Jack Hunter et le Trésor perdu d'Ugarit

Aren't all heroes named "Jack?" Yep, this one is too ... and it goes downhill from there.

Score: 2 .... plot development 1 .... character development 6 .... Indiana Jones character rip-off 8 .... Location set up shot (some of the visuals are nice)

You don't care about these characters and their back stories, because they are not introduced with any skillfully written narrative. They are one dimensional, predictable and completely unsympathetic.

The modern time period lacks the charm and danger of the 30s and impending world conflict. But somehow, when "Jack" heads out to go on his mission, he is suddenly adorned in the Indiana Jones uniform of the 1930s era.

Seriously? Can't these rip-offs at least have better writing if they are created by people who you assume went into the craft to use their creativity?

A good adventure with a proper plot, some goodies, some baddies, a couple of twists and a lot of action. Think Indiana Jones, romancing the stone and the mummy. The special effects are low budget but so too with indiana Jones. The acting is not superb but so too with the mummy. If it had been released in the 80's it would have been a classic.

Have seen all three in the series, very like Indiana Jones, but the sound on speech is very low, used Speaker Bar and just able to hear it with Subtitles.

This series certainly - and shamelessly - lifted the Raiders of the Lost Ark for base material, but it does give enough of a twist on events to make it legal, and somewhat serviceable.

I like this genre so I enjoyed watching it for entertainment's sake. Of course it has as much "cheese" in it as a Green Bay Creamery, and the dialogue is not Oscar material, but I watch documentaries if I want something deep.

Though in reality it's really 3 separate Two hour Films (that is how I saw it) that need to be watched in order to make sense, considering this was on The Sci-Fi channel which is usually filled with garbage I was Pleasantly surprised as it's really quite good, and looks like it has a fairly large budget which is unusual considering there is No one in it that you will have heard of.

The acting is reasonably good by all concerned, and if you enjoyed the similar in vein 'The Librarian' Series of Adventure TV Movies then you will enjoy this.

Worth watching.