Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)

Summary: Harry is on a dig in Libya with his associates when they uncover and ancient scepter and the cast of a giant snake. They unveil at a museum on the night of an eclipse, which magically awakens the beast and send him hurtling through the city killing people. A treasure hunter, Hannah, steals the scepter only to realize the Basilisk is following that because in that lies the source of its power. So Hannah will have to decide if she can control the beast or destroy her masterpiece theft!           Overall: Maybe I’ve become immune to Sci-Fi “Original” pictures, but I wasn’t as enamored as others were by this film. All admit the movies normally suck but all have great things to say about this movie. Maybe the fact that the CGI isn’t “obviously” bad or the plot isn’t “obviously” flawed to them, means it’s a good film. I think it just means the film isn’t “obviously” a bad film. It’s just ok. It comes off way too “smart-alecky” and not serious enough for me to buy into it. It’s an amusing film, I guess...but if anything the film can portray itself as “the best of the worst.”           Comparison: The Snake King meets Party of Five

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