viernes, 1 de agosto de 2008

got excitment, adventure but is all dry up.



there all kind of mummy's, from the great ones of Egypt, to the l Aztecs, to the well know Chinese emperor. There been many reincarnation, of this famous monster, from the Hammer films, to the one s that certain Sommer directed. Making it into a franchise. Know the saga continue with a orientation twist, that start two well know martial artist, and a new director. So is it good, or is it another Monkey bone for Brenda Fraser, review it:

In ancient china, a the great emperor Han(Jet Li) conquer the whole region, with he's bass army, taking prisoners that construct the great wall, burying the weak. He was unstoppable, but he couldn't stop Death . So he send he best general, to look for a witch, that could make him immortal, that only him, she should belong. But when the general fell the beauty of the witch, The emperor wasn't please, that on the day, the spell was cast by the witch, the lord had a surprising witness to the disembody of her true love. By doing so the emperor, was curse that made him and he's army , into stone. Now the year is 1946, Rick O Cornnell(Brenda Fraser) is spending he's time fishing, while Evelyn(Maria Bello) try to write her next novel, and their son Alex(Luke Ford), who drop of college, is in China doing what great archeoloic, do best, trying to find the lost temple of the Dragon emperor. While a evil militia, gets news that the Cornnell are coming delivering a special artifact, a trap is set. Sow hen everybody is reunited in the imhotep club own by Evelyn brother Jonathan(John Hannah), a new adventure, with a new mummy await them, taking them to the exotic, and tropical of Shangri la, to the furious beast of the Yetis, to a war against a stone army, with a three headed dragon. Lets go all oriental, get the wrap of Jet Li, cause is Mummy 3.

For me the one actor that had the best line of the film, and have the comedic relief goes to John Hannah, as always the whining, slacker off the brother, as for Brenda always, playing the adventures indiana chest hair, as always, the starnge part go to Milla, cause Rachel Weisz character have so much spunk, that really made us love her, and now she act like bond girl, always giving a hand for any problem. The new addition for Luke Ford, cause if a remember better, in the mummy return he have a British accent, and now he sound like your average james Dean act. I cant say much, from part of the villain cause there nothing to say about he's acting, just he know how to make a high kick, As for Michelle Yeoh was pretty plain, but man she till look beautiful.

The story, fell good, when it came to the father and son relationship, and of course the funny line, the mummy film always have the campy style that made it more enjoyable. But this time arounfrd, they try to make more like Indiana Jones sadic. The action keep going which is fine, is the same formula that most Indy have. But there some moments that seem so long, from the curing of Rick to the everlasting love of Alex and Lin. But there 're some comedic moment that film have.

Ok let face it, always about the FX that make the films watchable, this time around they up the anti. From the creation to the Yetis(be honest here, they seem similar to the Van Helsing Wolfman), to the clay walking, regenerating emperor( that till look the same to Imhotep) . I would have love to see more action to the 3 headed dragon. But the best that take the cake, goes to the epic battle, between the emperor army and the undead good guys, that show so much similarity, from others to 3000 and the lord of the ring.

I was more exciting with the fighting that show so little, i mean is china so they should a least put some kung fu, wire work, from the first clash of Li and Yeoh, cause he show talent when he went head to head with Chan in the forbidding Kingdom. In this one was little, and poor, is like they have a small budget that can make the street fighter film look more low kickier.. The Brenda and Li fight was great, with nice street fighting touch, to little kung fu action the film should have promise more high flying, not like matrix type, but more seven sword action.

To finish the 3 installment, ain't perfect like the previous ones, but follow the same entertainment, just coming short, but i tell ya this one, will make some bank. I only wish they would have play more with the power of the emperor.

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