Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls (Video 2008)

Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls: Directed by Mark Atkins. With Sean Cameron Michael, Christopher Adamson, Natalie Stone, Daniel Bonjour. Allan Quatermain has been recruited to lead an expedition in search of a fabled treasure, deep within Africa. He must avoid hidden dangers.

“u0026quot;King Solomonu0026#39;s Minesu0026quot; is one of the great adventure novels of all time, but it seems so difficult to successfully adapt to the screen, for no reasons that I cannot fathom. This may be the weakest version yet, paling even to the pathetic 1985 Richard Chamberlain/Sharon Stone debacle. While the director brags about using the same African locations as the classic Steweart Granger/Deborah Kerr version, itu0026#39;s clear that this was a misuse of the $50,000 budget. The acting and overall production values are so weak, that itu0026#39;s clear all of the money has gone into travel costs. A better, more spectacular movie could have been made in the deserts of the American southwest and jungles of Hawai, and none would have known the difference.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOf the no name cast, only the actor playing Allan Quatermain acquits himself reasonably well. His performance is perfectly adequate, and he has screen presence. The rest of the cast is abysmal, and the changes from Haggardu0026#39;s book donu0026#39;t even serve to make the story more contemporary or exciting. This is the kind of film that gives the straight to DVD industry the reputation it has, and itu0026#39;s likely only the opportunity to cash in on u0026quot;Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullu0026quot; (hence the title) , which opened around the same time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSkip this one, and see either the Granger version, or the made-for-TV Patrick Swayze version. Or even u0026quot;Police Academy 6: City Under Siegeu0026quot;. All do a better job of capturing Haggardu0026#39;s book, and are just more fun.”