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Summary: DO NOT COMPARE TO FIRST MOVIE
Review: First off I would like to explain to most critics out there that if you compare this movie to the first one you will find that it is a peice of junk. However, if you just watch the movie for what it is by itself, you will find that it is a well and enjoyable movie. Do not try to compare the humor, the action, or the special effects to the first one. And if you think its cheezy or hokey, ITS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY! Certain movies in this world are supposed to be like that because that is what makes them fun to watch. I know it may not flow like you want it to, but give it a chance and you might come to like it.
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Summary: the little movie that tried too hard
Review: Or another review title could be "how subplots took over the movie. The best review I can give is my 12 year old son who sums up the movie as "kind of dumb". So in a nutshell, the effects are great, the plot is stupid and the main charaters do not have the same personalities as in the first movie. Best example is Evie who doesn't even look like the same person anymore. On a last note, if you are going to pay someone 3million dollars to apear in a film (The Rock) shouldn't he at least get a line to speak?
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Summary: My Mummy Review
Review: I thought that this was a great movie because it had a lot of action and i just really really liked it.(Brendan Fraser is hot and my mom thinks that Arnold Vosloo is handsom.) When it first came out in theaters i wanted to see it but i didnt see the first one so me and my friend rented it and really liked it so maybe a week later i went and saw it thought it was awesome and at the theaters i saw it nine times. I bought the first one and i watch it over and over again. I cant wait untill October second, my dad even said that he would watch the Mummy and right after that the Mummy Returns. The thing thats bad though is its on a Tuesday so I'll probably have homework, and then four hours of movies. So for everyone that hasn't seen this movie I think you should its a very good movie and the kids would like it too, but there is violence and swearing depends how young they are the might be scared. So i say go and see it. They are my two favorite movies.
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Summary: The Mummy Returns is an excellent summer blockbuster
Review: While there are those who said that The Mummy Returns was not as good as its predecessor and thus the original Mummy with Boris Karloff, rate things to strict. The Mummy Returns, in my mind, was a great summer blockbuster film that had all the elements, romance, horror, humor, and quite a lot of action. Personally, I think it is a number of steps above The Mummy (1999), since it devoes more into the history of the main characters more so than the first one ever did, and what actually led up to the teaser in The Mummy, the action scenes actually blend in quite well, and even if the movies were only made less than a year and a half apart, the special effects are double the amount and work than the first one. This was a great 2001 movie, and I'm hoping that the DVD version of the film is going to great as the film itself with its added bonuses.
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Summary: Lighten Up
Review: Great movie! maybe not as good as the first. Some people need to relax and just enjoy the movie.
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Summary: GREAT flick, but wait for the Ultimate Edition
Review: The Mummy movies are Indiana Jones Lite. Not all the calories and half the fat of an Indian Jones; perfect for when you're in the mood for something funny, adventurous, and likable, but not for anything you'd take too seriously. Lets face it, you just can't make "Last Crusade" or "Raiders of the Lost Arc" movies all the time. Then The Mummy and its sequal, the Mummy Returns was released. Both are great for those days when you just want junk food in an adventure-comedy. And both films deliver very well. The MUMMY RETURNS has more great one-liners from the hysterical and under-rated missing-link actor Fraser; a new, though waxxy looking, villian played by the wrestler the Rock, I'm told; and, to make it even better, Rachel Weisz's character has found the kick-butt knife fighting side of herself, which makes for not only a great character addition, but also some great ending scenes. Plus, viewers will be glad to see SLIDING DOOR's lead actor with more film time in the MUMMY RETURNS as the hysterical brother of Weisz's character, who shone so brightly in the first, and does an even better job in MUMMY RETURNS.
For ultimate enjoyment, do not take them seriously, but enjoy them for what they are, which are very fun movies. For an even more Ultimate enjoyment, wait and buy the ULTIMATE edition of the MUMMY RETURNS, ...which will most likely be released in a few weeks. It will probably hold all the gongs and whistles of this release, as well as another CD with more great making of docs and etc like the MUMMY ULTIMATE EDITION's had. At the very least, they make one very interested in Egyption Anthropology
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Summary: Are you kidding? This movie was great!
Review: I loved this film - the action, the effects, the cast and crew - everything was marvelous! And the pace was perfect - exactly what you expect from an action film. It was fast and furious, but it made me want to come back for more! And I guarantee you, I won't be the only one lined up in October to buy this DVD. It's a real treat!
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Summary: Great Special Effects but doesn't match original
Review: The Mummy Returns has effects that will blow your socks off. I still don't think it matches up to the original though. It follows the adventures of Rick and Eve again but this time they are in search of their child. From there the adventure begins and makes for a lively story. Is it better than that first? No. But would I recommend it? Yes, of course.
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Summary: A Divine Comedy
Review: I didn't want to see this movie. I really didn't, but I was dragged into doing do. I already had an acrid taste in my mouth when I sat down in the theater. Thence the film poured forth.
This was the second worst movie I've ever seen in theaters, the worst being 'Mission to Mars'. Every single aspect of the film displeased me, from the actors to the script to the special effects. Brendan Fraser leads the cast in this flick and I must say I liked him considerably better when he was frozen inside a block of ice in 'Encino Man'. In fact Pauly Shore would have been more convincing as the hero in this movie. Along with Fraser, 'The Rock' is thrown at us as 'The Scorpion King'. If you don't know who 'The Rock' is, well picture an actual rock being thrown at you and it will almost hurt as much as watching his performance in 'The Mummy Returns'. I'd guess the only reason the guy was cast in this film was to appeal to the wrestling audience. To their dismay though (and my delight) our sedimentary friend only appears once in the beginning and then again at the end, but as a computer-generated man-scorpion. If you think you understand the story by now you don't. The script unfortuantly was no better than the shoddy actors. If you think you understand ancient Egyptian history forget it, because this version is much more painful and exciting. I won't go into the details of the story (I don't want to ruin it for any sadist who might actually buy this movie), but it makes about as much sense as a madlib. Lastly I'll touch on the special effects. When most people go to a movie like this, they don't expect a good story or well-defined characters. They want big explosions, computer-generated dinosaurs, and maybe some full-frontal nudity. The Mummy Returns tries to give you all but the last, and it succeeds. We're presented with a mindless parade of cg mummies, rocket-powered blimps, an army of anubises (what's anubis plural?), and a spectacularily fake looking man-scorpion hybrid. I love pop culture. If you haven't caught on by now, DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE. If you do hollywood might actually be tempted to make a third flick in this series.
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Summary: Now Everyone Calm Down
Review: I don't understand this new wave of teenage "film experts", who think that because they know computers, watch a lot of movies, or even take film classes in college that they are so above everything. The Mummy Returns was a GREAT movie. Why, you ask? It was Entertaining. One reviewer said it best... that this is possibly the most fun and entertaining movie since Indiana Jones last cracked his whip. Indiana Jonesis my favorite Triology of all time and I was ecstatic when I saw the first 20 minutes of The Mummy because it revisited my favorite things about movies. The Mummy Returns gave me something to look forward to and enjoy. It's pure entertainment... if you want Oscar material, rent Cast Away, American Beauty, or Life Is Beautiful. But remember when cinema first started? It wasn't real at all! And the acting was terrible compared to today's standards. But it was FUN. That's the point.
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