Rick O'Connell and his wife, Evelyn have retired from adventure only to find their lives dull and boring. When the British government comes to them for help in returning a stolen Chinese artifact, they can't resist and are off to Shanghai where unbeknownst to them their son, Alex, is heading up an archaeological dig that is about to change the world.
No, no, no, no, NO!! Don't do it! OK first of all, this movie got made--for reals! I have always been somewhat critical of the Mummy, The original was such a great idea. It was reminiscent to Raiders of the Lost Ark, it had a believable cast, it was the perfect setting...and then the dialogue! Oh the painful, awful, scratch your nails on a chalk board dialogue. Mind you, this third installment makes the original look good--nay! Look very good.
First of all, they couldn't even get the whole cast back. Rachel Wiest is replaced by Maria Bello who goes in and out of her pitiful English accent and looks to be much older than her husband. Speaking of age, their son Alex (Luke Ford), he looks like he is the same age if not older than his dad--Brendan Fraser, who has a relatively minor role throughout the whole movie--he pops in now and again to deliver the brow beaten dialogue. The whole storyline of the prodigal son is completely and totally unnecessary--much like the whole movie. (Why don't people consult with me???!)
The story itself is totally boring and if you submit oneself to this torture, you will find yourself wanting to nod off from time to time. To all you sadists, spare yourselves this agony, watch the original one instead...at least it had potential.
*1/2 Not-a-chance
Rated PG-13 (violence)
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1 -1/2 stars! That's quite a ranking. Dibb must have seen far too many movies to give this show 1-1/2 stars, especially since it deserves 1/2 at the most. I felt bad for the 3 people who laughed at the one liners, as they were obviously cultish Brendan Frasier fans looking for any redeeming quality to the film. The only redeeming quality of this film is that it is less than 2 hours long.
Unbelievable...actually, very believable, that it could be that bad. The trailers, like the previous two Mummy movies, made it look pretty good. Are the special fx at least worth seeing? The big armies, 3-headed dragon and yeti's looked pretty cool in the trailers...
Remember, that question is coming from the person who saw Dragon Wars in the theater because the special effects looked cool.
Ha ha ha ha--Dragon Wars! Pitiful. Yeah I don't know that the FX are worth seeing this for... mind you people in my office thought they were good and made the movie fun...
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