Lost City Raiders (TV 2008)

The year is 2048, and global warming has flooded much of Earth's land areas. A father and his two sons try to salvage treasures from sunken buildings when they are given an important assignment by the New Vatican.

Director:

Jean de Segonzac

Writers:

Torsten Dewi (story), Jean de Segonzac (teleplay)

Stars:

James Brolin, Ian Somerhalder, Bettina Zimmermann

Cast

Credited cast:
James Brolin	...	John Kubiak
Ian Somerhalder	...	Jack Kubiak
Bettina Zimmermann	...	Giovanna Becker
Jamie Thomas King	...	Thomas Kubiak
Elodie Frenck	...	Cara
Michael Mendl	...	Cardinal Battaglia
Jeremy Crutchley	...	Father Giacopetti
Ben Cross	...	Nicholas Filiminov
Peter Butler	...	Brother Fontana
Robin Smith	...	Sailor
Sean Higgs	...	Benny the Bartender
Tamsin MacCarthy	...	Renault
Dan Hirst	...	Alexi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean-Luc Julien	...	(voice)

Storyline

In 2048, global warming caused the sea level to raise high above most cities. John Kubiak runs a salvage business with his adopted orphan sons, cocky Jack and erudite, cautious Thomas. Yet top priority, above profit, is a secret project for New Vatican cardinal Battaglia which even the boys only learn about when it kills John. It's retrieving the pharaonic scepter of Sobek, according to legend commanding the sea-level. The Kubiaks' ruthless rival in this relic hunt is against real estate super-tycoon Nicholas Filiminov, who also recruited Jack's ex, Giovanna Becker, by promising to finance her geological sea control research.

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Plot Keywords:

global warming | vatican | relic hunt | attempted rape | dresden | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief language

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2008 (Germany)

Also Known As:

The End of the World

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Budget:

$6,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tandem Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

They state that when Richard the Lionheart was killed during the Crusades it was Mercadier who avenged him. In fact Richard was killed in France, not on the crusades, and forgave the man who killed him but Mercadier had the crossbow man flayed alive and hanged.

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Quotes

Benny the Bartender: [after Cara refuses to sleep with Benny and knocks him over, he gets a harpoon and aims for Cara] My final offer: You stay a while and you can keep your life.
Cara: Tempting! But no deal.

User Reviews

Inconsistent, unbelievable, and just bad.

I'll make this pretty short, as other reviewers have already pointed out most of this..

This movie (which is titled "The End of the World" in my country, for reasons no one knows) is among the worst I have seen.. And I've watched through all of "Pterodactyl" as well as "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians"..

The acting is dubious at its very best. Brolin takes the prize with his slow, unconvincing reads, but the others aren't doing a lot better.

The setting - a future where the world is partially submerged due to global warming - is believable, but the environment and geography is far from it (going from L.A. to Rome in a trawler, anyone?). The premise seems to shift during the film, and one key element of the story changes its method radically, to the point where it is ridiculous.

All in all, I'm glad I borrowed this movie from a friend, so I didn't spend any money on it. I'd like my hour-and-a-half back, please.. At least the other two movies, mentioned above, - though bad - are so bad they're funny.. This is just excruciating!