Legends of the Hidden Temple

I'am an unabashed fan of the game show, and to this day, I will never tire of it, no matter how many times I see each episode, it's just too good of a game show, balancing both mind and body into the mix for an exciting adventure that's never the same twice. While I was waiting for some episodes to come on DVD (I'm using various video websites to satisfy my cravings) to last forever in my future family, I heard about this movie coming soon. I was a little skeptical how the creators would handle it all in a movie, but they pulled it off nicely. The premise is very much compatible with the format of the show and I much enjoyed not only the return of Kirk Fogg and Olmec (voiced again by Dee Bradley Baker!) but several other homages as well that I won't reveal, you have to see it for yourself. It's not perfect, the irresponsible parent cliché, some implausibilities (a kid who can understand monkey language being one), and and preposterousness (the native people of Olmec's temple speaking English than some native language), but the good far outweighs the bad. I do hope they included episodes of the show when it comes out on DVD. Even if they didn't I'm not hesitating to grab it!

I've never seen the television game show that this is based on, but 'Legends of the Hidden Temple' makes for OK viewing.

It's a decent adventure story featuring some semi-interesting scenarios, the battling brothers being the overall key to it all. I'm sure families will have a fun time watching this, despite it being aimed towards kids.

Isabela Moner is in this playing Sadie. I knew she's good at the craft after seeing her excel in 'Instant Family', she's definitely the standout here; though Colin Critchley and Jet Jurgensmeyer give fair performances too. Dee Bradley Baker's voice works well for King Olmec, also.

One for the family, for sure. Lastly, credit to them for making it a short watch - a full-blown production would've been superfluous.

It's impossible not to remember the iconic PC game from the 2000s, Zuma Delux, some correlation, probably not, or just the Mexican mythological and/or archeological legend, but other than that the movie is pretty simple, an Indiana Jones for pre kids, cuddly and predictable...

To enhance the fun and nostalgia, I'd recommend watching the game show before the movie to make all the references to the names of the teams more enticing. My only two complaints about the movie are it not having enough suspense and it being too short. It should have been made at least an hour and twenty minutes long. Other than that, the script, tone, pacing, set design, costume design, and acting were executed pretty much perfectly. I also love the fact that the host of the game show itself, Kirk Fogg, makes a couple cameo appearances. The script has a lot of potential for sequels whether it gets to be a series of movies, a miniseries, or a show of its own. There's a lot that can be explored if they were to put the time and money into making it come to fruition.

Decent watch, won't watch again, can't really recommend.

For a movie based off a kids show from 30 years ago where children are so excited they can't put a 3 piece puzzle together, its about as good as it could be.

It allows for an interesting enough premise, but quickly becomes a cheap reference to the original show. The actual story line is touching, but not terribly substantial. I feel like I've seen the "disfunctional sibling relationship rectified due to a intense action situation" plenty of times, or maybe it's just so close to "I saved your life, you appreciate me now, so let's bang" trope.

For kids, I think this is fine, but its just not going to wow anyone.