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Actually, the first one was pretty good, but the sequels & spin-offs were real stinkers. (nt)

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Audiophilander

In Reply to: RE: Gee, Its not like the first 2 were stellar (nt) posted by Jack G on February 10, 2009 at 11:52:00

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Hardly, Mummy 2 was as good as 1 - Brian A 14:07:02 02/13/09 (2)
I like the death of the Heroine at the end. The extended flashbacks (can you say cat fight?) were excellent. Of course any opportunity to see Rachel Weisz is welcome indeed.

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- Sorry, I had an entirely different impression. - Audiophilander 00:41:39 02/15/09 (1)
  I was very disappointed with Mummy 2.
  
  1) I thought that the pacing was erratic; it seemed like the writers tossed in everything they could think of when they couldn't figure out how to make the plot work.
  
  2) The dialogue and sight gags, which were quite clever in the first film, felt clunky and forced in the sequel.
  
  3) While the actors sold the humor & thrills in the first film, CGI completely overwhelmed the sequel; it seemed like the actors were just along for the ride.
  
  4) While I like both female leads, extended cat-fight sequences shouldn't be the main selling point. I guess it comes down to whether one craves a box of cereal for nourishment or the toy surprise inside.
  
  Well, that about covers it, but I'd like to add that everyone's mileage varies, so maybe you just saw things in the sequel that I missed or I caught this film on a bad day (IOW, I'm not criticizing your taste, just expressing my dissatisfaction with the sequel).
  
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  - RE: Sorry, I had an entirely different impression. - Brian A 01:41:51 02/16/09 (0)
    I liked how they extended the past history with more detail. Alas, it is always the fate of a sequel to have more effects, shooting, deaths, etc. But, as sequels go, I really liked it. However, Mummy 3 stunk my house up.
    
    We'll have to agree to disagree about global warming until the next global cooling scare comes along

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