Todd’s Thoughts On THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR

Reader Comments

1. Rhythm-X 07/31/2008 @ 10:17am

   How can it be both “not horrible” and the weakest entry in a franchise that includes MUMMY RETURNS?

2. Jubei71 07/31/2008 @ 11:21am

   Saw it tonight - truly horrible.

3. LoBo 07/31/2008 @ 12:01pm

   Disapointing that Jet have so little screen time.

4. ChevalierAguila 07/31/2008 @ 7:48pm

   “The weakest entry in The Mummy franchise”

   Wait, you’re saying “The Mummy” is a good movie franchise? Good at making money i guess ,but that’s about it.

5. Mavsman15 07/31/2008 @ 11:17pm

   Well, its the summer of 2008 and this week, we have another sequel.  It’s The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. It is the new Mummy film but instead of Egypt, this one takes place in China in 1947..

   To be honest, I was never a huge fan of the first 2, so when i went to see #3, I had no real expectations. Really, the only reason I went was to see, if the new “Harry Potter” trailer would be attached to the film here in South Korea as it was in the USA/Canada. (It was not). After I saw the film, I was quite surprised, I actually liked this film.

   It is the typical “summer blockbuster” film. If you are looking for an action summer film with, mummies, love, a battle between good and evil, then you will want to see this film.

   What i really liked about the film, was the usage of Jet LI (Emperor Han) and Michelle Yeoh (Zi Juan). Every time that these 2 actors were on the screen I felt that I was looking and the forces of evil and good trying to destroy each other. When you see these 2 together, it really helps the film. My only complaint was that they should both have received much more screen time than they actually did in the movie.

   Also I was glad to see Brendan Fraser, return to a role that he was born to play in “ Rick O’Connell”. It was god to see a popcorn action hero return. To be honest, I did not miss Rachel Weisz in this film at all. I thought that the new actress, Maria Bello did a great job in it and I liked the little tip of the hat they did towards Rachel in the beginning of the film.

   I highly recommend that you see the film in a digital cinema. it really added a better vibe to the film than when I saw it on film.

   Over all, the film is worth one summer viewing and after the film is over you might actually be looking towards maybe...Mummy 4.

   Grade B

   Opened in South Korea on 30 July 2008

   How I saw the film. Primus DLP and CGV Film.

   Extra scene at the end of the credits. No

   Opens in USA. 1 August 2008.

   Alex O’Connell: Good going dad. You’ve raised another mummy. In his tomb, it said he had control of the five elements

6. Rhythm-X 08/01/2008 @ 12:52am

   In the trailer, it seemed like they tried to make up for the film’s lack of mummies by saying the word “mummy” a whole lot so you would remember what movie you were watching.  Made my skin crawl.  They really, truly are trying to make us stupider.

Post Your Comments

• Next Entry
• Previous Entry