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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Widescreen)

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Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh

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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 12/16/2008 Run time: 112 minutes Rating: Pg13


DESCRIPTION:

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
EAN: 0025195015936
Format: AC-3
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: 2008-12-16
Running Time: 112
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 2008


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: Bad Movie
Comment: I agree with the other reviewers that this is the worse of the Mummy
movies. Maria Bello was horribly cast as Evy. There wasn't any spark or
warmth in the way she portrayed this character she is totally
forgettable. The only reason I watched this movie is because I'm a
big fan of Brendan Fraser and John Hannah. If you are the type who
needs to have the complete series of anything you watch like me
then look for the cheapest dvd you can find.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Fun flick
Comment: I'm not sure why so many people hated this movie. While it wasn't perfect, it wasn't the P-O-S that the negative reviewers claim it to be. Yes, the Dragon Emperor's acting was stiff - there was a lot of chances for some fun acting but he didn't use them - but overall I really enjoyed this movie. I loved the costumes and plot, and the zombie soldiers going against one another was an added treat, even if there were a few historical inaccuracies in the movie. The Yeti were another treat that I really enjoyed, I think this has to be the best portrayal of the Abominable Snowmen I've ever seen! While not the best of the Mummy series, it is still highly enjoyable.

Customer Rating:
Summary: I was disappointed
Comment: I first must admit that I loved the first Mummy movie, the second Mummy movie, and the Scorpion King. I was very excited when I heard this movie was coming and looked forward to seeing it. However, I did not like the "new" Evy, I enjoy when the same actors play in all the movies. She just didn't do Evy justice. The son was a bit of a joke as well. This was not one of Jet Li's better movies. I enjoyed War and the One, to name a couple, but not here. The movie was action from the get go, which isn't bad, but it just wasn't interesting like the first 3. I purchased this movie counting on it being as good as the others. My advice, don't even bother watching this movie, let alone buying it.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrible and unnecessary
Comment: The Bottom Line:

It's not like the first two Mummy films were great films, but the cast exuded low-key charm and the adventures were fun enough; in the Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, by contrast, the cast (conspicuously missing Rachael Weisz) goes through the emotions of the ridiculous screenplay while third-rate CGI dominates the back of the screen and everyone watching the film wonders why they even bothered.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Entertaining, but flawed.
Comment: Well contrary to some peoples opinions, I quite liked it. Having recently watched a program on the first emperor Qin Shi Huang Di I can see where many of the plot lines on the Emperor come from and as a piece of escapist tosh it's OK. But it really isn't as good as it should have been:-
1.The new Evie hasn't got the deftness of touch that Rachel Weisz had and as a result the light hearted banter between her and Rick that was such fun in the first two movies and lifted them out of the ordinary just falls flat here. Whatever her acting abilities may be Maria Bello can't do Evelyn O'Connell.
2.Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li are woefully underutilized.
3.Alex who was English in the second movie is suddenly very American, go figure.
4.The music in the first two movies was grandiose overblown almost in the tradition of Lawrence of Arabia, it added hugely to the ambiance. The soundtrack to Dragon King is just by the numbers, totally anonymous and adds nothing.
5.Transportation, the aircraft used is a Bristol Beaufighter, a two seat strike fighter noted for its cramped accommodation, chances of fitting six people and a yak in one without first passing them through a liquidizer is nil. Still I suppose it's an improvement on a jet propelled balloon.
6.The Dragon kings Dragon form looks rather too much like King Ghidorah from the Godzilla movies and very little like a Chinese Imperial dragon.

What's the moral of this, well I suppose when your script causes sufficient problems that one of the stars drops out and you can't get the proven Director on board, it really is time to pause and rethink. Ploughing ahead bull headed leaves you with a second rate product, an angry clientèle and possibly a dead franchise. Maybe if some film execs could actually bring themselves to consider their own fallibility and leave a proven product in the hands of those that know how to do it properly we'd have fewer sucky sequels.

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