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White knuckle thrills are also in no short supply here, such as the film's prologue featuring clashing armies in ancient Egypt, a wild chase through the streets of London where our heroes commandeer a double-decker bus to escape their undead pursuers, and the film's climactic showdown between the forces of good and evil. In the case of "The Mummy Returns", Sommers more or less does the same, only with a bigger budget and crisper computer animation, making this film feel 'bigger' than its predecessor. The charm of "The Mummy" was how it combined the action-adventure derring-do of the " Indiana Jones" movies with the irreverent comic sensibility of Sam Raimi's " Army of Darkness". Unfortunately, they face fierce opposition from Imhotep's followers, who include chief henchman Lock-Nah (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje of HBO's "Oz") and a mysterious woman named Meela, who appears to be the reincarnation of Anck-Su-Namun. With no time to lose, O'Connell and company head back to Egypt to rescue Alex and stop Imhotep once again, aided by Magi warrior Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr, reprising his role) and a spineless dirigible pilot named Izzy (Shaun Parkes of " Human Traffic"). As a result, Alex and the bracelet are shanghaied by the followers of Imhotep, who has been unearthed once again and plans to use the bracelet and the army it controls for his own nefarious purposes. According to myth, whoever is able to defeat the Scorpion King will gain control of the army of Anubis, and bring about the 'next Apocalypse'. It seems that the bracelet once belonged to the Scorpion King (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson of WWF fame), and it is the key to resurrecting this ancient warrior and his fearsome army of Anubis. On their most recent excursion, they unearth a gold bracelet, which becomes fused to Alex's arm. In the nine years that have passed, the dashing adventurer in Rick has become somewhat domesticated, preferring to relax in their opulent London home, while the former shrinking-violet librarian Evie has developed an insatiable thirst for adventure, preferring to explore ancient tombs rather than cataloging books.
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Fast forward to 1933, and we find that Rick and Evie are not only married, but they have an eight-year old son named Alex (newcomer Freddie Boath). When we last saw Rick O'Connell (Fraser), Evie Carnahan (Rachel Weisz, seen recently in " Enemy at the Gates"), and Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah of " The Hurricane"), they had just thwarted the world domination plans of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo of " Hard Target"), sending the resurrected high priest and his love Anck-Su-Namun (former model Patricia Velasquez) back to the underworld. With a heftier budget of $100 million and boasting bigger and louder action set pieces, " The Mummy Returns" is an epic-sized popcorn flick that should offer all the thrills of your typical summer blockbuster, despite a disappointing script. Now, almost two years to the day that "The Mummy" first opened, the cast and crew reprise their roles in " The Mummy Returns". However, as the summer progressed, despite the domination of " Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", "The Mummy" went on to gross over $400 million worldwide, and naturally, there were calls for a sequel.
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Helmed by writer/director Stephen Sommers, whose previous film (" Deep Rising") had tanked, and starring Brendan Fraser (" Bedazzled"), who wasn't exactly an A-list star, the execs at Universal Pictures would have been happy just to break even on their $74 million investment. This article appeared in Issue 22 of Frontier, the Australian science fiction media magazineīack in 1999, box office expectations were modest for the remake of " The Mummy". The Mummy Returns Movie Review Movie Review by Anthony Leong © Copyright 2001 The Mummy Returns Movie Review by Anthony Leong from