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Brendan Fraser is back, reprising his role in The Mummy franchise in the new film, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
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OPENS: August 1, 2008
RATING: PG-13 (Violence)
GENRES: Horror Comedy, Action-Adventure, Fantasy
The heroes of The Mummy franchise returns -- well not all of them, Rachel Weiss decided to forego this film, replaced by Maria Bello.
Film reviews are mixed. Many film critics hated The Mummy 3, citing that the film is dumb, violent and doesn't take tell the audience a new story..
Other critics loved the film for those same reasons. Film Critic Roger Ebert says audiences comprised of fans fo this series will not be disappointed.
Sometimes people want mindless escapist adventure wit great special effects. Here, the film delivers.
Other critics say audiences should follow the example of the lead actress of the first two Mummy films - and skip this one as unneeded and unwatchable.
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Rating (out of 10)
Wired"A poor third installment to the Mummy series." - Ken Denmead |
6 |
Chicago Tribune"One Wow cancels out the last Wow, until the Wows start looking more like lowercase wows and soon the wows become merely eh, or worse, a string of low-grade, minimally inventive aggravations that fail even to hit the level of eh. They're more like bleh." - Michael Phillips |
3 |
Christian Science Monitor"This third "Mummy" movie takes us on a guided tour of the catacombs of ancient China and the peaks of the Himalayas, with a pit stop in postwar Shanghai. Anyone looking for a terrific summer popcorn movie should not hop on board." - Peter Rainer |
3 |
San Jose Mercury News"Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is as stupid as it gets, with spear-carrying undead soldiers fighting men with 1946-era guns, yetis coming to the aid of humans and the phoniest-looking movie snow of all time. There's also a trumped-up father-son schism that Rick and Luke must overcome." - Betsy Pickle |
7 |
San Francisco Chronicle"The new installment, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, fails despite being given the best possible chance of success." - Mick LaSalle |
2 |
Chicago Sun-Times"The film has its flaws: There's plenty of lame dialogue, including a stomach-turning exchange in which archaeological terms such as "excavation" are applied to sexually desirable women. And the talents of two exceptional Chinese actors and martial artists, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, go underappreciated." - Christy De Smith |
6 |
Total |
5.83 |
Popularity: 15% [?]
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