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This opulent, exciting sequel to 1999's summer smash is even less a horror movie that its predecessor; instead, The Mummy Returns is a rousing adventure film with supernatural overtones, indebted more to Raiders of the Lost Ark than the 1932 Boris Karloff chiller that ostensibly inspired the first film. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are back as the adventurous Egyptologists, seen ten years after the events that unfolded in The Mummy. With their young son (Freddie Boath) in tow, the tomb-traipsing couple uncovers an ancient artifact capable of unleashing apocalyptic forces and demonic warriors led by the evil Scorpion King. Arnold Vosloo returns as the malevolent mummy Im-Ho-Tep, this time revived by his reincarnated lover (Patricia Velasquez), and together they plot to wrest control of the Scorpion King's power from its unwitting guardians. Returning writer-director Stephen Sommers gets the action going in reel one, and keeps it going with a succession of progressively elaborate fisticuffs, shootouts, and chases -- all reminiscent of the best Saturday-matinee serials of decades ago. The visual effects are stunning, and Sommers laces his thrilling set pieces with welcome humor, making The Mummy Returns a spirited romp that the whole family can enjoy. Pro wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson -- whose cameo as the Scorpion King has reportedly inspired a spinoff film -- appears in an exclusive interview shot for the DVD, which also includes a featurette on the film's location shooting, various outtakes, a "virtual tour" of the movie's Chamber of Doom, a brief crash course in Egyptology, a music video, production notes, and trailers. Ed Hulse

All Movie Guide

This big-budget sequel from writer/director Stephen Sommers navigates much of the same cliffhanger territory as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones franchise. It is 1933, eight years after the events of The Mummy (1999). Legionnaire Rick O'Connell Brendan Fraser has married his Egyptologist girlfriend Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) and the couple has settled in London, where they're raising their young son Alex (Freddie Boath). The family's domestic tranquility is shattered when the 3,000-year-old mummified corpse of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), which has been shipped to the British Museum, is resurrected once again to resume his evil quest for immortality. In the meantime, another ancient threat emerges in the form of the Scorpion King (professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, aka. the Rock), a mighty warrior frozen in time with his supernatural army. In order to save his family, Rick is forced to seek a mythical pyramid of gold, facing marauding bands of pygmy skeletons, among other hazards. The Mummy Returns co-stars John Hannah, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velasquez. Karl Williams

Los Angeles Times

The Mummy Returns learns from the past to produce a film that is bigger, better and more tightly wound than the '99 original. Kenneth Turan

New York Post

Perfectly enjoyable swashbuckling, eye-catching entertainment. Jonathan Foreman

Product Details

• UPC: 025195018814
• Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
• Language: Français
• Editions: Special Edition, Slip Sleeve, Restored
• Time: 2:10:00
• Sales Rank: 10,205

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Mummy Collector's Set
• Mummy Trilogy
• Mummy Trilogy

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