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Top 10 worst movie sequels: # 8 The Mummy 3, The Scorpion King 2 (2008)
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The # 8 film on the Top 10 Worst Movie Sequels of All Time list is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior. Ok, it can be argued that these are two different series, but since The Mummy series really spawned the Scorpion King series, it’s close enough. This is one of the best examples of just not knowing when to pull the plug. The Mummy and The Mummy Returns were entertaining films. However, it was pretty clear that the series did not have what it takes to go beyond those two films. The first Scorpion King film was decent and really worthwhile just to see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in his first lead role in a feature film. However, there was no reason to go not one, but two more films beyond these first three. Both The Mummy and The Scorpion King series' filmmakers thought, “Let’s go one more, see what happens.” Well, congratulations. What happened was you ended up on this list.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor sounded like a good idea. Bring back most of the original cast and add Jet Li as a villain. It worked out ok in Lethal Weapon 4, with a slightly better outcome. The problem was the writers seemed to just run out of new things to add to the series. The whole time you’re watching it you just think, “Yeah, seen this in the first two…give us something fresh.” The acting didn’t exactly get worse, but since it wasn’t stellar to begin with, the characters also got old and tired. How many one-liners can we take from Brendan Fraser in a single film series? The movie series just didn’t end when it should have and with nothing new in this third film, fans were just tired of it.
The Scorpion King 2 was just a bad idea, plain and simple. The character’s back-story was fine for a single origin tale. So, why did they make an origin tale of an origin tale? Not to mention Michael Copon as the young Mathayus (who would become the Scorpion King) and Randy Couture as Sargon, leader of the army, and eventual Emperor. It must have been a bet between casting directors to see who could come up with the worst combination of actors for a single movie.
I would rather use a steel wool Brillo pad and bleach to scrub my eyeballs than have to watch these movies again.
Plot: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Centuries ago, the evil Emperor Han was cursed by the sorceress Zi Yuan who transformed him and his army into a mummies. In 1946, the explorer Rick O'Connell and his wife Evelyn O'Connell are invited by the British government to take the relic diamond "The Eye of Shangri-La" to China. The ancient stone is capable of resurrecting the Emperor Han and of pointing the way to Shangri-La and the eternal pool of life. When the couple reaches China, they meet their son Alex O'Connell, who has discovered the tomb of Han, and Evelyn's brother Jonathan Carnahan. The O'Connells are betrayed by their friend Prof. Roger Wilson, who is associated with General Yang. Yang wants to serve Emperor Han, so he resurrects the mummy and they head for Shangri-La. The guardian of Han's tomb (and Zi's daughter) Lin tells them that the only ways to destroy Han is to prevent him from reaching Shangri-La or by stabbing his heart with a cursed dagger. (written by user Claudio Carvalho on IMDB.com)
Plot: The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
When young Mathayus witnesses his father's death in the hands of the king, his quest for vengeance transforms him into the most feared warrior of the ancient world. (written by Yahoo! Movies)
Cast: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Brendan Fraser - Rick O Connell
Jet Li - Emperor Han
Maria Bello - Evelyn Carnahan O'Connell
Michelle Yeoh - Zi Yuan
Luke Ford - Alex O'Connell
John Hannah - Jonathan Carnahan
Director - Rob Cohen
Cast: The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
Michael Copon - Mathayus
Randy Couture - Sargon
Simon Quarterman - Ari
Karen David - Layla
Tom Wu - Fong
Director - Russell Mulcahy
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