The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

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In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.

Director:

Rob Cohen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brendan Fraser ...
Jet Li ...
Emperor
Maria Bello ...
John Hannah ...
Michelle Yeoh ...
Zi Yuan
Luke Ford ...
Isabella Leong ...
Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang ...
General Yang (as Chau Sang Anthony Wong)
Russell Wong ...
Ming Guo
Liam Cunningham ...
Maguire
David Calder ...
Jessey Meng ...
Choi
Tian Liang ...
Li Zhou
Albert Kwan ...
Chu Wah
Jacky Wu ...
Assassin (as Wu Jing)
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Storyline

Centuries ago, the evil Emperor Han was cursed by the sorceress Zi Yuan who transformed him and his army into a mummies. In 1946, the explorer Rick O'Connell and his wife Evelyn O'Connell are invited by the British government to take the relic diamond "The Eye of Shangri-La" to China. The ancient stone is capable of resurrecting the Emperor Han and of pointing the way to Shangri-La and the eternal pool of life. When the couple reaches China, they meet their son Alex O'Connell, who has discovered the tomb of Han, and Evelyn's brother Jonathan Carnahan. The O'Connells are betrayed by their friend Prof. Roger Wilson, who is associated with General Yang. Yang wants to serve Emperor Han, so he resurrects the mummy and they head for Shangri-La. The guardian of Han's tomb (and Zi's daughter) Lin tells them that the only ways to destroy Han is to prevent him from reaching Shangri-La or by stabbing his heart with a cursed dagger. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Emperor | Mummy | Shangri La | China | Tomb  | See more »

Taglines:

A New Evil Awakens.

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for adventure action and violence. See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | China | Germany

Language:

English | Mandarin | Sanskrit

Release Date:

6 August 2008 (Egypt) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Mumie - Das Grabmal des Drachenkaisers See more »

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$145,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$40,457,770 (USA) (3 August 2008) (3760 Screens)

Gross:

$401,128,639 (Worldwide) (8 March 2009)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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MOVIEmeter:

Up 27% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The crossbow traps in the tomb scene are based in reality. According to Chinese archaeologists, the excavation of the Terracotta Army is progressing so slowly partly because the site is filled with similar traps. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: A tan 1949 Austin passes in front of a bookstore in 1947. See more »

Quotes

Jonathan Carnahan: [Trying to get Alex away from Mad Dog's girl] Alex, that woman is a tomb in which many pharaohs have laid in.
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Connections

Featured in "Getaway: Episode #17.28" (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"My Sweet Eternal Love"
Lyrics by Rob Cohen
Music by Randy Edelman
Performed by Helen Feng See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

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User Reviews

 
This Mummy should have stayed in his crypt.
1 July 2008 | by kimgrear (East Longmeadow, MA) – See all my reviews
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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