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    Posted: August 01 2008 at 8:22am

WOW -- So critics are old people and hate fun?

Then how come "Snakes On A Plane" has a 70% Approval Rating on RT? (LINK)  

 

Originally posted by moviewizguy

Well, not many critics liked it because they are cynical old people who would never try to have fun with a movie and expect logic and rational scenes in a summer movie like this. They expect something like "Citizen Kane" but get something worse. That's why I whole-heartedly agree with Roger Ebert's review. He liked it for being dumb and perpostrous and anyone expecting more should not bother watching it.
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Originally posted by thomsonmg2000


However, I have a sinking feeling that this will be a huge bomb for Universal, especially with its $175 million and so far, only negative reviews.

Right now the only movie with a lower critic rating at RT with a $150 million or more budget is EVAN ALMIGHTY, As it stands Mummy 3 is sitting at 11%
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So, based on what Ebert says, the best way to enjoy this movie is to turn your brain off? No thank you, I'd rather see "Dark Knight" yet again... 

Originally posted by moviewizguy

Well, not many critics liked it because they are cynical old people who would never try to have fun with a movie and expect logic and rational scenes in a summer movie like this. They expect something like "Citizen Kane" but get something worse. That's why I whole-heartedly agree with Roger Ebert's review. He liked it for being dumb and perpostrous and anyone expecting more should not bother watching it.

 
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I've heard the Mummy series was being intentionally corny before. While that might work sometimes, this cat (the director) has never done it for me... "Van Helsing" was HOOOOOORRRIBLE.

Also, having some idea of Chinese history about 2000 years ago (and knowing that it was actually pretty peaceful around then) really kinda takes me out of it on that end, too...  
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I heard from people who've seen this movie that it bastardizes Chinese history, but it still entertaining...

BTW, Chinese history was pretty violent around 2000 years ago (2229 years ago to be exact!).
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Sadly, because it's breezy and dumb family entertainment, families are flocking to it like flies to ... you get the idea. Looks like another victory for mindless, CGI driven, studio flicks.
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My Review: 7/10:

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.

Imagine the first two Mummy films and add a whole new Asian twist to
it. The result is what you'll get in "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor."
Believe it or not, doing just that adds a whole new originality to the
franchise. The good thing about this is that you don't get anymore
sand, pyramids, and the whole Imhoptep thing again, which I like.

There's no question about it: "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" should only
be seen by people who wants to have a fun time at the movies. It's no
Dark Knight, a movie that makes you think a lot. No, instead, it's a
"shut off the brain" type of movie with fantastic action sequences and
humorous scenes, although with a very cheesy story and probably not
brilliant screen writing.

I believe this is the best in the series, including the most
entertaining one, but that's just me. Ironically, this film is the most
family-friendly movie in the entire trilogy, although the events that
happen in here is much more violent and shocking. Yes, what I'm saying
is that the violence in here is not pulled back. You get decapitations,
mutilations, melting skin, and all that.

Brendan Fraser does a great job with the action adventure scenario, as
always. Maria Bello now replaces Rachel Weisz's role from the previous
two films and well, I obviously think Weisz plays it better but Bello
does a decent job. John Hannah is not as funny as he was in the
previous two but funny enough and Luke Ford was decent as the son who
is probably seen 10 years younger than Fraser. Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh
both do surprisingly well with their roles as well.

Why did the critics pan this? Obviously, they just don't know when to
have a fun time at the movies, or at least that's the impression I'm
getting from them. If you think this movie is a waste of time, don't
bother watching it. If you do, it's a fun family film. Although the
movie is dumb, preposterous, and sometimes laughable, that doesn't
stop it from being entertaining and funny. When the ball gets rolling, it's just non-stop fun from there.
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I know quite a few people who are psyched about this film, and the franchise to which it belongs.

I wonder if they'll hold it that sentiment years down the road, once the kitschy special effects have aged. It's not like the film has anything to offer outside of cgi-propelled escapism.
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HA HA! "Mummy 3" missed the #1 spot by just $1 million! The superior "Dark Knight" remains champion and rightfully so (yeah, I'm alittle biased). "Mummy" will have to settle for being #2 -- in more ways than one!   
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I've seen all 3 of the Mummy movies: First was good, second was ok, THIS...oh God....

What is with films over-using CGI lately? Indiana Jones 4, 10,000 Blows Chunks. I know people are trying to make advances in technology, but seriously! The effects look so fake! The effects in The Thing looked better -- and that movie's 26 years old!
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Are you aware that this has a RT rating of only 9% positive reviews?  I don't know if there are any other mega-budget movies that have ever hit that low on the Tomatometer.
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Despite all this, this movie will very likely crack the $100 million mark.

On a similar (Brosnan's piercingly bad) note, Momma Mia will break the $100 million mark this weekend.

My oh my oh my. . . .
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If you think this movie is bad, check this out, a second Scorpion King movie!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104123/

As one message says, it's "a prequel to a spin-off of a sequel to a remake". That sentance alone is proof Hollywood lost what little soul it had.
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Originally posted by Headbanger14

The effects in The Thing looked better -- and that movie's 26 years old!

Did you know that one of the reasons the movie was panned by critics was that it was too realistic ?. It had many of them barfing in their popcorn boxes or wanting to hit the exit. Of course, opening the same time as E.T. doomed it to cult status.

Still, IMO, the greatest horror movie of all time.

On topic, I won't even see this film on DVD. Just another example of Hollywood flogging a dead horse that's less braindead than they are.  
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hello all,
Hey, hey I love the "Kill the critics" picture!!!! Yeah, even the shorts for this movie made me want to yawn and change the channel real fast. Do you ever talk about Good stuff here---------or only the bad and ugly???
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We occasionally talk about the good stuff (like, say, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), but usually in contrast to the laughably bad and jawdropping ugly. 
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