Mc-scorpion King Collectors Edition [dvd] [movie Cash]-nla 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
Customer Review: An enjoyable film that got action, comedy and a love story…
Dwayne Johnson plays a natural-born hero called Mathayus… He starts off as an Akkadian mercenary crossing the ancient lands looking for his brother who is slain before his blazing eyes by a Nordic barbarian horde whose name is Memnon…
What has kept the vicious tyrant as the absolute conqueror of the land is the fact that he has a visionary sorceress by his side who knows when he should attack his enemies… Mathayus finds out that she’s a sexy gorgeous woman who looks amazingly beautiful (Surely the audience is teased ceaselessly by her cleavage-revealing…). So Mathayus forgets his commission to kill her, and a kind of romance begins to flourish between the two as he tries to carry out his assignment…
Kelly Hu plays Cassandra, the female sorcerer who had beauty, charisma, cleverness, and enigma… In the beginning of the film, we’re not quite sure where she stands… But when she first sees Mathayus, she’s interested in the well-mannered warrior who’s strong, brave, loyal and sincere… She realizes that he might me the future king who can save her from her power-mad jailer…
As the ruthless conqueror, Memnon (Steven Brand) has got all of the skills needed to attain global domination… He has also got the force and the will to accomplish it… The combination was pretty scary…
Michael Clarke Duncan plays the fearsome Balthazar, the Nubian King, the strong ally of Mathayus…
Chuck Russell’s “The Scorpion King” is a visual feast, and an entertaining action film… It has sexy harem girls, poison arrows, quicksand, an army of red ants, black scorpions, cobras, explosions, and a lot of fun… So don’t miss it!
Customer Review: A good entertainment for a rainy afternoon!
“Scorpion King” picks up and maintains faithfully the basic structure of the epic tale, but constructed with a smart dose of acidic humour and double sense vignettes. There are common places and stereotypes like the smart young boy and the unerring and opportunistic “fool”, the beauty protagonist, the brutal villain. There are also, marvellous action sequences – specially the great explosive final – that makes it worth to watch it.
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Old Classic Tear Jerker Movies: In Love with Life on DVD. Starring Lila Lee, Dickie Moore, Onslow Stevens, Claude Gillingwater, Rosita Marstini, James T. Mack, Clarence Geldart, Tom Ricketts, William Arnold, and The Meglin Kiddies. In Love with Life is a phenomenal tear jerker from the 1930s. Featuring loads of quintessentially ’30s culture, the story surrounds a grumpy millionaire who disowns his daughter. Following the stock market crash of ‘29, the surly old fellow realizes how much he loves his family, in particular his grandson played by the affable Dickie Moore. With the pain of loss and the joy of reconciliation, this movie is perfect for a bowl of popcorn and a box of tissues. Also not to be missed are the performances by the famous Meglin Kiddies, a youth performance that produced stars like Shirley Temple. The Kids perform in Kiddie Kabaret, an unusual relic of the 1930s. In Love with Life excels at classic sentimentality and provides a healthy serving of vintage American culture.
