- Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill
- Directors: Chuck Russell
- Writers: David Hayter, Jonathan Hales, Stephen Sommers, William Osborne
- Producers: James Jacks, Josh McLaglen, Kevin Misher
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Mca (Universal)
- VHS Release Date: Jun 3 2003
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (143 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00006AG59
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#14,738 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #84 in Video > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Fantasy Adventures
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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
Amazon.ca
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
This is "OPERATION SCORPIO",
This review is from: Operation Scorpio (DVD)
THIS IS A REVIEW OF"OPERATION SCORPIO" NOT "THE SCORPION KING". I scrolled down a few reviews and they were all for "The Scorpion King" and the movie i clicked on was "Operation Scorpio". Even the product discription was for the "Scorpion King". CRAZY !!!!!! So here is the PRODUCT DISCRIPTION FOR "OPERATION SCORPIO" Yu Shu (played by:Chin Kar Lok) is a daydreaming swordplay comic book artist who's life unexpectedly imitates his comic books when he tries to rescue Ling (played by: May Law) from a prostitution ring. They hide out in a noodle-making shop owned by Ahyut (played by: Lau Kar Leung) while being chased by a master of the scorpion kung fu style (Korean star Kim Won-jin). WHAT I THOUGHT OF IT. This movie is way above the average chop-socky kung fu flick that you might think it is. The fight scenes are great thanks to the choreography of Lau Lar Leung, who also proves age has not slowed him down. A GREAT KUNG FU ACTION CLASSIC
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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,
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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 "TheRock"(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
2.0 out of 5 stars
Action figures on a generic quest,
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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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