I am a true fan of the original The Mummy. I like the way The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor weaved together with interesting characters, hammy dialogue and breath taking action sequences not to mention a beautiful location and some great plot devices. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiz lit up the screen with his charisma and her likability factor. Its so bad in fact that even Rachel Weiz turned it down, but its not surprising having listened to some of the laughably dire dialogue churned out here. I bet she took one look at the script and threw it in the trash can. The story goes something like this… Brendan Fraser (back as Rick O’Connell) his wife Maria Bello (yes they replaced her with someone with half as much talent) her brother John Hannah (what is he doing in this?)and their son Luke Ford (who has now aged by about 20 years) are somehow prancing around in their ordinary lives (in the Far East?) but suddenly the son awakens an evil Mummy Emperor (because hey thats what your bound to do in a movie like this) who wants to use his army of the undead to take over the world and get revenge on the sorceress who put him to sleep so many years ago. The only people who can stop him are the O’Connels who crash and bang through armies of stone beasts, supernatural winds and all sorts of other unoriginal menaces. Of course the showdown at the end will result in global domination or ultimate Savior. But by that time, you just wont care.  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. I can honestly say that I was not disappointed by this film. But, that’s still not saying much, as I was never the biggest fan of these films (I consider them to be B-class action films and Rick O’Connell to be a poor man’s Indiana Jones), and saw this film just because I can see movies for free. The trailer really tells you everything you need to know about the film, so it is a highly effective trailer. The film is full of great visuals and awesome action, yet also infested with cheese dialog and is one of the worst scripts of the year. Even for your typical summer action/adventure vehicle, the script is horrid. Brendan Fraser’s puns are even more distracting than they were in the past, and I also have other issues with the film that we’ll get to in a moment. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) is worth to watch anyway. To download The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) wallpaper just right click on the image then “save target as”.

It’s been 6 years since The End, and 10 years since the first X-Files movie hit the screen. While that movie was intricately linked to the major conspiracy thread, this movie, as the trailer led us to believe, was a one-off monster episode, or so I thought. Agent Mulder and Scully are back. The X Files: I Want To Believe 2008 itself is a fresh spin on what we loved about the series with some new dark undertones, that make us question what we believe is faith. The story moves scenes by scenes, one step by step. Almost like a puzzle of clues… never letting up until all the pieces of the story converge, and your presented with a tight, less paranormal but effective thriller, very in depth mystery movie. Most fans of this movie will love it. It is not heavy on CGI and action scenes but rather focuses on its characters and storyline. It represents what the show was: intriguing, on the edge, interesting and an exploration of the beliefs of its characters and this make X-Files: I Want To Believe more interesting than it may seems.
This movie is definitely one for the fans. If you are X-Files fans, don’t miss this one or you will regret it. Enjoy it in theatre =)