A-Team and Airwolf are much better than this though!
Adventure Movieslike Indiana Jones work, because you never know whats coming next with the situations the characters find themselves in - there are many plot twists interlaced with 'fish out of water' characters who react with emotional range to their various situations - for example being trapped against a dead end wall in a temple with the Nazis/Baddies after them, Jones and his companions would show panic and terror before accidentally grabbing the right spot on a nearby sculpture which reveals a hidden door, perhaps by the woman trying to hit him for getting him into this mess! In Indiana Jones characters are highly antagonistic to each other, providing not only humour but dramatic opportunities and interest for the viewer. You become involved in the characters and the basic pantomime 'good and evil baddies and myth' story works.
NOT THIS MOVIE THOUGH!
This has none of the above - cardboard cutout characters are stuck in place with a total lack of reactions and humorous situations. The plot flies from basic pantomime 'good and evil baddies and myth' A to B, the goodies chased by the baddies without any emotional interest for the viewer.
A scene typifies the whole film - the characters are trapped against a dead end wall with the baddies after them, Jack, the female lead and his geek sidekick are seemingly trapped and dead. But of course they are not. Jack simply hits the right spot so the wall raises and then comes down and hides them. There is no explanation how he knows to do this. But you knew that is exactly what would happen, being used to it from watching the simple plot and scriptwriting. It's rather boring.
There are no real problems for the hero, Jack in the script - unlike Jones (played as a character with human faults) he is played as a alpha male real man who can simply do anything. The squeaky geek sidekick will of course never get any serious attention of the woman while a realman like Jack is around. Jack is played as a deadpan character with few emotions who can always push the right lever or button. The woman is strong willed but always falls in place next to Jack. All this is set in stone from the start. There is little in the way of antagonism or any dynamic between the characters while the baddies are after them, and for all these reasons a total lack of interest from the viewer. Add in a few explosions and helicopters like in the A-Team/Airwolf episodes and there you have it. 3/10.
Adventure Movieslike Indiana Jones work, because you never know whats coming next with the situations the characters find themselves in - there are many plot twists interlaced with 'fish out of water' characters who react with emotional range to their various situations - for example being trapped against a dead end wall in a temple with the Nazis/Baddies after them, Jones and his companions would show panic and terror before accidentally grabbing the right spot on a nearby sculpture which reveals a hidden door, perhaps by the woman trying to hit him for getting him into this mess! In Indiana Jones characters are highly antagonistic to each other, providing not only humour but dramatic opportunities and interest for the viewer. You become involved in the characters and the basic pantomime 'good and evil baddies and myth' story works.
NOT THIS MOVIE THOUGH!
This has none of the above - cardboard cutout characters are stuck in place with a total lack of reactions and humorous situations. The plot flies from basic pantomime 'good and evil baddies and myth' A to B, the goodies chased by the baddies without any emotional interest for the viewer.
A scene typifies the whole film - the characters are trapped against a dead end wall with the baddies after them, Jack, the female lead and his geek sidekick are seemingly trapped and dead. But of course they are not. Jack simply hits the right spot so the wall raises and then comes down and hides them. There is no explanation how he knows to do this. But you knew that is exactly what would happen, being used to it from watching the simple plot and scriptwriting. It's rather boring.
There are no real problems for the hero, Jack in the script - unlike Jones (played as a character with human faults) he is played as a alpha male real man who can simply do anything. The squeaky geek sidekick will of course never get any serious attention of the woman while a realman like Jack is around. Jack is played as a deadpan character with few emotions who can always push the right lever or button. The woman is strong willed but always falls in place next to Jack. All this is set in stone from the start. There is little in the way of antagonism or any dynamic between the characters while the baddies are after them, and for all these reasons a total lack of interest from the viewer. Add in a few explosions and helicopters like in the A-Team/Airwolf episodes and there you have it. 3/10.