The Mummy

Source: www.calendarlive.com --- 19 days ago
Starring Brendan Fraser and Jet Li, a series' latest offers special effects and spectacle more than a sense of fun. "THE Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" has the longest title of the trio of modern "Mummy" movies as well as the most elaborate set pieces and most extensive special effects. Bigger, however, does not necessarily mean better, and though the new film has some good things, it does not have enough of them to make the third time the charm. ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 14 days ago
The secrets of building an army of terracotta warriors. ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 19 days ago
The third installment in the series must bridge a seven-year gap. "The Mummy" franchise hasn't quite mummified, though it has been gathering dust. ...

Source: www.cnn.com --- 19 days ago
It's discombobulating to learn that in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," Brendan Fraser's eager daredevil archaeologist has been given an eager daredevil archaeologist son, played by Luke Ford. It's equally upsetting to note that the movie isn't very good. ...

Source: www.rediff.com --- 19 days ago
There are moments of genuine humour and riveting action, but they too few and far between. It's just sad that the visual treats come at the expense of a coherent and compelling plot. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 19 days ago
USA Review in a Hurry: Mummy mia, here we go again! This unnecessary sequel finds floppy-haired explorer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) battling the resurrected Emperor Han (Jet Li) of ancient China. ...

Source: www.usatoday.com --- 19 days ago
Mummy mia, this is a lousy movie! You half expect that, along with the kitchen sink, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, would ... ...

Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com --- 19 days ago
The original "Mummy" is worlds away from the recent pictures, with its stress on atmospherics and its moody, expressionistic photography. ...

Source: www.cbsnews.com --- 19 days ago
The third "Mummy" installment dutifully sends its characters to China where they participate in international competitions of Mummy fencing, yeti vaulting and synchronized senselessness. ...

Source: jam.canoe.ca --- 19 days ago
Okay, first of all, they're not mummies. ...

Source: www.baltimoresun.com --- 19 days ago
(C-) Three yetis, a yak and a couple of yuks. That's all you get in the way of original entertainment in The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , an extravagant and frenetic third entry in the franchise about adventurer Rick O'Connell ( Brendan Fraser) and his continuing fights with the embalmed yet undead. It's like an Indiana Jones movie without rhythm, wit or personality, just a desperate, headlong pace. It does have a sense of the ridiculous (one character declares "You guys are like Mummy magnets!"), but a wink doesn't mean much if there aren't any brains behind it. ...

Source: www.ew.com --- 19 days ago
Owen Gleiberman seeks signs of life in Brendan Fraser franchise; Lisa Schwarzbaum's ballot on ''Swing Vote'' ...

Source: www.star-telegram.com --- 19 days ago
Although 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor' has a reported budget of $175 million, there are times, especially during the movie's rare quiet sequences, when you could close your eyes and imagine that the thing was shot in grainy black and white. ...

Source: www.newsobserver.com --- 19 days ago
In a summer that has been filled with movies and sequels nobody asked for, "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" appears to be high atop the list. ...

Source: blog.nola.com --- 19 days ago
In "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, " an ancient Chinese despot -- entombed for eons in terra cotta -- is restored to a painful, shuddering imitation of life. Sort of like this series. ...

Source: www.knbc.com --- 19 days ago
Brendan Fraser is back as adventure hero Rick O'Connell in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." But can he breath new life into the old franchise? Find out with our @ The Movies review. ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 19 days ago
review "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" * * ½ Rating: PG-13 (violence) Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello ...

Source: www.kansas.com --- 19 days ago
The modern Mummy movies seem like cheap plastic knockoffs of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." But with the most recent Indiana Jones entry appearing like an extra-expensive video game itself, there are times when the new "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" almost exceeds the better franchise's (lowered) standard. But these times are few. Some hokey CG -- we're talking victory-dancing yetis bad -- accompanies yak puke gags and "banter" that would sound childish in elementary school yards. The movie somehow never locks in on any narrative momentum, even though it's a breathlessly paced set of elaborate action sequences. Moving the action out of Egypt and into China makes for some nice new visuals. It's also an excuse to toss in that title dragon. And a bunch of reanimated terra-cotta warriors. Yetis, too, unfortunately. Brendan Fraser is back as all-American hero Rick O'Connell. As this one takes place a year or so after World War II, he has retired to an English estate with his wife, Evelyn (Maria Bello in for Rachel Weisz who, let's face it, has an Oscar and doesn't need this nonsense anymore). They're bored to death, and are delighted when British Intelligence asks them to run an easy little mission to Shanghai. In China, the O'Connells' now-adult son Alex (Luke Ford) has unearthed the titular burial site. Seems an evil warlord (Jet Li), who worked his conquered foes to death building the Great Wall, was also into immortality. But p ...

Source: www.amherstdaily.com --- 19 days ago
The third "Mummy" instalment dutifully sends its characters to China where they participate in international competitions of zombie fencing, yeti vaulting and synchronized senselessness. ...