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Chasing Mummies (2010)
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I found this a really useful series to watch. Dr. Hawass is as he is, and I do not say he is a man I would choose to have a pint with, because of the shameful exploitation of Egypt and its history and artifacts in the past. It takes a strong personality who is able to get people shaking in their shoes occasionally to control and organise the chaos that would ensue were his position left to a lesser man. His passion is undeniable, his enthusiasm unparallelled.He would probably not be a comfortable man to work for or live with, but he grabs the headlines, which in turn leads to a high profile for his various works and excavations. Men like this make enemies, but they also make some faithful friends, and he has many who work for him devotedly.The scenes which featured going into areas of the pyramids not usually accessible to film crews were fascinating, and the reactions of some of his interns to the scenarios they were facing showed that real archaeology is NOT for sissies!
Travellers (2011)
Travellers
having enquired how much this film cost to make, I am amazed it got onto the screen at all.If Kris McManus can make a film like this on his budget, what does the future hold?? Yep, it was a bit wobbly at the start, but the cameo appearance of Charlie Boorman can't have hurt, a gesture for which I admire him, there can't have been much money in it for him! Some of the scenes were so absorbing that you completely forgot what the quality lacked. Violent, yes, but not gratuitously so. I found the screenplay excellent, and rather more convincing than some of the high budget, convoluted stuff you can see. I thought the atmosphere of the film was brilliantly achieved. The threatening seediness of the bare knuckle boxing scene had me on the edge of my seat. The hairs stood up on my neck when the "Pikeys" appeared to do justice to the bikers who had defaced their caravan. Slow start perhaps, but it amply repays perseverance. The camera quality wasn't that great, but the cameraman had enough skill to compensate to a large degree.To my great surprise, I was really impressed.