Meh

Rating: 6/10 (30 March 2005)

Another example of Hollywood formula sequel action. Fun to watch but inherently hollow in it's execution. Despite it's basic flaws it remains a movie that can be entertaining if you have a free Saturday night and it comes on basic cable. The special effects are bit overdone and the plot is about as complex as an episode of Mayberry RFD, but that doesn't detract from it's simple 80's action television show values.
Although one things my friend and I have noticed that seems to have escaped the notice of the IMDb trivia section, the ending of this movie is a play by play remake of the ending of the Ducktales mummy adventure.
1. Mummy is defeated in the strange desert oasis
2. the defeat of said villain causes said oasis to sink into the desert
3. a daring escape through the pyramid
4. escape culminates on the roof of the pyramid where our heroes are met by the pilot character in a hot air balloon
5. the greedy character reaches back for a large jewel, almost dies due to their greed, only to be pulled back from the brink of disaster by another character
6. happily ever after
even the sinking of the pyramid into the desert is shot in an identical manner. We even hooked up two TVs and watched them both at the same time. The timing is almost exact, and there are other similarities between the two that are too numerous to mention. I think that ducktales should be added to the references list for this movie.