Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 3.0
Not a Necessary Sequel
This movie is inferior to the first entry in the series. I know it's not like that was a really serious film that should have had a complicated story continuation, but it didn't deserve to be retreaded and contradicted. It's like the filmmakers sort of went "If people liked that, we'll just do more of the same thing," and didn't bother to remember what elements stuck out as good in The Mummy.On the plus side, the visual effects in this movie are even better. While there are some too-silly moments and unnecessary comic relief characters (annoying little kid and the balloon pilot), there are also really kickass action highs and development of the stars from the first movie. If you liked The Mummy at all then you should see this at least once, but unlike that movie I wouldn't call it a must-own for the action-adventure fan.