance to show off their strengths.I found the movie interesting and, most importantly, entertaining. I was never bored and I was pleasantly surprised. Not every movie has to be life-changing or groundbreaking, some are just fun. Judging from and A to an F, I give it a solid B. Maybe a B+. And I do enjoy a good B movie.
fimimix First of all, "camp" is a word heavily used by gay people for centuries. I guess the rest of the world learned the meaning of the word in "Mommy Dearest." Second, I wasn't aware that a "metropolitan" library had under-ground rooms for protecting precious artifacts, because a "metro" library is for public use, huh? Third, there was a bridge in all three of the "Librarian" movies. I just saw "The Judas Chalice" - sure enough, one of the final scenes had a bridge (in the library) with sharks (?) swimming beneath it (salt-water?). Maybe a set-up for another movie ? Fourth, the whole thing was a "campy" mess, and I laughed my way through it, thinking I was looking at a dreadful travel-movie....but I liked it !....all those improbable (predictable) characteristics are what made the movie watchable...I was extremely amused that this nerd still hadn't been laid, even being 30-something-years-old. WHAT ? "Mom" (La Dukakis) played her role superbly; did you see her in any of the "The Tales of the City", in which she played a sex change ? SHOULD ! Great series. I didn't know that Noah Wyle was a big star on "ER," because I was busy working for a living during those years. I thought he was well-cast, but kept waiting for him to show his torso: isn't that the norm for that kind of character? Well, he was fat.....pretty, but fat. When I decided the whole thing was a "camp," I didn't expect much and went for the laughs, intended or otherwise. The plot? Please ! User "abby-" said it right: there was no story.I couldn't believe that thieves had somehow broken into a subterranean library with hidden entrances and guards at every door, and WHY didn't they steal the whole spear ? That's the "travelogue" part of the film - gorgeous cinematography (don't know who) of different parts of USA, apparently (low-budget). List me with all those who thought the CGIs were a bit much, especially when they hack their way through potted plants and suddenly come to the end of the jungle, with a tremendous waterfall off to the side, which made no noise as they approached. Huh? Good scene of the break-away bridge. "Incas" in South America, not Mayans......why was part of the spear in Tibet, then the plot jumps to Mongolia. I don't even remember where they were when it FINALLY got put together and "Flynn" got stabbed with the wrong end.I got sucked-into this movie (on TNT.TV with commercials) because I thought "The Curse of The Judus Chalice" was coming-on. Maybe a religious-themed flick ? SURPRISE ! I had to sit-through all three of the films, in one sitting.Bob Newhart was a "camp" - had no idea who Kelly Hu nor Sonya Walger were/are. Author Peter Winther and director David Titcher produced a disaster that kept me wanting more. SO, I guess that makes the whole mess worthwhile - at least, it wasn't one of those animated things they are showing to entertain our kids (and other not-so-bright folk) today. I don't agree it was all that "low-budget" - very sharp-looking, even though the acting left something to be desired, unless you're looking to have a good laugh - I did !!! I read all the "goofs", and realized I had seen them all - and kept right-on enjoying this spoof.