The Mummy Returns - Superbit

Starring: Brendan Fraser, John Hannah Director: Stephen Sommers Original UK Premiere: 2001 Dvd Release: 7th July, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Closed-captioned, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: Dutch, English, Hindi

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The Mummy Returns is a 2001 movie starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz & is directed by Stephen Sommers. It is a sequel to the 1999 movie The Mummy & is set 10 years later, in 1933. Filming took place in London, Morocco & Jordan. Most of the original characters make a return, with a few new ones. The Mummy Returns also had a 2002 spin-off The Scorpion King, which is set 2000 years prior & focusses on The Scorpion King, who is introduced in Mummy Returns. As the title suggests, the mummy Imhotep has returned with the help of his reincarnated lover & the OConnells, as well as their son Alex, have to stop him from acquiring the Bracelet of Anubis & taking on the Scorpion King. Early on in the film, Alex is captured by the Mummy, but he begins to leave clues as to where the Mummy is going. A pilot who knows OConnell travels in a hot air balloon with them. In the end, the Mummy & his lover die & the jungle created years before by Anubis for the Scorpion King is destroyed. The heroes leave into the sunset.

DVD Extras: This two-disc Special Edition is a treat for fans of the franchise. The first disc has an anamorphic widescreen print of the movie in its 2.35:1 CinemaScope ratio, & a choice of Dolby 5.1 or DTS for the headache-inducing soundtrack. There's a decent commentary from the director & producer, plus a couple of DVD-ROM features. Disc 2 has all the usual stuff, including a 20-minute making-of documentary, a five-minute interview with the Rock about The Scorpion King, plus an exclusive trailer for it that is unsurprisingly reminiscent of Conan the Barbarian. There are also some detailed special effects breakdowns of key sequences, a blooper reel of outtakes & a virtual tour of the Universal theme park attraction The Mummy Returns Chamber of Doom. Sundry trailers, production notes, a music video & an Egyptology 201 text feature round out a well-loaded second disc.

We dont have time for subtle, says Brendan Fraser, the star of The Mummy Returns, neatly encapsulating the relentless pace & hammerheaded tone of the film. As is the way of sequels here we have more, more, more of the same formula: more explosions, more action & more mind-numbingly endless CGI effects. Once again borrowing shamelessly from the Indiana Jones series, The Mummy Returns, like its predecessor, has boundless energy but lacks the stylish verve & charm of Spielbergs trilogy. All the original cast are reunited, this time joined by WWF star the Rock in a cameo role designed to plug his spin-off vehicle, The Scorpion King, & young actor Freddie Boath who plays an English eight-year-old in the 1930s whose dialogue borrows from Bart Simpson . Other cinematic thefts include a Jurassic Park-style creatures-in-the-long-grass sequence & a lengthy triple-threat finale along the lines of Return of the Jedi. Still, despite the wearying relentlessness of its computer-generated effects, endless chases & fights, this is undeniably fun popcorn fodder & provides some memorable scenes along the way, notably Rachel Weisz & Patricia Velasquez battling it out for the affections of nasty old Imhotep.

Brendan Fraser is a popular American actor. Fraser is the son of a foreign service officer for the Canadian Government Office of Tourism & moved often as a child. He lived in Detroit, Seattle, Ottawa, Holland & Switzerland. Fraser attended his first professional theatrical performance in Londons West End. He began acting at Torontos Upper Canada College then received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Seattles Cornish College of the Arts. He planned on attending graduate school in Texas but stopped in Hollywood on his way & decided to stay. His first film role was in Dogfight & he has done over 30 movies since. In School Ties, Brendans costars included Matt Damon, Chris ODonnell & Ben Affleck. His breakout role was George of the Jungle. Fraser married actress Afton Smith on September 27, 1998 & has two sons, Griffin Arthur & Holden Fletcher. He holds dual U,S.-Canadian citizenship & speaks fluent French. Fraser is an accomplished amateur photographer. Most recently, he has been a guest-star on the American television show Scrubs. Posters Of Brendan Fraser

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