Product: The Mummy Returns [VHS] (2001)
Rating: 2.0
It Has Moments Of Fun, But...
There are a number of things with the DVD production of The Mummy Returns that lowered my review from 3.5 stars to 2.The first is I saw this in the theatres, and then blamed the out of focus parts on the projectionist. The actual blame lies with the film.The second part is the length to which "The Mummy Returns" asks for suspension of disbelief. It goes too far, past the point of fun and entering the bounds of insult that smack of laziness on the part of the screen writer.But the thing that drove me absolutely wild with this was the special features that were so touted. Niney percent of the special features are advertisements hustling for Universal's products. The only legitimate special features are the bloopers, the music video and an incredibly lazily put together segment called "Eygptology 201". The rest is nothing more than advertisements for "The Scorpion King" and "Universal Theme Parks".If you're aware of this and don't mind, purchase it. But me, I felt as if I had been lied to and dropped my hard earned money to watch a bunch of garish commercials. I personally will be hard pressed to purchase another Universal DVD after this experiance.