Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 4.0
Great for CG special effects addicts
I loved the first movie. I liked this one. The 4 stars are for the special effects, which far outweigh the story, or lack thereof. The skeletons chasing the double-decker bus were excellent, as were the dog-warriors, and although I thought they were quite silly as a plot device, the pygmies were nicely done. My gripes: the storyline was weak (I'm still trying to remember the point, but this gripe is well covered in other reviews), the kid was a typical precocious movie brat, the entire air balloon segment was wholly unnecessary, and the Scorpion King effect at the end was just awful (what, did they run out of special effects money by the time they got to the end?). I did like the past-life-visiting-the-present-life aspect of the story, though, as well as the perfectly nasty villainess. Also bonus points for the cornucopia of extras on the DVD, which is one of the big reasons I buy DVDs -- if I just wanted to watch the movie, I'd buy a tape.