Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 4.0
High in action goodness...low in substance.
I personally enjoyed this movie. It wasn't the greatest movie I have ever seen and it wasn't as good as the first movie but I did find it very entertaining. I do agree with the statement that all the special effects were overkill...they cluttered the movie up way too much and I found it difficult to follow the story because of it. Too much of a good thing...what ever happened to leaving something to the imagination or affecting the viewer psychologically? Still, the adventure was there, most of the characters were likable, and some of the special effects really did the trick. Those little guys running around in the jungle were pretty freaky. Some of the effects seemed a bit outdated however. Like when the Scorpion King shows up in the end...the special effects looked so 1996. Not a long time, true, but as far as new technology in computer animation goes that's like 30 years ago. He looked so fake and computerized and generally left me unimpressed, to say the least. But this is a pretty good movie if you are just looking for entertainment...I would recommend renting it before you bought it though.