Another enjoyable bit of high adventure and malarkey.
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10/29/08
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
14 %
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Reviews Counted: 158
Fresh: 22
Rotten:136
Average Rating: 3.7/10
Consensus: With middling CG effects and a distinct lack of fun, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor finds the series past its prime.
Theatrical Release: Aug 1, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $102,176,165
Synopsis: The blockbuster global Mummy franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell to combat... [More]
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Reviews for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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.
09/12/08
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.
09/12/08
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.
09/12/08
Miscast, fumbled action sequences, flat humor, and one of the most disjointed and problematic scripts of a major movie this year
09/11/08
The often silly elements of the plot dilute the majesty of the Chinese culture which it traverses, and the childish nature of the magical elements dilute the film's appeal outside a narrow target audience of undemanding kids
09/07/08
I've really enjoyed The Mummy Franchise. Until now. By the end, even the most amazing stunt becomes a bit of a yawn
09/07/08
Dear fictional character Rick O'Connell, you can't roll your eyes about a magic knife being the only thing to kill a raised-from-the-dead emperor if you've already lived through two other unreal adventures.
08/27/08
I know The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is nothing more than a popcorn movie... But even silly pop movies have standards and this one falls short of those.
08/12/08
It's one thing to make a film for the pre-teen market, it's quite another to make a film that sounds like it was written by one.
08/11/08
Although the formula remains much the same tanna leave concoction as before, there are a indeed few new wrinkles on the dessicated old corpse, just enough to make this pleasant popcorn movie for viewers seeking action and adventure.
08/08/08
...passable popcorn entertainment, it's just disappointing that they couldn't find anything new or original.
08/08/08
A crazy-quilt comic book with Michelle Yeoh as a sorceress, a tribe of Abominable Snowmen, a visit to Shangri-La, a three-headed dragon, and Hong Kong's most honored actor, Anthony Wong, as a nutcase general. Kids should love it
08/08/08
Hopefully one day we'll be able to sue for experiences like this. Until then just avoid them - because if you don't, Rob Cohen will keep making them.
08/08/08
None of the action sequences generate any excitement at all and the in-between stuff is so wilfully nutty that it falls completely flat.
08/08/08
Disappointing threequel with a badly written script, irritating characters, dodgy CGI work, a miscast Maria Bello and an underused Jet Li.
08/08/08
The whole thing, despite its decent start and $100 million, looks a bit of a mess to me. An entertaining one, no doubt, for those who love the franchise, but a bore for those who don't much care but would have preferred a more well organised film
08/08/08
This reawakens but doesn't reinvigorate a franchise that was already curling at the edges seven years ago, with The Mummy Returns.
08/08/08
