The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Note Générale:

5,2/10   

Réalisateur:

Rob Cohen

Scénaristes (WGA):

Alfred Gough (written by) &
Miles Millar (written by)

Date de sortie:

1 août 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Fantasy | Horreur | Thriller

Accroche:

A New Evil Awakens.

Intrigue:

In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Plot Keywords:

Emperor | Shangri La | Mummy | China | Army

Récompenses:

1 win & 6 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Sadly disappointing

Ensemble

Brendan Fraser	...	Richard 'Rick' O'Connell
Jet Li	...	Emperor Han
Maria Bello	...	Evelyn O'Connell
John Hannah	...	Jonathan Carnahan
Michelle Yeoh	...	Zi Juan
Luke Ford	...	Alex O'Connell
Isabella Leong	...	Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	General Yang (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong)
Russell Wong	...	General Ming Guo
Liam Cunningham	...	Mad Dog Maguire
David Calder	...	Prof. Roger Wilson
Jessey Meng	...	Choi
Tian Liang	...	Li Zhou
Albert Kwan	...	Chu Wah
Jacky Wu	...	Assassin #1 (as Wu Jing)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Die Mumie - Das Grabmal des Drachenkaisers (Germany)
The Mummy 3 (USA) (informal title)
Untitled Rick O'Connell Adventure (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence.

Durée:

112 min

Pays:

Allemagne | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Mandarin

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Classification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44602) | Malaysia:U | UK:12A | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12A | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Finland:K-13 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:11 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Denmark:11 | Austria:12 | Taiwan:PG-12

Lieux de tournage:

Beijing, China

Société:

Universal Pictures

Anecdotes:

The small device that triggers a trap by dropping a bronze marble from a dragon's mouth to a frog's mouth is inspired by an ancient instrument that could predict the direction of a coming earthquake. It is considered the first seismograph.

Goofs:

Erreurs faites par les personnages (éventuellement des erreurs délibérées par les cinéastes): The O'Connells keep calling Jet Li's character and his Terracotta Army "mummys". Yet not one character in this movie goes through the mummification process. The only mummy we see is the fake emperor that Lin stabs.

Guillemet:

Jonathan Carnahan: Die you mummy bastards. Die.
Mad Dog Maguire: There is no call for bad language.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Jet Li: Crafting the Emperor Mummy (2008) (V)

Bande son:

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Sadly disappointing

I do have a question, what ever happened to the slow walking lame Egyptian mummies? I mean, as silly as they are, they're still entertaining. Now we have The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, I loved The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, it was watchable, but this one was just an excuse to make some quick cash. I was actually looking forward to seeing this movie, I got the opportunity to see it today, I was excited, but unfortunately, we now have Chinese mummies that can do anything that will fit into the CGI budget. Another disappointment was the recasting of Evelyn, I know Rachel Weisz turned this script down, but she was seriously needed, Maria Bella, who is a decent actress, actually made Evie a very flat character and not as enjoyable. Then not only that, but we have Brendan and Maria who do look incredibly good for their age, they have a 20 year old son in the movie? This story was a waste of time and money.

The Emperor of China wanted to rule the entire world, but when a Chinese witch curses him and his army, he is put to sleep for thousands of years. Rick and Evie are now retired and have lost the spark in their relationship, but when they are asked to go to Shanghai to deliver a small little ball, they bump into their son who has discovered the Emperor. Rick and Evie are forced to wake the mummy by his followers. Now the whole family with Jonathan and the protector who was supposed to keep the emperor from rising, must destroy the Emperor or he will take over the entire world.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor has some OK moments, I loved the beginning story and the ending battle scene is held pretty strong, it's worth the look for that, but I would say this is more of a rental. It's just a sad disappointment, considering how much better it could have been. The one liners were too cheesy and we have three headed dragons, karate kicking abdominal snow men, why not just go all the way and have leprechauns with machine guns? That's how out of control the CGI effects are. Luke Ford makes Brandon Fraiser look like Marlon Brando with his acting and the love story between him and the protector girl was useless. Like I said, wait for the rental, not the worst movie of this year, but a huge let down for sure.

5/10