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The Scorpion King
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
The Rock, Steven Brand, Michael
Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
Universal Pictures |
| Web Site: |
www.the-scorpion-king.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Not too young, but
they'll probably like it more than you. |
| Date Movie: |
Only if you're confident of your bony little body. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
The Sorceress
dresses skimpily. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Lots of violence,
but most of it implied. |
| Action: |
Lots of it. |
| Laughs: |
The Rock has his
moments. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The Sorceress
getting out of the bath. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Too many
one-liners to list. |
| Directed By: |
Chuck Russell |
| Produced By: |
Sean Daniel, James
Jacks, Kevin Misher, Stephen Sommers |
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The Scorpion King
A Movie Review |
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It simply comes down to this… Dad says "That was
cheesy." Ten year old son says "I liked it." Such is "The Scorpion
King."Built upon the popularity of The Rock in
"The Mummy Returns,"
it was easy to see a movie about the Scorpion King. The race is on for
the next action hero – Vin Diesel or The Rock, and The Rock has a
jump-start.
In "The Scorpion King" we get The Rock as, basically, a hit man
name Mathayus. He and his crew are hired to kill The Sorceress, a
dudette feeding battle information to the mean and nasty King, Memnon
(Steven Brand.) Well, yea, you can guess it, Mathayus and The
Sorceress hook up, eventually fall for each other, and now it’s a
challenge for Mathayus to bring his buddies, led by the ever imposing
Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan), to invade the kingdom of Memnon,
kick his ass, and lead the people to years of peace.
Do you really need to know anything more than this? Do you really
need to know if The Rock is a great actor? Do you really need to know
if "The Scorpion King" is really a good movie? Please. All you want to
know is if The Rock kicks some ass, and that he does.
This is one of those movies you probably know what to expect from
the get-go. It’s a little less mystical than The Mummy series, with
The Sorceress being the only mystical person, the rest being can the
good guys beat the bad guys. You can figure out the ending, but that
doesn’t matter because "The Scorpion King" is just a bunch of fun if
you let it.
I’ll give "The Scorpion King" 3 ½ stars out of 5. Not the greatest
of films, but just entertaining if you don’t take it seriously.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
