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Mummy 3 is, like the previous installments, a fun distraction from all the bad news that the front page of the newspaper reminds us of every day. Frasier is back as Rick O'Connell. Leaner and meaner from the last time we saw the character in 2001, Frasier brings the same A-game to what is essentially B-movie fun.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is the 2008 sequel to The Mummy Returns and the final entry in The Mummy Trilogy. The film is directed by Rob Cohen, with the screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It was released on August 1, 2008. In Ancient China, the tyrannical Dragon Emperor ( Jet Li) united the kingdoms under his rule after he ...
Aug 22, 2010 · The third film in the The Mummy series freshens the franchise up by setting the action in China. There, the discovery of an ancient emperor's elaborate tomb proves a feather in the cap of Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford), a young archaeologist and son of Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello, taking over the role from ...
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
According to Chinese archaeologists, the excavation of the Qin Dynasty Terracotta Army in Xi'an is progressing so slowly, partially because the site is filled with similar traps. The filmmakers originally considered bringing back Arnold Vosloo as Imhotep, except this time, he's a last-resort ally who helps the heroes defeat the Dragon Emperor.
The first two Mummy movies were far from action masterpieces, but when you compare them to THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, they seem like Oscar contenders. Without director Stephen Sommers at the helm and Weisz playing Evie, the new movie lacks the central chemistry that made the first two films charmingly bearable.
