Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 3.0
I was a little disappointed... I wish it had been better!
The Mummy has returned, but it never made such an impact on me as it did in the first movie. I wished I could have given the movie, "The Mummy Returns", more than 3 stars but to do that it would have to have been a better movie.Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are back as the two adventurers/archaeologists Rick and Evie O'Connell, now married. Now with their son, Alex (Freddie Boath), they discover the bracelet of the 'The Scorpion King' (Dwayne Johsnon, 'the Rock'). But someone else is looking for the bracelet, Baltus Hafez the British Museum Curator (Alun Armstrong) who has awakened again the mummy of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo). The reason, to take possession of the Scorpion King's vast army given to him by the god Anubis. And so when Alex puts the bracelet on himself, he is kidnapped to be made to lead Imhotep to the lair of the Scorpion King. It's up to the O'Connells, along with Evie's brother Jonathan (John Hannah) and Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr), to stop Imhotep before he can use Anubis' army for his own.Ok, let's start with the bad points of the movie when comparing the two Mummy movies. 1) While "The Mummy" WAS corny, it was not as corny as this movie. And for those who though that "The Mummy" was pretty stupid and the plot thin, don't watch this movie. 2) The F/X were pretty good in the first movie, all the action and special effects flowed smoothly. And this movie had plenty of fight scenes which could have been GREAT, but they looked pretty choppy and you could tell that they were making the action look faster than the actual speed. 3) And finally, "The Mummy Returns" just didn't have the suspense or excitement it had it the movie before.And if you're not comparing this movie to the first movie, here are the few reasons which were a bit disappointing. 1) While "The Mummy" was definitely not a children's movie, they tried to make it like it was for kids in "The Return" by putting in the annoying Alex. And some parts he was funny and I admit I was laughing at the part in the train where he argues with Lock-Nah (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). But what was disappointing was that there were a few bad words in the movie and most ALL of them came out of the mouth of Alex! I didn't think that was a good idea. So a warning here, parents should watch this movie before younger kids watch this movie. 2) In the movie, Evie and Meela Nais (Patricia Velzquez) fight together with the fork like weapons (I forgot its name). Well, those weapons aren't Egyptian, they're Chinese weapons!!All right, enough about the bad parts, now for the good points. I thought it was just funny!! There were a few moments where you could actually laugh and think it very witty. The acting was so-so but not that disappointing. Probably my most favorite character would have to be Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr). The action scenes were choppy but entertaining.And that's what the whole movie of "The Mummy Returns" was, entertainment. So if you would like to try the movie out, do watch it once. But still in my opinion, I think I like "The Mummy" more, for the suspense and the thrills. And if they do make a Mummy III, they'd better make it more like the first movie.