Mummy Returns

Pros: The actors seem to be having plenty of fun amid all the noise and confusion
Cons: There are lots of special effects, but few of them are any good

The Mummy Returns is the first Earplug Movie of the official summer season. You’ve been warned.

Roaring armies of the undead, clanging sword blades, chitter-clicking hordes of scorpions, thundering waves of water—it’s enough to make...

Pros: Good mix of action and comedy...
Cons: ... some iffy SFX, not quite got the sparkle of the first Mummy film

After being defeated by intrepid adventurers Rick and Evelyn P'Connell (well, that is to say one intrepid adventurer and a Librarian - played by Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, who reprise their roles here) in the first Mummy film, High Priest Imhotep ...

Pros: fast paced, good special effects, interesting plot
Cons: If it had been rated R, could have had more gore in it

The Mummy Returns kicks off the start of the summer blockbusters. The film is a great start after such a lousy batch of films since the end of last summer.

The Mummy Returns is a total sequel. Although it is unnecessary to see...

Pros: Acting and story
Cons: Effects and reincarnations story

I don't think anyone was surprised more then me when I enjoyed The Mummy in 1999. That's why I was so excited to go see The Mummy Returns in 2001. I came out of the theater highly disappointed. But a recent second viewing has made me ...

Pros: Fun, entertaining sequel. Likable returning characters.
Cons: Some inconsistencies. Some effects didn’t look good.

After I finally watched 1999 version of The Mummy, I really enjoyed it. I was looking forward to seeing The Mummy Returns once I found out that it was being made. I have seen the movie several times and ...

Pros: The cast is good
Cons: Everything else is not so good

"The Mummy Returns" is a movie that typifies today's Hollywood: one hit movie deserves a sequel. In the case of "The Mummy Returns," Hollywood gets more excited when the core group returns for said sequel. Actors Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John...

Pros: Sounds, Images, Sequel Plot, Acting
Cons: None, and this time I mean it ... absolutely nothing wrong with the movie!

Sequels to movies usually do well at the box office the first week, but eventually die off pretty quickly. This most likely is a result of bad reviews of critics and what you hear from your friends. "Oh my god dude, that movie bites, I can't believe I...

Pros: Despite being direct ripoffs from Gremlins, the Pygmy Mummies are pretty cool.
Cons: Any scene or sequence that isn't initiated or punctuated with an explosion.

More! Get some more mummies in there! A hot-air balloon? Why not? Figure out a way to get it onscreen. I want Pygmy Mummies, giant dog-faced zombie warriors and a cute little kid! We need a matching villain for every invincible hero, a giant...

Pros: Lots of action, lots of special effects
Cons: Effects can't save pathetic script, poor direction

The Mummy Returns is a well-crafted movie in the sense that it is guaranteed to make money. The studio has made a sequel of a successful movie, brought back all the major characters (including the title character, who will no doubt keep...

Pros: The special effects and set design are excellent.
Cons: The plot, acting and characters are not.

Before I dive into this review I'd better go into a little description of my stance on movies. I consider myself neither a film snob who only likes stuff like The English Patient nor a fan boy who truly thinks that movies like Armageddon "rooled!" I like...

Pros: Effects, Fraser's acting and it was really funny...
Cons: The Rock, the script, the plot, everything except those things mentioned above...

Hello hello, for the purposes of this epinion, I shall be know as Sir Not-Appearing you see, this is actually part of the funniest movie write off hosted by “whimsical weirdo d.markusen”, if an illegitimate part. When I read Kris-Kochanski’s...

Pros: More expensive than the original. Lotsa beefy bodies during first battle ( drool ).
Cons: Recycled bag of tricks.

Movie sequels are a lot like video games. Having experienced the first, you’d expect the sequel to be either a huge improvement or disappointing failure; the latter being more of a case from the majority of poorly made follow-ups. To my surprise, this...

Pros: It's pretty to look at and it moves.
Cons: It feels calculated and has none of the goofy joie de vivre of the original.

We finally finished up the Appalachian shoot with close-ups of my aerial ballet under the natural bridge in West Virginia. I packed up the Vuitton, and had Miguel point the motorhome north and west to Chicago where we were to film the next segment of...

Pros: Filled with action and adventure, some nice funny touches. A thrilling ride.
Cons: Lock your brain away before seeing this movie.

Back in 1999, film studio Universal could never have dreamed that Stephen Sommers’ remake of their horror classic The Mummy would become a worldwide box office megahit. Now, two years later, Sommers has every reason to smile. Not only was The...

Pros: DVD has outtakes! Whoohoo!
Cons: Some ridiculous CGI, dialogue

Because The Mummy was such a success, I guess its creators decided making a second one might not be such a shabby idea. Especially since all the actors were ready to get right back on board. Something that up until the last few years, actors had ...