The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice

We all like different kinds of movies in my house. RB, TJ and I all rarely agree on any one genre, never mind one movie. When I was offered an opportunity to preview the new movie The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice, I accepted it because it had something to do with vampires, something my son and husband enjoy but I can usually take or leave.

TNT first introduced the world to The Librarian in 2004 with The Librarian: The Quest For The Spear. That movie was ranked as ad-supported cable’s #1 movie of 2004. The second installment The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines aired in 2006 and ranked as ad-supported cable’s #1 original movie sequel of all time and placed among the top five movie telecasts of 2006. The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice is the third and final installment in The Librarian series of movies. Noah Wyle (ER) has portrayed the main character Flynn Carsen, The Librarian, in all three movies. Flynn is called The Librarian because he works for the New York Metropolitan Library. Also returning are Bob Newhart (The Bob Newhart Show) as Judsen and Jane Curtin (3rd Rock From The Sun) as Charlene. Judsen is Flynn’s boss. Charlene is in charge of personnel and money and she’s always mad at Flynn for spending too much money. New to the cast are Stana Katic (Feast Of Love) as the beautiful Simone and Bruce Davison (Xmen, Knight Rider) as the elderly Professor Lazlo. This movie, as well as the second one, was directed by Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek The Next Generation).

In the beginning of The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice, language expert Professor Lazlo is kidnapped at the University of Bucharest by a group wanting him to find the Judas Chalice. Over in the United States, our hero Flynn goes to New Orleans on vacation after battling foes, spending more money than Charlene wanted him to spend on an artifact at auction, having his girlfriend break up with him and having strange dreams. Talk about a bad week! Once in New Orleans he meets Simone and uncovers a plot to use The Judas Chalice, a cup made from the 30 pieces of silver Judas was paid to betray Jesus, to bring evil Prince Dracul back to life to rule the world. Flynn and Simone will have to trust each other and work together to try and prevent the evil plot from coming to fruition. I don’t want to write any more details because there are a couple of surprises and I don’t want to spoil it for anyone. It’s best you see it for yourself.

I recommend this movie highly. We loved it! It was a combination of action, adventure, comedy and even a little suspense. Did you ever notice that movies you enjoy watching are over quickly and boring ones take days? This movie was over before we knew it. There were no slow parts that should have been left on the cutting room floor. It’s family friendly and contains no inappropriate language or nudity. I can’t pick just one favorite scene because I liked so many, but one of the many that I really enjoyed was the barbershop scene. And I didn’t see the ending coming at all, what a surprise!

Our one and only disappointment with the movie was that we hadn’t seen the first two installments of this series. That small problem will be solved this coming weekend, when TNT airs the first two installments, The Librarian: Quest for the Spear and The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines pm Sunday December 7 beginning at 4pm est. Immediately following the first two movies they will premiere The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice at 8 pm est. I’ve already bought the popcorn and will be watching all three of them in a row.

If you want to learn more about The Librarian just go to the TNT Librarian site.

Thanks to Role Mommy for the opportunity to review this movie. We really enjoyed it!

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