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Clip: Rick And Evelyn Fight The Terra Cotta Warriors
Behind The Scenes: Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh sword fighting
Interview: Maria Bello "On this third installment"

Overview

User Rating:
5.2/10   23,575 votes
Director:
Rob Cohen
Writers (WGA):
Alfred Gough (written by) &
Miles Millar (written by)
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Release Date:
1 August 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
A New Evil Awakens.
Plot:
In the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick and Alex O'Connell unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard centuries ago. | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(116 articles)
Fearless Bluray Specs
 (From MoviesOnline. 19 November 2008, 8:00 PM, PST)

Miller & Gough to Rebuild 'Robotech'
 (From Comicmix. 17 November 2008, 3:09 PM, PST)

User Comments:
This Mummy should have stayed in his crypt. more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Momie - La tombe de l'empereur dragon, La (Canada: French title)
Mumie - Das Grabmal des Drachenkaisers, Die (Germany)
The Mummy 3 (USA) (informal title)
Untitled Rick O'Connell Adventure (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence.
Runtime:
112 min
Country:
Germany | Canada | USA
Language:
English | Mandarin
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Filming Locations:
Beijing, China more
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^ 150% since last week why?

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Trivia:
The tomb of the Dragon Emperor with its Terracotta warriors is inspired by the real-life tomb of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty. The mausoleum is located in Xi'an, China. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In ancient China, oracle bones were turtle shells that were heated during divination, the cracks that appeared across Chinese characters written on the shells were then interpreted to foretell the future. Women were not allowed either on the battlefield or to read fortunes. more
Quotes:
[from trailer]
[upon seeing an army of the undead]
Rick O'Connell: So these are the good undead guys, right?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey (#33.8)" (2008) more

FAQ

Why is Rachel Weisz not returning as Evelyn?
Why is Freddie Boath not returning as Alex O'Connell, the son?
Where can I find updates on the production with blogs, images and videos?
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344 out of 504 people found the following comment useful:-
This Mummy should have stayed in his crypt., 1 July 2008
2/10
Author: kimgrear from East Longmeadow,MA

I was able to catch this movie at a test screening in California while i was on vacation and its not much of a film. Its the same story as the previous ones and most of the stuff in the movie were taken from them as well. I love Brendan Fraser but he didn't look happy to be there and with how the story was set up, you can't blame him for looking miserable. He has no chemistry with Maria Bello, who was just awful (She's no Rachel Weisz, that's for damn sure.) and he has even less chemistry with his own son played by Luke Ford, who has the charisma and the charm of a brick, not to mention the fact that he looks just as old as both Fraser and Bello. Fraser has more chemistry with John Hannah, who is a welcome distraction from the lousiness of the film. The movie itself is just a flat headed mess of bad visual effects with no soul. Jet Li lacks the menacing presence of Arnold Vosloo from the previous films but that problem is more than less on the shoulders of the director, who was in my opinion more concern with the style of the film than any substance it could have had and because of that, Jet Li and most of the cast got the short end of the stick and it shows.

They should have ended it with the second film but instead, we have a movie that manages to make even "The Scorpion King" look as good as Iron Man.

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