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The Scorpion King [HD DVD]

Dwayne Johnson (Actor), Steven Brand (Actor), Chuck Russell (Director) | Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: HD DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews)

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There's nothing original in The Scorpion King, but this derivative action franchise gets off to a rousing start by cleverly stealing from a lot of better movies. Capitalizing on his brief cameo in The Mummy Returns, Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. World Wrestling Federation star the Rock) stars as Mathayus, an Akkadian assassin in the age preceding Egyptian pharaohs, who vows to avenge his brother's murder by an undefeated warlord (Steven Brand) prophesied to become the desert-ruling Scorpion King. Their battle for supremacy comprises most of the film's brisk 95-minute running time, punctuated by comic relief from Mathayus's obligatory sidekick (Grant Heslov), romance with a beautiful sorceress (Kelly Hu), and alliance with a massive Nubian (Michael Clarke Duncan) on the eve of their climactic showdown. There's no rhyme or reason to the film's depiction of ancient civilization (the costuming is particularly ludicrous), but the Rock demonstrates adequate action-star potential, and director Chuck Russell (The Mask) wraps it all in a slick, professional package. --Jeff Shannon

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Après nous avoir donné The Mask et The Blob, le réalisateur Chuck Russell récidive avec The Scorpion King (Le Roi scorpion), commande des studios Universal pour l’été 2002. Mettant en vedette l’ancienne star de la World Wrestling Federation, le lutteur The Rock, ce film est une véritable ode à la testostérone.

Mercenaire sans attache, Mathayus veut venger l’assassinat de son frère par le roi de la cité de Gomorrhe, homme assoiffé de pouvoir et de sang. Le rejoindront dans sa lutte tous ceux que le tyran opprime, notamment sa conseillère en divination, la belle Cassandra. Alliances et combats les conduiront vers un affrontement final particulièrement spectaculaire.

La structure de cette aventure campée dans des temps reculés repose sur un schéma simple, mêlant exaltation de la force physique, surnaturel et psychologie sommaire, pimentés de quelques effets spéciaux. Formaté pour un public peu exigeant, The Scorpion King, comme The Mummy avant lui, fait partie de ces films d’action estivaux tout en muscles saillants et en batailles violentes, donnant à The Rock l’occasion de prouver davantage ses talents de lutteur que sa fibre de comédien. --Helen Faradji

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4.0 out of 5 stars not quite up to the standard of "The Mummy" films,but still rates pretty high, Aug 22 2007
This review is from: The Scorpion King (Widescreen Collector's Edition) (DVD)
this film is a prequel to both of "The Mummy"films and stars "The
Rock"(Dwayne Johnson)in the title role.i don't think this film measures
up to either of the two "Mummy" films,but it's still pretty good.the
fight scenes are quite good,there is some humour,tons of action and
good acting.The Rock actually impressed me with his acting ability.he
showed a lot of potential in this film and didn't stink up the
theatre,as i thought he would.this movie doesn't have a lot to do with
the previous entries.the story is quite a bit different.there is a lot
more mysticism and romance and none of the main characters from the
first two have returned for this movie.this is really The Rock's
movie,and he has to carry it.he does a pretty good job for his first
big starring feature.though not as good as the two "Mummy" films,it
still rates high in my book.for me,"The Scorpion King"is a solid 4/5
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Legend?, April 26 2004
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This review is from: The Scorpion King (Widescreen Collector's Edition) (DVD)
This was a B movie with some interesting references. I remember the TV adcvertisements when the movie was first released -- The LEGEND of The Scorpion King. Well, there were quite a few legends that rated mention through the characters of the movie. We have Mnemnon of the Greeks, Mattithias of the Hebrews, Seth of both Hebrew and Egyptian legend, Isis of the Egyptians, Acadians and a ziggurat of the city of Ur, and a few others. If you have some background in ancient legend, the first mention of one name and you start listening for others. Also deserving of mention is that the city that the Scorpion King takes is Gamorrah of Hebrew legend -- with the mention of Sodom as a rival city. I can't say much more about the plot.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Action figures on a generic quest, April 3 2004
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This review is from: The Scorpion King (Widescreen Collector's Edition) (DVD)
There's no single thing about this movie that ruins it, it's everything put together. One never gets the feeling that they're anywhere but on a Hollywood set - you're not transported back in time to an exotic, lawless time. The characters have no depth at all - instead of a feared assasin, The Rock comes off as a really nice guy, good with children, wouldn't hurt a fly. Forced to do battle, but he certainly wouldn't otherwise. And the whole thing is just so silly and cheesy. There's a comic relief character, but there's absolutely no need for him as there's nothing to "relieve" us from - the whole movie is little more than comic relief. It's just so unrealistic - it's obviously made for "the whole family", but that just points out it's major flaw - making a movie set in a time where people hacked each other up with swords to settle disputes, but do it in a way that the kiddies will be able to watch and think it's fun. It comes off as extremely watered down. As if it's a pilot for a Saturday morning cartoon or something.

Needless to say, you don't care about any of these generic Hollywood do-gooders, and there's never any doubt that they'll all come out okay in the end. Even the action sequences leave you with the feeling that that you're watching the World Wrestling Federation, where one guy might lose the fight, but he'll be back in the next episode good as new. It's not like anyone's getting gruesomely dismembered like in a real barbarian movie.

Basically, if you want to see an adventure movie, but it has to be something the kids can watch as well, you might get stuck with this. If you're looking for a real, involving adventure, get something else.

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