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Summary: Good Action Flick
Review: The mummy is a great action flick.. If you're looking for suspension of belief though, this isn't it. Its a fun movie, but not overly believable. I however loved it!
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Summary: The Mummy and The Mummy Returns
Review: Both " The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" were fantastic action, adventure movies, definitely along the lines of Indiana Jones. If you watch these movies with any expectations other than enjoyment, don't bother. There is a lot of stuff implied in the sequel that could really make for a great third movie- did Ardeth Bay know Lochnar before? When and how? Had Imhotep been released from his grave between the ten year lapse? I'd love to have them fill in the gaps with another "Mummy" And- Oded Fehr is gorgeous and terrific as the mysterious Madgi- lots of laughs, good fun and great special effects.
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Summary: Even more adventure than the first
Review: This flick had some very nice elaborate settings, and was filled with a mixture of great CGI and poor CGI, but once you get passed that, it really is a fun pop-corn popper. Which is what the summer movie season is all about. You want art buy a Picaso, you want story, buy a King, you want a movie buy a Spielberg.
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Summary: Special Effects Extravaganza
Review: This movie is not without problems. The main hero, played by Brendan Fraser, was a likable wise-cracking swashbuckler in the first movie, but has been reduced to a mere cardboard mythical warrior that all but destroys the original character of the first installment of this series. Also, the character played by the Rock, appears in the first five minutes of the movie and returns at the end as an incredibly poor special effect. I'm sorry but this is one of the few times where I didn't like special effects taking the place of the actors. On the bright side, this movie does have exciting moments and Oded Fehr, Shaun Parkes who played
Izzy the dirigible pilot and the guy who played Loc-Nah are all scene-stealers.
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Summary: 10 times better than the first!
Review: Lots of action and adventure. If you liked the first you will like this. Has all the original actors. Holds on to the suspense. Surprise ending. I smell a Mummy 3.
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Summary: 10 times better than the first!
Review: Lots of action and adventure. If you liked the frist you will like this. Has all the original actors. Holds on to the suspense. Surprise ending. I smell a Mummy 3.
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Summary: SILLY BUT FUN SEQUEL!!!
Review: This is a really fun sequel that is written, directed and acted with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. It's got everything that was good about the first instalment but in bucket loads more, although this is not always a good thing. Folowing on from The Mummy, this sequel sees Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz happily living a life of luxury in London, with a not so new edition to their family in the form of their eight year old son Alex (played by Freddie Boath). Trouble brews when when Alex dons the Scorpion King's ancient bracelet, coveted by the evil mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), who's been revived by a berserk curator from the British Museum (Alun Armstrong), together with Immy's dastardly mistress, Anck-Su-Namun. Alex gets kidnapped, his parents set out to save him and everybody grows frantic trying to prevent something they call 'the next Apocalypse'. Okay so let's get the negatives out of the way. The Mummy Returns could have been great not just good; it could have done with being twenty minutes shorter, and it was quite a shock at the end of the movie to see the frankly rubbish CGI Scorpion King. The special effects throughout the rest of the movie are superb but the Scorpion King must be the worst special effect that Industrial Light and Magic has ever put its name to. Also the bit with the flying 'boat' was taking the nonsense a bit too far. Many critics have complained about the plot, either saying it was too complicated or non-existent. Take your pick but the plot here is really pretty unimportant as Stephen Sommers takes us on an action packed roller coaster of computer generated special FX. However, Brendan Fraser excellently combines hero with humour in his reprisal of the starring role and Weisz, looking very fit and fetching gets a bigger slice of the action and relishes it so clearly that you can see a Bond film offer in the future. Arnold Vosloo has kept himself in shape; Patricia Velázquez, a new Anck on this block, manipulates her belly button beautifully and Freddie Boath as the eight-year-old son Alex eventually overcomes his initially complete ability to irritate with some very funny lines (he torments his kidnappers by relentlessly demanding: 'Are we there yet?'). Ultimately this isn't intellectual but it doesn't pretend to be; its just good old fashioned fun, served up with a big helping of some amazing (and one not so amazing) special FX. Some the extras on the DVD are impressive too and all in all this wouldn't make a bad addition to the family's movie collection.
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Summary: Good, but not great
Review: I have watched the original mummy over a hundred times. i love the movie, and i couldnt wait to see the sequel. While it isnt as good as the original, it is still a good movie full of action, and the humor that made the original so enjoyable. While a few of the special effects were a little cheesy, it is still a good movie, and well worth the time to sit down and watch it. I recommend buying this movie and watching it, just so you can keep the collection going.
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Summary: Re-Wrap This Mummy
Review: I find it hysterical when people bash a film like this, that is only supposed to be for entertainment, by not being plot heavy or all that stuff. If, by now, those people don't understand a fun 'popcorn' movie like this, they never will. However, I'm not praising The Mummy Returns. Not by a long shot. First of all, let's get into the story. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are now husband and wife with an 8 year old son. They are sort of a Mommy-Daddy Indiana Jones like adventurers. They find a magical bracelet once owned by The Scorpion King(played by The Rock, who shows the most charisma in a very brief role). He died 5,000 years ago, and is waiting to be brought back. The mummy Imhotep(Arnold Vosloo)is resurrected again(yes! again!), and kidnaps our heroes son who put the bracelet on. The bracelet shows where to go to find The Scorpion King, and then it goes into the usual mumbo jumbo about the end of the world!. Bet you didn't expect that. Okay, so maybe you did. There's so much going on in this film that the plot doesn't really matter. The action scenes are, of course, a lot of fun. The effects are good as always and, in some cases, better than in the original. Brendan Fraser is actually believeable in his role. Watch him in anything else and you would think differently. Rachel Weisz is a gorgeous beauty. I hope to see her and her loveliness in far better material in the future. John Hannah is also back as her annoying brother. This is pure cotton candy folks, and it isn't meant to be taken any other way. It's Indiana Jones light. These movies are pretty fun and harmless. There's nothing wrong with that. This one, however, could of been better. A part 3 is inevitable.
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Summary: Is that REALLY Evey?
Review: Oh my God! She has permanent black eye liner? Evey was a really cool and funny character in the original. But in every scene in this one I want to take a wash rag and clean off the black circles of makeup around her eyes. What did they do to her? I'm not the only person confused by this, so don't come down too hard on me. The "plot" is so bizarre it would be laughed at in a comic book. Scorpian King? Give it up. The original Mummy will always be a 5 star genre bender that is rewarding to view over and over again. Why? Because of wonderful characters in a breath taking plot. But this version? I had to watch it 3 times just to figure out what it was about. Still not sure if I really like it. A classic case of "the original was better than the sequel".
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