Barton Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Just saw the film. Much pulpy goodness, a full day's supply of fiber. The movie takes place in 1946 but the movie still has a very pulpy feel to it. Great movie (IMHO). I enjoyed the chases (several good ones) and some great gunfights. The end battle was well done. A very fun movie and for PulpHero GM's out there, a great source of inspiration, and possible plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Brendan Fraser seems custom-built for pulp. That pose he pulled halfway through opening the sarcophagus is a classic. And of course he uses two guns, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor i skipped INDY/CRYSTAL SKULL in favor of waiting for the dvd i might check this puppy out too bad ms. weisz decided not to participate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Being released in Sydney very soon. Really liked the previous movies - a lot of excellent gamer-esque moves and one-liners in them. Just hope my expectations are not too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazhoul Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor All of the reviews I read about it were absolutely savage. But I enjoyed it and thought that it was better than the second mummy movie. There were one or two corny moments that I could have done without but overall it was really fun. I wouldn't mind seeing more entries in the series but I'd like to see someone besides Maria Bello as Evelyn. There just wasn't any chemistry between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor I liked Maria Bello better than Ms. Weisz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharis2000 Posted August 5, 2008 Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Even counting its flaws (chiefly that I also thought Bello had no chemistry with Fraser, that the fight with Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh was too short, and someone needed to tell Rick to put the crowbar he opened the sarcophagus with upside his son's head) and the lack of Oded Fehr and Rachel Weisz, I think that this ranks higher than the second one for me. No undead pygmies in sight - thank God. Considering that it's made right at $100 million in about 5 days - while going up against the Bat - I'm thinking that it's likely we'll see a Mummmy 4, with South American mummies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Admiral C Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor I haven't seen it yet but I've heard awful things about it. Still plan on seeing it though. Saw Indy KOTCS and could appreciate of what it was trying to do, even if it meant letting go of pulp and embracing atomic horror. Hopefully this will give my pulp fix for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Even counting its flaws (chiefly that I also thought Bello had no chemistry with Fraser, that the fight with Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh was too short, and someone needed to tell Rick to put the crowbar he opened the sarcophagus with upside his son's head) and the lack of Oded Fehr and Rachel Weisz, I think that this ranks higher than the second one for me. No undead pygmies in sight - thank God. Considering that it's made right at $100 million in about 5 days - while going up against the Bat - I'm thinking that it's likely we'll see a Mummmy 4, with South American mummies. at the end of the novel jonathan went to peru where he thinks there are no mummies so maybe you're right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor at the end of the novel jonathan went to peru where he thinks there are no mummies so maybe you're right Ironically, the pre-Columbian Inca civilization of Peru practiced mummification on a fairly large scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Ironically' date=' the pre-Columbian Inca civilization of Peru practiced mummification on a fairly large scale. [/quote'] too bad one jonathan calrahan didn't knowt that:eg::eg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ...and the lack of Oded Fehr and Rachel Weisz... So did they replace her character or just get another actress to play the same character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor So did they replace her character or just get another actress to play the same character? Another actress to play her character. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor They got Maria Bello (Payback, History of Violence) to play Fraser's wife. I also though Yeoh should have gotten more screen time, since she was probably the best actress in the piece. The mention that mummies were found in South America after the brother leaves for there to escape mummies . . . so no bet, it's a sure thing. Not that big a fan of Oded Fahr, not when you compare him to Jet Li. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor We need more Atomic Rocket movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor We need more Atomic Rocket movies. who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor I . . . really didn't like this movie. Which is odd because I'm usually up for some Pulp and don't need a whole lot of reality to it. My biggest complaint is the whole movie feels like they left 75% of the story on the cutting room floor in favor of action scene after action scene. And I didn't like most, or any, of the throw away one-liners - which I'm a sucker for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talon65 Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor And I didn't like most, or any, of the throw away one-liners - which I'm a sucker for. And most, if not all of them were already in the trailers which didn't help. I didn't mind the new Evylin but she lacked the comedic timing that Rachel Weiz had. There was at least more chemistry between Maria and Brandon than there was between the two kids. While the girl playing Michelle Yoe's daughter was a hottie I felt no connection what so ever on her part. I didn't even get an impression that she had any interest in kid O'Connel until the script started bashing you over the head with it. I also think the Director made a lot of poor choices in this one. I thought it felt like a lot of story was cut as well and there was way to much slo-mo going on. You have two of the most well known martial arts actors on the screen and their fight lasts for about three seconds AND is in slo-mo! WTF! That's the most amazing thing about watching martial arts movie actors is their speed in a well choreographed fight. I will say that it was worth seeing because, how many pulp movies do we get these days? It wasn't bad, it just wasn't great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor I didn't even get an impression that she had any interest in kid O'Connel until the script started bashing you over the head with it. Wooden as a fence post. When she is happy to give up her immortality, it doesn't seem to have ANYTHING to do with the fact that she'll be "free" to date the kid. Kind of a nebulous relationship to give up eternity for, IMHO. Her lack of ability was distracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Does anything actually end up lost "on the cutting room floor" anymore? From the way it sounds, we can always hope for a longer version with missing material to fill in the holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor It would take another 1-2 hours worth of material to fix this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maelstrom Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor who? Atomic Rocket movies, like they used to make in the 50s and early 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Atomic Rocket movies' date=' like they used to make in the 50s and early 60s.[/quote'] oh a movie company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJackBrass Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Saw it this morning... Roughly on par with the second movie, perhaps a little better due to appealing Chinese historical theme and visuals. Was there any character development at all in this film? John Hannah got the best lines, as ever, but that's all his character is, just a few lines. The only person given any chance to act was Michelle Yeoh (well, I suppose that Maria Bello, Luke Ford and Isabella Leong had the chance to act, but they appeared to lack the talent to take the opportunity) and even her character was given short shrift, with little to get her teeth into once the Emperor and his undead former general had returned. A bit of a disappointment, all in all, given how much potential was there. My girlfriend put it well when she said that there were no surprises in the picture, just an inevitable plot sequence and lots of (often very well put-together) action pieces. Entertaining, but nothing more. There are just too many core characters to focus on, given the miserly way the dialogue was spread around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted August 11, 2008 Report Share Posted August 11, 2008 Re: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor I didn't mind the new Evylin but she lacked the comedic timing that Rachel Weiz had. Rachel Weiz is, IMO, irreplaceable in that role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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