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A New MUMMY Movie Test Screens in California!

foist!!! by surprider	Jun 18th, 2008 01:37:38 AM
yeah baby!!!
Wow by Fat and Curious	Jun 18th, 2008 01:38:38 AM
How mundane
summer movies by surprider	Jun 18th, 2008 01:41:00 AM
mummies,dragons,yeti and jet li...who needs logic?
fifth or sixth by the podosphere	Jun 18th, 2008 01:54:03 AM
Sounds like a fun popcorn romp.
Awww, Brendan Fraiser... by David Cloverfield	Jun 18th, 2008 01:55:06 AM
What a great captain planet you could've been :D. Seriously though, this movie seems to have everything.
I'm not usually bothered by CGI but... by Lyghthouse	Jun 18th, 2008 01:55:28 AM
The Yeti in the trailer was "I Am Legend" bad. Terrible, terrible CGI.
Not the first by daisysyo	Jun 18th, 2008 02:02:48 AM
My friends on Blackcentury.com always want to be the first one
good for the kids by Rupee88	Jun 18th, 2008 02:03:06 AM
otherwise wgas
This looks like lots of fun... by The Grug	Jun 18th, 2008 02:08:12 AM
They've got my $16 (yes, seriously - that's how much a damn movie ticket costs in Australia these days)
The Grug... by Charlie & Tex	Jun 18th, 2008 02:13:03 AM
A mere $16? Here in the UK, the average price to see something in a multiplex is around the equivalent of AU$25.
The First Mummy is Fun. by Redfive!	Jun 18th, 2008 02:15:40 AM
Ill give this a chance and go to an early show.it cant be any worse then Kingdon of the crystal skull.
Get out the fertilizer! by Dasinfogod	Jun 18th, 2008 02:19:34 AM
...'cause I smell me a plant! Sorry, had to put that it in, since nobody else has yet. Actually, it sounds like it might be fun as a good matinee on a hot day. I enjoyed the first flick and and the first half of the second one. Now, if only they could find a way to bring back the great Bernard Fox into the series...
'a tribe of yetis' by bobaswart	Jun 18th, 2008 02:26:26 AM
it's a must see now. movies need more yetis. www.bfro.net they're real!!??!!
hmm.. by soup74	Jun 18th, 2008 02:26:40 AM
why did they bother recasting rachel weisz's character.. they should have just written her out. I'm not a big fan of recasting (I'm gonna make an exception for Dark Knight though.)
Curious... by icen9ne	Jun 18th, 2008 02:32:54 AM
How do you say "plant" in Egyptian?
Weisz Isnt Ever Hot. Or A Good Actress by Frodo T. Baggins	Jun 18th, 2008 02:42:57 AM
For me. She killed the Fountain, Constantine, & The Mummy Returns. When she was an unknown in the Mummy 1. Her shirt was see through when she got kidnapped. That was awesome. But shes a lil over actor/her american accent sucks assholes dry. Kinda like how in Saw 1 and Georgia Rule whats his nuts. (Robin Hood from Robin Hood Men In Tights) His American accent is far beyond ass. She is the SHE version of that dude. And she gives me diariah
Good lord, what's with the Weisz hate? by Zeke25:17	Jun 18th, 2008 02:49:44 AM
She's fucking ADORABLE. Nothing against Maria Bello at all; but I was kinda hoping they wouldn't recast Evelyn and instead create another character entirely. Oh well: I'll still see this, mainly because Fraser is a cool dude. But I'll still be missin' me slice of Rachel.
I liked both mummies by THE KNIGHT	Jun 18th, 2008 02:56:49 AM
Sue me.
Plant. by MaxTheSilent	Jun 18th, 2008 03:00:25 AM

Gotta be better than CRYSTAL SKULL by Mullah Omar	Jun 18th, 2008 03:00:39 AM
I am almost - almost - embarrassed to admit that I prefer Indiana Jones ripoffs like THE MUMMY and NATIONAL TREASURE instead of INDY 4, which I loathed. But that's how it is.
Mullah Omar by kwisatzhaderach	Jun 18th, 2008 03:17:08 AM
Don't talk shit. There's more filmmaking skill in the first 5 minutes of Skull than there is in Mummy and National Treasure put together.
Maria Bello is a hottie, but by V'Shael	Jun 18th, 2008 03:20:35 AM
the Mummy hasn't been fun since the original. It has however, been major-league stupid. I'll be giving this a pass.
kwisatz... by bobaswart	Jun 18th, 2008 03:23:24 AM
...but if filmaking skill can only put together 5 min for a 2 hour film that's weak sauce and piss poor filmaking
At least it'll be better than 'Crystal Skull' by Hooded Justice	Jun 18th, 2008 03:30:44 AM
Amazing. The 'Mummy' franchise was originally an inferior copy of the Indy franchise. And now 'Crystal Skull' is an inferior copy of the 'Mummy' franchise. Never thought that would happen. But it has.
Cary Elwes is the "Guy" Rachel Weisz by Goldfingah	Jun 18th, 2008 03:34:22 AM
And yes, his American accent is awful. For my money though, the worst faux American accent I've ever heard was the one of Ioan Gruffudd in the first Fantastic Four movie! Ouch! I've seen the trailers, and well, this movie actually looks fun. I took some consolation from knowing that I at least Indy 4 better than the Mummy movies, but that might change with this... ...and to revive something brought up elsewhere: is Brendan Fraser's hair a wig or hair-weave?
I at least LIKED Indy 4 better than the Mummy movies by Goldfingah	Jun 18th, 2008 03:36:17 AM
Damn it, my first post on this site EVER and already I yearn for a freaking EDIT button. Is it too much to ask...?
Someone help this poor guy with the subtitles. by RedwingsHoolihan	Jun 18th, 2008 03:39:34 AM
I think he's having trouble.
Wasn't a fan of the first. by Psyclops	Jun 18th, 2008 03:46:53 AM
But I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the sequel. It was completely over-the-top but it felt like one of those crazy theme park rides. I'm not sure how this one will play out but the trailers look promising. To be honest, it's probably the last film on my "must see" list for this summer.
Can't be Worse than Indy 4 by Captain RawBeard	Jun 18th, 2008 04:04:01 AM
Indy 4 had tiny sparks of good bits but was surrounded by tons of shit. We had the Mummy 3 trailer when we saw Crystal Skull and my friends and me talked about that more than the film.
Hmmm by ChickenStu	Jun 18th, 2008 04:10:12 AM
My oldest will probably want to see this so I'll take him. I'm not really excited about the idea tho. I loved the first movie, but I thought the second one was dogshit. The second one was even worse than the dumb spin-off movie that starred "The Rock".
I liked the first two by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jun 18th, 2008 04:13:01 AM
This looks to be along the same lines so I imagine I'll dig it as well.
Why not buy the DVD? by MattInTheHat	Jun 18th, 2008 04:20:31 AM
OK, $16 per ticket in Aussie, equivalent $25 in UK, so why bother going? Why not wait a couple of months and buy the DVD for the same price? I enoy the experience but it's now at about the same price point ($16 ticket + $10 food vs $30 for a new DVD).
King Ghidorah's in it? by Lenny8	Jun 18th, 2008 04:22:36 AM
Saw the trailer, looked like a smaller version of Ghidorah
"The Mummy hasn't been fun since the original" by Big Dumb Ape	Jun 18th, 2008 04:55:18 AM
What the heck does THAT mean? You make it sound like there's been a zillion sequels and none have lived up to the original. For crying out loud, there's only been two movies -- THE MUMMY and THE MUMMY RETURNS. So by saying "it hasn't been fun since the original", you're admitting that you LIKED the first one -- which means the movies are batting .500 for you. So why not give this one a try? Ahhh, to each their own. Personally, I thought the trailer looked fun especially when they broke out the Yetis -- that sold me on the spot. THAT'S what a fun, doofy, summer popcorn movie to get out of the summer heat is all about, Baby! And for all the bitching that usually comes out where someone just feels compelled to yell, "But it looks like bad CGI! Bad CGI!", I thought things in the trailer looked okay enough to warrant seeing this on the big screen. Another reason I'll check it out: my favorite movie of the summer so far has been SPEED RACER, the only other movie whose trailer made me think "Hey, you know, that looks kind of fun"...and it was.
dogphart3000 is a cunt by masteryoda007	Jun 18th, 2008 04:57:09 AM
nuff said
Charlie & Tex by Pandas-R-Us	Jun 18th, 2008 05:07:26 AM
Good grief, where in the UK do you two live? It's about 5 and a half to 6 quid where I live, even in the "big name" multiplexes. That's about 11-12 Australian dollars.
Oops by Pandas-R-Us	Jun 18th, 2008 05:14:39 AM
No, just checked online, it's 6.75 now, but that's still under 14 Australian dollars.
It's always amazed and sort of worried me by MrFusion	Jun 18th, 2008 05:25:26 AM
how people use the wrong spelling of "no", EVER. From above: "...they know that know good will come of it."
Yes goofy and fun, but without Rachel :( by XxSoulFlyxX	Jun 18th, 2008 05:33:15 AM
she's hot. I will still go see it though.
Charlie & Tex by SUPERJIM	Jun 18th, 2008 05:56:57 AM
Where are you going to pay £12 to watch a movie? It's around £5-6 where I live (also in the UK). I think I paid £5.60 to watch The Incredible Hulk on Saturday night.
PLANT! by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Jun 18th, 2008 06:09:38 AM
a tree for Earth Day. It's never too late.
PLANT by johnyaztec	Jun 18th, 2008 06:25:23 AM
I really want to like this movie but this plant is already giving me bad vibes
I am surprised by SUPERJIM	Jun 18th, 2008 06:31:58 AM
That plant has only been called a few times. Classic plant. Point out some negatives without going overboard, say what's good and rag on some other related topic that everyone hates. PLANT.
by puzzledman69	Jun 18th, 2008 06:35:18 AM
I always thought a better idea for the mummy sequel would have been to have Fraser fighting another type of monster, like the wolfman or some shit. Rather than crowbarring in a way for imhotep to return. Kinda like this I suppose. I think it's a mistake that too many films series make to try and make all the stories connect rather than having seperate adventures. I talking to you Pirates of the Carribean.
Looks completley over the top and a lot of fun. by Yeti	Jun 18th, 2008 06:53:20 AM
Perfect popcorn flick. And there are Yeti in it so i'm there. (I'm ready for my close up)
Confused by Yeti subtitles? by Jonah Echo	Jun 18th, 2008 06:58:59 AM
Okay, the review is fine. I don't think it's a plant. Sounds par for the course for a Mummy movie.If it tones down the video game feel of the second, it has a good chance of being a fun time. But, heres my question regarding the review. The writer says that the movie was harder to understand at places, and this might have been because of subtitles. Now, if he can't read english, that would something. And I understand potentially thinking that the subtitled translation from chinese to english might be off(unlikely since this was always supposed to be an english speaking film) but confusion over whether the Yeti subtitles were accurately representing the Yeti speech? As if the directors might have accidentally mis-represented what the Yetis were saying. Can't wait to point out the inconsistencies in the theater. You see where it reads, "Noble Rick, we will help you on your quest". What that yeti is really saying is "Leave now or we will piss yellow icicles all over the one who looks like George of the Jungle."
first by chipps	Jun 18th, 2008 07:02:22 AM
I wonder, will there be the same copious level of rope cutting as there was in mummy 2? Whenever they set off in the ballon they cut the rope. How long did that fucking thing start off as. I was just waiting at the end, as they took off for someone to yell "quick, throw me a rope!" "sorry, we cut them all in half."
first by chipps	Jun 18th, 2008 07:02:24 AM
I wonder, will there be the same copious level of rope cutting as there was in mummy 2? Whenever they set off in the ballon they cut the rope. How long did that fucking thing start off as. I was just waiting at the end, as they took off for someone to yell "quick, throw me a rope!" "sorry, we cut them all in half."
Free Xiphos from purgatory!!! by just pillow talk	Jun 18th, 2008 07:04:31 AM

You are RACIST! by TheBloop	Jun 18th, 2008 07:07:04 AM
Have you ever been to ancient Chinese temple? Do you know anything about the place mummies hold in their culture? Did you know that gay mummies could wed in ancient China?.....there, we can now let this devolve like the Capone/Hulk talkback.
aww crud. by chipps	Jun 18th, 2008 07:08:36 AM
and for those of you who are always whinging about these movies: watch them drunk. It works till you have to pee.
Is there any point by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 07:20:31 AM
in arguing over this film? I am pretty sure the Mummy’s are movies you either enjoy or don't care for. I don't think anyone puts either of them in there top ten. So who cares if they replaced Alfred Newmans sister, this is George of the Jungles movie. If anything be upset they recast the mummy guy with someone other then Bruce Payne. But it sounds/looks like they decided to do something different rather then deal with the same mummy played by a different actor. If anyone is saying, OH I'm not seeing this because Mrs. Aronofsky is not in it, then they weren't going to see the movie in the first place. I mean all she did in the first two Mummy’s was stand there while Fraser ran around like a mad man, with a dumb grin on her face begging for me to score some extra points through those uprights.
Yes, looking forward to it. by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 07:29:01 AM
Even more so after the crushing disappointment of Indy 4. Never thought I'd admit it, but this looks like it could be more fun than KOTCS, which pains me to say more than you can imagine. I wonder what the Bainbridge scholars have to say about that?
I remember a time by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 07:29:15 AM
when I though Mummy 2 was the most ludicrous adventure film I would ever see, then I saw nuke the fridge and it cremated Mummy 2 in its over the topness. But unlike Indy, I want over the top in the Mummy movies and Rob Cohen movies are meant to be seen on the big screen (and only once). All I can hope for in this movie is to have at least one (maybe two) good chair tosses out of Fraser. And its good to see Kate from Lost get acti...wait that’s not Kate from Lost, oh well that character doesn't matter anyways. PART TIME!
Once again, AICN gives airtime to an obvious PLANT by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 07:30:06 AM
The plants are terrible - no clue about to how to write a convincing "review". Having said that, as bad as the Mummy movies are, they are still better than the awfulness of Indy 4 (I mean, a "crystal skull"? Come on!) So the Mummy 3 gets a pass from me but I still won't see it.
Oh and... by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 07:30:07 AM
...I would drink Rachel Weisz's bath water.
Charlie & Tex... by The Grug	Jun 18th, 2008 07:31:28 AM
That's brutal, however wages in the UK are for the most part substantially higher than their Aussie equivalents (at least they were when I was there) - so I think proportionally they probably work out fairly similar... at any rate we're both being stooged. :(
Hurray Yetti Balls!!! by wowsucks	Jun 18th, 2008 07:33:13 AM
It's a Disney thing.. themeparkreview.com/orlando200 7/orlando2007_286.jpg
While a crap movie... by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 07:35:37 AM
...I don't understand the hate for Mummy 2. It's awful, but not disappointingly so. No childhoods raped, etc. Ricarleite -- Wild Wild West was excrutiating, much more so than Mummy 2. Van Helsing, on the other hand....
Is this the one in 3-D? by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 07:40:38 AM
2 yes count'em 2! Action adventure movies starring Sir Brendan Fraser are coming to explode our minds this summer. Thank god we live in this time.
The Mummy vs Indiana Jones???? by proton45	Jun 18th, 2008 07:52:58 AM
Your joking right??? You guys can't really be arguing over which one is better...can you?!? This argument was settled a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... And besides...everyone knows that Capt Kirk can kick Jean-Luc Picard ass...
FUN? by zom-bot.com	Jun 18th, 2008 07:57:12 AM
you can't call a movie fun. Fun is what old ladies call scrapbooking, or clothes from the quacker factory. Fun is also what they call something they don't quite like but are afraid to insult. for instance their goth daughter walks into the room, and the mom nervously says her giant spiked platform boots look 'fun'.
I like the tongue in cheek feel of this series, though by terry1978	Jun 18th, 2008 08:00:02 AM
Yeah, Indy was the first, but I liked what they did with these characters, instead of making them all too cliche, most of them are fully self aware and realize the stupidity of the shit going on around them, which makes it funnier.
Some of you are retarded. by Sailor Rip	Jun 18th, 2008 08:11:41 AM
I'll never understand all the KotCS hate. People love to build things up just to tear them down.
Mummy 2 is crap by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 08:13:29 AM
and Camden Odeon is over £10 a ticket. Fuckers. The West End is even worse- I don't get how a 5 minute tube ride can add a couple of quid to the fucking ticket price. FREE XIPHOS
And PLANTY PLANTY PLANT PLANT by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 08:14:14 AM
Maybe, but there were some fucking dubious deliberate misspellings in there ("know=no" for example.
All You Indy 4 Haters SUCK BALLS!!! by BilboRing	Jun 18th, 2008 08:19:52 AM
Second best Indy movie of them all. The Mummy movies do not even compare. They compare more to National Treasure movies, which suck massive whale anus! The fist Mummy was decent. The second was terrible. Indy owns all the wannabe movies like these!
Indy wins, hands down... by Lou Stools	Jun 18th, 2008 08:19:57 AM
Was Crystal Skull perfect?...shit no. Was it entertaining and did it fit in well with the other sequels?...shit yeah! Look, I hated the monkeys and Prairie Dogs as much as anyone, but Jesus Christ on a transporter pad what a bunch of pissy whiners! And since Lucas has obviously gone out of his way to cinematically flip off the pimply-assed, finger-sniffing, crawl-up-the-laundry-chute-to- catch-a-glimpse-of-my-mom's-en ormous-thatch-while-she’s-on -the-pot, emotionally pre-pubescent fanboy denizens of AICN, here’s hoping the inflatable neck goes back and digitally inserts UFOs all over the original trilogy! Oh, and here’s hoping he further twists your man tits by making the next flick take place 20 years on and opens with a recreation of the TOD club scene set in a roller disco with Mutt in a leisure suit!
Prarie Dogs and Monkeys by BilboRing	Jun 18th, 2008 08:22:12 AM
I thought they were major parts of the movie when I read the haters reviews before I saw the film. But they are just there. They were entertaining and not "in your face" trying to be cute. I didn't think they did anything to ruin the movie at all. And I hated the Lucas abortions that are called Episodes I, II and III.
If by "retarded" you mean we're brilliant by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 08:23:14 AM
Because we're the ones who see KotCS for what it really is, a steaming pile of corn-filled camel shit that even dung beetles are embarrassed to be seen around, then yes, we're supremely retarded. And yes, judging from the trailer, this might very well be better than Indy 4. Mummy Returns was better than Indy 4 and Mummy Returns was a stinker.
Better than the new Indie? by aversiontherapy2	Jun 18th, 2008 08:24:06 AM
I think the first Mummy film, like the first PotC film, captured the sense of adventure that made the first Indiana Jones films so good, and was lacking so badly from the newest one. Perhaps this film will show Spielberg et al what they were missing.
The Mummy movies... by Fortunesfool	Jun 18th, 2008 08:24:25 AM
...weren't fun, unless by fun you mean, dull, vacuous, badly written crap papered over with some 'cutting edge'? Cgi to make you think its good. Arnold Vosloo was the villian FFS!!!!!
Weisz has a hot little ass.... by classyfredblassy	Jun 18th, 2008 08:26:02 AM
Did you see how hot see look in "Definitely, Maybe" with Ryan (deadpool) Reynolds? No, I didn't see the movie either, but she looked good in the trailers! Actually she was pretty good in "Constantine". I dug the whole movie an feel it is pretty underrated.
But can it compete with an Alien & a Nuked Fridge? by Mr. Profit	Jun 18th, 2008 08:27:01 AM
Kidding. Crystal Skull was fun, but it was more like TEMPLE OF DOOM Part 2. Outlandish action. But whatever, it wasn't a bad movie at all despite the many instances of "Shenanigans". Hopefully Mummy 3 is fun. This Summer movie season has been unexpectedly fun.
Rachel W. by Guy Gaduois	Jun 18th, 2008 08:31:24 AM
Don't know if she's a fave, but my happy, pervy side really enjoyed her naked moon in 'Enemy at the Gates'. I really enjoyed that scene quite a bit.
FILM THE DARABONT SCRIPT by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 08:32:55 AM
I've read it - it sounds a lot better than the crystal skull movie.
That's how I see it... by Lou Stools	Jun 18th, 2008 08:32:59 AM
Crystal skull was a stylistic sequal to Doom, whereas Last Crusade was a stylistic sequal to Raiders. Simple as that.
Mummy Returns was NOT better than Indy 4 by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 08:33:51 AM
Indy 4 was not bad enough to get worked up about and not good enough to defend. It's just sort of there- which is the worst things about an Indy film. Mummy returns was appaling garbage that came complete with a vomit-inducing child. Horrible.
puzzledman69 by Nozoki	Jun 18th, 2008 08:34:47 AM
I was hoping for the same thing after the first one. I really enjoyed that one, and I wanted Rick to work his way through all the old classic monsters. Werewolves, vampires, creatures from black lagoons. Why recycle the same bad guy, same plot, with some reincarnation shit shoe-horned in to make it try to fit. Part 2 had some fun moments, but not enough. Part 3 looks like we might be on track to get a little of what we want. Yetis and dragons are better than just more mummies.
I love the Mummy films! by kafka07	Jun 18th, 2008 08:36:55 AM
oh I hope they never stop making them BLEH
this should be fun by j2talk	Jun 18th, 2008 08:38:45 AM
Can't wait.....This looks to have the elements that INDY 4 was missing (I mean the film was OK, but the alien temple was hokey) Now this one looks Fun....and I believe Rob Cohen has stated that this is the first of a trilogy ......Now if they'd just start working on the next National Treasure.........
Flicker by David Cloverfield	Jun 18th, 2008 08:44:29 AM
I heard that he's a jerk before. It's weird, I can't imagine him to be the asshole many people say he is. Probably thanks to Blast from the Past. They even poked fun at it in Looney Tunes back in action, with the real BF being an enormous asshole.
"I think... this whole part is subtitled" by RaveX	Jun 18th, 2008 08:46:02 AM
wow...
Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Jun 18th, 2008 08:47:24 AM
Damn You Michael Bay
FREE XIPHOS! by just pillow talk	Jun 18th, 2008 08:48:24 AM

Hawaiian Organ Donor by Sailor Rip	Jun 18th, 2008 08:49:46 AM
"Mummy Returns was better than Indy 4" God help us all.
Objectively speaking... by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 09:03:40 AM
...at least as much as is possible, Indy 4 is a much better film than Mummy 2. However. I felt a lot worse after seeing Indy 4 than after I saw Mummy 2. The latter is shit, to be sure, but I was neither offended, bored nor disappointed by it, whereas the former left me feeling all three. FREE XIPHOS!
Hate locked him up... by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 09:09:12 AM
...but man-love is gonna bust him out! FREE XIPHOS!
-sigh- It's called a Hydra, and it's GREEK. by Anna Valerious	Jun 18th, 2008 09:09:39 AM
This is why I'm objecting to this movie. If Sommers wrote it, this nonsense wouldn't be in there. At least he researches what he writes, and this error wouldn't be in there. I had an idea for a sequel where Rick and Evie wouldn't have been needed, as it would've taken place in 1977 where Alex is working at the Museum of Natural History and the King Tut exhibit rolls around. (You can probably tell what happens next.) Thus, I'm behind "G.I. JOE".
Pondscum by just pillow talk	Jun 18th, 2008 09:10:47 AM
Apparently Xiphos got banned within the last 24 hours in one of the obit threads. I cannot imagine Xiphos saying anything to get himself banned, especially with some of the past comments from BraneRobot and others. FREE XIPHOS!
Who'd win by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 09:11:21 AM
Prarie dogs or little mummy vodoo dudes from Mummy 2? See Crystal Skull came off too much as a sequel to Mummy then Indie, thats probably be cause ever since Indie 3 all adventure movies have been out to out Indie Indie.
gimme a break by seabiscuits	Jun 18th, 2008 09:12:35 AM
mummy movies and national treasure movies are entertaining yes, but they don't have 1 thing that indiana jones 1,2,3 AND 4 has, a badass main character.
Sailor Rip by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 09:16:45 AM
Well, I only saw Mummy Returns once and I don't remember much about the movie. In fact, I forgot it had a kid in it. I can only remember my reaction walking out of it which was, "Boy that movie really sucked." But when comparing that reaction to the one I had walking out of Crystal Skull, "Wow, that dogshit was excruciatingly bad" then I figured the Mummy Returns was better. Either way, I'm not going to revisit it to find out. It was painful to watch the first time, life is too short to subject myself to it again.
Hawaiian Organ Donor by Sailor Rip	Jun 18th, 2008 09:20:35 AM
Fair enough.
sigh Anna Valerious by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 09:27:04 AM
Hydras don't only have three heads, but numerous noggins -- each of which is replaced by two if the original is chopped off. In your endless zeal to defend your so-called "Sommersverse" you have entered the realm of Epic Fail. Now go back to your LXG cosplay shenanigans.
BULLSHIT!! by brassai2003	Jun 18th, 2008 09:44:26 AM
Dark Horizons is reporting that the movie isn't even finished yet. N omusic, the effects are being finalized and there was nothing abou tthis in the review? Guys, c'mon, a screening in Cali. and only ONE person hits up AICN? Please...do you put up anything you get sent?
Anna Valerious by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 09:45:12 AM
You complete fucking twat. You were thinking of cereberus. The Nemean Hydra started out with 7 heads (I think) and for every one Heracles cut off, 2 grew in its place. Massive self-pwnage. Funnily enough, Sommers only good film (Deep Rising)has a very Hydra-esque thing in it. I wish I could still find that cosplay site as I'd post the link just for the sake of humiliating you.
Cereberus= Dog with 3 heads by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 09:46:13 AM
I know that before any of you question me.
Free XIPHOS by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 09:50:23 AM
CoC Does not approve of this banning. Pencil Jihad if you don't FREE XIPHOS
THE MOVIE ISN'T FINISHED YET!!!! HOW?!! by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 09:51:59 AM
HASN'T ANYONE CAUGHT THIS HARRY?!! ACCORDING TO ROB COHEN'S BLOG, HE STILL HAS TONS OF VISUAL EFFECTS SHOTS TO FINISH MUCH LESS THE MOVIE. WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?!! I YELL PLAAAAAANT. HARRY, YOU GUYS SHOULD NO BETTER. SOMEONE CORRECT ME PLEASE IF I'M WRONG. HERE'S A LINK TO SHOW YOU WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IT'S ROB'S OFFICIAL BLOG....http://www.robcohenthe mummy.com/2008/06/dubbing-and- scoring.php
DocP by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 09:52:26 AM
Something has just occured to me- this film is very much an "adulthood rape" for Valerious. It's the equivalent of the Star Wars Prequels for her.
THE MOVIE IS NOT FINISHED!!!!!!!! by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 09:54:56 AM
Read for yourselves!! http://www.robcohenthe mummy.com/2008/06/dubbing-and- scoring.php Damn I thought that us talkbackers were dragging this site down. No so, it's these hacks who run it. Please fill us in and tell me if I'm wrong. Hello? Harry? Anyone?
PLANT....This movie is NOT FINISHED!!! by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 09:56:36 AM
http://www.robcohenthe mummy.com/2008/06/dubbing-and- scoring.php
READ FOR YOURSELVES FROM ROB'S MOUTH!! by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 09:58:34 AM
FINISHING AUDIO TOUCHES June 17, 2008 9:17 AM Dear Mummy Family-- I'm here at TODD-AO Dubbing Reel 3 (out of seven) up against the time line, as usual. The baby will soon be out for everyone to see on August 1st, but, in order to make that date with the 4,000 plus prints, everything, including the 949 visual effects shots have to be locked by July 3rd. Time is growing short. Dubbing is a fascinating process, a meticulous process by which the sound effects (tens of thousands of them), the music, and the dialog are balanced together to create the sound tapestry of the movie. If it's done well, the mix will deliver the excitement of the effects, clarity to the dialog, and the cohesion of the music--but all these elements have to share a common space in your local theater, even in 5.1 and that's the trick, to choreograph the three elements for maximum effect. Of course, that is a matter of taste. Some directors favor a vivid, almost naked sound effects and dialog approach ("No Country for Old Men"); other like to let the music dominate (like Terry Malick's film "Days of Heaven"). In the first two "Mummy" movies, Stephen Sommers did an excellent dub, balancing everything for maximum effect that made those movies extremely vivid. I want to deliver no less to you. The scoring in London went so well. Randy Spent ten days, two sessions a day, with the 105 piece London Symphony and the music is doing a great job giving the movie bravado, adventure, and thematic beauty. I'm not seeing much of my wife Barbara or my triplets these days as dubbing goes on ten hours a day, visual effects about five hours a day, and color timing another three hours from 10 till 1 A.M. It's a glorious process finishing a film, seeing it all knit together. I have completed 783 visual effects and have 196 to go. It will be a photo finish but I take a lot of pride and satisfaction in the quality and diversity of the effects. You've gotten a taste in the teaser trailer, which brings us to this... The full trailer will be attached to the head of "WANTED" coming out July 27th. But, of course, it will debut here first. I've attached a few photos for your perusal. In six weeks, you will be seeing 24 pictures per second for 1 Hr. 54 Minutes of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" with all its bells and whistles blazing. Then, I'm going surfing!!!!! Bye, for now... Rob
HARRY? WTF?!! EXPLAIN YOURSELF by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 10:01:13 AM

hehe- Meanwhile at Warner Brothers by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 10:02:25 AM
"Sir, panic, Sir" "Settle down Philibrick, take a deep breath and tell me what's wrong" "It's the AICN hordes again sir, they've, they've, oh sir, it's too horrible" "COME ON Philibrick, spit it out" "They've twigged our advance tumbleweed sir. You remember we thought we could sneak him through with a mediocre review and then disprove it later? Well they've busted him." "GODDAMN IT PHILIBRICK, you know this kind of thing makes my balls hurt. How did they catch him?" "Apparently sir, Cohen has a blog"
AICN is PAID to give airtime to obvious PLANTS by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 10:03:06 AM
And as for Mummy 2 having an annoying kid in it....... Isn't it true that Indy 4 features Indy's kid???!!!!!!! Which is more annoying? At least the Mummy franchise started out mediocre - it's got no legacy to flush down the toilet. The Indy franchise would have been much better off without 'Crystal Skull.' I say again: FILM THE DARABONT SCRIPT.
Jarv by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 10:03:08 AM
That's true, and inherently sad on so many, many levels that I just want to go lie down for a while until the weariness passes.
Could they have screened an unfinished movie? by g-ride9000	Jun 18th, 2008 10:04:20 AM
I've seen them, you've seen them.... wtf??
Mummy Two: Rachel fights Patricia by zinc_chameleon	Jun 18th, 2008 10:04:51 AM
There's a fight scene in ancient Egypt that I have to wear a bib for, when I watch it. Did everyone forget what a babe Patricia Velasquez is? Maria Bello and Michell Yeoh are just tooooo skinny to have that kind of scenic impact.
Please no more CGI armies running into each other by Knobules	Jun 18th, 2008 10:05:47 AM
Watching cartoon masses run into each other into a bloodless cgi mess isnt entertaining. Give us a Braveheart fight, or do it right like LOTR.
Merriman by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 10:05:55 AM
We get it. You were right. So tell me what to watch next, oh filmic nostradamus. Or alternatively, stop being such a cunt.
If you read the review........ by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 10:08:47 AM
Just read the goddamn review of the movie and you can see how "general" the review is (it was fabricated up). It's obvious that someone surmised what the story would be about (then they generalized it), wrote a fake review and sent it in to Aint We Lazy News. HARRY?!! WTF?!! hahahah
Doc by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 10:09:19 AM
I wish I could still find that cosplay link. I wouldn't open it this time, it was retina burningly awful, but it's always good to share this kind of knowledge.
fabricated up...?...hahahah by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 10:09:54 AM
I just sounded sooo tarded....aahha
In the first movie by bobjustbob	Jun 18th, 2008 10:10:56 AM
Why didn't everyone just duct tape cats to themselves. I promise you that in Egypt there a plenty of cats to go around. Otherwise it was silly fun.
This looks like Cohen is getting back by skimn	Jun 18th, 2008 10:11:27 AM
at the failed Sinbad project, the one with Keanu and Harryhausen as an advisor, with all the CGI beasties. With this and Center Of Earth, Fraser is having one Velveeta Summer.
I'm already half way through with the pre production by g-ride9000	Jun 18th, 2008 10:11:51 AM
for the high 8, kid acted, shot in my backyard version of the darbont script. It will be "An adrenaline filled roller coaster ride you won't want to miss!"
PLANT!!! THE MUMMY IS NOT FINISHED by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 10:14:20 AM
FINISHING AUDIO TOUCHES June 17, 2008 9:17 AM Dear Mummy Family-- I'm here at TODD-AO Dubbing Reel 3 (out of seven) up against the time line, as usual. The baby will soon be out for everyone to see on August 1st, but, in order to make that date with the 4,000 plus prints, everything, including the 949 visual effects shots have to be locked by July 3rd. Time is growing short. Dubbing is a fascinating process, a meticulous process by which the sound effects (tens of thousands of them), the music, and the dialog are balanced together to create the sound tapestry of the movie. If it's done well, the mix will deliver the excitement of the effects, clarity to the dialog, and the cohesion of the music--but all these elements have to share a common space in your local theater, even in 5.1 and that's the trick, to choreograph the three elements for maximum effect. Of course, that is a matter of taste. Some directors favor a vivid, almost naked sound effects and dialog approach ("No Country for Old Men"); other like to let the music dominate (like Terry Malick's film "Days of Heaven"). In the first two "Mummy" movies, Stephen Sommers did an excellent dub, balancing everything for maximum effect that made those movies extremely vivid. I want to deliver no less to you. The scoring in London went so well. Randy Spent ten days, two sessions a day, with the 105 piece London Symphony and the music is doing a great job giving the movie bravado, adventure, and thematic beauty. I'm not seeing much of my wife Barbara or my triplets these days as dubbing goes on ten hours a day, visual effects about five hours a day, and color timing another three hours from 10 till 1 A.M. It's a glorious process finishing a film, seeing it all knit together. I have completed 783 visual effects and have 196 to go. It will be a photo finish but I take a lot of pride and satisfaction in the quality and diversity of the effects. You've gotten a taste in the teaser trailer, which brings us to this... The full trailer will be attached to the head of "WANTED" coming out July 27th. But, of course, it will debut here first. I've attached a few photos for your perusal. In six weeks, you will be seeing 24 pictures per second for 1 Hr. 54 Minutes of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" with all its bells and whistles blazing. Then, I'm going surfing!!!!! Bye, for now... Rob
by Underoos Hero	Jun 18th, 2008 10:15:38 AM
http://www.robcohenthe mummy.com/2008/06/dubbing-and- scoring.php
the first thing said by a Universal executive when Cohen showed by DougMcKenzie	Jun 18th, 2008 10:16:47 AM
The yetis aren't wearing any pants. True Story.
PLANTS!!!! INDY 4 KICKED ASS!!! by BilboRing	Jun 18th, 2008 10:20:34 AM
Indiana 4 was a true Indy movie that rocked on every level that Indy should rock on! Action, stunts, the unknown, adventure, intensity, characters, a touch of fun and silliness, etc. All you Indy 4 haters are just dumbasses that no longer understand what an Indy movie is all about. I must admit however that TOD was not very good because of Kate Kapshaw.
Merriman by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 10:25:38 AM
If there's a God in heaven (which there isn't) they won't film the Darabont script. As much as I disliked the Koepp script, that Darabont script was worse. The snake eating Indy, FOUR waterfalls, the shitty villains that were actually worse than the shitty villains in KotCS, Indy swinging from vines, drunken Indy stealing idols, drunken Indy instantly becoming sober Indy and dialogue known to cause cancer in lab rats. I'm not shy about my dislike for Indy 4. In fact, good luck finding one guy on any TB that will disparage it to the extent I will. But that Darabont script? If I was on the toilet and the only two things within reach were the Darabont script and a sheet of sandpaper.......my arse would be bleeding from the grain.
Lost Jarv... by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 10:35:22 AM
Well, I wish I could congratulate you for admitting I was right - but you PAID to see Indy 4 even though it was clear it was going to suck - so I'm afraid you made your bed etc.....In the end the only advice I can give you is: don't go to see the Mutt Williams movies; don't go to see the next Star Wars movies. But you will anyway, won't you? You should check out The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. Totally different genre, I know - but amazing all the same. Think it might have won an Oscar... Alternatively, you could read the Darabont draft of Indy 4. It's far from perfect, I admit, but it definitely looks better than what they ended up shooting.
Not big on Sarcasm are you? by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 10:38:53 AM
And ease of the gloating- I took the chance, paid my money and was massively disappointed. Was it Prequel bad? No. Would I see it again? No. You were right, well fucking done.
I enjoy sarcasm as much as the next guy.... by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 10:47:04 AM
...and have used it many a time here on AICN to put down Lucas-sheep such as yourself. Ah memories. Now, where were we? Ah yes. Don't get angry at ME just because you lost on your gamble with Indy 4. After all, I was the one telling people NOT to go! If anthing, I'm on YOUR side. As for gloating, I'm afriad it's a HOLLOW victory that gives me little joy. So many people like yourself have PAID Lucas for his latest lazy-ass turkey that the way has been paved for yet more drivel from Lucasfilm. And of course, when other studios see the crap that people are prepared to swallow, they'll shovel out their imitation TRIPE too. And for that, you and your ilk will reward them handsomely, Lost Jarv.
The Diving Bell by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 10:47:33 AM
While good, I didn't think it was anything amazing. It was amazing how you kind of got a glimpse into what its like to be like that. But there were WAY to many slow parts and and not enough explaining. Pretty much half of the movie was the guy in the bed. Good movie and all, but you needed to know more of the story to know what happened. As for Krystal Skull, all I needed was one line saying. "Indie look the skull makes all those around it invincible!" then I can understand how 68 year old John Hurt can survive multiple water fall drops.
dogphart3000 by Wee Willie	Jun 18th, 2008 10:49:39 AM
You're a real class act there, chief...
Lost Jarv by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 10:50:12 AM
Are you mad that you wasted money on Indiana 4.0? Well I told you, you should've seen Speed Racer.
I'm not mad about it. by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 10:57:45 AM
It's my fault. I saw the signs, and naively hoped they were wrong. I'm sick of merriman being smug about it. There is no less attractive phrase in the English Language than "I told you so" and he has been repeating variations of it every day since Skull was released. It's tiresome. And no, I don't regret not seeing SR in the slightest. Stop slagging off the Dread Pirate Roberts, bastards. Elwes will forever be a legend.
and..... by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:01:10 AM
the difference simply is that we have no real way of checking quaity before we go. We have other people's opinions. But that's it. I prefer (with a few exceptions) to reserve judgement until I actually see something. I don't regret spending the money- but I wouldn't see it again. If it had been great I probably would have before it's run finished. So you can smugly proclaim "If you pay for it, you deserve what you get" but there is no way of being 100% certain of what we'll get. Especially with Indy, where the reviews beforehand from critics were mixed.
You just like them? by TheWacoKid	Jun 18th, 2008 11:01:20 AM
I thought both of this movies were garbage. If I see it on TV I immediately change the channel. I have no want to see either one ever again, and in fact, I will probably be a better man for it.
Yeah.... by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 11:02:41 AM
...what's up with the Cary Elwes hatred? Do you guys just pull random names out of a hat each week?
It does strike me as a strange one to hate. by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:06:50 AM

When it looks like shit... by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 11:06:59 AM
...when it smells like shit, when it's made of shit, and when the trailer for it is shit... it's because it's shit. No excuses. I told you so. And even if I hadn't, you should have used your intelligence. It was glaringly obvious. I WOULD like to be magnanimous - but now we're going to be getting Mutt Williams I, II, III, IV and V. So fuck it. It's your fault and you've only yourselves to blame.
on another note.... by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:08:59 AM
Have you seen Indy 4 merriman? This is a valid question, because the amount of crowing that you are doing suggests that you also saw it. Which makes you WORSE than us. We hoped it would be good, went in expectation of it being good. Got disappointed. You KNEW it would be shit. Paid money, despite KNOWING it would be shit, and are now PLEASED that you spent money on shit. You have a terrible, misreable life don't you?
STFU, Merriman. by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 11:09:07 AM
I can't wait for the Duck-Men from Venus.
I bet you;re a baliff by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:10:48 AM
or a traffic warden. Certainly you enjoy misery to an unhealthy level.
oh shit, I thought it was Duck-Men from Mars by just pillow talk	Jun 18th, 2008 11:16:32 AM
It'll suck then cause how believable would duck-men be on venus.
It should be Duck Men from Mars by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:17:53 AM
because everybody knows Duck Women are from Venus. Thanks, you've been a lovely audience. I'll be here all week. Try the veal.
Yetis? by kungfuhustler84	Jun 18th, 2008 11:18:56 AM
Yetis??!!?? Yetis. Yetis. Yetis. Yetis.
I don't understand the people who hated the Indy 4 trailer by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 11:20:00 AM
I thought they cut an excellent trailer. It had me excited about the movie right up until the lights went down. Unfortunately the movie didn't deliver. And Cary Elwes needs to be offered better scripts than Saw. I've had a spot in my heart for him since The Princess Bride and Hot Shots.
Yetis. by kungfuhustler84	Jun 18th, 2008 11:20:05 AM
I'm going now. I wasn't gonna, since Jet Li's track record on American films, is 0. Except for Unleashed, though it was technically released in Europe first and made by a French director. Yetis.
Yeti's rock. by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:20:06 AM
They aren't in enough movies. But they rock, and could tear a man in 2 just for shits and giggles.
Yetis. by kungfuhustler84	Jun 18th, 2008 11:20:23 AM
How exciting!
In all fairness by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:21:08 AM
Saw 1 wasn't THAT bad. Well compared to Hostel and its sequels. It still wasn't very good though.
I'm not sure I'm up for friendly Yetis though. by Lost Jarv	Jun 18th, 2008 11:21:37 AM
That sounds a bit shit.
man I fucking hate these sorts of reviews!! by BendersShinyAss	Jun 18th, 2008 11:28:02 AM
Really, why don't you just recound scene for scene what happens, don't put any effort into it, just relay what you saw and let everyone know exactly what will be happening. damit all
Hmmm... interesting... by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 11:31:42 AM
Well, I agree with you, Lost Jarv. After MONTHS of campaigning against the movie; having GIVEN up on it YEARS AGO due to what was being reported; having REFUSED to see the movie - despite the harranging I received from the blindfolded legions on this site, I would indeed be WORSE than the Lucas-sheep who ignored the signs over the last ten years. But, as I've said many times, I stopped giving my money to Lucas after Attack Of The Clones. And yes, I WAS STUPID to pay to see that movie after the evidence of TPM. But in my defence, I DID get out of the loop. But I was saying EXACTLY the same things about Indy 4 BEFORE it came out as I am saying NOW. If anything, I was condemning it in FAR STRONGER terms and in MORE DETAIL BEFORE it came out. I'm actually a good deal quieter now, because there's nothing more I can do. The damage is done, despite my best efforts. I never NEEDED to see this movie to know that it was doomed. Do I really have to go over the years' worth of evidence AGAIN, having already done so umpteen times in the last six months...? Of course, by now I pretty much know most of what went down in the movie, having heard disappointed/enraged fanboys screaming about it on these boards. Plus I've heard the reports from disappointed friends and colleagues. To which I keep saying, "I know, I KNOW!" Of course I know. I knew all along and I told you so. Is there even any doubt? And I'll be back saying the same things when the first Mutt Williams movie comes out. Oh, and by the way, I won't be seeing that one either. Why should I? I can just let mugs like you see it and whine about it afterwards.
Oh God... by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 11:37:20 AM
...I think I found the Valerious cosplay link.
Imhotep by Grand Moff Toht	Jun 18th, 2008 11:38:53 AM
There will only ever be one mummy, and that is Boris Karloff. Sorry. These new, CGI-packed, frenetic spaz-fests get on my nerves. Actually I'm thinking more of Van Helsing. The gothic horror characters dont lend themselves well to this style of filmmaking. But the first Mummy with Fraiser entertained me in a Raiders of the Lost Ark kinda way. At the time I thought it was filling a gap left open by the absence of Indy from the cinemas. Now this year, we get Indy and an imitator. History will judge which is the better sequel...
Merriman by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 11:41:33 AM
Oh, you SO went and saw KOTCS. Your post reeks of it.
Yeti cgi sucks? by General Crom	Jun 18th, 2008 11:42:48 AM
I only saw a frame or 2 of the yeti in the trailer-you must have very good eyes.I am legend director's cut with the vampire lovers kicks ass.Some of the best digital character stuff there.Digital humans only suck when they try to vibrate and scream at the camera all mummy returns stupid.So basically you meant the animation sucks.The characters are always subsurface skin shader,model,animation,lightin g,final composite.So from now on -please be more specific when you critic bad cgi.It's usually something un subtle in the animation that is the culpret.If not-call it out- say something like-oh there's too much translucentcy on the skin shader making it look too much like abomination-I'd prefer a more matte skin tone that's less waxy.When you generalize and say bad cgi-I think I'm talking to some old fart complaining about the invention of internal combustion.
Shanghai 1940s by Grand Moff Toht	Jun 18th, 2008 11:45:32 AM
Bad choice for setting. China in the '30s might have worked. Not during WWII or Mao. 1930s, warlords, war with Japan hadn't started yet... that's an easier setting for adventurer archeologists to run around in.
Doc.. by Merriman Lyon	Jun 18th, 2008 11:46:13 AM
Ha ha. Nice try.
Actually, Toht... by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 11:47:04 AM
...post-WWII, pre-Communist China is a great setting.
Merriman by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 11:47:42 AM
Methinkest thou protesteth too mucheth.
The Grug by Ladonite	Jun 18th, 2008 11:50:21 AM
Totally late on the reply with this one, but a membership at Dendy will get you a movie ticket for 9.50$ I don't go to Greater Union or Hoyts anymore, they smell and they're sticky. Plus, all the good stuff comes through Dendy anyway...
just curious, but by chiahead	Jun 18th, 2008 11:50:33 AM
does anyone else resent the hell out of the second one for pretty much ruining the final showdown scene in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? I remember thinking "swirling vortex of plantlife... giant ziggarut going down in a whirlpool of foliage... this all looks vaguely familiar to me" I know, I know, Mummy 2 precedes Indy 4. But come ON!!! There's plenty of reasons to dislike Mummy 2. Why not add one more?
chiahead by DocPazuzu	Jun 18th, 2008 11:51:26 AM
Actually, that sounds like one more reason to hate Indy 4, not the other way around.
All the Mummy movies have been utter shit by slone13	Jun 18th, 2008 11:57:47 AM
Pull your heads out of your asses.
What's a "poile"? by PwnedByStallone	Jun 18th, 2008 12:04:32 PM
Y'all need a new spoiler tag that makes sense for single lines.
Hey! by kungfuhustler84	Jun 18th, 2008 12:14:16 PM
there's a yeti in the trailer. first time I ever saw it. The trailer that is. Not that exciting, but still okay. Can American filmmakers cast any other Asian actors in roles besides Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh? tony Leung s one of the best actors alive today. I don't know if he speaks English though.
It's cool to hate Rachel Weisz now by MattmanReturns	Jun 18th, 2008 12:14:26 PM
Guess I missed that memo too. Here I thought she was a beautiful woman and a great actress. Silly me.
Can someone water that plant? by Heckles	Jun 18th, 2008 12:26:14 PM
Terrible. Still, the first two Mummy movies weren't total shit. Might see this one.
Brunomac by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 12:28:02 PM
I couldn't agree more. Rachel Weisz is smokin'. Just watched her in Definitely Maybe and was hoping for another shot of her sweet crack.
I loved Indy 4 except for the monkeys. The fridge was fine by Stormwatcher	Jun 18th, 2008 12:28:29 PM
It was a total WTF moment and isn't any more unrealistic than every other Indy movie. I hate when people bitch about a sequel and don't realize how much it is like the original.
Welcome to the party, Danny by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 12:29:01 PM
Don't neglect the Ong Bak 2 TB. Still going strong.
Too many young adults on this site, not really Indy fans by Stormwatcher	Jun 18th, 2008 12:35:21 PM
Who either haven't seen an Indy film in years, thus forgetting the cornball nature of the serie. Having seen TOD and LC in theatres as a kid I am very happy with what Spielberg gave us excpet for about maybe 5 minutes of the movie which could be edited out.
Where's Oded Fehr? by Kankennon	Jun 18th, 2008 12:36:26 PM
It's not like he has anything better to do right now. Get this: I saw The Mummy Returns in the theater THREE TIMES and I'm still alive today to tell the tale. Now Scorpion King on the other hand, I barely survived seeing it once (cerebral dysentery).
Hahaha I liked the by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 12:40:18 PM
Scorpion King. But then again I feel that Dwayne the Rock Johnson is flawless. He's just so damn entertaining.
Yeah by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 12:42:03 PM
I went and watched the Indy movies before I saw 4.0 and I thought it fit in with the series. You just have to account for the fact that the Mummies and Treasures have come out since the last Indy. And Indy 4 had to make up for that.
If that doesn't... by Animus	Jun 18th, 2008 12:49:13 PM
...scream PLANT, then I don't know what will.
Stormwatcher by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 12:49:31 PM
Dannyglovers, just pillow talk and myself had dissected the differences between the practical physics defying effects in Raiders, Doom and Crusade and the CGI physics defying crapfests in Skull to no end in other TBs, notably the one that had to do with fan reaction. There is a huge difference, it has nothing to do with the age of the viewer and anyone who can't see that deserves to declared legally blind. I have a friend who raises guide dogs. Care for his number?
Whatever happened to by Series7	Jun 18th, 2008 12:56:33 PM
That Pittfall movie? Eh I guess I should know by now that whenever I hear about Bruce Campbell doing something cool again that its never going to happen. Anyone remember that PS game?
HOD by toadkillerdog	Jun 18th, 2008 12:56:37 PM
That cracked me up! I might have to declare pencil jihad on the people who are staring at me for lauging so hard. Take it easy on ol Stormcatcher - he must have not read those TB's. Still, that was funny shit.
I wanna roll my eyes but... by Wandering_Prophet	Jun 18th, 2008 12:58:36 PM
I can't help but admit that the first two movies were pretty damn fun. In fact I think they were more in the Indiana Jones spirit of adventure then the new Indiana Jones movie itself
Thanks Danny by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 18th, 2008 01:10:40 PM
I just didn't have the desire to type out another long explanation of the "hold onto your hat" differences between 1-3 and 4. You summed it up perfectly.
I've a soft spot for The 1st Mummy... but... by alucardvsdracula	Jun 18th, 2008 01:31:38 PM
... Mummy Returns was painful, so painful it made Indy 4 seen like fuckin Raiders in comparison. The only thing that puts me off this new mummy movie is the lack of a real Evie (Rachel Wheizy why no show bitch?) and that fucking annoying looking 30 year old 'son' of Brendan Fraser. WTF? I'll watch it though, probably on download - good ol Piratebay.
Mummy movies are a pimple on Indy's ass by MattmanReturns	Jun 18th, 2008 01:57:10 PM

How to judge a PLANT's review: by emu47	Jun 18th, 2008 02:07:48 PM
I've got a new method for judging how good a film is going to be based on a plant's review of it, and it's pretty simple: The more obvious the plant, the worse the movie will be. Therefore, I have concluded that this Mummy flick will be fucking awful.
Brendan Fraser honestly has not aged since Encino Man by terry1978	Jun 18th, 2008 02:09:55 PM
And I'm not even trying to be facetious, look at the guy from back in the 90s and look at him now. There might be a couple wrinkles, but the dude still looks as he did back in the day. Whatever the fuck he's taking, I want some.
The Mummy Returns by Mattyboy122	Jun 18th, 2008 02:10:40 PM
Is hilarious. Hilarious in the same way Batman & Robin, Wild Wild West, and Van Helsing are hilarious. They're all so mind-bogglingly silly that whenever I catch one of them on TV, I almost have to watch. Truly bat-shit insane movies that just explode with ridiculous dialogue, action, special effects, acting, etc, all the while clocking in at around 2 hours. This is in contrast to films like the Pirates sequels, which were also bat-shit insane but took themselves so seriously, were so joyless, plodding and bloated that they just implode. Hence The Mummy Returns, Batman & Robin, Wild Wild West, and Van Helsing are hilarious train wrecks and the Pirates sequels are just bloated, masturbatory compilations of "what the fuck?" moments.
Terry by Mattyboy122	Jun 18th, 2008 02:13:27 PM
If anything, he looks like he's getting younger! The first time I saw the trailer for the new Mummy I thought 'what the fuck? He looks younger than he did in Mummy Returns!' Maybe he's a real-life Benjamin Button. Or Walter Jameson. Or he gets a lot of botox. Who knows?
Mummy movies are a pimple on the Indy 4 pimple by MattmanReturns	Jun 18th, 2008 02:22:00 PM
of Indy's ass.
You might like them!? by FILMFUNK	Jun 18th, 2008 02:24:01 PM
But One of the pleasures of the first Mummy was when it ended!
Isn't a Yeti by bobjustbob	Jun 18th, 2008 02:25:59 PM
Just a giant gopher-monkey hybrid?
BULLSHIT by brassai2003	Jun 18th, 2008 03:06:04 PM
Lets get back on message. Why is AICN posting a questionable "review" when the director is saying the film isn't nayway near finished. This stinks. It's like the "novel" thread. AICN has published my reviews of a few films, so its not sour grapes so to speak. BUt that Mummy "review" is embarassing!
Mummy 4: Jihad of Warciples by Abominable Snowcone	Jun 18th, 2008 03:20:29 PM
Starring Kevin Bacon, Bruce Campbell, Michael Gross, Fred Ward, Tony Ja and a legion of other manly men.
stormwatcher by slappy jones	Jun 18th, 2008 03:37:16 PM
there is nothing in any of the indiana jones films as stupid as surviving a nuclear bomb blast by hiding in a fridge and being blasted 100 over a hundred feet in the air. There are things far fetched yes...and over the top but the nuke moment was stupid. as was the vine swinging and the monkeys. as was the waterfalls. as was the entire jungle chase. as was mutt. as was marion. as was cate blanchetts lame non threatenbing in anyway villain. as was ray winstine pointless character. as was the flying saucer.as was john hurt embarrassing performance. as was the complete lack of any tension in any set piece. as the lack of difficulty in acheiving any of the goals they needed to achieve. its the worst film of the year. by a mile.
remember those pigmy things in Mummy Returns? by kungfuhustler84	Jun 18th, 2008 03:56:32 PM
yeah, those will be back. And there's also a cameo of Jackie Chan as a computer generated kung fu monkey to capitalize on the Chinese feel of the whole project. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson will also come back as as a giant fucking spider-scorpion-obvious CGI-man. With a fu-manchu. This is in China after all people.
I love my PLANT by bobjustbob	Jun 18th, 2008 03:57:46 PM
I'll think I'll eat a hot dog now. Cheese and Crackers!!!! (BTW, my wife's Aunt called me a cracker the other day.)
please mummy movies are crap by cheifchirpa3000	Jun 18th, 2008 04:00:46 PM
the 1rst one was such a dissapointment, it's bogus watered down, lame, they turned a cool horror movie into a dumb family friendly action comedy, the 2nd one was even lamer with shitty fx and was even more watered down , this one has yeti's but isn't that even uninspired i mean what's gonna be so different from this hairy monster than every other hairy monster, chewbacca, the hoth snow beast, harry and hendersons, king kong etc. all 4 indiana jones movies are far superior to mummy and the especially lame national treasure movies, and if you hate shia in indy 4, the side kick douche in nt movies is far worse.
The Mummy 3: WE GOT YETIS by Ultron ver 2.0	Jun 18th, 2008 04:03:36 PM
Shiny happy Yetis.
Messin' with Sasquatch: The Yeti Escapades by br1947	Jun 18th, 2008 04:34:47 PM
Sasquach vs Yeti in an all out slug fest. They occationally stop fighting just long enough to scare some naked lesbian co-eds on vacation. Box Office Gold.
The Mummy sucks balls by Bass Bastardson	Jun 18th, 2008 04:40:08 PM
Seriously. Are you guys all fucking high? The Mummy? You like The Mummy? It was complete crap! "Oh no, fire is raining from the sky, let's all run inside and forget its happening! Whew we're safe! Wait, you say there is some sort of terrible plague infecting everyone in the land? Well then, it's a good thing we're indoors where it can't get us! Oh no it's a swarm of brain eating scarabs! Quick stand on that rock and they'll all go around you!" Fuck The Mummy.
The "Rock Scorpion" in The Mummy Returns by Nasty In The Pasty	Jun 18th, 2008 04:43:39 PM
= funniest horrible CGI character EVER.
It doesn't matter if it's a PLANT. by MR. MURDOCH	Jun 18th, 2008 04:46:34 PM
This movie has absolutely no "buzz" anyway. Nonexistent on the cultural radar. Looks fun to me, they've got my ticket. First two don't really do anything for me, but I'll see anything with Michelle Yeoh... Universal flipped this with Hellboy 2 in terms of release dates, probably because they ended up spending more $$$$$ on The Mummy, and didn't want it tasered, ass-cracked, and shat upon by THE DARK KNIGHT ONE WEEK LATER. Sucks for Del toro, but he's got The Hobbit, so who cares... I'm literally so surprised we even got a second Hellboy movie...
Fraser vs. Jet Li by spectrebeeyatch	Jun 18th, 2008 05:11:55 PM
That shit is going to end badly for Fraser. I'm seeing this because this just feels like a good summer flick.
It'll be DVD unless we get bored one night by Antz	Jun 18th, 2008 05:28:42 PM
The DVD is cheaper than me & the Missus going to the movies, and no annoying noisy buggers. There are always the late night screenings when all the obnoxious ones have gone to bed on a school night though I guess.
PLANT! j/k, sort of... by tvspace	Jun 18th, 2008 05:31:14 PM
The effects were crappy in the earlier Mummy because the effects were crappy. They stretched the available technology too far. Not to mention the story BLEW! I loved how he skipped right by the absence of Rachel Weisz. Sorry, that's a HUGE issue for me with this film. I'm sure I'll see it because I'm a fan of the first movie, but if the new Indy is any indication of what happens when you try to recapture the past fun, we're all in for a sad journey down memory lane.
Weisz, Indy 4, um, plant? by QuietEnglishGent	Jun 18th, 2008 05:42:50 PM
OK so I loved the first Mummy, still not seen the second - something holding me back, too many bad reviews... M3 looks like fun, but it will not make feel like I'm a geeky 13 year old again like Indy 4 did. Ms Weisz is gorgeous and a great actress (see: Constant Gardener) but she made some very silly comments about drink-driving a few years ago that some people including myself can't forget...
This'll be fun, Indy IV is another level though by barnaby jones	Jun 18th, 2008 06:13:13 PM

Mummy Returns may not be better than Indy IV... by The Grug	Jun 18th, 2008 06:18:42 PM
But the original Mummy film sure as hell is.
AFTER THE KINGDOM OF BOREDOM THAT WAS INDY 4... by depalma25	Jun 18th, 2008 06:23:10 PM
...I could use a fun adventure film that doesn't seem to be on auto pilot. I wonder of Spielberg was as bored making it as I was watching it. It's a sad day in movie land, when one is in anticipation of a Mummy movie, but Jeez, I got to get the bad taste of KOTCS out of my mouth. And, I still don't completely understand what the damn skulls are? I'm half joking by the way, for those of you just dying to explain it to me, right before calling me an idiot. Anyway, "From the produers of Mummy and Mummy Returns." Hehe, thanks for the heads up. Although I guess it's better than Movie Voice Guy saying, "from the acclaimed director of Skulls, Daylight and Stealth..." And come on let's face it, Weiz's career is going pretty well without spending five months of it making another Mummy movie. Maria Bello is hotter anyway.
...I could use a fun adventure film that doesn't seem to be on a by eyegeeateheate	Jun 18th, 2008 06:36:27 PM
well keep waiting cause the mummy 3 isn't it either.
Eyegeeateheate, sadly i know... by depalma25	Jun 18th, 2008 06:44:38 PM
...but a guy can dream, can't he?
Weisz in Constant Gardener = preggers pornlover's dream by JackRabbitSlim	Jun 18th, 2008 06:57:17 PM
It had to be said.
FROM THE CELEBRATED AND ONLY DIRECTOR... by depalma25	Jun 18th, 2008 07:03:31 PM
to have the word "dragon" in the title of three of his movies...
Frodo T. Baggins by BadMrWonka	Jun 18th, 2008 07:15:54 PM
good to hear someone spitting angry venom for a sweet and talented actress like Weisz...it's always fun to see brain donors like you (here's a hint, it's not spelled "diariah") try to get attention by picking someone unassuming and well-liked, and making up some awkward reason to hate them... wouldn't be an AICN talkback without one asshat like you...
to be honest by mrevilbreakfast	Jun 18th, 2008 08:24:39 PM
I didn't even know they had made another Mummy movie. Well, fuck.
Entertainment Weekly... by wilbur gray	Jun 18th, 2008 08:52:27 PM
ran a story on this a few weeks ago saying that Weisz said no to Mummy 3 due to the fact that the son was aged too much to be hers.Fraser countered that the older son gave a better source of conflict,with Alex having to earn the respect of his father.Wonder if Rick constantly calls his son Junior in this,compounding the "originality" of that father/son dynamic.
Brendan Frasier is the new Queen of the B's by RicardoMontalban	Jun 18th, 2008 09:24:07 PM
Jeez how many cheezy movies can this guy make? Hey check out this awesome new movie blog called thebitterproducer.blogspot.com
Maria Bello > Rachel Weisz by GregoryHarbin	Jun 18th, 2008 09:46:51 PM
So stop complaining. The movie may be terrible, but I'll see it. I love this sort of film.
My compliments Mr. Wonka by shran	Jun 18th, 2008 10:23:14 PM
for use of the word asshat. I hate hot chicks and all their stunning beauty.
"Some of the logic is tough to understand..." by jackofhearts29	Jun 19th, 2008 12:19:41 AM
Yeah, that's cause it's CHINESE logic! Chinese MUMMY logic!
PLAAAAAANT!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 19th, 2008 12:25:00 AM
"Sounds like goofy fun", Planty McPlant? Yeah, right.
Crap... In A Different Country by brakula	Jun 19th, 2008 12:31:31 AM
Another film that you've already seen. Why does this crap keep getting made?
the movie should be set in the 30s by chipps	Jun 19th, 2008 01:18:53 AM
then they could bump into indy and get some lessons in coolness.
All I know is that when I saw the nuke go off.... by Han Cholo	Jun 19th, 2008 03:00:56 AM
And the fridge somehow wasn't vaporized and spinning at a velocity so fast that it would have killed Dr. Jones in a heartbeat and he was able to bust out of it without the fridge having melted at all, I was like "BULLSHIT!!" On top of that, wouldn't Indy be off the meter chock full of radiation or radiation poisoning? Good movie but I think they went overboard with that bit. Maybe if the fridge didn't spin like a fucking tornado, my suspension of disbelief would have stayed intact for that scene.
What I'd love to see ... by Spidergreg	Jun 19th, 2008 03:12:49 AM
is that guy reviewing a foreign movie. I mean one which is not dubbed but fully subtitled. For example K.B.D reviewing REC: "This movie seem to be about zombies, but I can only guess because all people speak in mexican and the words at the bottom of the screen are moving way too fast for my poor brain to make any sense out of it"
EVERYBODY STOP THE THREAD by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 03:43:04 AM
I have an important announcement (no I'm not joking, stop posting and pay attention) MR. MERRIMAN LYON WOULD LIKE US ALL TO RECOGNISE HIS ASTOUNDING PRESCIENCE, GARGANTUAN INTELLECT, AND ALL ROUND HOT-SHITNESS. THIS THREAD WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WHEN EVERY AICN USER STRIPS BUTT NAKED, PAINTS HIMSELF IN CHICKEN BLOOD AND RUNS AROUND HIS OFFICE CHANTING (GREGORIAN OPTIONAL) "OH MIGHTY FILMIC NOSTRADAMUS, OH WISE AND ALL KNOWING ONE, PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR HAVING THE TEMERITY TO SPEND MY MONEY ON AN INDIANA JONES MOOO-V-IIIIIE" UPON COMPLETION OF THE CHANT YOU MUST THEN SPANK YOURSELVES WITH A COPY OF THE DARABONT SCRIPT AND THEN LOG ON TO POST ABOUT HOW FUCKING CLEVER HE IS. Interruption over. Please continue with your normal AICN activities
GregoryHarbin by just pillow talk	Jun 19th, 2008 06:56:23 AM
Why can't I have both and leave out Fraser? FREE XIPHOS!
Darabont script is the shit!!!! by just pillow talk	Jun 19th, 2008 06:57:14 AM
They should have filmed that one instead, but only after filming Duck-men from Mars.
"subtitles interpreting...Yeti" by GregoryHarbin	Jun 19th, 2008 07:18:51 AM
Does anyone know what he means? Since when is 'Yeti' a language?
Yeti is obviously a language by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 07:23:14 AM
it doesn't make sense to translate English into English. Or maybe it should have been Yetian
Yetish? by DocPazuzu	Jun 19th, 2008 08:01:40 AM

possibly, or Yetese. by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 08:07:13 AM

Good day, CoC by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 19th, 2008 08:20:34 AM
So the AFI just released their top ten movies in each genre and the lists, mostly, are shameful. Some glaring snubs to be sure. Not a single FLAMING LEG KICK to be seen anywhere.
where? by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 08:22:06 AM

You're right by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 08:26:52 AM
Those lists ARE pathetic. The Western one is especially bad.
I know one thing about those lists... by just pillow talk	Jun 19th, 2008 08:33:37 AM
The Yeti are not pleased. Not pleased at all.
That's funny by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 19th, 2008 08:37:13 AM
Of all the lists, I was thinking that the western one was particularly rancid. The Sports and Animation lists are crap, too.
Gangster one is probably the best, albeit most by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 08:45:30 AM
predictable. And how on earth did not one Leone film get in but cat fucking ballou and the unholy shitreel of Shane both did? Not to mention that only a complete fucking retard would think Sleepless in Seattle is better than Some Like It Hot.
I haven't seen it in a long time... by just pillow talk	Jun 19th, 2008 08:51:44 AM
But I remember really liking Eight Men Out. And Sleepless in Seattle is crap. Hell, The Shop Around the Corner which we just saw is a lot better than that.
Even Major League is better than Jerry Maguire by Hawaiian Organ Donor	Jun 19th, 2008 09:02:12 AM
Some Like It Hot is a glaring omission. Good call. And the genre choices are laughable. Courtroom Drama? Ummm, how about just Drama? And Romantic Comedy? Just call it Comedy, folks. I mean, those wanker genre categories don't allow the inclusion of Dr. Strangelove and that's criminal.
Clockwork Orange is NOT sci-fi by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 09:17:12 AM
This pisses me off. It's the lazy critics way of classifying a masterpiece that doesn't particularly conform to genre.
LOL! Danny by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 09:52:52 AM
I thought she spoke porcine. Or alternatively, troll.
she would break your dick by just pillow talk	Jun 19th, 2008 09:57:06 AM
You would be Yeti-ized.
If Yids speak Yiddish... by jackofhearts29	Jun 19th, 2008 09:58:05 AM
Then Yetis must speak Yetish, right?
hit Queen Latifah? by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 09:58:18 AM
I'd rather fuck Lorena Bobbit and then beat her.
Yes, but the Chinese Speak Chinese by Lost Jarv	Jun 19th, 2008 10:23:20 AM
and isn't it set in China?
If it's even an ounce better than Indy... by ScottinDC	Jun 19th, 2008 10:27:49 AM
then it will successfully remove the rancid taint flavor of that steaming pile of shit Indy movie from my mouth. What a suckfest...I still blame Harry for tricking us into seeing it (damn you HeadGeek!). This new Mummy movie does look like a fun guilty pleasure...reasonable trailer - decent effects. I dont know about Maria Bello playing Eve but the rest works.
HOW HOW HOW by WickedChicken37	Jun 19th, 2008 03:51:15 PM
Does someone who knows the secret to immortality die?

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