Review of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) by Georgem — 04 Aug 2008

This is about the most "meh" of a movie ive seen ALL SUMMER. The first Mummy film became an instant classic in my book.....its simply simply a classic "popcorn movie" with a certain charm that dosen't tarnish over the years (ive seen the movie at least 100 times).

The second Mummy film choked on its own extravagance trying to top the first film by adding 100s more effects shots that held the film back more than it helped.....in other words, the second Mummy movie pales in comparison to the first.

This 3rd offerring......i just couldnt think of this as a film in the "The Mummy" franchise, it just didn't feel right. The action sequences are interesting.....but they are shot so quickly and edited so poorly its simply no fun to watch.

The Yetis were.....neat.....and the whole field goal thing didn't bother nearly as much as the WHOLE FILM being a clutterred mess. Rick and Eveys characters seemed to be in the right place (Maria Bello did a.

....decent job) but Ricks son Alex came off as annoying and his Chinese girlfriend didn't do so well either. Jonathon (John Hannah) gets NOTHING to do in this movie but sit their and look stupid..

...and freak out when say.....an avalanche happens, and thats a shame.....i really enjoyed his character in the previous films, then again his character was written SO MUCH better in those films, here he is completely wasted.

Its not a TOTAL loss.....but so close to it you may not even care, see with caution......either youll "kinda like it" or "hate it" completely.