The actor who played the titular Mummy (Imhotep?) did a great job in his last scene of making us feel genuinely sad for him, despite all the awful things he'd done up to now.
Just wanted to be with his love. Over millennia. He didn’t exactly live in a kind time when he was alive. I love this movie, I love both of them. So funny I watch them every time they’re on network tv, and I own both of them on DVD lol. it’s SO much fun, and everyone is perfectly cast!
One thing I always loved about this movie is the fact that there's no tension between Evie and Rick. There's no stupid misunderstandings, or jealousy because an old flame reappears, they just love each other and work through the problems presented to them as a team. My then girlfriend, now wife, and I saw this in theaters and loved it so much that we bought it on DVD. Time to upgrade to Blu-Ray!
It's certainly not subtle, but the contrast between the two couples at the end (good guys: he yells at her to get out of there, she runs in to save him anyway vs. bad guys: he begs for her to run in to save him but she runs away) is very satisfying.
It makes me feel so bad for Imhotep though since his love for her was literally the reason he ended up mummified alive and cursed. Then he waits 3000 yrs to be reunited with her and then she’s like yeah I’m out, good luck with that pit.
I saw a comment on that scene a long while back that points out the way Imhotep glances at Rick and Evie as if he's making peace with them, seeing their love is true before he lets himself go. The actor played his part brilliantly.
The Gospel, which means the Good News is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. The one God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Son came and laid down his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him. John 1:1,14 KJV In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us, 1 John 3:8 KJV He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Isaiah 9:6 KJV For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT. John 3:18 KJV He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
That's selflessness and sacrifice, the very definition of true love, versus selfishness and shallow desire. And yeah, even Imhotep realized and acknowledged this to Rick and Evie.
@@beneficent2557 remember watching it as a kid, I believe Alex was a Medjay-in-training. Was totally outclassed by The Jackie Chan Adventures but was a good enough watch for me and my brother to keep coming back every Sunday.
12:41 is my favorite line delivery in the whole movie. The "don't be a silly goose" way he says it in such a tense situation makes me laugh my ass off every time! 🤣
I have mixed feelings about the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise but the introduction of Jack Sparrow was fantastic. In ten seconds we knew everything we needed to know about the kinda guy he was.
I know the sequels have gotten worse over time but I have to agree. There's a reason why Disney immediately greenlit two sequels and everyone was obsessed. That first movie holds up really well.
It's a great introduction, but I destroyed it for myself when I started to think about the forward momentum that little boat has while sinking. But you can't activate that part of the brain when watching this kind of movies. You just need to sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride 😀
17:50 - Interesting and quite obscure little bit of cinematic trivia sailed past you there: the seamless transition between the sand castle and the actual location. That's OK, you haven't seen Creepshow yet. In 80's, when making that movie, they wanted to make a seamless transition between a piece of animation of a comic book opening up to a certain picture of a house and the actual house. It was so technically difficult that they went for a more conventional transition instead (if memory serves, and it doesn't always, it was a top-down wipe). Watching that again is a good reminder of how far special effects tech has come.
interesting factoid if true:...I once saw in a history video that the oldest known written depiction of a battle was an inscription scratched into the wall of a small cave in the desert describing a battle with the Scorpian King
There's no reason to think that the scorpion king could remove the carvings or had any agency within the temple/city/thing; it wasn't his pad, it was his prison.
The Jaws reveal was awesome. You go almost all movie seeing nothing or almost nothing. Then the overhead shot on the boat when you see the whole shark is awesome. The score also amplifies that moment
Despite the bad cgi on the Scorpion King I love this movie. The 3rd one, Tomb Of The Golden Emperor, has better cgi but it doesn't have the same chemistry because Rachel Weisz couldn't play Evelyn.
My favorite reveal of all time, the DeLorean time machine backing out of the Doc's truck in Back to the Future. I remember seeing that for the first time at around 7 years old back in the late 80's and it was love at first sight.
For real!! I live in SoCal and have seen it driving around a couple times, to this day I sooo want one!!! I almost ran a light because I was too busy fangirling.
I went to this opening day. The only people who could have seen it before me would be someone who went to the midnight showing the previous night. When Evie is stabbed, the person behind us who had been annoyingly talking off and on throughout this whole movie loudly told their companion "don't worry, they bring her back." I turned around and glared them down. I've never been a violent person but I had some very aggressive thoughts that day.
I think Jonathan is one of the best comic reliefs, his humor doesnt feel forced and he still helps out. Keep in mind the gold stick actually does belong to him and Rick gave it away without his permission.
I saw this in theatrically and I like you was thinking “where is the scorpion king? Why is it taking them so long to see him!” And then when they did finally reveal him I thought “ooh that makes sense, THAT is why they didn’t reveal him till the very end.” That cg work was really really rough. It’s like the CG for the mummy himself wasn’t earth shattering but it didn’t pull me out of the movie. That CG Rock monstrosity though did pull me out of what should have (and could have) been a great final battle scene.
I remember seeing it and the CGI was bad then. Most CGI looks good that the time it's made. Twister had amazing effects, but now some still look decent and some look bad. The Scorpion King is one of the rare ones that was never good CGI. That being said, I think the producers just had tight pockets and didn't want to spend the money to make it look good. I know The Rock's availability wasn't the best, but this movie came out 5 years after Starship Troopers, there was no excuse not to make the CGI better, in this movie. Edit: Typo
To be fair, this came out 8 months prior to Fellowship of the Ring and while it did have approximately the same budget, motion capture just wasn't there yet. Remember, this is also the same year as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and that studio was making a huge deal out of being able to render hair semi-realistically.
@@cmlemmus494 Had motion capture been fully available, there was still the matter of the Rock's busy schedule. The tools would have been there, but they're useless without the actor.
@@ronfehr7899 I see it in the opposite direction. If better motion capture had been available, they could have choreographed a lot of the action with a stunt double and mapped Johnson's face on top. Regardless, I think we're saying the same thing in different ways. The weird CG of this film isn't entirely their fault or a result of the budget.
In terms of favourite character reveals, I love the way it's done for Velma Kelly in Chicago, following her all the way from the cab to the dressing room to the stage, but not showing her face until the spotlight hits her. Brilliant.
Apart from the CGI, this movie is a 10. I agree with the girl fight, probably one of my favorite ones in movie, the other one being Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
This was the last movie that we saw in the theater before becoming parents. We found it to be a fun rollercoaster of a flick. The little wriggler kicked a lot which was his start as a film critic.
32:04 - Yes, he did the score for all the BTTF movies, and Romancing The Stone (I think Natalie Gold reacted to that one. Did you? I don't think you have. You really should, it's very good), and The Jewel Of The Nile...basically everything Bob Zemeckis does, he scores.
I agree with you that the first one was better. However, this and the original pretty much convinced me that Steve Summers is the king of the popcorn movie. For further proof, catch Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman.
*Marty McFly* taking off his mirrored sunglasses, in answer to your question about best reveal ever...him taking off those shades whilst getting up from destroying a speaker by overloading it with his electric guitar, is about as 'perfect' as a character reveal as you can ever have, ever.
28:55 - Yeah, I agree on the dialog thing. That's also why I like the first more. BUT, I don't dislike this one. It's one of the few times a sequel was done well. Oh and as to the Star Wars point, it's worth clarifying that's all the movies. Basically all of George Lucas' films except for THX-1138 include that plot structure.
This was about $6.50 where I live. Matinee was like $3, and we has a $1 theater for movies a few months old. Or we'd pile 8 people hidden in a station wagon or suv and pay $4 for one person at the drive-in.
Being a fan, I would love this, but I don’t know if you’d get out of it as much if you haven’t seen the original series, TNG or even any of the older spin-offs. Guess you could watch the new movies though I’m not a big fan of them (the cast is great, though, and I didn’t think that would be possible).
There was a great Mr Sunday video where James said Phantom Menace lacked a Han Solo to comment on how silly everything was because no one had that Harrison Ford charisma back then. Maso immediately cut him off "Brendan Fraser" and he had to contend.
One thing I'll say for the sequel: Rachel Weiss had eyebrows that were 100% better in this one. I had fun with this one and actually found Jonathan somewhat endearing in spots. It's not as good as the first film, but it has its moments. Also, when you said you had been warned to be on the lookout for bad CGI? I mentally snorted and thought, oh, you won't need to - it'll jump up and grab you.
If I remember correctly, the price if a ticket in my area around 2001 was about $5.50 to $6.00 for daytime, and about $7.75 to 8.25 for a night show. Of course the real expense is popcorn and drinks.
Well, I loved this one. Like you I did like the first one more. This is the very textbook definition of a popcorn pusher, and not in a bad way! Well, that was a great shanaction. Loved it as much as the movie in question! 😃
8:04 - So you're telling me they didn't want to let you have a slingshot 'cause you might hurt someone...but they gave you a pull-started MOTORBIKE, you know an easily unbalanced, potential unaliving machine for either the occupant, pedestrian(s), or both, for your birthday? Man, your parents have some really schizophrenic priorities!
one of the writers of this movie read in an archeology paper about the battle of the scorpion king defeating the spider king in ancient egypt. thinking he scorpion king was a cool name it was added to this movie's script.
Other good character reveals: Darth Vader in Rogue One, the Trunchbull in Matilda, Ferris Beuler in Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, and Scrooge in Muppet Christmas Carol.
As a kid I saw this one first and loved it throughout my childhood. My siblings and I watched that DVD until it was nothing but scratches. However, as an adult now I definitely prefer the first one .
I like John Wick reveal because he technically gets three, one in a present time at the start of the film, and two more-- both of them being in a flashback (which is also the rest of the film). Of those two, the first one is based on him being an ordinary looking guy grieving his wife and getting a dog, the next one is with as Viggo (the late Michael Nyqvist), gives the explanation to his son(and by extension then audience), “who” John Wick really is(the Baba Yega” speech).
I ranked my favorite character reveals once. 10) Grace Kelly in Rear Window, 9) James Bond in Dr. No, 8) Michelle Pfeiffer in Ladyhawke, 7) Indiana Jones in Raiders, 6) Rita Hayworth in Gilda (if you've seen Shawshank you know what I'm talking about!), 5) Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia, 4) Maria in The Sound of Music, 3) Jack Sparrow in the first Pirates, 2) T-Rex in Jurassic Park, 1) Harry Lime in The Third Man - this one tops everything else!
I love how Imhotep went from having a no-holds-barred death match with Rick, to give me have a nod of respect after Anck-su-na-mun ditches him inside the pyramid after the Scorpion King gets sent back to the underworld before he himself voluntarily and literally went to Hell. I felt bad for him when he got his heart broken, even if you're a malicious reanimated corpse, no one deserves that.
21:10 That is the best shot ever. That CGI of the Scriopo King but remember it was early 2000. But 2000 have the best movies and music. I love your reaction.
One character reveal that I like didn't actually occur at the beginning of the movie. That one was Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey in The Green Mile. Viewers were introduced to how big he was before they finally got to see his face.
To be fair to Anck Su Namun, she had just spent three thousand years in the underworld already. That's bound to leave some trauma. Couldn't say I blame her for going 'flight' mode rather than saving her loved one in that moment.
Machine guns (or submachine guns in this case) are really, really good at two things, usually: missing and chewing through ammo like mad. Unless you've got soldiers packed like sardines in cans landing on the beaches of Normandy, you're going to expend 1000+ rounds for every hit you get, generally.
Best main character reveal in a movie is a toss up for me between Blade in his first movie, and Joker in The Dark Knight...both so damn iconic! As for this movie, I loved it when I first saw it and I love it still. Not quite as much as I love the first one, but it's close. Brendan & Rachel have such great chemistry on screen and they really are, as you said in your review of the first one, a genuine Movie Couple. Both hot af, both talented af, and again that chemistry just sizzles. I also just love Arnold Vosloo and really felt so bad for Imhotep when he was abandoned...it's really all just enough of the same stuff from the first movie to keep it firmly in that fun zone, and enough new stuff to make it stand apart, and it's such a fun watch. Such a shame about the third one, though
Just throwing this out there besides the cg the film is fantastic, the neigh sayers watched way too much nostalgia critic whose opinions have been HIGHLY questionable these days
Blade is my favorite reveal. A large room, crowded with vampires. The sea of bodies part to reveal Wesley Snipes. Despite their numbers, the vampires are intimidated. That's how you make your hero a badass. Or... just send in Steve Buscemi to talk up the hero ahead of time. 😂 Honorable mention to the reveal of The Mariachi in 'Desperado'. Fun film.
Hey Shanelle. I'm Khalil, big fan. I grew up on the Mummy movies. Brendan is a heart article Be sure you do a reaction to Dwayne Johnson in "The Scorpion King" before you watch The Mummy 3 The Scorpion King is a spin-off film of The Mummy and it's where how he becomes a hero and a king
1:42 - You'll get all that: this one for me was right there on the bleeding edge of power-creep, as in almost-but-not-quite-there over the top. Basically, OK.
Our internet has been town for three days now and won't be fixed until the day after tomorrow. So I pulled out our old DVD+VHS player along with our old cassettes from our attic. And although the quality is a bit faded compared to what we're used to now, it's been super fun and just a whole walk down memory lane. I almost forgot the point of writing this but we watched the mummy on video last night all giddy. Can't wait for wifi though cause I'm racking up data from watching UA-cam videos on the side...
Shanelle, I love your reviews. I especially love your insight as a filmmaker. With that in mind, I recommend you watch RRR by S.S. Rajamouli. I think it would work well for your channel.
@@TheJamieRamone The premise is similar to The Fox and the Hound. Two very different men meet and become friends. However, their differences lead to conflicting goals and agendas. That doesn’t do it justice. It includes a boy-girl meet-cute that belongs in Singing in the Rain, enough drama to match Braveheart, and action scenes inspired by Marvel movies.
There was a follow up film called "The Scorpion King" which was actually not bad, in a sorta comedic Conan The Barbarian way, thankfully without much CGI.
This is my favorite mummy movie the first one is good because of its nostalgia and cheesy script but i love this one cause they bring more cheesiness and good comedy
25:04 - People mock this movie for the poorly aged CGI, but THIS is what makes me happy-cringe: The most ludicrous 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' in movie history.
I think the reveal of Queen Amidala in the Phantom Menace was stolen from a 1935 Gene Autry serial called The Phantom Empire. I also think that's where Lucas got the name.
29:55 Whaaaat?! They didn't use stunt women?! Wow! I totally thought they were wearing those masks in the Ancient Egypt flashback fight to cover up the fact that they used stunt doubles.
I just found you recently on UA-cam, and have been catching up on your past reactions. The best reveal of a main character is Omar Sharif in "Lawrence of Arabia". He isn't the #1 character (that's Peter O'Toole), but the reveal is a classic.
They were not as fortunate with the toppling pillars as they were with the bookshelves in the first movie. Whereas the the bookshelves only needed one take, I believe that the pillars required five.
It is my birthday. I am so here for this reaction. Also, please react to Dogma, the next film in Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse. And honestly, his best.
So weird that in this The Scorpion King is a proper villain but in his own spin-off movie The Rock plays a Conan the Barbarian type hero. Which is my way of recommending Shanelle check out The Scorpion King! 😃
I remember going leaving the original film thinking Benny would be the next mummy, as his death is pretty similar to Imhotep. (C'mon, think about a dried up husk Benny being the villain, it's great right?) In theater everyone was on board... great reaction. Then that Scorpion King effect walked on and it got the biggest laugh, bit it'd take more than that to spoil a flick. (To which the producers said, "Hold my beer..." and came up with 3. You GOTTA do 3.... it's... it's something)
The reason the CG of the Scorpion King is so bad, according to Brendan Fraser, is that the team working on it weren’t given enough time to work on it, so we got this. I’m not sure if that’s true, but that’s what he said, and apparently the team has made some really great CGI work so they are skilled and capable, but just weren’t allowed the time they needed.
The actor who played the titular Mummy (Imhotep?) did a great job in his last scene of making us feel genuinely sad for him, despite all the awful things he'd done up to now.
Arnold Vosloo is the actor's name, in case you wanted to know.
He plays a really good villain in a lot of franchises.
Just wanted to be with his love. Over millennia. He didn’t exactly live in a kind time when he was alive. I love this movie, I love both of them. So funny I watch them every time they’re on network tv, and I own both of them on DVD lol. it’s SO much fun, and everyone is perfectly cast!
I like his self-sacrifice. After he lost Anok-Sun-Amun, he saw no reason to go on existing, and so he voluntarily fell to his end.
@@mangot589 If only Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor didn't suck so hard.
One thing I always loved about this movie is the fact that there's no tension between Evie and Rick. There's no stupid misunderstandings, or jealousy because an old flame reappears, they just love each other and work through the problems presented to them as a team. My then girlfriend, now wife, and I saw this in theaters and loved it so much that we bought it on DVD. Time to upgrade to Blu-Ray!
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It's certainly not subtle, but the contrast between the two couples at the end (good guys: he yells at her to get out of there, she runs in to save him anyway vs. bad guys: he begs for her to run in to save him but she runs away) is very satisfying.
It makes me feel so bad for Imhotep though since his love for her was literally the reason he ended up mummified alive and cursed. Then he waits 3000 yrs to be reunited with her and then she’s like yeah I’m out, good luck with that pit.
@@foreverkent2225 which is why he stopped holding on and just let go. It’s honestly heart crushing
I saw a comment on that scene a long while back that points out the way Imhotep glances at Rick and Evie as if he's making peace with them, seeing their love is true before he lets himself go. The actor played his part brilliantly.
The Gospel, which means the Good News is the news that God Almighty, the Creator came in the flesh as Jesus Christ to take away the sin of the world. The one God is a trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Son came and laid down his own life to save ours. His sacrifice on the cross paid the price for our redemption with his own blood. On the third day he rose from dead and offers the gift of salvation and forgiveness to those that repent and trust in him.
John 1:1,14 KJV
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD. [14] And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, and dwelt among us,
1 John 3:8 KJV
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Isaiah 9:6 KJV
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty GOD, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
John 1:10
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and THE WORLD KNEW HIM NOT.
John 3:18 KJV
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
That's selflessness and sacrifice, the very definition of true love, versus selfishness and shallow desire. And yeah, even Imhotep realized and acknowledged this to Rick and Evie.
Fun fact this movie still did enough that they used it as a basis for an animated series with Rick, Evie, and Alex they even kept the bracelet.
Is it any good?
@@beneficent2557 remember watching it as a kid, I believe Alex was a Medjay-in-training. Was totally outclassed by The Jackie Chan Adventures but was a good enough watch for me and my brother to keep coming back every Sunday.
12:41 is my favorite line delivery in the whole movie. The "don't be a silly goose" way he says it in such a tense situation makes me laugh my ass off every time! 🤣
It's weird seeing someone not like Jonathan. He's my favorite character.
Imhotep was quite sympathetic in his last moment, He acted that well.
21:06 - "Yo, Immotep still got groupies after all these years."
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I have mixed feelings about the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise but the introduction of Jack Sparrow was fantastic. In ten seconds we knew everything we needed to know about the kinda guy he was.
probably the best introduction of a character in recent memory. The awesome score helped it.
I know the sequels have gotten worse over time but I have to agree. There's a reason why Disney immediately greenlit two sequels and everyone was obsessed. That first movie holds up really well.
I am one of those weirdos that enjoys the original trilogy very much. Have only seen up to 4 though.
@@Vulcanerd I was with it for the first two. I thought the third had some good moments but was mostly a mess. Four and five I find unwatchable
It's a great introduction, but I destroyed it for myself when I started to think about the forward momentum that little boat has while sinking.
But you can't activate that part of the brain when watching this kind of movies. You just need to sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride 😀
17:50 - Interesting and quite obscure little bit of cinematic trivia sailed past you there: the seamless transition between the sand castle and the actual location. That's OK, you haven't seen Creepshow yet. In 80's, when making that movie, they wanted to make a seamless transition between a piece of animation of a comic book opening up to a certain picture of a house and the actual house. It was so technically difficult that they went for a more conventional transition instead (if memory serves, and it doesn't always, it was a top-down wipe). Watching that again is a good reminder of how far special effects tech has come.
interesting factoid if true:...I once saw in a history video that the oldest known written depiction of a battle was an inscription scratched into the wall of a small cave in the desert describing a battle with the Scorpian King
The absolute best character reveal is the entrance of Jay & Silent Bob in Dogma.
Rufus' entrance was even better though haha
I find it funny that in every Jonathan scene I remember he definitely fought in WWI
There's no reason to think that the scorpion king could remove the carvings or had any agency within the temple/city/thing; it wasn't his pad, it was his prison.
The Jaws reveal was awesome. You go almost all movie seeing nothing or almost nothing. Then the overhead shot on the boat when you see the whole shark is awesome. The score also amplifies that moment
Despite the bad cgi on the Scorpion King I love this movie. The 3rd one, Tomb Of The Golden Emperor, has better cgi but it doesn't have the same chemistry because Rachel Weisz couldn't play Evelyn.
My favorite reveal of all time, the DeLorean time machine backing out of the Doc's truck in Back to the Future. I remember seeing that for the first time at around 7 years old back in the late 80's and it was love at first sight.
For real!! I live in SoCal and have seen it driving around a couple times, to this day I sooo want one!!! I almost ran a light because I was too busy fangirling.
I went to this opening day. The only people who could have seen it before me would be someone who went to the midnight showing the previous night. When Evie is stabbed, the person behind us who had been annoyingly talking off and on throughout this whole movie loudly told their companion "don't worry, they bring her back."
I turned around and glared them down. I've never been a violent person but I had some very aggressive thoughts that day.
Probably an a-hole theater employee that dry ran it a day or 2 before.
Still dwelling on it as well lmao......
@@shabut not so much. But I'm reminded of it every time I see the scene.
That's why we wait for the Dvd/Blu-ray release so our viewing experience can go unscathed.
If Imhotep had the bracelet on when he entered the temple then his powers wouldn't have been stolen. He failed to realize this.
I think Jonathan is one of the best comic reliefs, his humor doesnt feel forced and he still helps out.
Keep in mind the gold stick actually does belong to him and Rick gave it away without his permission.
In this series Eve is my favorite character with Rick close second. I love them so much as a couple.
I saw this in theatrically and I like you was thinking “where is the scorpion king? Why is it taking them so long to see him!” And then when they did finally reveal him I thought “ooh that makes sense, THAT is why they didn’t reveal him till the very end.”
That cg work was really really rough. It’s like the CG for the mummy himself wasn’t earth shattering but it didn’t pull me out of the movie. That CG Rock monstrosity though did pull me out of what should have (and could have) been a great final battle scene.
Apparently The Rock was still very busy with the WWE that this was the best CG that they could do.
I remember seeing it and the CGI was bad then. Most CGI looks good that the time it's made. Twister had amazing effects, but now some still look decent and some look bad. The Scorpion King is one of the rare ones that was never good CGI.
That being said, I think the producers just had tight pockets and didn't want to spend the money to make it look good. I know The Rock's availability wasn't the best, but this movie came out 5 years after Starship Troopers, there was no excuse not to make the CGI better, in this movie.
Edit: Typo
To be fair, this came out 8 months prior to Fellowship of the Ring and while it did have approximately the same budget, motion capture just wasn't there yet. Remember, this is also the same year as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and that studio was making a huge deal out of being able to render hair semi-realistically.
@@cmlemmus494 Had motion capture been fully available, there was still the matter of the Rock's busy schedule. The tools would have been there, but they're useless without the actor.
@@ronfehr7899 I see it in the opposite direction. If better motion capture had been available, they could have choreographed a lot of the action with a stunt double and mapped Johnson's face on top. Regardless, I think we're saying the same thing in different ways. The weird CG of this film isn't entirely their fault or a result of the budget.
The Mummy 3 should have been about Evie getting her royal status back and becoming Princess of Egypt.
Since its the Brendan Fraser 2.0 revival, I would recommend one of my favorite movies.
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In terms of favourite character reveals, I love the way it's done for Velma Kelly in Chicago, following her all the way from the cab to the dressing room to the stage, but not showing her face until the spotlight hits her. Brilliant.
That's a very good one
Apart from the CGI, this movie is a 10.
I agree with the girl fight, probably one of my favorite ones in movie, the other one being Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
I love when the old thang just sucks it in! Watching a VHS was a whole mood!!
I think I first heard "get a room" in the 1980s. It's not something you would have heard in the 1930s, especially coming from a little boy.
This was the last movie that we saw in the theater before becoming parents. We found it to be a fun rollercoaster of a flick. The little wriggler kicked a lot which was his start as a film critic.
Ardeth Bay: "Only the Journey is written; not the destination"
Atrus: "The ending has not yet been written" - Myst 1 - 5 + Uru
32:04 - Yes, he did the score for all the BTTF movies, and Romancing The Stone (I think Natalie Gold reacted to that one. Did you? I don't think you have. You really should, it's very good), and The Jewel Of The Nile...basically everything Bob Zemeckis does, he scores.
And this was Dwayne's big movie debut.
22:34 Yep. yep
I agree with you that the first one was better. However, this and the original pretty much convinced me that Steve Summers is the king of the popcorn movie. For further proof, catch Van Helsing with Hugh Jackman.
*Marty McFly* taking off his mirrored sunglasses, in answer to your question about best reveal ever...him taking off those shades whilst getting up from destroying a speaker by overloading it with his electric guitar, is about as 'perfect' as a character reveal as you can ever have, ever.
28:55 - Yeah, I agree on the dialog thing. That's also why I like the first more. BUT, I don't dislike this one. It's one of the few times a sequel was done well. Oh and as to the Star Wars point, it's worth clarifying that's all the movies. Basically all of George Lucas' films except for THX-1138 include that plot structure.
This was about $6.50 where I live. Matinee was like $3, and we has a $1 theater for movies a few months old. Or we'd pile 8 people hidden in a station wagon or suv and pay $4 for one person at the drive-in.
ha yes! The info I NEEED!! haha
The Predator face reveal in the first Predator movie was amazing
Please give STAR TREK a chance this year. 🖖
Being a fan, I would love this, but I don’t know if you’d get out of it as much if you haven’t seen the original series, TNG or even any of the older spin-offs. Guess you could watch the new movies though I’m not a big fan of them (the cast is great, though, and I didn’t think that would be possible).
What about TRUE DETECTIVE S1?
Can u plz react to it?
@@dennisdrozdov1424 Star Trek, true detective y'all are trying to pick horribly boring shows.
If anything she would thoroughly enjoy Barry.
@@shadycnetwork Barry?
If you want a great example of aging gracefully, check out Oded Fehr on Star Trek Discovery.
There was a great Mr Sunday video where James said Phantom Menace lacked a Han Solo to comment on how silly everything was because no one had that Harrison Ford charisma back then. Maso immediately cut him off "Brendan Fraser" and he had to contend.
If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend Inkheart, if you have seen it, I highly recommend Inkheart.
So Jonathan learned exactly one thing, then, from the first movie: the hieroglyphic for amenophus (stork).
One thing I'll say for the sequel: Rachel Weiss had eyebrows that were 100% better in this one.
I had fun with this one and actually found Jonathan somewhat endearing in spots. It's not as good as the first film, but it has its moments.
Also, when you said you had been warned to be on the lookout for bad CGI? I mentally snorted and thought, oh, you won't need to - it'll jump up and grab you.
This cast had no business being objectively so very attractive.
The reveal of "The Daywalker" in Blade & that whole nightclub scene is awesome
If I remember correctly, the price if a ticket in my area around 2001 was about $5.50 to $6.00 for daytime, and about $7.75 to 8.25 for a night show. Of course the real expense is popcorn and drinks.
The highlight of this one for me was every scene with Patricia Velazquez! Particularly her fight scene with Rachel Weisz, the best in the film!
Well, I loved this one. Like you I did like the first one more. This is the very textbook definition of a popcorn pusher, and not in a bad way! Well, that was a great shanaction. Loved it as much as the movie in question! 😃
8:04 - So you're telling me they didn't want to let you have a slingshot 'cause you might hurt someone...but they gave you a pull-started MOTORBIKE, you know an easily unbalanced, potential unaliving machine for either the occupant, pedestrian(s), or both, for your birthday? Man, your parents have some really schizophrenic priorities!
one of the writers of this movie read in an archeology paper about the battle of the scorpion king defeating the spider king in ancient egypt. thinking he scorpion king was a cool name it was added to this movie's script.
Other good character reveals: Darth Vader in Rogue One, the Trunchbull in Matilda, Ferris Beuler in Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, and Scrooge in Muppet Christmas Carol.
As a kid I saw this one first and loved it throughout my childhood. My siblings and I watched that DVD until it was nothing but scratches. However, as an adult now I definitely prefer the first one .
I like John Wick reveal because he technically gets three, one in a present time at the start of the film, and two more-- both of them being in a flashback (which is also the rest of the film). Of those two, the first one is based on him being an ordinary looking guy grieving his wife and getting a dog, the next one is with as Viggo (the late Michael Nyqvist), gives the explanation to his son(and by extension then audience), “who” John Wick really is(the Baba Yega” speech).
I actually like what Johnathan brings to these movies.
I ranked my favorite character reveals once. 10) Grace Kelly in Rear Window, 9) James Bond in Dr. No, 8) Michelle Pfeiffer in Ladyhawke, 7) Indiana Jones in Raiders, 6) Rita Hayworth in Gilda (if you've seen Shawshank you know what I'm talking about!), 5) Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia, 4) Maria in The Sound of Music, 3) Jack Sparrow in the first Pirates, 2) T-Rex in Jurassic Park, 1) Harry Lime in The Third Man - this one tops everything else!
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I love how Imhotep went from having a no-holds-barred death match with Rick, to give me have a nod of respect after Anck-su-na-mun ditches him inside the pyramid after the Scorpion King gets sent back to the underworld before he himself voluntarily and literally went to Hell. I felt bad for him when he got his heart broken, even if you're a malicious reanimated corpse, no one deserves that.
Best main character reveal to me is a tie between Indiana Jones in Raiders & Marty McFly in Back to the Future.
26:17 - Neither can I, would've thought you'd anticipate those things by now.
5 dollars for the movies back then. I remember seeing the Count of Monte Cristo on my very first date in high school for $5
21:10 That is the best shot ever. That CGI of the Scriopo King but remember it was early 2000. But 2000 have the best movies and music.
I love your reaction.
I think remember it was rush and editors tried their best.
Favorite character reveal: Sean Connery as James Bond in the very first Bond film, Dr. No.
22:41 Corridor Crew fixed the Scorpion king scene. It’s on their channel from a couple years ago.
One character reveal that I like didn't actually occur at the beginning of the movie. That one was Michael Clarke Duncan as John Coffey in The Green Mile. Viewers were introduced to how big he was before they finally got to see his face.
My favorite character in these movies is Imhotep.
To be fair to Anck Su Namun, she had just spent three thousand years in the underworld already. That's bound to leave some trauma. Couldn't say I blame her for going 'flight' mode rather than saving her loved one in that moment.
Loved the first one, this one was pretty meh, except for the girls duking it out! And yes, it was worth the $5.75 for the ticket price in 2001! LOL!
The Pygmy scene was really memorable and well done.
On a recent re-watch, that part gave me Diablo II flashbacks.
The pygmies were my favorite part.
Them hopping from head to head forcing them under was just so rude. 😛
Me too. Every time I see that scene I want to play Diablo 2 right after.
Machine guns (or submachine guns in this case) are really, really good at two things, usually: missing and chewing through ammo like mad. Unless you've got soldiers packed like sardines in cans landing on the beaches of Normandy, you're going to expend 1000+ rounds for every hit you get, generally.
23:20 It was about $5 in Houston at the major theaters.
Best main character reveal in a movie is a toss up for me between Blade in his first movie, and Joker in The Dark Knight...both so damn iconic!
As for this movie, I loved it when I first saw it and I love it still. Not quite as much as I love the first one, but it's close. Brendan & Rachel have such great chemistry on screen and they really are, as you said in your review of the first one, a genuine Movie Couple. Both hot af, both talented af, and again that chemistry just sizzles. I also just love Arnold Vosloo and really felt so bad for Imhotep when he was abandoned...it's really all just enough of the same stuff from the first movie to keep it firmly in that fun zone, and enough new stuff to make it stand apart, and it's such a fun watch. Such a shame about the third one, though
Just throwing this out there besides the cg the film is fantastic, the neigh sayers watched way too much nostalgia critic whose opinions have been HIGHLY questionable these days
Blade is my favorite reveal. A large room, crowded with vampires. The sea of bodies part to reveal Wesley Snipes. Despite their numbers, the vampires are intimidated. That's how you make your hero a badass.
Or... just send in Steve Buscemi to talk up the hero ahead of time. 😂 Honorable mention to the reveal of The Mariachi in 'Desperado'. Fun film.
Hey Shanelle. I'm Khalil, big fan.
I grew up on the Mummy movies. Brendan is a heart article
Be sure you do a reaction to Dwayne Johnson in "The Scorpion King" before you watch The Mummy 3
The Scorpion King is a spin-off film of The Mummy and it's where how he becomes a hero and a king
1:42 - You'll get all that: this one for me was right there on the bleeding edge of power-creep, as in almost-but-not-quite-there over the top. Basically, OK.
The Scorpion King CGI is iconic for how it looked and even at the time ppl were like wtf 🤔
Our internet has been town for three days now and won't be fixed until the day after tomorrow. So I pulled out our old DVD+VHS player along with our old cassettes from our attic. And although the quality is a bit faded compared to what we're used to now, it's been super fun and just a whole walk down memory lane.
I almost forgot the point of writing this but we watched the mummy on video last night all giddy.
Can't wait for wifi though cause I'm racking up data from watching UA-cam videos on the side...
Shanelle, I love your reviews. I especially love your insight as a filmmaker. With that in mind, I recommend you watch RRR by S.S. Rajamouli. I think it would work well for your channel.
Ive been hearing quite a bit recently of this RRR movie, everyone and their grandma seems to be recommending it. What's the premise?
@@TheJamieRamone The premise is similar to The Fox and the Hound. Two very different men meet and become friends. However, their differences lead to conflicting goals and agendas. That doesn’t do it justice. It includes a boy-girl meet-cute that belongs in Singing in the Rain, enough drama to match Braveheart, and action scenes inspired by Marvel movies.
@@michaelzedd2540 Well color me intrigued! Imma look it up! 😃
There was a follow up film called "The Scorpion King" which was actually not bad, in a sorta comedic Conan The Barbarian way, thankfully without much CGI.
6:17 - Favorite character reveal in a movie: same as you, Indiana Jones in Raiders.
This is my favorite mummy movie the first one is good because of its nostalgia and cheesy script but i love this one cause they bring more cheesiness and good comedy
Hi. I love your reviews. Your take on movies is so fun, entertaining and smart. I look forward to more.
My favorite main character reveal is actually the Delorean from Back to the Future
30:40 minor correction, that connects Izzy to Lando Calrissian, rather than Han Solo.
8:20 - Yeah, you might wanna look up documentaries on early history of archeology and the British Empire TM. 😉
25:04 - People mock this movie for the poorly aged CGI, but THIS is what makes me happy-cringe: The most ludicrous 'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' in movie history.
I think the reveal of Queen Amidala in the Phantom Menace was stolen from a 1935 Gene Autry serial called The Phantom Empire. I also think that's where Lucas got the name.
29:55 Whaaaat?! They didn't use stunt women?! Wow! I totally thought they were wearing those masks in the Ancient Egypt flashback fight to cover up the fact that they used stunt doubles.
They used stunt doubles for the acrobatic parts but Rachel and Patricia did a lot of it. They said they had the scars on their fingers to prove it!
I just found you recently on UA-cam, and have been catching up on your past reactions.
The best reveal of a main character is Omar Sharif in "Lawrence of Arabia". He isn't the #1 character (that's Peter O'Toole), but the reveal is a classic.
They were not as fortunate with the toppling pillars as they were with the bookshelves in the first movie. Whereas the the bookshelves only needed one take, I believe that the pillars required five.
Shanelle is the best movie reactor ever in the history of the entire world. Thats what I'm saying.
12:30 What!?! I love Jonathan. Maybe that's just because I love John Hannah.
5:08 - See? Told you you'd spot the bad CGI. And that's just the beginning.
I was 16 when this came out (watched it in theaters) and a movie ticket at AMC was about $8.00 or $8.50.
I can’t believe that the kid who played Alex passed up a Harry Potter character role for this!
Kinda glad he did though
It is my birthday. I am so here for this reaction. Also, please react to Dogma, the next film in Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse. And honestly, his best.
Omg YES
So weird that in this The Scorpion King is a proper villain but in his own spin-off movie The Rock plays a Conan the Barbarian type hero. Which is my way of recommending Shanelle check out The Scorpion King! 😃
And it was a much better Conan movie than the Jason Momoa one.
I remember going leaving the original film thinking Benny would be the next mummy, as his death is pretty similar to Imhotep. (C'mon, think about a dried up husk Benny being the villain, it's great right?) In theater everyone was on board... great reaction. Then that Scorpion King effect walked on and it got the biggest laugh, bit it'd take more than that to spoil a flick. (To which the producers said, "Hold my beer..." and came up with 3. You GOTTA do 3.... it's... it's something)
The reason the CG of the Scorpion King is so bad, according to Brendan Fraser, is that the team working on it weren’t given enough time to work on it, so we got this. I’m not sure if that’s true, but that’s what he said, and apparently the team has made some really great CGI work so they are skilled and capable, but just weren’t allowed the time they needed.