The Scorpion King 2002
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Genre:Action ,Adventure,Fantasy
Release: 19 April 2002 (USA)
Director: Chuck Russell
Stars:Dwayne Johnson|Steven Brand|Michael Clarke Duncan Writer:Stephen Sommers,Jonathan Hales Songmaker:DTS,Dolby Digital,SDDS IMDB | Views: 1266 |
The Scorpion King Complete info
Genre :Action|Adventure|Fantasy
Title :The Scorpion King
Year :2002
Rating :5.5
Duration :92 min
Release :19 April 2002 (USA)
Star:Dwayne Johnson,Steven Brand,Michael Clarke Duncan,Kelly Hu,Bernard Hill,Grant Heslov,Peter Facinelli,Ralf Moeller,Branscombe Richmond,Roger Rees
Director :Chuck Russell
Writer:Stephen Sommers | Jonathan Hales
Country:USA
Language:English
Moviescore:45/100
Movie Location:Filming Locations: June Lake, California, USA See more ¯
Picture Rating:MPAA
Movie Budget:Budget: $60,000,000 (estimated)
Movie Gross:Gross: $90,341,670 (USA) (21 June 2002)
Movie Company:Universal Pictures | Universal Pictures | BT Film
Movie Sound : DTS,Dolby Digital,SDDS
The Scorpion King Tagline : Taglines: Warrior. Legend. King.
The Scorpion King Description
A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.
The Scorpion King Plot
Plot Keywords: sorceress | desert | king | showdown | warrior | See All (114) ¯
The Scorpion King Synopsis
In an ancient time, predating the pyramids, the evil king Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to fortell his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress. But Mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for. Now with the help of the trickster Arpid, tribal leader Balthazar and an unexpected ally, it's up to Mathayus to fufill his destiny and become the great Scorpion King. Written by Anonymous
The Scorpion King Critics
Mathayus is a legendary warrior but his people face a deadly foe in the form of Memnon and his evil army that is sweeping through the lands. Despatched to assassinate Memnon, Mathayus is forced to save a child and misses his opportunity. Fleeing the city, he kidnaps Memnon's sorcerer Cassandra (who he is also meant to kill) and heads into the desert. Deep in the Valley of the Dead, he intents to use Cassandra to draw Memnon out of the safety of his loyal city and into the desert where he will be more vulnerable and easier to kill. Despite not being impressed at all by Mummy Returns, I thought I would veg out in front of this prequel/sequel/spin off thing which was just as well since vegging out mindlessly in front of it is pretty much all it is good for. The plot is essentially a collection of action scenes held together by some overly-serious plot with a bit of flesh and titillation thrown in just in case the teens get restless. It is very derivative and very obvious and, if you are actually paying much attention to it then you'll find it pretty tiresome at times. Of course in my brainless state I found it to be brightly colourful and noisy which was enough to keep my eyes busy and let my head rest. It would have been much more fun if the material had had its tongue in its cheek and allowed the performances to match this, but by taking itself a bit too seriously at times it only ends up looking silly. The Rock is a solid star for this sort of thing but he isn't very versatile ? he needs the material to match him rather than the other way round. By having a big character in an overly serious tale, he looks ill at ease and doesn't suit it that well. Brand is a by-the-numbers villain who fills the role but not much else. Hu is undoubtedly attractive and at first I felt that she was being exploited by having her in tiny clothes and as much flesh as possible; however then I watched her performance and realised she was just playing to her strengths. Duncan takes himself too seriously and his scenes lack fun ? surprisingly even in the action scenes. Support from Hill, Heslov and others don't do much other than fill out the cast. Overall then a fairly bland, uninspiring action movie that lacks excitement, tension, characters, story and indeed fun (which is where the biggest problem lies). It is probably enough of a film to satisfy teenage genre fans but I must confess that there was so little that was special that I could barely care about it when it was on and found it unmemorable by the time it was finished.
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