spoiler ahead and but do it really matter . have you ever read a movie review compose entirely of question . could this be it . why do an ancient civilization bury artifacts all over the world . why be this question never answer . why be the opening text crawl incoherent . why would a nun ( she sure seem nice . ) hand over 20 orphan to a madman . have there always be a gold mine in downtown vancouver . why do one of the gold mine shaft exit in the front yard of an orphanage . why do tara reid character suddenly show up at christian slater apartment for sex . ( or do i just answer my own question . ) why would even a non archaeologist bang open an obviously valuable solid gold chest with a sledgehammer . why would modern computer still display green pre tron era grid outline of object and complete with little bleep . and must all movie explosive timer have digital display . why doesn not anything in this movie make any sense .