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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 167
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 145

With middling CG effects and a distinct lack of fun, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor finds the series past its prime.

Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 31

With middling CG effects and a distinct lack of fun, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor finds the series past its prime.

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The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen continues the tale set into motion by director Stephen Sommers with this globe-trotting adventure that finds explorer Rick O'Connell and son attempting to thwart a resurrected emperor's (Jet Li) plan to enslave the entire human race. It's been 2,000 years since China's merciless Emperor Han and his formidable army were entombed in terra cotta clay by a double-dealing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh), but now, after centuries in suspended animation, an ancient

PG-13, 1 hr. 52 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy

Directed By: Rob Cohen

Written By: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

In Theaters: Jul 24, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Dec 16, 2008

Box Office:$102.2M

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Brendan Fraser
Rick O'Connell
Jet Li
Emperor Han
Maria Bello
Evelyn O'Connell
John Hannah
Jonathan Carnahan
Michelle Yeoh
Zi Yuan
Luke Ford
Alex O'Connell
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
General Yang
Isabella Leong
Lin
Liam Cunningham
Maguire
David Calder
Roger Wilson
Russell Wong
Ming Guo
Jessey Meng
Choi
Tian Liang
Li Zhou
Albert Kwan
Chu Wah

Critic Reviews for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

All Critics (168) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (147) | DVD (7)

I was never a fan of the first two, but those are masterpieces compared to this clunk 'o junk.

August 4, 2008 Comment

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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For a movie about the undead, this lacks any supernatural chills, and by the time its obligatory final showdown arrives, it seems as hollow as the terra cotta soldiers brought to life by CGI.

August 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

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The best news about this clangorous clunker is that it may well have vanquished the Mummy franchise.

August 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

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Remarkably, the plot has much in common with Hellboy II: The Golden Army, yet that bundle of fun has enough vision to make even its Barry Manilow interlude seem appropriate.

August 1, 2008 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Mike Clark

USA Today

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The story is no more than a thread stitching set pieces of increasing implausibility and ineptitude.

August 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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This Mummy movie is really two movies: a good adventure epic, with all the Chinese people, and a wan one, with O'Connells and the other the Westerners.

August 1, 2008 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

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A movie series called The Mummy is naturally going to have a limited focus. Universal might have been better off focusing on the various adventures of Rick and Evelyn to give them a wider range of material. But they haven't, so mummies it is.

April 8, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

The makers of the wildly lucrative Mummy franchise are flogging a dead corpse ... the adventure that's been disinterred is more than a little whiffy.

November 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Movie Talk

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Jason Best

Movie Talk Source: Movie Talk

It's a deafening, blinding department store Blu-ray demo reel that's spun wildly out of control...Tomb takes the franchise to a stunning new low."

June 2, 2010 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

I too wish this Mummy stayed dead and buried.

August 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Moviedex

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Anders Wotzke

Moviedex

obviously the low-grade stuff: users will get their fix but recognize it's been cut too thin, no matter how many bells and whistles were crammed into the mainframe.

February 18, 2009 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

...this thing is cursed.

February 13, 2009 Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium

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JimmyO

JoBlo's Movie Emporium

It's not meant to be a thought-provoking, intelligent film. It's meant to be an action flick with cool special effects and plenty of monsters trying to kill our heroes.

January 15, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Extras on the disc are limited to a good natured and reasonably interesting full length audio commentary by director Rob Cohen and a reel of deleted and extended scenes.

December 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

How anyone ever thought there was more than one movie in the Mummy concept, I don't know.

December 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Not exactly mummy dearest, the movie does have a supply of magical moments of stylish sorcery in store. It's just that if you're a bit of a purist about archaeological flights of fancy, you're not likely to dig it.

December 6, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Another enjoyable bit of high adventure and malarkey.

October 29, 2008 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Not groundbreaking, but good fun.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National

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Jason Di Rosso

MovieTime, ABC Radio National

A capable and highly watchable action adventure flick.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia)

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Erin Free

FILMINK (Australia)

The possibility of a fourth film is alluded to in the screenplay, but let's hope the filmmakers decide to leave that one where it belongs -- in the crypt.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia)

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Vicky Roach

Daily Telegraph (Australia)

As we move from city to desert to mountains, the action gets more frenetic and increasingly silly, which is no bad thing in a Mummy movie.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's usually advisable to arrive for a film before it starts, but if you happen to be running late for this enjoyably brainless blockbuster, do not worry.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: The Age (Australia)

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

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Decent action, the wit of the first two movies is gone though and the chemistry between Brendan Fraser and Maria Bello was non existent.

January 23, 2009

John Manard

Super Reviewer

Probably the best film of the trilogy in my opinion, the first was a nice idea but they tried too hard, the second felt like a complete rehash with terrible effects but this is quite a fun romp. Its very silly (having abominable snowmen help out at one point and a rather daft plane crash sequence) and over the top, but

August 6, 2008

Phil Hubbard

Super Reviewer

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1. Maguire: I'd tell you to fasten your seatbelts, but I was too cheap to buy any! [laughs]
2. Rick O'Connell: [laughs] Why am I laughing?
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