The Relic
Dir: Peter Hyams
1997
***
The Relic is an above-average adventure horror film that isn't to be taken too seriously and deserves a large helping of popcorn. It's by no means a great film but it's good fun and very easy to watch. It still could never live up to Jurassic Park though, the 1993 film pretty much destroyed a whole genre of adventure horror due to being unbeatably good but the Relic had the necessary pace and character development to succeed and even though the monster was a little underwhelming, it was entertaining throughout. What's not to love about watching people get chased around a history museum by one of the beasts on display? I remember 1997 being a matter of The Relic vs. Mimic and for me The Relic wins comfortably. I love it for the performance from the great James Whitmore alone.