Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, The Rock
Director: Stephen Sommers, Chuck Russell
Studio: Universal
Rating: 12+
Genre: Action

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The Mummy UE (dts-2 disc)

If you're expecting bandaged-wrapped corpses and a lurching Boris Karloff-type villain, then you've come to the wrong movie. But if outrageous effects, a hunky hero, and some hearty laughs are what you're looking for, the 1999 version of The Mummy is spectacularly good fun. Yes, the critics called it "hokey," "cheesy," and "pallid." Well, the critics are unjust. Granted, the plot tends to stray, the acting is a bit of a stretch, and the characters occasionally slip into cliché, but who cares? When that action gets going, hold tight--those two hours just fly by.
The premise of the movie isn't that far off from the original. Egyptologist and general mess Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) discovers a map to the lost city of Hamunaptra, and so she hires rogue Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) to lead her there. Once there, Evelyn accidentally unlocks the tomb of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), a man who had been buried alive a couple of millennia ago with flesh-eating bugs as punishment for sleeping with the pharaoh's girlfriend. The ancient mummy is revived, and he is determined to bring his old love back to life, which of course means much mayhem (including the unleashing of the 10 plagues) and human sacrifice. Despite the rather gory premise, this movie is fairly tame in terms of violence; most of the magic and surprise come from the special effects, which are glorious to watch, although Imhotep, before being fully reconstituted, is, as one explorer puts it, rather "juicy." Keep in mind this film is as much comedy as it is adventure--those looking for a straightforward horror pic will be disappointed. But for those who want good old-fashioned eye-candy kind of fun, The Mummy ranks as one of choicest flicks of 1999. --Jenny Brown

Disc 1
-Feature Commentaries with Writer& Director Stephen Sommers, Actors Brendan
Fraser, Oded Fehr, Arnold
Vosloo & Kevin J.O’Connor
-DVD ROM content

Disc 2
1) Building a Better Mummy Documentary
2) Deleted Scenes
3) Visual & Special Effects Featurette
4) Egyptology 101
5) Highlights on The Mummy Returns
6) Storyboard to film comparison
7) Photo Montage
8) Pharaoh Lineage
9) Trailers and much more!
All features with Korean subtitles


The Mummy Returns (dts-2disc)

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

Disc 1
· Feature Commentaries with Writer&Director Stephen Sommers and Executive
Producer & Editor Bob Ducsay
· DVD ROM content

Disc 2
1) An Exclusive Conversation with The Rock
2) Spotlight on Location
3) The Scorpion King Featurette
4) gyptology 201 Featurette
5) The Mummy Returns Chamber of Doom
6) Outtakes Gag Reel
7) Visual and Special Effects Formation
8) Music Video, Trailers and much more!
All features with Korean subtitles


The Scorpion King (dts)

There's nothing original in The Scorpion King, but this derivative action franchise gets off to a rousing start by cleverly stealing from a lot of better movies. Capitalizing on his brief cameo in The Mummy Returns, Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. World Wrestling Federation star the Rock) stars as Mathayus, an Akkadian assassin in the age preceding Egyptian pharaohs, who vows to avenge his brother's murder by an undefeated warlord (Steven Brand) prophesied to become the desert-ruling Scorpion King. Their battle for supremacy comprises most of the film's brisk 95-minute running time, punctuated by comic relief from Mathayus's obligatory sidekick (Grant Heslov), romance with a beautiful sorceress (Kelly Hu), and alliance with a massive Nubian (Michael Clarke Duncan) on the eve of their climactic showdown. There's no rhyme or reason to the film's depiction of ancient civilization (the costuming is particularly ludicrous), but the Rock demonstrates adequate action-star potential, and director Chuck Russell (The Mask) wraps it all in a slick, professional package. --Jeff Shannon

Disc 1
1) Feature Commentaries with Director Chuck Russell and The Rock
Outtakes
2) Alternate Versions of Key Scenes
3) Spotlight on Location: The Making of The Scorpion King
4) Ancient World Production Design
5) Shooting a Fight Sequence
6) The Rock and Michael Clark Duncan
7) Costume Design
8) Working with Animals
9) The Special Effects
10) Music Video, Trailers and DVD Rom content
All features with Korean subtitles

Audio Format:	dts & Dolby Digital 5.1 & 2.0
Video Format:	Anamorphic Widescreen / NTSC
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Korean
Country Made:	USA
Region Code:	3
Year Made:	1999, 2001, 2002
Running Time:	104
Special Features:	See above
Availability:	Usually ships in 5-10 days