The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

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  4 / 10

  The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor utilises a new location for the undead, it's just unfortunate there is no life to this film. I have to give credit for the idea of using ancient China as the backdrop, the Egyptian mythology was quickly growing tiresome. But this is not how to do it. An utter mess is the only way to describe the execution. Our beloved archaeologists and treasure hunters have been tasked with one final mission, to deliver the "Eye of Shangri-la" to China. Alas, a faction of devoted soldiers wish to resurrect their lost emperor from the dead...and so we have a "Mummy" movie. I have too many gripes with this, so let me get the positives out of the way. Plenty of mindless action, Brendan Fraser is so damn likeable (I seriously miss him...), good father and son onscreen chemistry and Michelle Yeoh is always a plus. Those are the four points that this film earns. Now...onto the negatives! I noticed a small little detail that was missing...Rachel Weisz. Maria Bello, I'm sorry, you did your best but Weisz just cannot be replaced. Jet Li was wasted and had no charisma. The script was completely mediocre where the humour was injected into every other line, as if I was watching a classic 70s adventure film. Know your current audience Gough and Millar, because this sucked and was hugely unfunny. Rachel Weisz isn't in this. The visual effects for the most part were average, however the first use of it was horrendous. You know the scene...Jet Li melting and solidifying into a terracotta statue. Urghhh was painful to watch. Blowing up an ancient Tibetan monastery as a 'Plan B' is immoral and culturally despicable (someone give me a Nobel Peace prize!). Rachel Weisz isn't in this. Yetis? Really...YETIS!? We're going there are we? Might as well have a three headed dragon whilst we're at it...oh...never mind. You're wondering what I'm getting at right? The fantasy elements were just stupid. Didn't work, at all. That pretty much describes this film, stupid and unnecessary. I suppose it's an easy watch though...if nothing else was on.

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