But the key to the whole plan lies with who has control of the bracelet at the time of The Scorpion King's resurrection. Dieses Mal dauerte es auch nicht lange, rund zwei Jahre später lief bereits Die Mumie kehrt zurück in den Kinos an und war letztendlich ähnlich profitabel.
Auf die ganz großen Experimente hat man dabei verzichtet.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and Arnold Vosloo were very well chosen for their roles.
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Schließlich weist dieser den Weg zu dem Skorpionkönig (Dwayne Johnson), der vor Tausenden von Jahren mit einer Armee des Anubis seine Feinde besiegte und nun darauf wartet wiedererweckt zu werden.Das Ergebnis ist weniger charmant und krankt stärker an den veralteten Effekten.
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Originaltitel: The Mummy Returns
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If you've seen the trailer for this movie, you're probably expecting fast paced adventure, non-stop action and a special effects extravaganza with just enough story to keep it all interesting.
Of course, it's up to Rick and Evelyn to stop them.
All the characters from the first film in the franchise are back, and they slide into their parts easily.
The story begins in Egypt, where Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) and his wife, Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) discover an ancient bracelet that had once belonged to a warrior known as `The Scorpion King (The Rock),' who, back in the day, had sold his soul to the god, Anubis, for control of his armies and domination of the world. Und selbst auf den Antagonisten wollte man nicht verzichten.
Most importantly, they all walk the walk and talk the talk, and Sommers keeps them on track and wisely avoids allowing any lapses into `camp' or tongue-in-cheek character interpretations, which makes this a solid, fun-filled, action-adventure movie that is what it is.
The supporting cast includes John Hannah (providing some comic relief as Jonathan Carnahan), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lock Nah), Freddie Boath (Alex O'Connell) and Obed Fehr (Ardeth Bay).
Gleichzeitig setzt Meela Nais (Patricia Velásquez), eine Reinkarnation von Imhoteps einstigen Geliebten Anck-su-namun, den verfluchten Hohepriester zurückzuholen …
Es war eine sehr schwierige und langwierige Geburt gewesen, den Horrorklassiker Die Mumie von 1932 für ein neues Publikum wiederzubeleben.
His screen appeal rivals Macauley Culkin at his best.
The sequel does more or less the same thing, except that the action sequences come pretty much one after another from beginning to end.
Rick (Brendan Fraser) has married his love from the first film, Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), and the have a son, Alex (Freddy Boath). Auch beim Personal hat sich nicht viel getan. Nach einem kurzen Prolog verschwindet er wieder und wird erst gegen Ende hin ausgebuddelt.
Einige Jahre sind vergangen, seitdem der Schatzsucher Rick O’Connell (Brendan Fraser), die inzwischen mit ihm verheiratete Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) und deren Bruder Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah) den Hohepriester Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) besiegt haben.
The original (the 1999 one) was a lot of fun because it mixed creepy scares with awesome action and goofy humor.
He creates real characters, not actors who are given different names, and sends them into action scene after action scene. Just don't go in expecting anything more than what the trailer promises; if you can do that, chances are you're going to enjoy the movie and have a good time. As with most sequels, you'll get more out of `The Mummy Returns' if you've seen the original, which had more of a story and, of course, would give you the background of the characters.
But even on it's own and taken at face value, this movie is a feast for the senses, and just a lot of good fun. Now, it seems, The Scorpion King's resurrection is imminent, and if he succeeds and once again raises the armies of Anubis, he could very well take over or destroy the world. Bei einem Budget von 80 Millionen US-Dollar wurde mehr als das Fünffache wieder eingespielt.
And if that's what you're hoping for, you certainly won't be disappointed; because that's exactly what you get in `The Mummy Returns,' written and directed by Stephen Sommers. Die gab es natürlich bei Die Mumie auch schon, waren dort aber weniger stark im Mittelpunkt. Bei dem Versuch, Die Mumie kehrt zurück noch einmal kräftig aufzublasen, hat Sommers ein Werk hinterlassen, das heute weniger gut funktioniert.
Shaun Parkes is a much better source of comic relief than Kevin J. O'Connor (he's consistently funny, and the dialogue between him and Rick or Jonathan is hilarious). After finding the bracelet of the mythical Scorpion King, they're attacked by villains who are intent on raising Imhotep from the dead (again) so he can kill the Scorpion King and take over the world.
In the end, what really counts when determining a film's quality is the level to which it can entertain. Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is suitably creepy as a new villain and Alun Armstrong is suitably kooky as the ringleader.
Stephen Sommers knows how to create an action movie. Diverse gescheiterte Anläufe und ausgetauschte Regisseure später kam aber tatsächlich 1999 das Remake heraus.
And the O'Connells have taken it back home with them to London.