The Scorpion King
Bernard Hill, Dwayne Johnson, Grant Heslov
In the notorious city of Gomorrah, an evil ruler is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. The few remaining tribes, never natural allies, have to unite or perish. Knowing t...( read more
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DVD Released: October 1, 2002
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September 9, 2008"Rivers of blood will never bring peace."
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Spin-off movies are risky endeavours. Following the enormous success of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns it was destiny that the studio would either develop another sequel or a spin-off. In 2002 it apparently see... -
August 30, 2008A spin-off from The Mummy series delivers some action and beautiful sets but fails to become any good.
In the Mummy Returns, the Scorpion King was portrayed as a world conquerer. In this film he's a charming good guy who's about to save the "world" from a tyrant. Odd, I'd say.... ...( read more ) -
August 4, 2008A struggling band of tribes hire a desert warrior of a thought extinct tribe to help rid them of a tyrant that is ruling their land with an iron fist. Seeking to kill a mystic priestess that is the source of the tyrant?s advantage and power, the warrior is betrayed by the son of ... ...( read more )
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August 2, 2008The Rock plays an assassin who is hired to kill a sorceress whose guidance aids the tyrant his people are attempting to overthrow. Conan The Barbarian meets The Arabian Nights in this spin off to Steven Sommers' Mummy franchise, The Rock showing a very similar screen presence to ... ...( read more )
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July 30, 2008Mindless action packed prequel spin-off from 'The Mummy' series. Fairly pointless, but lots of fun. The sword and sandal setting is enjoyable and The Rock is a tremendously charismatic screen presence. The supporting cast is very average, but some of the effects are a pleasant su... ...( read more )
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July 2, 2009Entertaining and action-packed. Story is predictable but nice to watch when you just want to get entertained.
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April 19, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
April 19, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
One of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself, namely, an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then. full review
April 19, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Tries too hard to be hyper and not hard enough to be clever. full review
April 19, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Russell ... stitches together a series of stunt sequences, giving as little time as possible to dialogue and character development. full review
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September 21, 2006Its loaded with dumb action, but its not FUN dumb action, (think Terminator). As a result you will tire of it quickly, and wait for the noice looking ladies to pop up.
Justins Best Bit: The feiry swords and the hot fortune teller.
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