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Summary: entertaining enough to get the job done
Review: The Scorpion King is a character introduced in The Mummy Returns, but we go way back in time in this prequel to meet the character and see how he rises to power
The Rock's character is named Mathayus in this movie. He is among the last survivors of his tribe called the Arkadians who are known as highly skilled assassins. The land and all of the tribes are being conquered by an evil guy with a bad haircut named Memnon who with the aid of a sorceress is seemingly unstoppable. Mathayus is hired to kill Memnon's sorceress and quickly finds himself in a battle against the King's entire army. Or something like that.
in my opinion It doesn't matter what the plot is! What everyone goes to this movie to see is The Rock laying the smackdown on a bunch of [people]. And that's exactly what you get. The movie feels kind of like Conan with a 68 million dollar budget. There are tons of pricey special effects and a fight breaks out every few minutes as the film moves along at a very rapid pace. The Rock does well, his charisma does come through on screen. He did his own stunts and more than makes the fights look good
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Summary: Good Old Fashion Macho Entertainment
Review: "The Scorpion King" is about as unoriginal as a summer blockbuster can come. Being equal parts "Conan the Barbarian", "Gladiator", and even reminisant of the t.v. series "Hercules". Yet despite the unoriginality, average acting, and over all predicatblity of the film, "The Scorpion King" manages to do what most films have forgotten to do, entertain. From the grand battle scenes filled with the charismatic, The Rock, hacking and slashing at wave after wave of enemies to the near "Raider of the Lost Ark" like humor and stunts, "The Scorpion King" is a great popcorn film that is worth a view for most action fans, just don't expect anything remarkable or deep from this one and you will enjoy it. Though fair warning the violence is a tad higher then I would have expected for a PG-13 film as are the sexual innuendos so parents should be advised before letting younger children watch this one.
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Summary: Good, but not THAT good
Review: The Scorpion King is a spinoff of the Mummy and the Mummy returns movies. It stars the Rock as Matthias, an assassin for hire who has a personal score to settle with the typical bad guy. Along the way there's the girl, the comic sidekick, the rival turned ally, the climactic final battle...well, you get the picture.Okay, so there's nothing that original here, but the Rock actually does a pretty good job of acting. Also, there's his buddy Balthazar, played by Michael Clark Duncan (you know, that REALLY big guy from Armageddon and The Green Mile). Besides the acting, the special effects are really cool, and the fight scenes are very exciting. The downside is simply that it's nothing new. It's all been done before, but hey, we won't hold that against the Rock. All in all, it's a movie worth seeing, but maybe not worth owning.
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Summary: I want my money back! A WASTE OF TIME!
Review: I don't mean to sound angry about this movie but I really enjoyed the Mummy one and two and I had hope that they would at least follow the plot created for the scorpian king in MII. Instead they did something that has been done many times before. They created a good guy (the rock) a bad guy (I forgot his name... but he's british!) and a pretty damsil in distress. From the moment it began I was disapointed and agast at the ridiculous punch lines and horribly created cliches. Literally this movie has VERY little dialoge, it rests soely on the rock's few lines which he embeleshes with exagerated mouth movements.
I loved Predator (one and two) and all of Arnold's movies but the Rock is over the top and one of the worst actors I have ever been forced to listen to. This movie is an utter waste of time. The ending is as expected as it could ever utterly be the good guy beats the bad guy, gets the girl and all the bad guy's minions bow down before him... ooooh...
Simply put this does not follow history and the sword fighting is awful along with all of the very poorly created fight scenes. This is a movie I would recommend for teenage boys and anyone who is interested on wasting an hour and a half of their time. DO NOT RENT/BUY/SEE THIS MOVIE IF YOU WANT SENTIMENT, GOOD ACTING OR COMPELLING DIALOGUE. This movie is based soely on the hope that all the hype from The Mummy Two would make it sell. Obviously the hope was right.
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Summary: The Scorpion King.
Review: I Thought this movie was the WORST ... movie ever. Anyway I HATED that movie
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Summary: The Rock is a God
Review: Right when the movie starts, a fat guy gets nailed in the head with a sharp object. You know that this movie is only about the action and nothing else. The Rock is Mathayus, a bounty hunter who is targeted by an evil kingdom and a hot woman (Kelly Hu) whom she knows is a god. Why? I don't remember. But, just forget the plot, it's all about the WWE format. The Rock vs. Michael Clarke Duncan in a no DQ match that lasts five minutes! It was almost like a table match. It would've been great if Bubba Ray Dudley walked by and screamed, 'get the tables!!' Body slams and all, "The Great One" raises his eyebrow for the people. You know he saves the day and becomes a king, duh. He's "The Scorpion King." After watching this movie, the heavyweight championship isn't important anymore. The Rock should pursue an action movie career and give somebody a spine buster or rock bottom sometime. Watch "The Scorpion King" for entertainment only. If you're looking for a story and some kind of meaning, watch "Conan the Barbarian." Although, they're pretty similar.
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Summary: WAITING FOR THE DVD
Review: I saw this in the theater when it was first released and have waited ever since for the DVD to come out so I can enjoy it all over again. It is a good old fashioned swash-buckler with no swearing or thrashing nude sex - and to tell the truth it was refreshing to see a good action movie that proves you don't need the smut to entertain. I hope he makes a sequel.
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Summary: Rock Solid !!!
Review: This is the best movie I've ever seen. The Rock is the best actor they could have chosen. Not only is Rock the most athletic person, but he is also the smartest they could have chosen.
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Summary: For THE ROCK fans!
Review: If you are a WWE THEROCK fan, go rush to get this. I am 100% sure you will like it. My 7 year old brother is a THEROCK fan, and he liked it too. Those of you who don't know THEROCK or don't like him, might not like the movie. But if I were not a THEROCK fan, I would still have liked it.
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Summary: A very entertaining movie
Review: This movie is so funny, and full of great one-liners. As cheesy action movies go, it's really good. It's almost Army of Darkness good. And let's face it, The Rock just looks so darn good with those muscles! Especially when he's all oiled, and he's got that one eyebrow raised. Very sexy. If I were a scantily clad sorceress, I'd fall for him too! My favorite part was when The Rock gets hit between the shoulder blades with an arrow, reaches back and pulls it out of his back, and shoots the same arrow at the guy who shot him. Very cool movie.
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