Friday, May 16, 2008

Mummy Movie #3

I really enjoyed the 1999 release of The Mummy. I'm a sucker for a good action adventure movie. It also didn't hurt that one of my top 5 favorite babes was in it, Rachel Weisz. The sequel was just OK but at least she was in it too. The references to the previous mummy were used way to much in the sequel, and it became tedious. The CGI Scorpion King at the end was a joke too. Just awful.

The first of August will see the release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. I'm sure the movie will do it's best to capture the free wheeling fun and adventure of the previous two installments but I do have a gripe. Maria Bello instead of Rachel Weisz as Evelyn? This is bad news for me! Can she even fake an english accent? I know English and Australian actors can fake an American accent flawlessly but I'm not sold. Plus Bello isn't as hot to me as Weisz is.

Regardless I'll probably still check this movie out, just for nostalgia. Jet Li is in it as well (I assume as the bad guy mummy) so there will be lots of good fight scenes. I'm a sucker for some good kung-fu, and kung-pao!

-Twiz

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