Best movie of this year hands down!

So much average

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Exotic looking Victor Webster has assumed the title role taking over in a mostly deadpan fashion. The Akkadian king has fallen from grace and is now on a quest from King Horus (Ron Perlman in a minor role) to go after his rival brother Talus (Billy Zane). Talus is on the march against Horus' ally in the eastern kingdom (India) in order to obtain the "Book of the Dead."Webster is forced to work with the oafish Olaf (Bostin Christopher) from northern Germania. He has a wife Olga and 17 daughters. There are many stereotypes and if I started in on how this film is an anachronistic and historical nightmare, I would be writing a tome after the first 10 minutes. The movie takes on the aspect of a "B" comedy by adapting modern sayings to its age. For instance, a prisoner gets his ear ripped off by Talus who then holds the ear to his mouth and says, "Might you hear me now?"The movie is dotted with this type of humor.Dave Bautista plays Argomael the head of the Indian group. They also speak English but with an accent unlike the Akkadians, Egyptians (?), and the frequently belching Olaf. There is a fourth party in this...a person named "Cobra." Krystal Vee, a trained Thai kick boxer, plays the princess who must be rescued. Lex de Groot, who plays a messenger, is also listed as Billy Zane's stunt double, although I couldn't tell when he needed one.There is a quest within a quest, an oriental harem, a blond Japanese warrior, and ninja style warriors complete with cg ninja action. Billy Zane was excellent as the bad guy. The movie works when it is a "B" comedy. The serious scenes highlight the bad script and acting. Some of the fight scenes had me scratching my head such as when fighters "ride" elephant tusks to propel them 2-3 feet in the air across the span of 5 feet. They had to slow-mo the scene to make it look effective. It might have been better deleted. The movie was intended for a younger audience. If you keep your expectations low, view the movie within its context, and simply want an enjoyable film without it being an epic or requiring a lot of thinking, then this would be a worthwhile teen rental.No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Use of "P" word. Urination. Krystal Vee showing off leg and midriff. Good movie for Billy Zane fans.

Poor old Mathayus, the Scorpion King: things are going from bad to worse. The hot oriental girl he hooked up with in his first solo film has passed away, and now he gets involved in trying to depose a tyrant. If you are reading this, I truly do not believe that you need any more plot synopsis than that.First showing up as a largely CGI Dwayne Johnson in The Mummy Returns before spinning off into a solo outing, his success was enough to enable The Rock to start making films under his actual name. I knew nothing about a sequel, but I feared for the worst from this third episode - well, you would, wouldn't you? Especially when the main character is played by, um, Victor Webster...Thing is, it's not as bad as all that. It has a couple of names in the cast - Ron Perlman taking the money and running, and Billy Zane performing with his usual understated subtlety, and Dave Bautista before GotG showed him to be an actor with some ability -and it has some production value in terms of location, costume etc.Which is not to say it's a good film - the story is no great shakes, the acting is unimpressive, the action (of which there is a lot) is OK but not great, and there is a sense of incoherence about it - the influences are oriental and middle eastern, the location is Thailand, Mathayus' buddie is a fat Norseman, and so on.It's not a complete disaster, but it's definitely a bargain bin job.

Once I read the reviews about this movie, I couldn't help but watch it. Being a teenager in the early 80's, I grew up with the low budget sword and sorcery flicks. Deathstalker, Ator, Barbarian Queen, Amazons and several others. I've always enjoyed those "films", no matter how bad. After watching this one, all of those titles flashed into my head. I would compare this one to those. Just a little more modern day cheese.Is it a good movie, no. If you like those bad 80's titles, you may be able to make it through this one. If your taste is not those type of movies, don't watch it. It's always good to see name actors in these type of movies. Go through the motions and cash the check. Easy money.

The film is so promising. It has some good actors and continues the Mummy /Scorpion King Franchise. Or so I thought. This screenplay is weak. It has cardboard characters, clichés, and anachronisms. Its plot is uneven. It's as if the screenwriters couldn't decide on the genre. Fantasy? Mythology? Comedy? Adventure? I soon lost interest. I was disappointed with the third Mummy movie, but it was Oscar material compared to this. Don't watch this movie expecting it to have anything to do with the original Scorpion King. Read the other reviews for more information. I can only wonder what Ron Perlman, Billy Zane, etc. were thinking when they signed on for this movie.