I saw the midnight show of “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, last night & it was the BOMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The 1st Mummy movie was awesome, the 2nd one was horrible but this one just plain kicked ass. The fight sequences, the story line, the surprise elements (there were so many), and corny lines made for a super summer release.
This release in the franchise really appeased my love of fantasy & myths. From the opening 5 minutes, I was hooked with tales of ancient China & during the movie, there were fantastical scenes that just blew me away especially when the hit the Himalayas, WOW!!!! And Jet Li was a real mutha fucka, who played that role to the bone!!! It was almost hard to hate him as a bad guy. At points, I was not sure who to root for (sometimes I do cheer on the antagonist).
I was surprised that the show was not sold out but that was OK, I got a great seat & no one was up on me (I hate that).
Anyway, If action adventure is your thing & you need to recover from the darkness from “The Dark Knight” go see it this weekend!!!
Wish I could say more but I am about to hit the road for my 4 hour drive to Toronto.
Holla!
sdg1844 / August 1, 2008
I love me some Summer action films and this one sounds good. I Stan for Jet Li. Period. he is one of the few that has my vote all the time. Gotta check this one out and The Dark Knight.
Hijabi Apprentice / August 1, 2008
I have a lightweight crush on Jet Li so I was going to this movie anyway BUT now that I’ve read your enthusiastic review I’m definitely going.
I liked the 2nd Mummy. I think because it had more of the ancient Egypt flashbacks. I couldn’t stand Evie though I was happy when she got shanked :P.
The Second Sixty-Eight / August 2, 2008
Cool!
Meikmeika / August 2, 2008
Was Evie in this one?
Bygbaby / August 2, 2008
LOL!!! Evie is back up in this camp, aftershanking and all. While on my road trip today, I heard 2 bad reveiws for the movies and I chalked it up to them being haters.
Bygbaby
Torrance Stephens - All-Mi-T / August 2, 2008
i wish they would bring back old school kung fu flicks
sdg1844 / August 5, 2008
I had a chance to check it out. Jet Li and Michelle Yoeh were fantastic. Maria Bello as Evie w/her fake Brit accent. Negative Ghost Rider.
Didn’t like “Alex”, but the storyline was interesting and the special effects were good. It was decent.
One Man’s Opinion / August 5, 2008
I got to say, I went to see this movie yesterday, based on your review (with my friend Princess). I just gotta say, that movie sucked so bad that I could have used it to suction up the dirty in my carpet. You owe me five bucks, bro. LOL
Bygbaby / August 5, 2008
Torrance – Hey I would be happy with a Saturday night kung fu marathon. That sounds awesome.
SDG1844 – the fake accent was a bit much but so was the movie.
OMO – All shit! You are the second person today that says that I owe them. I hope you did not cuss me out! LOL!!!!
I am hard to please at the movies so that means if I like it, it has to be good; right???
Bygbaby
One Man’s Opinion / August 5, 2008
I thought you had good taste, bruh, but I was like all shit. I even told princess that I was going to come back and comment on the suckatude of the damn movie. LOL
Peajai / August 6, 2008
I just saw this movie tonight. The plot was good, the acting was alright, the dialogue was terrible! Soooo corny!! And Yetis playing football… WTF??
It was bargain tuesday and I love the Mummy franchise so I am not complaining too much. But this is definitely the worst one (besides the Scorpion King… but that goes without saying).
**SPOILER ALERT**
I was kinda disappointed in the ending though. I just KNEW Zi Yuan and General Ming would get to have one last moment together and it didn’t happen. That really would have made the movie for me, since they were the only couple that had any chemistry.
Bygbaby / August 6, 2008
OMO – LOL, I will be more cautious with my next review but I still think it was the bomb. If we ever meet & share the same space, the next movie is on me & I will even buy the popcorn.
Peajai – OMG, I loved the yetis. That fucked me up though I have to admit. I was happy that they did not get fucked up in the end.
I was sad when the general got quartered, it was so fucked up, but his boo got some good revenge.
The Scorpion King was sooooo fucking horrible that it should be stricken from the earth. I think you have to admit that the graphics in this movie were really good.
Alex was a bitch & I see why he never got that piece.
Bygbaby