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Summary: The Rock's performance is better than "The Mummy Returns"!!
Review: Okay, it's like this. At least everybody in the world has seen how short the Rock's performance was in last year's "The Mummy Returns". But that was then, and this is now! I saw "The Scorpion King" a couple of days ago and to me, THIS is more like the Rock to have a challenging performance such as this, especially when he portrays the title role! The director of this film is not Stephen Sommers, who directed the "Mummy" films, it is director Chuck Russell, who brought you Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Eraser" and Jim Carrey's "The Mask" a few years back. Russell has certainly did an outstanding job with this prequel to the "Mummy" films! Also, WWF chairman Vince McMahon executive produced this film in which he did a great job as well. "The Scorpion King" focuses on an assassin called Methayus (Rock), who is later called the "Scorpion King". Methayus and his brother (Branscombe Richmond) infiltrate the camp of a ruthless, powerful, and undefeated leader named Memnon (Steven Brand), who has held prisoner a beautiful sorceress (Kelly Hu, "Martial Law"). Methayus' brother gets killed after being captured and swears revenge against Memnon for it. And the film goes on from there. "The Scorpion King" also has some comic relief from Grant Heslov ("Congo", "True Lies") as Methayus' unexpected sidekick and lots of action between Methayus and a gargantuan warrior named Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan, "The Green Mile")! This has certainly lived up to the first two "Mummy" films! This is definitely a DVD must-have addition to the first films when it is released! "The Scorpion King" is, without a doubt, the best performance that I've seen from the Rock since we see him every week on "WWF Smackdown and Raw".
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Summary: Ho-hum, derivative action-adventure
Review: The Scorpion King is a cheerfully dumb action film that is unfortunately let down by the many film cliches it contains.Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars as Mathayus, last of the warrior Akkadians, who must kill the cruel King Memnon (Steven Brand) in order to protect the Free Kingdoms. However, there's a catch: the sorceress Cassandra (a hubba-hubba Kelly Hu) predicts the future for Memnon, who is nearly unbeatable as a result. So, in order to kill Memnon, Mathayus must first kill Cassandra. But Cassandra has her own secrets... Normally, this would all be cheesy, campy fun, and that's what director Chuck Russell wisely aims for. ...Look, there are touchstones that any film in this genre will use, but The Scorpion King is shameless in its appropriation of them. Hunky, well-pec'd hero? Check. Teenage boys' fever dream for the damsel in distress? Check. Mystical mumbo-jumbo that does nothing to advance the plot? Check. Comic relief with a funny accent? Got that too. In fact, plot elements are ripped off from sources as diverse as Live And Let Die and National Lampoon's Animal House. And that's the root of the problem. Johnson has an undeniable charm, and Hu is jaw- droppingly attractive, but the movie is just so derivative that I couldn't enjoy it. Cliche after cliche piles up until the movie collapses under their weight. Movies, and especially fantasy movies, are all about the suspension of disbelief, but I found myself rolling my eyes in exasperation. And so, to sum up this too-long review: Despite its brisk pace and appealing hero, The Scorpion King ultimately proved to be just a letdown. Rent The Beastmaster and see it done right. My grade: C.
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Summary: Funfunfun
Review: Truly, everyone, don't believe all the negative flak this movie is getting. It's not historical, of course (but then neither are the Mummy movies), but it has its good points and is excellent entertainment for just about anyone.
I walked into the theater opening night with the lowest expectations possible, feeling sure it would take a mighty stab at the Mummy-cultists. Surprise: it didn't!
Barring the historical inaccuracies such as we had to look over in the fantastice Mummy movies, it was a commendable film, and showed the Rock off wonderfully. Alright, his muscles have a lot to do with the role but *surprise!surprise!* there is an element of acting going on!! Although, like Vin Deisel, the Rock "acts" as much with his powerful presence as with tangible acting talent, he was still great in the role of the Akkadian assasin hired to murder the sorceress who makes a powerful warlord undeafeatable.
The expected happens, of course... the sorceress is beautiful, and Matthias (the Rock) is quite enamored. Eventually he makes kidnaps her in lieu of cutting off her pretty head and finds she was being held prisoner. Together with Matthias's humorous sidekick (whose acting is NOT to be overlooked), a somewhat psychotic scientist (whose role I felt was somewhat forced, not enough character development), a huge Nubian king and his Amazon-like women, storm the warlord's city to overthrow him and stop the slaughter.
Don't even enter the theater if you're going to criticize. There's plenty to criticize. But there's also plenty to praise! At least it DIDN'T, as I expected, play on the Mummy movies (I could just see it... sorceress has visions of Brendan Fraser and the bracelet...). Highly recommended, and if you miss it in theaters, at least rent it!
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Summary: Entertaining but not great
Review: The Scorpion King was not what I had expected. After what I saw in the Mummy 2 and the music video for "I Stand Alone," by Godsmack, I expected the Rock to go through some sort of magical transformation. I also expected to see him being helped by the army of Set, which was depicted in the Mummy 2. I am guessing that the Scorpion King is the prequal to the film where this actually happens. I am guessing that this up and coming movie will be better, so if you are planning on seeng it you might want to at least rent the Scorpion King when it comes out on video.
The Scorpion King does have some redeeming qualities, though. There were some good fight scenes. The Rock (surprisingly) did a good job of acting (some of the other reviews say otherwise, but I disagree. After all, this role was practically custom-made for him, so how could he screw it up?). The costumes and environments were well thought out and well made. The story itself loosely follows ancient pre-historical events, which has stirred up a lot of interrest in these areas where there was little before.
Also worth noting is that Arnold S. was criticized for his acting in the film Conan the Barbarian, only to move on to a very fruitful acting career. The Rock will probably do the same.
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Summary: Surprisingly and shockingly GOOD!
Review: First and foremost - I must admit that the only reason I went to see "The Scorpion King" was because my younger brother wanted to see it. I'm a die-hard Mummy fan and a prequel without stars like Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz didn't hold much appeal to me. Plus, I've never been a fan of wrestling star Dwayne Johnson (or more popularly The Rock). So I sat myself down and prepared for the worst. To my shock and surprise, the movie was one of the best action films I've seen. The plot is interesting enough to follow but not so weighed down as to bore you to sleep. That is, if you could sleep through the action-packed fight scenes that took place every five minutes. The fighting was so mind-numbingly intense that I found myself cringing with every sword stab. Defintely enough action to suit anyone's tastes. Johnson does a wonderful job as Mathayus. He plays an ancient mercenary who is paid, along with his brother, to kill an evil warlord. When his brother is killed, his motivation becomes revenge. Mathayus meets several memorable charcters along the way, including a horse theif, a scientist and a sorceress. In terms of acting, Johnson carried the character well and makes it believeable (It goes without saying that his amazing physique kept me drooling into my popcorn...). All in all, I would like to say that this movie wasn't made to think and dissect and ponder the meaning of life over. It's meant purely for entertainment, and it certaintly kept ME entertained!
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Summary: SUPRISED WITH THE ROCK
Review: i thought at first oh great a wrestler in a movie. i didnt think it would work but i was greatly suprised this movie blew my mind. it has everything a action movie needs: big boobed girls, wars, comedy, and plot. i reccomend this movie to anyone.
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Summary: THE SCORPION KING IS A DEFINATE FILM TO SEE
Review: First of all I thought The Scorpion King was an excellent film. It was action-packed, humorous and had some romance to. Much like the Mummy films The Scorpion King delivers the same comedy and adventure that keeps the movie going. The plot is simple. The rock plays a Acadian warrior named Mathayus. He and his 2 brothers are sent out to stop an evil warlord and destroy his sorcerer. Mathayus has the sorcerer at arrowpoint when he turns around a sorceress is revealed. Trapped by her beauty he doesn't kill her but kidnaps her. They get a little romantic and the story takes place from there. I saw this movie the day it came out and being The Mummy fan I am I already liked it. The film is alittle corny but it still delivers a enertaining film. This movie should definatley be seen by all Mummy fans and peo-ple who are looking for some entertainment. RATING
Dialouge- 4/5 stars
Sensuality- 4/5 stars
Action- 5/5 stars
Plot- 3.5/5 stars
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Summary: Rock was cool !!
Review: I really enjoyed "The Scorpion King". It was entertaining, adventorous with a little romance mix into it. It was funny and full of little punch lines that made it a bit more interesting and kept you on your feet. It did feel a bit short to me as well as having certain points that were not as cleared as they should have been. But overall, I think that the movie was worth my admission $$. I think that if they had a sequel to this movie, I would definately pay to see it. I think I'll see it again!
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Summary: easy on the brain, good fun
Review: If you liked Kull the Conqueror, I am sure you will enjoy the Scorpion King. It has a lot of the same tongue in cheek action/comedy elements. In theory it is a prequel to The Mummy Returns, although the connection is week. It is not as over the top and action packed as The Mummy Returns, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Wrestling superstar, The Rock, plays Matthias the Acadian who is a pretty dangerous fellow. The opening sequence was incredible - Matthias rescues his brother from the evil horde of crooked-teeth-folks single handedly. The bow that fires five arrows at once and knocks the people halfway across their camp was just what I was hoping to see. Unfortunately this same type of action is really not repeated later in the movie, it tends to get more realistic (hah, I feel ashamed for saying that, but note the use of the word more). Also, I have to admire the ancient sub-bikini styles and technology. From what I saw, modern times have really lost a lot in that area. If you are looking for some good old fashioned entertainment, then I find no shortcomings in this movie. If you are looking for high drama or an intriguing plot, look elsewhere.
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Summary: Oddly charming and surprisingly enjoyable
Review: I went into "The Scorpion King" with pretty low expectations. Being a lover of the first two "Mummy" films, I was terribly disappointed, like many, to learn that the next film in the series would be a prequel and not involve the usual charming cast of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. I also went in expecting The Rock to be boring, cheesy, and annoying. It seemed to me that "The Scorpion King" would serve one purpose, to show off The Rock's fighting ability (like we don't know already). Boy was I wrong! "The Scorpion King" turned out to be a top quality action flick! It was funny and filled with plenty of the witty humor that made "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" such enjoyable films. The story was actually quite exciting and involving, quite the opposite of what I expected! Believe it or not, The Rock was oddly charming in his role as Mathayus, The Scorpion King. I actually ended up really loving him! Mathayus's jittery sidekick, Arpid (Grant Heslov) steals the show! Heslov is so charming and utterly hilarious, it's almost as if he was made for this role! My only complaint as far as acting goes is that of Kelly Hu, who plays the sorceress (and Mathayus's love interest). Her lines were cheesy to begin with, but an actress of greater talent could've delivered them with more enthusiasm and character. The movie begins rather unimpressively with Mathayus rescuing his brother from some barbaric enemies. The fight sequence was fantastic, but what really turned me off about this scene (and made me question how good the rest of the film would be) was when Mathayus came barreling in to save his brother with his bow in hand and said "Boo" and everyone started screaming. Come on; how cheesy and clichéd is that line? Thank God the rest of the movie isn't like that! Here's a quick summarization of the plot: Mathayus is hired by a band of rebels to murder the wizard who is helping the evil Memnon win battles by seeing into the future for him. Mathayus is set on completing his mission until he sees the wizard, who is actually the beautiful witch Cassandra. Because of Mathayus's hesitation, Memnon's guards capture him and are about to kill him when Cassandra announces that she has had a vision and he is not to die by "Memnon's hand or any that he orders". Yeah, right. The movie takes off from there. Yes, this movie is dumb and ridiculous, but it somehow manages to rise above that to bring us a truly enjoyable film. "The Scorpion King" is short but sweet, running at a convenient 90 minutes. Rated PG-13 for "intense sequences of action violence and some sensuality". Would be acceptable for around 10 and up.
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