open scene mayhem introduce a formidable beast and a serpent with spiritual vengefulness . it can petrify victim to stone in medusan fashion and and it can swat you like a fly too . odd that it have greek mythological power and since it lurk in the mid east desert . treasure hunter and a full moon unleash the giant serpent to emerge and wreak more destruction . promising start and but after that initial scene and this film decide it a junior high school production and and degenerate into unbridled silliness . when the creature be unleashed and do it utilize it horrify power for a grandiose or symbolic attack . like other monster would . no and it just tear up a museum and a shopping mall . it also wipe out a bunch of soldier who look like they train for combat by play war game with gi joe doll . the acting be painfully bad . somebody recite a line loudly and and then pause expectantly and a if wait for a laugh track to be insert . it remind me of one of those tween sit coms on disney channel . the archaeologist guy ( a robert downey look like ) wanders around with a pie eye gap expression . he make dumb quip and and he just look weird . there a stock nerdy geek and who have neon yellow bleach hair and horn rim glass . the female love interest look like she go to laugh hysterically at any moment . the red dress greedy rich femme fatale wannabe girl deserve special recognition . her tough vamp routine look more like a shampoo commercial . she run around with a big heavy gold staff and look like she go to trip over her stiletto heel any moment . one guess on how shampoo vamp end up . and it will seem way over due . about as scary a a care bear cartoon . for it unintentional humor and it good for a couple of laugh .