AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Mehdi Hoffman There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

mikemdp Oh, cut this fun and funny movie a break, whydontcha.Here's a movie that revels – no, bathes – in its own ridiculousness to such a degree you really can't escape being charmed by all the fun everyone's having.So here's the silly story: A college professor who doubles as an illegal street racer and triples as an intrepid archaeologist is in Russia on a teacher exchange program but is really seeking the lost treasure of the Knights Templar. Because yeah.He befriends a kindly Russian vigilante strongman, woos the vigilante's Angelina Jolie lookalike sister, and runs afoul of drug dealers, a characteristically evil David Carradine, and Russian police who openly and inexplicably worry about "bad press."Talk about uneven! I lost count of how many movies were going on here. It's a "Fast & Furious" mockbuster, it's a "Da Vinci Code"/"Tomb Raider"/"Indiana Jones" mashup, it's a clichéd drug melodrama, all duct taped and Krazy Glued together into one Frankenstein of a movie.That said, "Treasure Raiders" is an idiotic delight; near perfect comic book escapism, with just enough unintentionally funny scenes like these to make it a big ol' hoot:-- CUT to stunt driver speeding through the streets of Moscow, then CUT to ancient David Carradine gesticulating wildly with a steering wheel, obviously not driving at all.-- Russian bodybuilder Alexander Nevsky is an expressive, genial teddy bear of an actor cut from Arnold's cloth, and is just as indecipherable as Arnold was back in the day.-- And his girlfriend is, oddly, Sherilyn Fenn, obviously old enough to be his mother, who acts as if she wandered in from the movie set next door.There's an ancient coded amulet, a secret bible, plot holes wider than Red Square, and a car that shoots rockets.Actual Russian location shooting lend this movie some much-needed validity, and there are some stunts and racing scenes that are actually quite jaw-dropping. One involving a motorcycle that bursts from a window in the midst of an explosion is truly impressive for a DTV silly like this.Know what I say? Woo hoo! What a Friday night, with "Treasure Raiders," some 7-layer dip and chips, and a coupla cold ones!H8rs gonna h8. Don't listen to them. Listen to me. This is a fun one. Pick it up.

veryhappydeath Great! Exceptional movie! The best movie I have ever seen after Borat. Has a deep philosophical meaning. It's a MUST SEE (twice). The director shows great insight into Russian culture and modern realties. If you were ever interested in Russia then this movie is all you need to understand the inner depths of the siberian soul. The plot is nothing but genius!!! Actors are the best the world has to offer. Alexander Nevsky has the sexiest attitude, and his accent is so believable! Great job guys! Can't wait for the Treasure Raiders II. A-W-E-S-O-M-E! YAY!!! MOTHER Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great! Exceptional movie! The best movie I have ever seen after Borat. Has a deep philosophical meaning. It's a MUST SEE (twice). The director shows great insight into Russian culture and modern realties. If you were ever interested in Russia then this movie is all you need to understand the inner depths of the siberian soul. The plot is nothing but genius!!! Actors are the best the world has to offer. Alexander Nevsky has the sexiest attitude, and his accent is so believable! Great job guys! Can't wait for the Treasure Raiders II. A-W-E-S-O-M-E! YAY!!! MOTHER Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great! Exceptional movie! The best movie I have ever seen after Borat. Has a deep philosophical meaning. It's a MUST SEE (twice). The director shows great insight into Russian culture and modern realties. If you were ever interested in Russia then this movie is all you need to understand the inner depths of the siberian soul. The plot is nothing but genius!!! Actors are the best the world has to offer. Alexander Nevsky has the sexiest attitude, and his accent is so believable! Great job guys! Can't wait for the Treasure Raiders II. A-W-E-S-O-M-E! YAY!!! MOTHER Russia!!!!!!!!!!!!!

srikantagrawal If you want to waste your time, this is the one for you. Very bad acting. poor dialog delivery, stupid action scenes (if you have ever watched any Jackie-Chan movie, OK forget Jackie Chan, Steven Seagal! OK forget Seagal, Chuck Norris! OK forget Norris, any other American/Chinese/hongkong action movie, you will wonder what is going on here!), idiotic expressions at times. Only one villain is worth watching who survives at the end! He reminded me of Mickey Rourke(Marv) in Sin City.I watched this movie because someone had given very good feedback (someone who wants to make money!!) and the actor 'Alexander Nevsky' is considered hero in his country. After reading his profile, I liked him for not depicting Russian as bad guy as he refused few offers to act in blockbuster movies! But he is destroying the Russian reputation by being a bad actor. He is a bodybuilder alright, but it's the acting, which counts, not just the body!! Schwarzenegger or The Rock would not have done so well if they had acted poorly.I want my money back. Although I watched it for free, It was still not worth my time!

Thaiman144 saw this at a screening over the last week, its incredible. I don't want to give anything away, but i'm hoping this film breaks out into LARGE release, as it is worthy of a huge audience. The audeince at the film festival seem to be equally impressed and blown away by this film. The directors and producer of the film stood there for over an hour answering questions, and making comments about the film. ITs not too often that films nowadays are gutsy enough to be made out of the Hollywood mold like this film, yet its BETTER , much much better than your average Hollywood film. I think it will come to the theaters over this summer. This is a perfect summer release, and will do VERY VERY well if let out in wide distribution. Don't miss this, incredible action, great script, top notch acting..!!!!