Movie review: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Oh dear god just put me out of my misery. Yes, the reviews were right…this movie STINKS. They should’ve just buried it with Imhotep in Mummy 2 and let it rot.
The storyline sucked. There were inconsistencies throughout the story…example, did someone shave Emperor Han before putting him in his clay Russian doll thingy? Coz he had a beard before dying and he came back all clean shaven and such.
The CGI sucked. Just look at the yeti…so fake they would’ve probably achieved similar or better results with extras hiding inside costumes.
Luke Ford sucked…he is as irritating as young Alex from Mummy 2. Even worse coz now we have to contend with his smug mug.
And Maria Bello DEFINITELY sucked. Not only did she have no chemistry whatsoever with Brendan Fraser, she looked like his mother and she totally totally ruined the character of Evie Carnahan.
Rachel Weisz was one smart cookie for spotting ‘problems with the script’ and declining to rejoin the cast in this Mummy outing.
According to Wiki:
Actress Maria Bello stated in an interview that another Mummy film will “absolutely” be made, and that she has already signed on. Actor Luke Ford is signed on for a total of three films. Bello even hinted the fourth may be in South America, keeping with Jonathan’s move to Peru at the end.
Well, we can expect at least a fourth stinking sinking rotting sequel then.


Comment by media nerd on 6 August 2008 @ 5:50 am
Sounds like Tomb of the Dragon Emperor met everyone’s expectations; fun overall, but Brendan Frasier tries too hard to act, so he has an unnatural feel on screen