Mummies

[c9]

I saw The Mummy and The Mummy Returns several years ago and greatly enjoyed them -- understanding they were ridiculous, etc. But they turned my crank fairly well.

I'm currently watching The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Oh. My. GOD it is ridiculous.So far beyond. I can't even describe. It's amusing, but I'm really not buying it even slightly as much as the previous ones. Which is too bad, because it could have been fun.

As Roger Ebert says:

Moviegoers who knowingly buy a ticket for "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" are going to get exactly what they expect: There is a mummy, a tomb, a dragon and an emperor. And the movie about them is all that it could be. If you think "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" sounds like a waste of time, don't waste yours.

It's true!

Comments

[bartok.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of how I felt while watching Love Actually.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Well sure, but if you'd stop calling Emma Thompson a Dragon Emperor you might start to enjoy her work.

[bartok.livejournal.com]

No, I'll never fogive that woman for the gawd-awful cameo she did on an episode of Ellen back in the last millenium.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Co-horrifically, I saw Emma on Ellen's talk show just yesterday. It made me cry for all the wrong reasons.

[bartok.livejournal.com]

Did they dance?

[c9.livejournal.com]

I didn't stick around to find out. They did defeat a Mummy, but that might be a typical thing on her show.