
The Scorpion King...High action romp!
Review created: 05/10/07(updated 04/19/08)
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If you are a critic, don't go see this one. If you are an action fan, it is a must-see! Although critics call it low on plot, it makes up for that by being high on visual and emotional appeal! This one has something for everyone.
Loaded with some high-end actors and with some of the best cinematography around, this colorful, tongue-in-cheek romp through questionable Egyptian history is a feast for the senses and for the action fan afficianado!
Based (loosely) on a very, very old Egyptian king, and filmed as a sort of prequel to the fabulously well-received Mummy films, this flick tells the story of the mysterious Scorpion King who appeared in both of the Mummy films as a cameo type character.
In a nutshell, mean, evil Memnon wants to conquer humanity as a whole. Only a few die-hard tribes are out there trying to hang onto their heads and their lands. Memnon has this gorgeous sorceress chick who he keeps sort of captive to help him win all his battles. Got it so far? Okay. One of the rebelling tribal kings hires three Akkadian assassins (the last of a great race, naturally) to take out the sorceress (who nobody seems to know is a girl) and defeat Memnon and his hordes of nasty, musclebound dudes.
That's the basic plot. Not a lot to go on, but it makes up for plot in the stunning visual stuff, like the fabulous desert expanses and the great Cinematography! We have a gorgeous, feisty chick, a sexy-as-sin pro wrestler playing the Akkadian, and some truly gnarly side characters who flesh out the plot and the action. We also have a sidekick camel who holds conversations with the Akkadian in camelese. We have a great comic relief, a really nasty anti-hero guy and lots of fabulously choreographed fight sequences and action scenes that keep the viewer laughing, yelling, or just staring and drooling.
So the critics didn't like it? So, who cares? Go to your favorite eBay store buy it. Watch it often. It's well worth the price.
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