8/14/2008
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
If you are a fan of the popular movie series "The Mummy" then you should be pretty familiar with the 2002 spin off "The Scorpion King". The Scorpion King (original) wasn't great, but it surely wasn't horrible. It provided an entertaining action movie similar to The Mummy, but with a little less of a great storyline. The Scorpion King 2 is a completely different film.
This movie is absolutely nothing like any of the mummy films. The only similarity is the fact that it partially takes place in a desert-like location, and that one of the characters is supposedly a younger version of the scorpion king, Mathayus. Apart from this it is less of an action movie and more like a cheap 80s adventure movie with bad special effects. Imagine a strange combination of like The Odyssey (1997 with Armand Assante) and Conan. However, where these movies succeed, Scorpion King 2 fails. The bad acting and poorly written script are so off that it almost seems as if the creators were trying hard to create a poor movie, only you know that wasn't the case since the movie is riding on the Scorpion King/Mummy franchise. The bad special effects are also inexcusable, even for a straight to DVD movie. Some scenes are incorrectly rendered and the effects do not even appear on the screen. Other scenes are very unnatural and unrealistic. The difference here is that the conan movies came out in the 80s. The Odyssey came out in the mid 90s. Now it is 2008, and movies with bad, old special effects are similar not acceptable from a major studio such as Universal. If this movie had come out 10 or 15 years ago and had a few name actors, it would surely be a hit. For now, it is amusing and entertaining at best, but surely not what you'll be looking for in the continuation of the Scorpion King saga.
Rating:
Only for die-hard viewers, or those who enjoy watching "bad" movies.
Related Links:
IMDB
This movie is absolutely nothing like any of the mummy films. The only similarity is the fact that it partially takes place in a desert-like location, and that one of the characters is supposedly a younger version of the scorpion king, Mathayus. Apart from this it is less of an action movie and more like a cheap 80s adventure movie with bad special effects. Imagine a strange combination of like The Odyssey (1997 with Armand Assante) and Conan. However, where these movies succeed, Scorpion King 2 fails. The bad acting and poorly written script are so off that it almost seems as if the creators were trying hard to create a poor movie, only you know that wasn't the case since the movie is riding on the Scorpion King/Mummy franchise. The bad special effects are also inexcusable, even for a straight to DVD movie. Some scenes are incorrectly rendered and the effects do not even appear on the screen. Other scenes are very unnatural and unrealistic. The difference here is that the conan movies came out in the 80s. The Odyssey came out in the mid 90s. Now it is 2008, and movies with bad, old special effects are similar not acceptable from a major studio such as Universal. If this movie had come out 10 or 15 years ago and had a few name actors, it would surely be a hit. For now, it is amusing and entertaining at best, but surely not what you'll be looking for in the continuation of the Scorpion King saga.
Rating:
Only for die-hard viewers, or those who enjoy watching "bad" movies.
Related Links:
IMDB
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