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Lost City Raiders (2008)

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Lost City Raiders aired on SCIFI Channel on November 22nd 2008 to record breaking ratings. In fact, as it stands right now, Lost City Raiders is ranked SCIFI’s 5th most watched movie event of 2008. Of course, with the questionable quality of some of SCIFI’s original programming I wasn’t too surprised to read that tidbit of information after viewing the film. Next to many of the films they produce, LCR feels like a full fledged and fully realized PA adventure film.

Many viewers seem to be comparing LCR to Waterworld but instead, I say the film owes more to the rollicking adventure yarns of Indiana Jones. So, a word of warning to anyone who attempts to track this one down; to enjoy the PA fun of this film you’re gonna have to dust off your suspension of disbelief pants. If you start asking yourself questions like; “how does this world still have electricity, gas, guns, fully functioning aquatic gear, beer, or hair gel for Ian Somerhalder’s hairdo,” you’re just gonna loose it by about half way through. This is a race-for-the-artifact-and-save-the-world affair and is probably all the better for it.

The opening set-up of Lost City Raiders is great fun. Because of global warming, the world is suffering a global catastrophe called “The Rising.” Water levels have risen so high that most of the earth’s landmass is covered with water. Only the tips of some of the world’s tallest buildings, and the high reaches of mountains poke out of the endless water.

Shot using a variety of techniques and presented as a fast paced SFX spectacle, you’re easily sucked into the premise and fun tone of the film. Tidal waves engulf cities while intense handlheld news footage is interspersed with images of superstorms and the huddled masses being swept away.

However, once the film starts proper you realize that this won’t be the drink-your-own-urine-to-survive world that we’d come to expect from watching Waterworld. Sure there are some PA dangers lurking in the depths like mutant sharks (which, incidentally, look a lot like real sharks), but mostly people seem to be doing alright in the world of Lost City Raiders. Silk button up shirts are plentiful, people still have Blackberries, computers, and LCD screen TVs, and champagne is plentiful.

Alright, so if this isn’t a dire post apocalyptic fairytale like Waterworld then what is it? To be blunt; it could have been called “Indian Jones and the Raiders of the Lost City.” It’s a cliffhanger. A quest film. A globe trotting adventure yarn that’ll take you from underwater Hollywood to New Rome with the speed of a jump-cut. It’s a film about two groups searching for a mythical artifact that could save the world from almost certain underwater doom.

James Brolin, Ian Somerhalder, and Jamie Thomas King play the Kubiaks, a father and sons team who sell their diving services to to the highest bidder and illegally loot underwater buildings. It’s supposedly dangerous work (although the only danger seems to come from the above mentioned mutant sharks). However, when what’s left of The Vatican thinks they’ve discovered the whereabouts of an Egyptian staff they believe Moses used to part the red Seas, it’s the Kubiaks to the rescue!

LCR is directed by Jean de Segonzac who’s worked on some of television’s most popular shows. He’s directed episodes of Battlestar Galactica, Damages, The Unit, Twilight Zone, Oz, Gossip Girl, and many more, so the direction is pretty fair considering the budget.

But not everything works. The film is hampered by some technical flubs. A few scenes of bad ADR and blue screen work are all it takes it seems to take a decent idea and turn it into a true MFTV movie. However, considering how much this film tries to outdo the restrictions of its 6.4 million dollar budget, I can make some allowances for the technical stuff.

The biggest issue I have with the film is that it won’t commit to its own post apocalyptic premise. It refuses to abide by the rules of its own world and makes too many allowances in order to move the story along and keep things up beat. It’s like Kevin Costner’s The Postman. Remember the last scene where the world is back to normal somehow and there’s yachts in the harbor and golf shirts on the members of the press? And after 3 hours you’re like “what just happened?” That’s how you feel when you get to the end of Lost City Raiders. It’s like, wait? Why is everyone so rich and wearing suits all of a sudden and where is that champagne coming from? It’s a fun movie but not a groundbreaking PA outing by any means.
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