QAny recommendations for other movie series like 'The Librarian'?
AThe movies in The Librarian series are most often described as a blend of action, comedy, and satire, 'cheesy', and movies that are a lot of fun to watch but don't take themselves seriously. Those who have seen The Librarian movies often compare them to the movies in the Indiana Jones franchise, i.e., Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Also similar are the movies in (1) the National Treasure series: National Treasure (2004) and its sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), (2) the Night at the Museum series: Night at the Museum (2006) and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), (3) the Romancing the Stone series: Romancing the Stone (1984) and its sequel The Jewel of the Nile (1985), and (4) The Mummy series: The Mummy (1999) and its sequel The Mummy Returns (2001), all of which provide the adventure, thrills, and 'cheesiness' that are part of The Librarian movies. Although they are a bit more serious in tone, The Da Vinci Code (2006) and its sequel Angels & Demons (2009) are also favorably compared.
QIs 'Curse of the Judas Chalice' based on a book?
ACurse of the Judas Chalice is the third movie in the made-for-TV Librarian franchise, preceded by The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) and The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006). The screenplay for Curse of the Judas Chalice was written by screenwriter Marco Schnabel based on characters created by David N. Titcher in the first movie.
QWhat is 'The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice' about?
AWhen Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) suffers a meltdown due to the stresses of his job as librarian at the Metropolitan Public Library in New York, Director Judson (Bob Newhart) suggests that he take some time off, and Charlene (Jane Curtin) suggests New Orleans. At first reluctant to go, Flynn dreams that night of a beautiful chanteuse inviting him to come to her, and decides to follow his dream. His very first night in New Orleans takes him to a nightclub where he sees Simone Renoir (Stana Katic), his dream woman, singing a seductive song. After her song is finished, he tries to talk to her, but she whisks him away into a candlelit church, reveals that she knows he is the Librarian, gives him a marker, and tells him that he is the only one who can protect the Judas Chalice. Flynn is about to embark on an adventure that will involve vampires, ex-KGB agent and former Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Kubichek (Dikran Tulaine), his old college Professor Lazlo (Bruce Davison), and lead him to the ultimate vampire of them all...Dracula!
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