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Introduction
As you can probably guessed, I thought I'd review all The Mummy films in one week as I've just watched them all from start to beginning, including The Scorpion King. If you've read my two previous reviews you'll know that I watched the first two Mummys in order to go and ... Read review
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characters Rick and Evy O'Donnell and their now grown son Alex. In addition, the film will introduce an all new Mummy! The game will feature hand-to-hand and weapons based combat, magic, puzzle solving and hieroglyphic decoding. The action will take place in the exotic locations of China, India, Egypt and London. Proven Summer Blockbuster -All new mystery, adventure and Mummy (Jet Li), now redefined for a new generationMovie Authenticity: Talent likeness of all key cast members including Brendan Fraser returning as lead, Jet Li added as new Mummy, Luke Ford as the now grown son Alex, Michelle Yeoh and Maria Bello;Gameplay Variety - Experience combat and adventure in exotic film locations as you battle Terracotta armies, a shape-shifting Mummy and other mysterious enemies of the ancient past, featuring magic, puzzle solving and hieroglyphic decoding.Authenticity: Experience all the intense action and mysterious adventure from the authentic Mummy film universe.
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Action/Adventure - Director: The Wachowski Brothers - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Monica Bellucci, Jada Pinkett
Production Year: 2008 - Action/Adventure - Director: Christopher Nolan - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Advantages: Great storyline and excellent fighting scenes Disadvantages: No chemistry between any of the actors, doesn't have the real Evy in it
...I thought I'd review all The Mummy films in one week as I've just watched them all from start to beginning, including The Scorpion King. If you've read my two previous reviews you'll know that I watched the first two Mummys in order to go and see this at the movies with my girlfriend and her parents, so I was expecting quite a bit from it. I knew this wouldn't be nearly as good as the first two movies, mainly because Evy's character wasn't played ... .../>
As all the previous movies in The Mummy saga, there's again a short scene at the beginning of the movie. This time the film is based around the Emperor of China (That's right, China) called Han - he was known as the Dragon Emperor as he conquered all his enemies and buried the majority of them under The Great Wall of China. He mastered the five elements, but wasn't immortal, so anyone still had a slight chance of killing him although ... more
A New Evil Awakens.
Introduction
As you can probably guessed, I thought I'd review all The Mummy films in one week as I've just watched them all from start to beginning, including The Scorpion King. If you've read my two previous reviews you'll know that I watched the first two Mummys in order to go and see this at the movies with my girlfriend and her parents, so I was expecting quite a bit from it. I knew this wouldn't be nearly as good as the first two movies, mainly because Evy's character wasn't played by the excellent Rachel Weisz, but instead Maria Bello.
Plot
As all the previous movies in The Mummy saga, there's again a short scene at the beginning of the movie. This time the film is based around the Emperor of China (That's right, China) called Han - he was known as the Dragon Emperor as he conquered all his enemies and buried the majority of them under The Great Wall of China. He mastered the five elements, but wasn't immortal, so anyone still had a slight chance of killing him although it was incredibly unlikely. He asked for help from a witch called Zi Yuan, knew a lot about the secret of immortality. Han, as most emperors and leaders do, set one of their soldiers, or in this case his second commander General Ming, to help Zi Yuan with her research. Zi Yuan and General Ming fell in love, and it didn't take Han long to discover this as he also sent a spy along to keep an eye on the couple. Han kept quiet about their secret though, and waited it out, at least until they had discovered the secret. Before long, they'd found out the spell that would cast immortality on the evil emperor. Han orders her to cast the spell on him, so she does… or does she? A couple of minutes later and we're shown the two standing on a balcony, with Zi Yuans new lover being held captive right before her eyes. Han gives her a choice of either marrying him, or watching General Ming die. She get's angry, and refuses to marry Han, and unfortunately has to watch her new man get pulled in to two pieces by horses. Zi Yuan must of known something bad was going to happen, as she quickly flees after telling the dragon emperor that she didn't set the immortality spell on him, but instead a curse on his army, that'll turn them all in to terracotta.
It's now 1946, 13 years after the O'Connells previous adventure in The Mummy Returns, and I must mention that Rick O'Connell has aged incredibly well! Rick, Evy and Jonathan had all retired and all secretly miss their adventures. Evy is now an author who wrote two amazing books about their previous two adventures (which of course can be seen in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns), but had promised her wide-audience a third book. Rick, however, didn't really have a hobby and has to pretend that he enjoys fishing - instead he gives up every time and ends up shooting at the river to try and kill the fish! Jonathan, Evys brother, got what he wanted (lots of money), and opened a night club in China. Their son, Alex, is obviously 13 years older, and he now has turned in to the adventurer - he's currently in China staying with his Uncle Jonathan, but both his parents think he's still at college.
An old friend of the family, pays a visit to the O'Connells (Rick & Evy) telling them that they need their help to take the Eye of Shangri-La back to China as a good faith to the Chinese people. Of course, what ancient artefact doesn't cause problems these days? They finally agree to take it back to China, and the next thing we know they're at the Imhotep Night Club, which is the nightclub that Jonathan owns - original name!
Alex, who founded the tomb of the dragon emperor, was in fact tricked, along with his parents who had to bring The Eye of Shangri-La back to China - which happened to be the key to open the tomb. Before we know it, the tomb is open and the emperor rises once again, along with his 10,000 man terracotta army! It's up to Rick, Evy, Alex, Jonathan, Zi Yuan (who is immortal herself, which is why she's still alive), Zi Yuans immortal Daughter Lin, and the Yeti (yes, you read that right) to save the world and put The Dragon Emperor and his army back in the ground where they belong. To make things better, they only have a limited time to destroy the army, because as soon as the terracotta army cross the great wall, they become invincible. The war begins…
Cast
For the third time in The Mummy Saga, Brendan Fraser puts on an excellent, solid performance. I think it's great that he's stuck with the series, and he is his usual self returning as adventurer Rick O'Connell - by his usual self I mean, acting in the same brilliant way he performed in the previous Mummy films. I thought he was a little funnier in this film, especially when he tries shooting at the fish near the beginning of the movie as I mentioned earlier… Once again, he's perfect.
There are a few problems with this film, but the main one being the incredibly deep hole left by Rachel Weisz not being in the cast list. The film would have been a lot better with her, but hey, if she says she has different interests, we have to live with it. Instead, Evy was played by a actress called Maria Bello, who I hadn't even heard of before. She isn't a bad actress, but this definitely isn't her type of film. Maybe if they used her from the first Mummy, it would have worked - but swapping actresses half way through a series just doesn't work! She was nothing like the Evy we all knew and loved, but instead far too posh and stuck-up for my liking.
John Hannah was again exceptionally good and again very, very funny (especially when he shouts out "Die you Mummy bastards!") The Australian Luke Ford got the part to play the O'Connell's son Alex, now that his all grown up and all. His performance was average, it probably could have been better but I feel that's more down to the script rather than Ford himself. Another new addition was the Famous Jet-Li - I'm sure you don't need an explanation to who he is. He of course played Chinese Emperor Han. He didn't actually appear all that much in the movie, and when he did he was usually covered and surrounded in special effects, so it's quite hard to comment on his performance as you can probably imagine.
Special Effects
Bloody amazing, excuse my French. The special effects are all over the place. Virtually all the villains in the movie (Han and his 10,000 men) were covered in effects. Han himself, was stone, but had of course mastered the five elements - however I didn't see any water! I felt the same thing happened as it did in The Mummy Returns, though, with the directors concentrating more on the special effects rather than the plot and performances. Yes, they are brilliant, and most action films these days would be a bit dull without them, but it makes people forget about the real talent in the movie - the actors! The Yetis and dragons in the film were of course computer generated, and they looked like actual animals. Rhythm and Hues studio did a great job at that, and of course so did Digital Domain with making Jet-Li not look like Jet-Li.
Soundtrack This time the soundtrack was composed by Randy Edelman who used lots of different Chinese and Middle Eastern instruments, with a little bit of classic British folklore. John Debney provided a few tracks for the bigger battles in the film. The soundtrack is available for purchase for just below £9 at Play.com.
DVD Features
This I cannot do as the film hasn't yet been released on DVD! I can't find any rough estimates of when the DVD will be released either. However, when the DVD is released I'll most probably buy it even though the film was no where near as good as the first two. I'll update this at some point in the future.
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Conclusion
To conclude, this is definitely worth a viewing if you're a fan of The Mummy series. I admit, it's no where near as good, especially with Rachel Weisz not appearing as Evy. I thought the dialogue was pretty rubbish and there was no chemistry between Rick and Evy even though they're meant to be married! The story was good, and the fighting scenes were excellent, but there's no way has this compared to the second of the series 'The Mummy Returns' and the even better original 'The Mummy'.
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Advantages: Decent effects Disadvantages: Should not have been done - see review
...given that I quite enjoyed the first two films, I must admit I had high expectations of it.
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If you’ve not seen the first two films and want to see these in sequence, this review probably has spoilers. I guess the existence of the third film counts as a spoiler anyhow!
The film is a sequel to two previous films, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. Unlike those two films, however, it takes on a new angle and has some significant differences. ... ...long lost lover, who, in the first two films attempted to resurrect each other and take over the world. Somewhere along the lines, Evy and Rick fell in love, married and now have a son called Alex. Alex becomes the highlight of this third film, now grown and an adventurer in his own right. ** This film** This time, the mummy concerned is a former Emperor of China. He is something like a cruel dictator. His jealousy caused him to execute his General ...
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Advantages: Family fun Disadvantages: Very farfetched
...their boots and opt for the quite life of book clubs and fishing. That is until her majesties government ask them to do just one little favour. A simple task, all they have to do is take the Eye of Shangri-la back to China. Meanwhile their son Alex has decided to undertake his own adventure. Unbeknownst to Rick and Evie, Alex has forsaken his studies in favour of unearthing The Dragon Emperor Han, who was an evil emperor in ancient China. Han was ... ...and the deaths of 1000’s in its making. In his pursuit of immortality, Han came across the only enemy to defeat him. Zi Yuan, a sorceress, cursed Han and his army instead of granting him immortality. Han and his army were frozen in time as a terracotta army, and eventually they were buried by the sands of time and forgotten about by all but a few. Needless to say, all does not go well, and soon the race to Shangri-la begins. '''Cast and Characters''' ...
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...always been a fan of the Mummy series, as you can tell from my previous two reviews and think the main reason why they were so good, wasn't because it was action filled, but because of the chemistry between Evie (Rachel Weisz) and Rick (Brendan Fraser). From the first film, they managed to bring you into the film and the chemistry was just magic, as well as the added bonus of Jonathan (John Hannah). However this is where this film failed. Rachel ... ...and probably made not only the worse Mummy film, but one of the worst action films ever. ===The Plot===
The Mummy is back, but now it's one in China. Rick & Evelyn arrived in China along with their son Alex and Evelyn's brother Jonathan to stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000 year old cruse who threatens to plunge the world into his service. ===The Cast===
Brendan Fraser- Rick O'Connell (For such a comical looking actor, he never even looks cheeky ...
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Advantages: Fun action and adventure Disadvantages: Some poor acting
...be forgiven for momentarily overlooking the adventure rolic from director Rob Cohen: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. It is the third film in the Mummy series, and it has been a long 7 years waiting for this one to be made. Popular demand a high success rate for films revisiting past successes (Rambo, Rocky, etc) has pushed Brendan Fraser's Rick O'Connell to find more trouble in the mid-20th Century, and Cohen was only too happy to take a seat ... ...the last film was made, the timelines between the two films shows a larger gap, as we join Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Maria Bello) O'Connell as they team up with their son Alex (Luke Ford) and Evelyn's brother Jonathan (John Hannah) to battle an ancient Chinese Emperor who has the power to shapeshift. Emperor Han was turned to stone centuries previous just moments before he took the world by force, and his revival seems certain when evil General ...
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Advantages: Good CGI, lots of action scene! Disadvantages: Too many to mention!
Released this year, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is the third installment in The Mummy series of movies. The movie is directed by Rob Cohen, who also directed such films as The Fast and the Furious and XXX. The movie stars Brendan Fraser and John Hannah, as in the first two movies, and also Maria Bello, who replaces Rachel Weisz, and kung-fu legend Jet Li.
Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford) has followed in his father's footsteps to become a leading ... ...mummy, and sets about finding the source of eternal life and plans to resurect his army to wreak havoc on the country.
Alex, along with his father Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and mother Evelyn O'Connell (Mario Bella), and with the help of sorceress Zi Juan's daughter, Lin (Isabella Leong), must stop the evil Emperor Han from finding the source of eternal life, a dangerous journey that takes them from the bustling streets of Shanghai to the rigid ...
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- Introduction -
The Mummy was released back in 1999 now, which to me, feels like a long time ago. I remember it being released, and wanting to watch it as soon as I could. I also felt the same for its sequel, The Mummy Returns, in 2001. However, I only just watched both of these films this week for the first time, 9 years down the line from their original release date. I finally decided to purchase and watch both DVD's in time to go and see The Mummy: Tomb of the DragonEmperor with my girlfriend and her parents. What can I say...? I was impressed, very impressed!
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The start of the movie begins in Egypt, as you most probably guessed, in 1290 BC - the time of Pharaoh Seti I. Imhotep, a high priest played by Arnold Vosloo, is having ...
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Rick and Evelyn may have retired to England, and their now-grown son is following in their footsteps. But it's the resurrection of China's ten-thousand-strong terra cotta army that brings the adventuring couple back into the action.
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[...]exotic locations, epic cinematography, and much spectacular crash and bang (Boston Globe, 29/10/2008)
[...]for good-natured escapism, the latest Mummy adventure gives Indiana a run for his money (The Times, 29/10/2008)
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Filled with spectacular action and sharp banter, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR finds the dashing Rick and Evelyn O'Connell (Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello, who took over for Rachel Weisz) called upon for another world-saving adventure. The film opens in 50 B.C., when the ruthless Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) seeks to conquer one last enemy, death, and become an immortal ruler. But when the Emperor betrays an obliging sorceress (Michelle Yeoh), he and his army are cursed to spend an eternity in statuesque limbo. Fast forward to 1946, when Rick and Evelyn are struggling to adapt to their self-imposed retirement. But the fates have other plans, and soon the O'Connells are crossing paths with their somewhat estranged son, Alex (Luke Ford). While enthusiastically carrying on the family's tomb-raiding traditions, Alex has unwittingly brought the Dragon Emperor back to life. With the world in peril, the O'Connells must overcome their differences to prevent the Dragon Emperor from gaining immortality for himself and his army. Along the way they're joined by a mysterious young woman (Isabella Leong), a wily pilot, and a trio of Abominable Snowmen. Jumping from Shanghai to the Himalayas to the Chinese desert, director Rob Cohen (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY) takes audiences on a breathless adventure that continues THE MUMMY's love of quick wits, close calls and big battles. The result is a spirited romp that proves evil is no match against a family united.
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