The worst in the trilogy

Okay, I know that it was back in 2001 when this entry was released, but I have seen better CGI & integration in not only it's predecessor, but also various other films that came before it, such as the T-1000 from Terminator 2, a fair share of dinosaurs from Jurassic Park, Walter Donovan's death from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the cartoon slapstick of The Mask, etc. I'm not trying to be unfair in this comparison, my intention was to try to get a point across, especially given how I couldn't help but laugh at the cartoony look & sub-par integration of The Mummy Return's CGI effects. Granted those of Tomb of the Dragon Emperor & Van Helsing (both of which I personally agree with the late Roger Ebert on liking as popcorn entertainment that didn't need to be high art lol) can be a bit cartoonish as well, but at least not to Returns's extent, and the integration was a decent-sized improvement.

What do you mean trilogy? As far as I recall there are only two of these films! That piece of *beep* other one, doesnt count.

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I saw mummy returns before the mummy. Im not even sure i was aware there was a first one at the time i saw "Returns" one at the cinema.

But i enjoyed returns immensely at the cinema, but now when i watch it, it is the opening of the film i tend to remember up to when their son is kidnapped on tower bridge and the scenes where the mummy and his queen are overlooking sommers version of old london, which is basically about the first 50 minutes of the film.

So the first 50 mintues of this film is really great, the music, the atmosphere and the general feel of the movie. Not to say there arent some nice scenes later on in the film though.

She chose not to do the film whether it was because she did not want to take her new baby to China or leave her home (other actresses do it) or because her head was too swelled from winning her Oscar to fit in the plane. I was leery of Maria Bello's casting (only having previously known her from e.r.),but I think she did a very good job, especially in nailing Weisz' accent, and her chemistry with Brendan Fraser (which fueled the UNTRUE rumours that they had an affair during filming that caused the break-up of his marriage) was much better than his chemistry with Weisz in The Mummy Returns.

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I actually enjoyed the repetitions in the 2nd movie. For me they worked without being too forceful on the audience. They were at the right time and were put there for the right reasons. When I watch a sequel or a series, I always look for scenes and quotes that were in the original one. That's the fun part of a sequel. So, the "a bird, a stock" said by Alex in Returns just brought back pleasant memories of when his uncle said that in the first movie. Same thing with the pillars/bookshelves. It gave me a sense of continuity.

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yeah it did?! nothing against maria bello, but shes NO evy. not even close. worst fake british accent ive ever heard. a disappointment especially when you have two of the best martial artists in (the) film. took a chance and saw it in the theatre anyway tho, like i did the first two.

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