Following the success of the 1999 remake of the 1932 film The Mummy, the cast and crew teamed up again two years later to make The Mummy Returns. Director Stephen Sommers took the helm again and gave us even more action than the first film with some impressive special effects and a thumping ... Read review
When a chain of events find the corpse of Imhotep resurrected in the British Museum, the ... more
mummy Imhotep walks the earth once more, determined to fulfil his quest for immortality. But an even more powerful force born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egypt has also been set loose in the world. When these two forces clash, the fate of the world will hang in the balance sending the O'Connels on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil.
From the makers of The Mummy comes one of the biggest action adventure blockbusters of ... more
all-time with jaw dropping special effects and non stop entertainment.When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Vosloo) resurrected in the British Museum, the mummy Imhotep walks the Earth once more, determined to fulfil his quest for immortality. But an even more powerful force born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egypt has also been set loose in the world. When these two forces clash, the fate of the world will hang in the balance sending the O'Connells (Fraser and Weisz) on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil.
From the makers of The Mummy comes one of the biggest action adventure blockbusters of ... more
all-time with jaw-dropping special effects and non-stop entertainment.When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep (Vosloo) resurrected in the British Museum, the mummy Imhotep walks the earth once more, determined to fulfil his quest for immortality. But an even more powerful force born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egypt has also been set loose in the world. When these two forces clash, the fate of the world will hang in the balance sending the O'Connells (Fraser & Weisz) on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil.
Advantages: Great adventure Disadvantages: Let down by some bad special effects work
Following the success of the 1999 remake of the 1932 film The Mummy, the cast and crew teamed up again two years later to make The Mummy Returns. Director Stephen Sommers took the helm again and gave us even more action than the first film with some impressive special effects and a thumping cast.
A few years on from the events in The Mummy, Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) are busy raising their 8 ... ...once more to battle the ancient priest Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo). Imhotep is attempting to ressurect the Scorpion King's army. If he succeeds, he will take over the world, destroying everything in his path.
I found the film immensely enjoyable, even more so than the first film. The acting is more confident from the leads, and the adventure seems to have a bit more money backing it up. The bravado of Rick combines well with the relative ... more
Following the success of the 1999 remake of the 1932 film The Mummy, the cast and crew teamed up again two years later to make The Mummy Returns. Director Stephen Sommers took the helm again and gave us even more action than the first film with some impressive special effects and a thumping cast.
A few years on from the events in The Mummy, Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) are busy raising their 8 year old son Alex when they are thrust into action once more to battle the ancient priest Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo). Imhotep is attempting to ressurect the Scorpion King's army. If he succeeds, he will take over the world, destroying everything in his path.
I found the film immensely enjoyable, even more so than the first film. The acting is more confident from the leads, and the adventure seems to have a bit more money backing it up. The bravado of Rick combines well with the relative cowardice of Evelyn's brother Jonathan, and John Hannah does excellently portraying this character.
If you want a plot with no holes, then you will find it easy to criticise here. There are a few inconsistencies but only for those looking for them or tuned in enough to spot them. Ultimately, the aim of this film is to entertain. It is of a similar ilk to an Indiana Jones film, just adventure and entertainment combining well.
The computer imagery used for the Scorpion King (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) towards the end of the film are out of place, and this is pretty much my only criticism of the film. It just doesn't seem very real, and it disappointed me, if I am honest. I thought the special effects and computer graphic work throughout the rest of the film had been excellent up to this character, and I cannot fathom why they allowed this to be so. It did detract from the enjoyment of the film for me, as it took away from the level of reality my imagination was allowing me.
That having been said, this is still a very good film, and one I enjoyed immensely. The DVD is available from amazon.co.uk for £3.67.
Advantages: Action, Comedy and Romance in one film Disadvantages: Can't think of any
Since there is two disks to this DVD there is quite a number of extras.
Disc One
Directors' Commentary
DVD-ROM Special Features Unlock the secrets to The Scorpion King
Exclusive access to the movie production
MummyReturns Game Demo
Screen Saver - three to choose from.
Disc Two
20 minutes Spotlight on Location Featurette - shows the different locations and the cast talk about the director, Steven Sommers.
An Exclusive conversation with The Rock, The Scorpion King
Egyptology 201 - provides information on Mummification, King Tut, Animals of Egypt, Myths and Magic and whether the Scorpion King is myth or reality.
The MummyReturns Chamber of Doom - this is a virtual tour of the Chambers of Doom at Universal Studios, if the real thing is anything like this then I won't bother. There were a number of mummies popping out you but ...
Advantages: brilliant acting, great special effects, tonnes of special features, cheap Disadvantages: feels as if special effects are prioty over acting, storyline wasn't as good
available on CD - you can pick this up for just short of £10 from Play.com. Jerry Goldsmith composed the soundtrack for the first Mummy film, and fans say that the music in The Mummy was some of his best work. The same story is happening here, just with another composer! The music this time was composed by Alan Silvestri after Goldsmith turned the offer down to write music for the new hit film. He has a different approach to Goldsmith, but with 70minutes worth of amazing tracks to keep up with the pace of the fast, action-packed movie Silvestri did incredibly well, and his fans say it's some of his best work along with music for Cast Away and The Mexican.
- DVD Features -
The DVD of The MummyReturns is a two disc blinder. It's packed full of features, including a DVD-ROM. The below features are all pretty self-explanotory so I won't bore ...
Advantages: Exciting, action-packed Disadvantages: Bit too much for one film, flaws/holes in the plot
I saw this some time ago, but as I had recently seen the third and first of the films, decided it was best to review them in order! Firstly a piece of advice, although I will try my absolute best not to plonk in any big spoilers here (with regard to the first film - this will be hard) I think it is best not to see this review until you've watched the first film. It should make sense, but it's always better to do things in sequence!
I really enjoyed the first film, and so when The MummyReturns came out, I was more than keen to see it.
Story
**First - if you've not seen the first film, read this bit**
Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz), the clumsy librarian and her brother, Jonathan found an unusual, star shaped item inside a tomb, decided to investigate and went on an exploring journey. On their way, they met Rick O ...
Flanked by fabulous computer-generated battle scenes that would make BRAVEHEART proud, THE MUMMY RETURNS is a fast-paced sequel that surpasses the 1999 original, both directed by Stephen Sommers. Virtually the entire cast has come back for another exciting go-round, this time trying to prevent Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) from gaining control of the Bracelet of Anubis and taking on the Scorpion King (the Rock) for control of the world. But to gain that power, Imhotep and his vicious true love, Anck-Su-Namun (Patricia Velasquez), must get to the Oasis of Ahm Shere before Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), his wife Evie (Rachel Weisz), their son Alex (Freddie Boath), the mysterious Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr), and Evie's brother Jonathan (John Hannah, who provides much of the comic relief). Set in 1933, THE MUMMY RETURNS combines elements of the STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES films in letting loose a scintillating thrill-ride of a movie, chock-full of terrific special effects and marvelous locations (Morocco, Jordan, London), erupting in a spirited tale of flight and fantasy, sword and sorcery. The addition of Freddie Boath to the cast increases the suspense as well as the comedy--his scenes with the evil Lock-Nah (fiercely played by OZ veteran Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) are among the best in the film.
...The actors themselves are more rip-roaring and full of spunk than in their first outing....[The Rock] makes a great face when he thunders... (Entertainment Weekly, )
...Shrewdly conceived and efficiently executed....The film's constant plot turns, cheeky sensibility and omnipresent action sequences have no trouble attracting our attention and holding on... (Los Angeles Times, )
...THE MUMMY RETURNS is pure entertainment... (Sight and Sound, )
...THE MUMMY RETURNS overcomes the curse of sequelitis while raising the bar... (USA Today, )
...Considerably more elaborate and spectacular than [the first]....The widescreen here virtually bursts with visual goodies... (Variety, )
DVD Description
Flanked by fabulous computer-generated battle scenes that would make BRAVEHEART proud, THE MUMMY RETURNS is a fast-paced sequel that surpasses the 1999 original, both directed by Stephen Sommers. Virtually the entire cast has come back for another exciting go-round, this time trying to prevent Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) from gaining control of the Bracelet of Anubis and taking on the Scorpion King (the Rock) for control of the world. But to gain that power, Imhotep and his vicious true love, Anck-Su-Namun (Patricia Velasquez), must get to the Oasis of Ahm Shere before Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), his wife Evie (Rachel Weisz), their son Alex (Freddie Boath), the mysterious Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr), and Evie's brother Jonathan (John Hannah, who provides much of the comic relief). Set in 1933, THE MUMMY RETURNS combines elements of the STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES films in letting loose a scintillating thrill-ride of a movie, chock-full of terrific special effects and marvelous locations (Morocco, Jordan, London), erupting in a spirited tale of flight and fantasy, sword and sorcery. The addition of Freddie Boath to the cast increases the suspense as well as the comedy--his scenes with the evil Lock-Nah (fiercely played by OZ veteran Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) are among the best in the film.
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