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Summary: Leaves mummies spinning in their graves
Review: Writer/director Stephen Sommers would seem to aspire to the entertainment achievements of Steven Spielberg. It's too bad that he didn't see the value of curbing his many misplaced flights of fantasy in order to fashion a more coherent and enjoyable story. The only thing he left out was the digital kitchen sink. This film is a stylistic mish-mash. Most of the movie takes place in 1931, but parts of it suggest a 19th century Jules Verne epic and a 50's Steve Reeves movie, while the rest--albeit more appropriately--resembles an updated Hope and Crosby road picture. (Of course, probably most of its target audience never heard of Verne, Reeves, Hope, or Crosby.) Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz still have some appealing chemistry, but it's diluted by the overblown action. Oded Fehr underplays his Ardeth Bey character to good effect, but his efforts are largely upstaged by the excessive silliness and the overwrought special effects. In the end, Sommers gets most of the blame for indulging his every whim, instead of exercising a bit of restraint for the sake of a more focused film. "Indiana Jones" quality it's certainly not, but it might have been more satisfying if placed in wiser directorial hands.
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Summary: Definitely not Seven Samurai
Review: This is a high speed , special effects driven, tongue in cheek action thriller and a total no brainer. But that doesn't stop it being a huge amount of fun, I love it roll on Mummy 3.
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Summary: The Mummy Returns - Pure entertainment!
Review: Where "The Mummy" was impressive "The Mummy Returns" is a highly impressive movie that is stunning and extraordinarily breathtaking in its non stop action, superb plot and innate comedy! When director Stephen Sommers put "The Mummy" on the silver screen he set a very high standard for himself and those involved. In "The Mummy Returns," he not only exceeds that standard, he raised the bar to an entirely new level that a third film will have a hard time measuring up to. Given how magnificent the first two films are though, I'm sure that all involved will certainly raise the standards even higher should they decide to make a third movie.Where "The Mummy" had "some" amazing CGI provided by ILM, "The Mummy Returns" is stuffed to the gills with their fine work! To say that the CGI in this film was amazing is simply an understatement. Adding to the allure of this movie is the fact that all of the actors from the first movie returned to reprise their respective rolls. The ever beautiful Rachel Weisz and the adventurer Brendan Fraser are nothing less than spectacular in their roles. Oded Fehr, having had a much smaller part in the first movie, easily steps up to the much larger role in this movie. Of the many movies over the years that have attempted to portray ancient Egypt, this and the first movie are tops as far as their realism and overall feel of the movie, bringing the viewer "into" ancient Egypt through such highly detailed realism. The premise: We flashback five thousand years and see "The Rock" as The Scorpion King leading his armies across Egypt only to run into resounding defeat and the humiliation of being sent into the sacred desert of Ahm Shere to die along with what was left of his Army. Seeking revenge upon those who defeated him, The Scorpion King offers Anubis, God of the underworld, his soul. Anubis accepted the offer and gave The Scorpion King his Army... It is now nine years after the events depicted in "The Mummy" and the Mummy, played perfectly by Arnold Vosloo is about to be resurrected by none other than a woman who appears to be Anck Su Namun, but without her spirit resurrected from the dead. She plans to resurrect Imhotep and then he can bring back Anck Su Namun's spirit into her vassal. They then plan to find The Scorpion King's resting place, defeat him and take control of the Army of Anubis and take over the world! This is all a great plan of course, except for one small problem; the Bracelet of Anubis, which can lead them to The Scorpion King, has recently come into the possession of the O'Connell's. What follows is as stated above, one of the best films to come out this millennium that combines intriguing Egyptology, non stop action, superb humor and a well matched cast to make it one of the most enjoyable and fun movies to watch. I highly recommend this film and its predecessor as they're both extremely entertaining! {ssintrepid} Widescreen Collector's Edition Special Features: - An Exclusive Conversation with The Rock
- Unlock the Secrets to "The Scorpion King:" DVD-ROM Link to the movie production
- Spotlight on Location: The Making of "The Mummy Returns"
- Visual and Special Effects Formation
- Feature Commentary
- Outtakes - This is extraordinarily entertaining but too short.
- Live's "Forever May Not Be Long Enough"
- Egyptology 201
- Theatrical Trailer
- DVD-ROM Features: "The Mummy" PC game demo and screen savers
- And several other special features...
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Summary: Family seems to like this even more than the 1st.
Review: The sword fights, the "save my wife" the addition of a kid to the cast make this a family favorite for the adults, my sons and my daughters. I am constantly in search of movies that i can share with my whole family. This one qualifies. As with the first movie, we have to skip one scene of near nudity but otherwise this is now one of our favorite movies. Way to go stephen sommers!
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Summary: Creative, Origonal and Really Good
Review: I saw the first one and loved it. so i decided I just had to see this one. And I wasn't disapointed. Well, I was a little. But, only a little. Like when Evie and Rick go off and try to rescue their son who has been kidnapped, Evie remembers a past life of hers, which is kinda strange, but really funny all the same, because her husband, Rick, thinks she is crazy. So, the main plot of this is that the Mummy from the first one returns and get's together with is girlfriend from the past who has been reincarnated and together they are plannin gto take over the world. again. but, they need the scorpian braclet, which Evie and Rick's kid, Alex has. really good. it has a good sound track, adventure, rommance, and great special effects.
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Summary: Loved the first and this one!!
Review: I like The Mummy and I really loved The Mummy Returns. These reviews that talk about no character development, story development, blah blah blah, the movie is suppose to be entertaining and it delivers that hands down. All of the original cast returned and you could see the chemistry between them which was great. Brendan and Rachel were great so was Jonathan and bringing back Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay for the sequel and giving him a bigger role was pure genius. He is fabulous, incredible not to mention gorgeous. And Brendan Fraser is as adorable as ever. The movie kept me hooked from start to finish and was pure fun.
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Summary: a thrill ride
Review: Entertaining and better than the original. More action and more fun. It's good. Score: 97/100
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Summary: The Mummy Should Not Have Returned!
Review: In an attempt to create a series of movies such as the Indiana Jones series, The Mummy Returns fails to hold its audience. Despite the excellent sound quality of this DVD, the story lacks credibility and the acting is non-existent. Because the movie possesses cheap animation and poor video quality, this DVD suffers as a result. If you are looking for a good sequel to a great film, this is not it. The story jumps from one extreme to the other in an unbelievable, cartoonish quality. Because of the success of the first film, producers raced to complete a sequel that should never have been produced. None of the animation in this DVD compares to the higher quality animation in the first DVD. This DVD is better left on the shelf at the video store or in the bargain bin ...
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Summary: I want my mummy now!
Review: I have Mummy 1 & 2. In my opinion I think this is a good sequal to the Mummy. I went to see it at the movies with my family and we all loved it.
I new there was going to be a sequal. The two couple Rick O' Connell(Brendan Fraser) and Evie(Rachel Weisz) are married and have an 8 year old smart son named Alex.
In this sequal there is another villain besides Imotep named the Scorpion King.
Aside from all the negative reviews from this movie it had more action and was funnier than the original. The little boy gets kidnapped because he has something valuable to the scorpion King, Evie has flashblacks about her previous life, there are alot of new and old characters, There is a three-person battle between Rick O'Connell-Imotep-Scorpion King, and much more.
I really liked it as much as the first film and there is alot new stuff in the movie. I hope there is a third sequal.
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Summary: The Mummy Returns
Review: Great movie. Full of action. Great special effects. It's as funny as the first one. There are a few points I thought were poorly done. Brendan Fraser's character sports a significant tatoo that he didn't have in the first movie. His wife suddenly recalls a former life as Nefertitti. And one cannot forget a certain flying balloon attached to a ship! These things are none too distracting and it's a very enjoyable film. Well worth watching.
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