This big-budget sequel from writer/director Stephen Sommers navigates much of the same cliffhanger territory as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones franchise. It is 1933, eight years after the events of The Mummy (1999). Legionnaire Rick O'Connell Brendan Fraser has married his Egyptologist girlfriend Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) and the couple has settled in London, where they're raising their young son Alex (Freddie Boath). The family's domestic tranquility is shattered when the 3,000-year-old mummified corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), which has been shipped to the British Museum, is resurrected once again to resume his evil quest for immortality. In the meantime, another ancient threat emerges in the form of the Scorpion King (professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, aka. The Rock), a mighty warrior frozen in time with his supernatural army. In order to save his family, Rick is forced to seek a mythical pyramid of gold, facing marauding bands of pygmy skeletons, among other hazards.
The Mummy Returns co-stars John Hannah, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velasquez. Karl Williams, Rovi. Fresh off the first 'Mummy' film, Brendan Fraser leads this great cast once again as cheesiness and corniness ensues, driving the film to what should be a fun ride again. This is not quite the case anymore, as the effects and story have both become more of a laugh than a celebration. I had a blast with the first film as it took the excitement level to unseen heights, but this sequel get's so caught up in what makes a fun film that it kind of implodes on itself, while having an insanely over-the-top conclusion. There are some pretty unwatchable effects, even for it's time, the story is only half as interesting, and the side plots do not have much of a payoff by the end.
Not as cleverly written as the first film, the technical aspects as far as the Cinematography and editing go, are still very much intact. In the end, this sequel does not live up to the first in any way. Not recommendable, but it does helm a few cool scenes.
'The Mummy Returns' is just plain mediocre. Even though I enjoyed this film, I felt that it didn't meet or top the original. Mainly, I feel that the film focuses too much on the action rather than the horror that the first one created. However, the action sequences were satisfying, from the bus sequence, to the final battle between the Medjai and the armies of Anubis. Even though Arnold Vosloo still maintains his portrayal of power, he loses some of that original power as the danger and importance of his role is replaced with the race against time to stop the Scorpion King from being awaken. Overall, although I enjoyed most of the performances, like Fraser and Weisz, I feel that while it's enjoyable and is re-watchable, for me, its only the action sequences that make this worth returning to, rather than the characters, horror and the few yet strong battle scenes from the first film.
The one thing I can say about this sequel straight away is kudos for the continuity, Sommers has managed to gather all the original cast to carry on and this does wonders for an otherwise very average film. Usually you tend to see the odd character played by someone else which always looks poor in my eyes. Any who we kick off again with more nasty villains after treasure and power which we all know will end in tears.and probably some kind of horrible face melting death, there I go with my 'Indy' comparisons again.
This time we have the combination of 'Imhotep' back for more punishment with his reincarnated love, 'the Scorpion King' which doesn't really serve much purpose other than to give 'The Pebble'.I mean 'The Rock' a spin off franchise and a small group of nasty well spoken cads led by British thesp Alun Armstrong. The main problem with this follow up is thus, they gave the now happily married heroes a son as baggage, this of course automatically equals a much kiddie friendly film with allot more slapstick, dumb humour and much much less horror. Of course the first film did very well so you can't blame them for opening up the film for an even wider audience but of course they lose allot of integrity and faith from the more mature fans.
I should really point out that they take the Indy comparisons a bit too far by actually dressing all the villains henchmen in the same type of costumes as in 'Temple of Doom'.really that was the last Indy thing I swear. The entire film is much more of a cgi show this time around, that wouldn't be an issue but the cgi really has not dated well, even less so than the original film, hell even at the time this cgi wasn't too good. Add to this allot more over the top action which becomes too silly, terrible bluescreen shots, a laughable effort at a cgi scorpion cross 'The Rock' monster and almost the same sequences shot for shot from the first film in places.did I mention the horrific cgi? Yes you get what you pay for here, you want more ludicrous mummy blasting action? You got it, you want action figure characters all dressed in desert coloured attire spouting the most idiotic, state the obvious exposition dialog? Look no further. Unfortunately like many blockbuster sequels they just get carried away and completely lose your suspension of disbelief.
Can't complain too much as you know exactly what to expect from this and it doesn't pretend to be anything else, personally I think it was just a poor glossy rehash which is more cartoon than film. The final 20min as the action all comes together is one of the biggest cgi messes I've seen ever, everything looks really very clearly artificial, but hey the Egypt setting was an enjoyable ride.
Quotes first lines: having just broken through with their drill What the hell is this?: I don't know.: stepping inside Whoa! Bloody hell!: The Crossrail is the biggest construction project in Europe, carving 26 miles of new commuter train tunnels beneath the surface of London. But today, an ancient tomb filled with the coffins of Crusader knights.: People don't realize that London is a giant graveland. A modern city built on centuries of death.: Because of the proximity to the Thames, half the space is. Unexpectedly I found Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hide in this originally supposed to be a Mummy movie!
What a remarkable sandwich I bought at theater! In fact, mixing different feature monsters are fatal for any serious attempt to the tradition of the genre. Although genre mixture is functional, feature characters' combo is doomed to be a fanny comedy. From other point of view, I appreciate Ahmanet's horribleness and making audiences think that is a kind of creature from outer space not like traditional mummy with bandages. Ahmanet is like the female vampire in The Life Force (1985).
The filmmakers exactly were affected by Tobe Hooper's sci-fi horror classic. Audiences a bit confused about the feature of this film. Is it Jekyll movie or the Mummy movie or revive of the Life Force? I think this is the mixture of all of them. Does it work?
Following the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with film characters crossing-over various movies, it’s not a surprise that other studios have followed suit. With a backlog of major movie monsters, from Dracula and Frankenstein, to The Invisible Man and The Mummy, Universal have decided to reboot their property with the.
Kicking the horror-fuelled fun off is The Mummy, which reviews haven’t exactly been kind in unravelling. Nevertheless, fans who have seen the movie may be wondering what’s next in store for the Dark Universe and if Cruise’s undead Nick Morton will be back. While there was no post-credits scene, there were a few teases during The Mummy, including Dr Jekyll’s lab which had the skull of a vampire and the hand of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Obviously the first main crossover was Russell Crowe’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, who gave a taster of this world of gods and monsters. The end The Mummy then had Cruise’s newly undead Nick riding off into the sunset looking for a cure, so surely he and Jekyll will return for future instalments. The next confirmed film though is Bride of Frankenstein, due for release on Valentine’s Day 2019. So far Javier Bardem has been cast as the iconic monster, while his wife is yet to be announced.
Johnny Depp has also been announced as The Invisible Man, while Dark Universe producer has spoken out on further projects. Speaking with Fandom, Alex Kurtzman, who also directed The Mummy, said: “We know we're going to do Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Invisible Man. “There are characters within those films that can grow and expand and maybe even spin off. “I think that digging into deep mythologies about monsters around the world is fair game for us, as well and connecting the monsters that we know to some surprising monsters could also be really interesting.' And lets not forget that Sofia Boutella is in the main Dark Universe picture suggesting she’ll be resurrected for The Mummy 2 at some point, or perhaps even a Monster Avengers?
Tom Cruise has re-teamed with two of the writers on the -Davis Koepp and Alex Kurtzman-to launch. It will be the fourth major cinematic adaptation of the franchise. The first was the Universal run that spanned from 1932 to 1955, followed by the four Hammer Film versions in the 60s and 70s, and most recently, the Stephen Sommers' 1999-2008 Mummy trilogy. That last series also spawned four spin-off films. 1999's The Mummy and 2001's The Mummy Returns were box office hits, grossing almost $900 million combined worldwide. A few years before films like National Treasure and the return of, the Mummy movies represented a welcomed return to a certain kind of classic Hollywood action/adventure movie that was largely lacking from theaters at the time.
The movies also served as breakouts for a number of actors. For some, it was their only major blockbuster before returning to smaller roles- deliberately, in most cases- while for others, it was just the beginning of what would be another decade or two at the top of Hollywood's A-list. One actor in particular would eventually become a 'rock' for a $5 billion car action franchise. Where Are They Now?
The Cast of The Mummy (And Returns). Getting to star as the titular big bad in The Mummy- aka Imhotep- is definitely Arnold Vosloo's most famous role, but the actor was prolific before his breakout and has stayed plenty busy since. Vosloo appeared in several major Hollywood films in the 2000s, including Blood Diamond and both movies- where he would re-team with Mummy co-stars Dwayne Johnson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Kevin J. The bulk of his most notable work in recent years has been on television, where he has done one-0ff appearances on, and, as well as multi-episode stints on, Cape Town, and most recently, the Amazon series. His next role is in the horror movie The Harrowing, set to release later this year. 1999 was definitely Oded Fehr's first breakout year, starring in both The Mummy- as warrior chieftain Ardeth Bay- and the hit Rob Schneider comedy Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. 2004 was an equally big year for the actor in terms of increased mainstream recognition, kicking off his three-movie stint in the, beginning his role as Dr.
Fate in the Justice League Unlimited animated series, and playing the main villain in the seventh season of the TV show. The bulk of the rest of Fehr's work has been on television, appearing on shows such as Burn Notice, Medium, Law & Order, the 2009 reboot of V, NCIS, and 24: Legacy.
During the sixth season of the ABC TV series in a story arc based around, Fehr played a live-action version of classic villain Jafar. Akinnuoye-Agbaje's turn as Lock-Nah, a bodyguard for Imhotep's army in The Mummy Returns, was one of the actor's first blockbuster movies- but it certainly wasn't his breakout role. That distinction belongs to the actor's portrayal of convict Simon Adebisi on the HBO prison drama Oz. Akinnuoye-Agbaje then followed up his Mummy Returns appearance with another blockbuster, before returning to another major television role as Mr. Akinnuoye-Agbaje has continued to take on roles in both movies and TV series in recent years.
On the television side, he has most recently played the title character for the FXX animated series Major Lazer as well as had a two-episode stint on. Among his more notable film roles, he appeared as Kurse in, played real-life NFL player Dave Duerson in the drama Concussion, and was Killer Croc in last year's. The actor will next be seen in the ABC series Ten Days in the Valley, airing later this year. After spending a few years growing his fame as a stand-up comedian, actor Omid Djalili broke into acting in a big way when he starred in three major Hollywood films in 1999: The Mummy (as prison warden Gad Hassan), Notting Hill, and The World is Not Enough- and then Gladiator the following year. In the ensuing 17 years, Djalili has continued to add both major Hollywood movies-: At World's End, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Spy Game, Over the Hedge, Sex and the City 2- and smaller roles to his growing acting portfolio. Currently, he can be seen in the TV series Stan Lee's Lucky Man and was a guest star in a 2017 episode of the current television incarnation of Thunderbirds Are Go. His most recent film appearance was in last year's The Comedian's Guide to Survival.
By the time Alun Armstrong played museum curator-turned-cult leader Baltus Hafez in The Mummy Returns, the actor had already appeared in over two dozen movies. Among the box office hits and cult classics to Armstrong's name pre- Mummy are A Bridge Too Far, Patriot Games, and Sleepy Hollow. His total television appearances in the '70s, '80, and '90s reach triple digits, including General Hospital, Tales From the Crypt, MacGyver, and Married.with Children. And that isn't even getting into his incredibly prolific live theatre work during those decades! Armstrong did a few more big-budget Hollywood movies after Mummy Returns, appearing in Van Helsing (also directed by Stephen Sommers) and Eragon. But most recently, he has made noteworthy appearances on TV shows including, and the currently-airing Frontier. He has also remained active in the theatre up until fairly recently, appearing in a different production each year for 2012, 2013, and 2014.
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For many of the actors in The Mummy, even the veterans, the movie was their first taste of big blockbuster Hollywood filmmaking. Prior to his role as archaeologist and treasure hunter Allen Chamberlain, Jonathan Hyde had already appeared in and in dual roles in Jumanji- so the whole Hollywood blockbuster thing was already been there, done that for him.
In fact, Hyde seemed to be done with that whole scene after Mummy, largely choosing smaller roles in the 2000s. He wouldn't return to bigger mainstream films until 2015's Guillermo Del Toro horror film. What modern audiences will most likely know him from is his three-season stretch as Eldritch Palmer on the FX series, and as a voice on the Netflix animated series - both of which are also Del Toro productions, coincidentally. Hyde is also a seasoned theatre actor who recently played Captain Hook in a 2009 London production of Peter Pan. O'Connor had packed a lot of movies into his thirteen years as a professional actor prior to appearing as wise-cracking treasure hunter guide Beni Gabor in The Mummy. He appeared in everything from silly comedies ( Peggy Sue Got Married, Canadian Bacon) to dramatic fair ( Steel Magnolias, Amistad) to action flicks ( F/X2, Virtuosity) throughout the '80s and '90s.
Post- Mummy, in addition to appearing in Stephen Sommers' other films Van Helsing and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, O'Connor also got in with acclaimed writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in There Will Be Blood.
The actor has also appeared in several more TV shows, most notably in recurring roles on The Others, The Beast, The Mob Doctor, and Chicago P.D. O'Connor's most recent role was as the creepy 'Yellow Card Man' in the Hulu miniseries starring James Franco and based on the novel by Stephen King. Brendan Fraser had already showed tremendous range in the 90s, with roles in goofy comedies, like Airheads and Encino Man; and complex, serious films, like School Ties and Gods and Monsters. Despite already receiving top billing in a number of big Hollywood movies, it's easy to make the case that the role that truly made him a AAA film lead was The Mummy. Fraser continued to bounce effortlessly from one type of film to another in the years following The Mummy, going from Dudley Do-Right and Monkeybone to Gimme Shelter and Best Picture Oscar Winner.
Over the last few years, Fraser has also joined the ranks of Hollywood actors successfully transitioning to television, appearing in acclaimed miniseries Texas Rising alongside, and Golden Globe-winning Showtime drama. He also continues to remain active in film, starring in two 2017 movies: Behind the Curtain of Night and The Field. Will you see the new Mummy movie or are you sticking with the original cast? Let us know comments! Screen Rant – Privacy Policy We respect your privacy and we are committed to safeguarding your privacy while online at our site. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site. This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 10, 2018.
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