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The Mummy Returns (Widescreen Collector's Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783248899
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078324889X
Label: Universal Pictures
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Manufacturer: Universal Pictures
MPN: D21100D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 02, 2001
Running Time: 130 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Editorial Review:
Proving that bigger is rarely better, The Mummy Returns serves up so much action and so many computer-generated effects that it quickly grows exhausting. In his zeal to establish a lucrative franchise, writer-director Stephen Sommers dispenses with such trivial matters as character development and plot logic, and charges headlong into an almost random buffet of minimum story and maximum mayhem, beginning with a prologue establishing the ominous fate of the Scorpion King (played by World Wrestling Federation star the Rock, in a cameo teaser for his later starring role in--you guessed it--The Scorpion King). Dormant for 5,000 years, under control of the Egyptian god Anubis, the Scorpion King will rise again in 1933, which is where we find The Mummy's returning heroes Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, now married and scouring Egyptian ruins with their 8-year-old son, Alex (Freddie Boath).
John Hannah (as Weisz's brother) and Oded Fehr (as mystical warrior Ardeth Bay) also return from The Mummy, and trouble begins when Alex dons the Scorpion King's ancient bracelet, coveted by the evil mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), who's been revived by... oh, but does any of this matter? With a plot so disposable that it's impossible to care about anything that happens, The Mummy Returns is best enjoyed as an intermittently amusing and physically impressive monument of Hollywood machinery, with gorgeous sets that scream for a better showcase, and digital trickery that tops its predecessor in ambition, if not in payoff. By the time our heroes encounter a hoard of ravenous pygmy mummies, you'll probably enjoy this movie in spite of itself. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - No harm ever came from opening a chest.
Remember the book???
Anyway, poor humor aside,
The Mummy 2 ups the action, the drama, and the adventure by ten.
A blast of a movie with more awesome FX.
Rent it, grab a bowl of popcorn, check your brain at the door and enjoy the unrealistic chaos.
For once Hollywood does the sequel right.
Same as the first Mummy.
RECOMMENDED!!!!!!
Rating:  - Bonus Features Review
This movie stinks. Action movies with kids in the story are lame, this one is no exception. I like the Mummy Movies because I like Egypt and the history, but the winks at the camera and the kid are so dated -- it really makes a bomb out of this. Attempts to incorporate every action movie staple really wear thin -- like the pigmy mummies clearly using the Lord of the Rings troll figure -- whatever his name is -- didn't see it -- never will.
But there is some true humor here listening ... Read More
Rating: - The Mummy Returns
This is the first time I have bought from Amazon. It was a good experience. I received the merchandise in good time and in good condition.
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Rating:  - New 2-disc Deluxe Edition due out on July 8th, 2008
The upcoming release of The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor has prompted Universal to release new DVD editions of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. The new Deluxe Edition of The Mummy Returns includes most of the special features from the 2001 Collector's Edition, plus some new features. It will only be available in widescreen format.
The Mummy left most professional reviewers cool to lukewarm at best, and this, the first sequel, left them cold. But audiences still enjoyed it. Like ... Read More
Rating:  - fair to middlin'
I actually liked the first Mummy film....I thought that even tho, yes it was cheesy, it had good special effects, and a decent plot. But the sequel left something to be desired.
For some reason I thought the special effects were....worse in this movie. Not sure if the same studio created the effects for both films, but this one looked worse (to me). The Scorpion King (with the Rock's face) looks completely unbelievable.
Also, the relationship the two "parents" had with the ... Read More
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