rebzombie reviews

The latest Mummy movie, Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, felt like the first one but the mummy is Chinese and not Egyptian. Then Rachel Weisz is replaced by Maria Bello as Brendan Fraser’s wife. The two didn’t have the same chemistry as when Rachel played Evelyn. Then there’s the role of Alex (Luke Ford), their son, who looked like he is the same age as Brendan.

Aside from the casting, the CGI is lousy. The battle between the undead and the terra cotta warriors didn’t look that way. It was like a bunch of ants on the ground. Then there are the yetis. There are no words to describe what a letdown they were.

But the other action sequences were good, such as the chase scene during the celebration of Chinese New Year and Jet Li’s fight scene at the beginning. Speaking of Jet Li, I think that he and Michelle Yeoh were the saving grace of the movie. I also think that Hollywood newcomer Isabella Leong did a fine job in her action scenes. Although my dreams are still made up of her character in the Taiwanese movie Spider Lilies, where she costarred with Rainie Yang.

Alex O’Connell (Luke Ford): Good going dad. You’ve raised another mummy. In his tomb, it said he had control of the five elements.

I wish this is the last mummy that they would raise.

*Spoiler*
Lin is the daughter of Zi Juan and General Yang. Zi Juan sacrificed hers and her daughter’s immortality to summon the undead warriors to fight against the terra cotta warriors. Then Richard and Alex killed the dragon emperor by using the broken pieces of General Yang’s dagger.

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