The Mummy Returns

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Summary: ~~ADVENTURE IS REBORN~~
Review: "Death is just the beginning."
~Imhotep

Max Allan Collins does an excellent job in this movie novelization of 'The Mummy Returns'. He manges to bring the excitement and adventure from the movie to the pages of his book. Max Allan Collins has a lot of description here and you can picture each scene so vividly in your mind, it's almost like watching the movie again! 'The Mummy Returns' is filled with the same wondeful wit and humor in the first novel, Evie is my favorite. She cracks me up! One little thing that I have to throw in, I think that people love 'The Mummy' series so much because it's really original and funny and takes place in very exotic places, places that most of us only dream about going to. I suggest reading the novelization after you see the movie (which makes sense). It's an awesome action adventure movie and not to be missed!

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Summary: ~~ADVENTURE IS REBORN~~
Review: "Death is just the beginning."
~Imhotep

Max Allan Collins does an excellent job in this movie novelization of 'The Mummy Returns'. He manges to bring the excitement and adventure from the movie to the pages of his book. Max Allan Collins has a lot of description here and you can picture each scene so vividly in your mind, it's almost like watching the movie again! 'The Mummy Returns' is filled with the same wondeful wit and humor in the first novel, Evie is my favorite. She cracks me up! One little thing that I have to throw in, I think that people love 'The Mummy' series so much because it's really original and funny and takes place in very exotic places, places that most of us only dream about going to. I suggest reading the novelization after you see the movie (which makes sense). It's an awesome action adventure movie and not to be missed!

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Summary: Not bad if your 15 years old
Review: For kids this would be great, but not for a 12 year old. This book really left out a few great parts in the book. And when it does leave in a good part they tell it all wrong. They also totally mess up the script. I loved the movie but this book is TOTALLY 2'nd class.

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Summary: O.K.
Review: For kids this would be great, but not for a 12 year old. This book really left out a few great parts in the book. And when it does leave in a good part they tell it all wrong. They also totally mess up the script. I loved the movie but this book is TOTALLY 2'nd class.

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Summary: disappointing
Review: I enjoyed Collins' novelization of the previous MUMMY movie, and figured this one was a safe bet. The story and characters are conveyed well enough, and there are moments of insight and genuine artistry. Alas, I was left feeling that it lacked the polish of the first novelization. Mantra-like repetitions of "puzzle-like tattoos", "golden mask", "obsidian-covered book", and "black blunt-cut hair" were distracting and should have been trimmed. There also seemed to be less depth to the narrative. Not a bad job by any means, given the unforgiving deadlines and other difficulties associated with adapting a script to prose form, but a mixed bag.

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Summary: One of my favorite books.
Review: I got to read "The Mummy Returns" before I saw the movie. What I realized, that not everything the book explains is in the movie. It says that Imhotep said something in the end about love but the movie did not metion that.You have to at least see the first movie to understand the concept of this book and the sequel. Overall, I this is a really awesome book.

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Summary: Not Quite Mummy Dearest
Review: I greatly enjoyed "The Mummy" when it was resurrected several years ago. I recall late hours spent watching Zacherlee and Shock Theater, entranced by the antics of a whole slew of monsters, with The Mummy being one of the most memorable. In those days movies still had to have plots and spooky atmospherics to do what we do with special effects and a truckload of gore today.

What made the new "Mummy" fun was not just the updated effects. It also had just the right tongue-in-cheek attitude. Let's face it, mummy movies are high camp. Abbott and Costello figured it out first, but it took decades before Universal Pictures discovered the same secret.

When I discovered that the novelization of "The Mummy Returns" was available I snapped it up. After all, paperbacks are still cheaper than movies and they can be re-read. Set 10 years later than the original movie, Rick O'Connell and Evelyn Carnahan have married and have an 8-year-old son, Alex. They have returned to Egypt seeking the Bracelet of Anubis, an ancient artifact associated with the legendary Scorpion King of Egypt's fabled past. In doing so they trigger an adventure that will have them chasing all over the Egyptian map. For, not far from the O'Connell dig, a group of nefarious cultists are once again resurrecting the mummy of the evil Imhotep, the real star of the first movie.

Imhotep's has plans for the Scorpion King and his minions which require the bracelet. He would also like to even the score with the O'Connells, who foiled his first return. When Alex inadvertently puts on the Bracelet of Anubis, and is kidnapped, he triggers a chase scene that stretches from England to Abyssinia. Before Alex (and life as we know it) is rescued, our doughty heroes will be treated to every kind of adventure and mishap, including reincarnation, dirigible rides, pigmy zombies, and the Scorpion King himself.

"The Mummy Returns" is an excellent novelization of what is a movie that is long on fun and action even if it is a bit short on plot. Max Collins does a good job of taking a thin script and turning it into something enjoyable. Don't expect deep insights or serious Egyptology. This is simply a few hours of enjoyable, light entertainment. Have fun!!

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Summary: The Best Book Ever!!!!!
Review: I have awaited the day that the Mummy Returs! And that day came and it passed... I unfortunatley haven't seen it...yet! So when I found out I couldnt see the movie...I decided to read the book instead...Little did I know that it would be so good! It had humor, drama, action, and much, much, more. If I said one thing about this book it would be "Awesome...Tottaly Awesome!!!!

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Summary: Tight!
Review: I love this book! In other books like the one by John Whitman they leave out parts like when Alex says to Imphotep, my dad's gonna kick your a** it says my dad;s going to kick your ... in the novel by Mr. Whitman. this book is a little more adult.

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Summary: SHOULD MAKE A GREAT FILM!!!!!!!!
Review: I was so excited to see this book come out the other day, since I so eagerly anticipate the films release. I am an avid fan of the first film (my favorite movie), and Max Allan Collins' book. So I was thrilled to hear he would handle the novela1ation of the sequel. I obviously haven't seen the film yet, so I am unable to make a comparison. But from reading the book, I can say the film is going to be the wildest ride! It is the most epic work, and Collins' deft handling of the humour and human relationships is overshadowed only by his ability to craft rollercoaster chills and blockbuster thrills! His handling of bus chase sequence is a standout among many, and his description of the Scorpion King (The Rock in the film) makes him out to be the ultimate eight-legged terror! I was unable to pu the book down until I was finished, which was only about four hours. The author is so good at hooking his audience into the story (just as writer/director Stephen Sommers). I highly recommend The Mummy Returns, it's 288 pages of pure adventure!