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| View Larger Image | Sahara (Widescreen Edition) | DVDStarring: Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz, William H. Macy, Rainn Wilson
Directed By: Breck Eisner
| List Price: | $12.98 | | Price: | $9.99 | | You Save: | $2.99 (23%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 124 minutes | | Format: | Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Studio: | Paramount | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.66:1 | | Release Date: | August 30, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 3,389rd |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
There is a legend of a treasure that claims all who seek it... Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer (Matthew McConaughey) and his wisecracking buddy (Steve Zahn). But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor (Penelope Cruz), they find themselves on the ultimate treasure hunt. Soon the three are in for the ride of their lives as they cross the blistering North African terrain, pitting their skills against ruthless enemies bent on world destruction. In a race against time, this trio of unlikely heroes must unravel the clues, solve the mystery and save the world in "...a delirious escape into adventure-serial heaven" the whole family can enjoy. |
Amazon.com
It took more than 25 years for another Clive Cussler novel to come to the screen after the financial and critical disaster of Raise the Titanic. Based on Cussler's oddly landlocked adventure, Sahara finds the author's hero, Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey)--a sort of all-American, high seas variation of James Bond--in Africa looking for a Confederate ironclad ship that impossibly might have ended up there. Soon he and his faithful sidekick Al Giordino (Steve Zahn) are lost in another adventure, discovering a deadly contaminate being tracked by a beautiful doctor (Penelope Cruz). The results are checkered: there's no one outstanding sequence, but the action is enjoyably varied, while the thrills are mild yet not bombastic or gratuitous. The cast are all adept in their roles, yet the only one who sparkles is the scene-stealing Zahn, cast against type; McConaughey, who also produced, knows he might be starting a franchise character and plays it safe. He's never as dangerous as Cussler's hero is on the page (except in his introduction), and in fact, the whole movie plays towards comedy, infused by a soundtrack of 70s FM radio monsters. Cussler fanatics may not like this lighter fare, especially with the archeological portion (a Cussler strong point) not fully embraced, but with a very, very likable cast and colorful settings, Sahara is a kindler, gentler action film that has all the elements in place for a better, more memorable franchise if anyone cares to attempt it. --Doug Thomas |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 251 reviews)
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Great movie! by Electronic junkie (Greenwood, SC United States)  5 Stars
February 19, 2010
This is a fun movie, with a little bit of common sense, and thinking involved. Compare to a cross between MacGiver and Indiana Jones. Lots of fun for a date movie!
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From Civil War to Civil War by Magnifying Glass  4 Stars
February 17, 2010
Near the end of the U.S. Civil War, a Confederate gold-laden ironclad departs Richmond, Virginia under bombardment and steams into the fog of history.
In the present, two oceanographers, named Dirk and Al, obsess about finding her. Following the recovery of an ancient African artifact off the coast of Nigeria, they find a clue that points to the country of Mali. At the same time, a World Health Organization doctor, named Eva, suspects the source of a potential plague is in Mali. Together, they motor up river to Mali where their destinies will intertwine. Unfortunately, the forces of Mali's Warlord General and the Tuareg fighters are engaged in a Civil War.
The most fun scene is a deleted scene: 'The Long Kiss'. Watch Al's discomfort as Dirk and Eva are in a major lip-lock.
Extras:
COMMENTARIES BY DIRECTOR EISNER & ACTOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER McCONAUGHEY
ACROSS THE SANDS OF SAHARA: Primarily, McConaughey, Zahn, and Cruz talk about their roles.
VISUALIZING SAHARA: Primarily, the look of, the costumes of, and the making of 'Sahara'.
CAST AND CREW WRAP FILM: A series of fast cuts of behind the scenes and personal silly moments.
DELETED SCENES: 'Kitty Mannock's Crash', 'Finding Kitty Mannock's Plane', 'The Long Kiss', 'Oceanographers Dying in the Desert'.
CAMEL CHASE: The making of the chase scene with the train.
ANIMATICS - OPENING SCENE: Storyboard sequence of the ironclad leaving Richmond.
ANIMATICS - TRAIN JUMP: Storyboard sequence of a train bound for the solar mirror farm.
STORYBOARD COMPARISONS: 'Gun Fight at the Well', 'Finding the Ironclad', 'Dirk Rescues Eva on the Beach'.
THEATRICAL TRAILER
PREVIEWS: Only a plug for Paramount High Definition capabilities.
Picture (Blu-ray): outstanding (5). Disc oddity: it doesn't allow you to back up in slow motion.
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Sahara DVD by L. Green (Foothills of the Ozark Mtns) 4 Stars
January 30, 2010
The attempt at capturing one of Clive Cussler's action fiction is great. The characters are believable and well played by actors Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn. It is an action adventure set in the Sahara Desert complete with enemies with automatic weapons and a beautiful lady doctor. The DVD is well worth the price. Enjoy.
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Sahara by Arnita D. Brown (USA) 5 Stars
January 03, 2010
Explorer Dirk Pitt, a modernday Indiana Jones, joins a U.N. science expedition in the Sahara to search for a toxin that is killing marine life. A cheerfully silly action adventure that finally gives Matthew McConaughey a role that fits his carefree, sexy, Southern-boy style.
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History and adventure collide perfectly in this film. by Marie Ashton (Texas, USA) 5 Stars
September 30, 2009
Sahara is the right mix of adventure, intrigue and history, rolled into one. This film never has a dull moment and characters you will love.
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