Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 4.0
Falls short of original...but still full of mindless fun
I had high hopes after the surprisingly good 'The Mummy' becamean instant cult classic...but unfortunately it came up short--for me, anyway. As far as action went, 'The Mummy Returns' certainly delivered, in fact almost too much if you ask me. As for storyline, I liked the idea of our main couple married andliving comfortably in England years after the original *experience* which brought them together in the first film. Butthe whole Scorpion King thing left me wondering what went wrong?I realize a certain amount of suspension of belief MUST be done in order to even make an attempt at enjoying these films, butthis one took that to the extreme--again, if you ask me.My children thought it was the greatest thing EVER...and unfortunately the younger generation asks less and less of the movies they see, and therefore they seem to lack more and morethese days. Some elements bothered me, including the skeletalpygmies which were never explained, and how poor the endingfight scene with the digitally animated Scorpion King looked overall. Every time the focus came to the Scorpion Kings face it was a very poor representation of The Rock who played thatcharacter...sure you could see the similarities, but overall itlooked poor. The problem with this is that special effects these days have become SO GOOD, the bar has been raised, and ifsomething doesn't look 100% REAL, well it tends to be almost cheesy.Gripes aside, it was still worth seeing and my 9 year old daughter has it listed as her ALL-TIME favorite movie (where did I go wrong???). Searching for a mindless load of action? 'The Mummy Returns' certainly fits the bill--and then some. The added bonus features in this particular DVD version definitely make this buy even better, and without spoiling it, give it a shot and I think you might see it again just to see those extra's.