The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Trailer!

[gginther]

dude, they've got a YETI! I'm so there. . . .:)

[Marlonnowe]

Alright, I'm bracing myself for a flame war here, BUT...

Based on the trailers, I'm almost more excited to see this movie rather than the new Indiana Jones. Almost...

Marlon

[mmkelly011881]

"this video is not available" :(

[vfx]

Dude RobertoOrtiz (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=5324), you beat me to it! :(


The trailer can also be viewed here...
http://www.robcohenthemummy.com/video.php

Wow this looks to really kick some ass - the shots look so colourful and the effects are amazing - this is what visual effects and filmmaking is all about :)

If I have one gripe its that well - where's the mummy? I don't want stone statues - give me my Mummy!! lol

[vfx]

Alright, I'm bracing myself for a flame war here, BUT...

Based on the trailers, I'm almost more excited to see this movie rather than the new Indiana Jones. Almost...

Marlon

I agree with you!! The indianna trailers look a little - umm... too studio like and well old school.

[Swizzle]

Wow. After the awfulness that was The Mummy Returns, this actually looks pretty awesome. I'm having a hard time imagining how they're going to fit Jet Li, armies of the undead, a dragon and a yeti in there, as that seems like too much badass for one movie to handle, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

[mushroomgod]

not that much of a mummy fan to be honest (I wont goto the flicks to see this). But, that trailer was about a million times better than what i was expecting. I was expecting something that had a more direct to video feel about it.

[heavyness]

dude, they've got a YETI! I'm so there. . . .:)

i would of loved if they put "A YETI" in the credits right after Jet Li...


ya, the first Mummy was fun, this looks great. can't wait.

[bobzilla]

I like these kinds of movies, but...

First, need NEW trailer music! Geez..

More use of Massive, it looks like. Are there always thousands meeting in the desert?

The dragon. Was that Ghidora from the Godzilla movies? Looks pretty much like it to me.

Yeti looked a bit like the "bumble snow monster" from the Rudolph animated show.

We'll see...

[SheepFactory]

No Rachel Weisz? :(

[switchblade327]

The dragon. Was that Ghidora from the Godzilla movies? Looks pretty much like it to me.

Yeti looked a bit like the "bumble snow monster" from the Rudolph animated show.



You say this like it's a bad thing. Bumble and Ghidora kick ass!

But yeah, major points lost for no Rachel. They didn't even mention Evelyn in the trailer or include Maria Bello's name in big letters so I suspect they know they screwed up there. Looks like there are quite a few rumors as to why she declined, from scheduling conflicts to a bad script to pregnancy. Whatever the excuse, it's still pretty disappointing.

[ha-dou-ken]

Pure awesomeositynessologism

[P_T]

Why did they have to make a 3 headed dragon?!?

[DuttyFoot]

ohhh i love the mummy movies and this one looks good. cant wait to see this. man they have jet lee in this too. i will definately see indy because i loved the indiana jones movies.

[GatorNic]

I am surprised, this actually looks pretty good. Can't wait to go check it out. I hope Indiana Jones is good too though.

[Abaddon]

Looks like pure awesome!

[mushroomgod]

Why did they have to make a 3 headed dragon?!?

why not?

Im sure you know but a dragon with more than one head is called a Hydra.

[P_T]

why not?

Im sure you know but a dragon with more than one head is called a Hydra.Because there's no hydra in Chinese culture and dragon is perceived to be a heavenly creature.

[cresshead]

looks good to me!
:beer:

[Intervain]

I loved the first one and now I'm hoping for good entertainment here as well... I liked the 'Hero' arrows shot just after one of Jet Li hehe... nice editing...

[vfx fan]

I must say that the movie looks much more interesting than I initially anticipated. Although the lack of Imhotep will be mourned.

My main concern is Rob Cohen. The guy makes dumb action movies like The Fast and the Furious, XXX, and Stealth that take themselves way too seriously. I fear that The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor will be the same way and will try to be a deep and intelligent film, going against what the first two Mummy movies were about.

That's what made the first two Mummy movies so great: they were dumb fun and they relished being ridiculous, and by doing that, they were endlessly inventive. Hell, even the crappy effects in The Mummy Returns (certainly one of ILM's most embarrassing assignments of the CGI era) weren't enough to keep me from enjoying the movie. Despite the fact that Stephen Sommers often gets carried away with the action sequences, he's still got to be one of the most imaginative writer-directors out there; imagination is something I appreciate above all else.

I just hope that Sommers, who I believe is producing the third installment, keeps a tight leash on director Cohen and keeps him from steering into the overly poetic and introspective route in a movie that will not be deserving of it. The Mummy movies were stupid, but they enjoyed being stupid, and because of that, they were great.

I'm guessing that Digital Domain will be handling the battle sequences and Rhythm & Hues will be handling the character animation?

[MrPositive]

I am a humongous fan of the original Mummy movie. I just loved the smarky attitude of Fraser, who was juxtaposed to Weisz (no more Weisz :(. Then The Mummy Returns came out and I remember weeping in the aisle after the most horrific CG special effect I had ever seen in a movie to ever grace this piehole (and basically started the entire CG uncanny valley). I agree with above that this stays as much comedy as adventure and they'll be fine. Regardless, I've always been a huge fan of adventure movies with comedy mixed in: Pirates, Romancing the Stone, LoTR, Mummy, etc. Bring it on!

[malducin]

This looks very promising after the fiasco of the second movie. Too bad Weisz departed from this due to the script, and that Yeti almost looks like the one from Monsters Inc. ;-). The 3 headed dragon alsoseemsa bit excessive. I'll catch it anyway.

[jugger]

i miss his wife and kiddow... other than that.. awesome.. finally more mummys :)

[Daniel-B]

Is anyone else having trouble watching this? I can't watch the HD version at all.

[kelgy]

Regardless, I've always been a huge fan of adventure movies with comedy mixed in: Pirates, Romancing the Stone, LoTR, Mummy, etc. Bring it on!

**then this might be up your alley too. ;)

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2280878,00.html

The first official review IJ review I came across...
dont read after the title and first paragraph or you will get nuked by the spoilers.
I did.
:(
Aint It Cool may have just posted reviews too.

I really liked the Mummy and I warmed to Mummy Returns after a couple of viewings(some of the Cg was distracting).

[ploink34]

I Just love the Mummy movies!! Does anyone know what happened to Racheal and the kid?

[P_T]

**then this might be up your alley too. ;)

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2280878,00.html

The first official review IJ review I came across...
dont read after the title and first paragraph or you will get nuked by the spoilers.
I did.Ugh... That is a BAD review. Take it a grain of salt because he just sounds like the typical jaded reviewer.... and it seems like he was more interested in showing off how he had seen Indy before everyone else. Those spoilers were totally unnecessary.

[WyattHarris]

Brendan, Jet and Michelle? Heck yeah!

Finally a kung-fu movie my wife will want to see. Thank God we won't have to hear the name Anac'sunamor anymore. (Or however you spell Himotep's girlfriend's name. :D )

[LoneFalcon]

well this seems its gonna be a load of fun, didn't know there was gonna be a mummy sequal, so this is a good surprise.
well another film goes on the list of "films i want to watch"

[flipnap]

they shoulda pulled an "orville redenbacher" with rachel and got her in there

(joking)

[switchblade327]

they shoulda pulled an "orville redenbacher" with rachel and got her in there

(joking)

Seconded. I re-watched the original Mummy last weekend and only reaffirmed my love for Rachel. She really is a huge part of the charm of the movie. If Harrison Ford hadn't have signed up for the new Indy movie, it shouldn't have been made.

No hate on the whole Dragon thing (or on Maria Bello) intented but Rachel is vital to the franchise.

[elysianalartist]

When I showed my brother the trailer I mention how weird it would be not having Rachel Weisz in the movie. His response was "Who cares, she's ugly, she was the one irritating thing about the movies" He asked who the new girl was and got exited cause he thought it was Kate Beckinsale. He goes... "Shes so hoooott!" This is my 26 year old brother hahaha. I feel that Weize was charming, but at the same time, I am a girl so........ He got quieter when he realized who the new girl was. Guess he wasn't as impressed :shrug: . Anyways I am exited about this movie. I haven't seen a good Brendan Fraser movie in awhile.

[Aruna]

I'm guessing that Digital Domain will be handling the battle sequences and Rhythm & Hues will be handling the character animation?

for the most part..

[simoncheng]

really miss stephen sommer

[Aruna]

New Mummy 3 trailer up at www.robcohenthemummy.com.

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