Sahara [HD DVD] | ![Sahara [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RYBX9DCJL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Breck Eisner
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz, Christopher Bello, Nicholas Beveney
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  249 reviews
Sales Rank: 61141
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 70414
UPC: 097360704143
EAN: 0097360704143
ASIN: B000GTJT0W
Theatrical Release Date: April 8, 2005
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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
Description
Master explorer Dirk Pitt goes on the adventure of a lifetime of seeking out a lost Civil War battleship known as the "Ship of Death" in the deserts of West Africa while helping a UN doctor being hounded by a ruthless dictator.
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 Sahara DVD January 30, 2010
L. Green (Foothills of the Ozark Mtns)
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.
 Sahara January 3, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
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.
History and adventure collide perfectly in this film. September 30, 2009
Marie Ashton (Texas, USA)
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.
Couldn't find this movie any where September 12, 2009
Kathleen K. Ryan (Alabama)
This movie is one of my favorites. I had loaned it out to someone and obviously it was one of their favorites also, since they never returned it. As usual was able to find it on Amazon.
Just Plain Fun! July 20, 2009
Robyn Carter (Lexington, KY USA)
I like previous reviewers have not read the book. I can not comment on that perspective, but for me I really enjoyed this movie. I missed it at the box office but caught it when on cable. There are some unbelievable parts just like the bond movies but thats what makes it so much fun. I loved the characters, the music, and the story. I am sorry this didn't do well enough for them to make more films. I would recommend it to most everyone.
Robyn Carter
Lexington, KY
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