Die Mumie - Das Grabmal des Drachenkaisers
Im Fernen Osten findet Alex O'Connell, der Sohn der berühmten Mumienkämpfer Rick und Evy O'Connell, die Mumie des ersten Kaisers von Qin - eine formwandelnde Einheit, die von einer Hexe vor ... Alles lesenIm Fernen Osten findet Alex O'Connell, der Sohn der berühmten Mumienkämpfer Rick und Evy O'Connell, die Mumie des ersten Kaisers von Qin - eine formwandelnde Einheit, die von einer Hexe vor Jahrhunderten verflucht wurde.Im Fernen Osten findet Alex O'Connell, der Sohn der berühmten Mumienkämpfer Rick und Evy O'Connell, die Mumie des ersten Kaisers von Qin - eine formwandelnde Einheit, die von einer Hexe vor Jahrhunderten verflucht wurde.
- Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 6 Nominierungen insgesamt
- General Yang
- (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesThe crossbow traps in the tomb scene were based in reality. According to Chinese archaeologists, the excavation of the Qin Dynasty Terracotta Army in Xi'an is progressing so slowly, partially because the site is filled with similar traps.
- PatzerWhen the Emperor is first turned to stone, both arms are raised up and he is slightly hunched down. When he is unearthed, he is encased in a different Terra Cota warrior who is standing straight, one hand straight out, grasping the chariot's reins. However, when he breaks out, his hands are shown straight up and it is clear he is trapped inside another statue in his original position.
- Zitate
Rick O'Connell: Look kid, I've put down more mummies in my time than you.
Alex O'Connell: You put down one mummy, Dad.
Rick O'Connell: Yeah. Same mummy... *twice*.
- Crazy CreditsThe Universal Studios logo doesn't stop as normal, instead the title fades out from the revolving globe and the camera begins zooming in over the Atlantic Ocean and hovers over China as an on-screen graphic is shown displaying the separate feudal states of China around 350 BC, each labeled in Chinese characters. The dividing lines disappear and then the Chinese characters all merge together into two characters that then change to the English word: CHINA.
This movie has all the required elements of epic action, sense of humor and great special effects. Of course there is still the swashbuckling hero Rick O'Connell played in grand style by Brendan Fraser. He undoubtedly has this action-comedy genre sewn up right in his alley. John Hannah is still around playing his brother-in-law, Jonathan, in his old annoying manner.
For the new stuff, the setting shift to China as the titular "Mummy" now refers to an ancient Chinese emperor who desired immortality, played by Jet Li (who really personified his anti-hero role with relish here). The emperor sought the help of a "witch" (played with much bravado by Michelle Yeoh), with whom he gets attracted to. However, the witch fell in love with his main general (played by Russell Wong, whom you'd wonder why he isn't getting more breaks in Hollywood). From hence starts the conflict and the resultant curse on which the movie stands.
The requisite martial arts you would expect in a movie set in China are of course in full play. Very well choreographed, especially that thrilling sword fight between Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh. The exciting action sequences inside the booby-trapped lost tomb, the truck and chariot (!) chase in the streets of Shanghai and the final fight sequence with the "Mummy" are all executed very well as in the two previous installments.
But then there are the drawbacks that for me pulls this one down to a five star rating. The quality of the spoken Mandarin is at times unintelligible. However, the major beef involves what for me are severely miscast actors.
The actor who plays the now college-aged son of the O'Connells, Alex, looks too mature to be the son of Brendan Fraser. I just checked to see that the actor Luke Ford was born in 1981, but he looked older than that, so it was a bit of a stretch to believe that he is Brendan's son. Furthermore, he also does not act like a son, but more like Brendan's younger brother.
But the worst and damaging mistake was the decision to cast Maria Bello in the beloved role of Evelyn O'Connell, which is wholly owned by the more beautiful and credible Rachel Weisz. I felt absolutely NO chemistry between Maria and Brendan. Her acting was also quite wretched when compared to Ms. Weisz, who was able to maintain her intellectuality, demureness and gentility on top of her topnotch fighting skills. Ms. Bello fails miserably in this regard to recapture the unique character of Evie we have loved before, in my opinion.
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsländer
- Offizieller Standort
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- Auch bekannt als
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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Box Office
- Budget
- 145.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 102.491.776 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 40.457.770 $
- 3. Aug. 2008
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 403.449.830 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 52 Minuten
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- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 2.39 : 1