The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior (2008) (V)

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers:

Randall McCormick (screenplay)
Stephen Sommers (character)

Release Date:

19 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

See how the legend of The Scorpion King began!

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Disguised As Boy | Shot In The Back | Torch | Horse Riding | Trap

Cast

Michael Copon	...	Mathayus
Karen Shenaz David	...	Layla (as Karen David)
Simon Quarterman	...	Ari
Tom Wu	...	Fong
Andreas Wisniewski	...	Pollux
Randy Couture	...	Sargon
Natalie Becker	...	Astarte
Jeremy Crutchley	...	Baldo
Shane Manie	...	Jesup
Chase Agulhas	...	Young Noah
Pierre Marais	...	Young Mathayus
Warrick Grier	...	General Abalgamash
Az Abrahams	...	King Hammurabi
Vaneshran Arumugam	...	Gudean Emissary
Mike Thompson	...	Molokh

Also Known As:

Scorpion King - Aufstieg eines Kriegers (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, and sexual content including references.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | South Africa | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Atlantis, Western Cape, South Africa

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

This film is a prequel to a prequel of a sequel of a remake. That is, it is the prequel to The Scorpion King (2002), which is a prequel to The Mummy Returns (2001), which is a sequel to The Mummy (1999) which is a remake of The Mummy (1932).

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: During the end credits, the cast is listed in order of character importance despite being labeled "in order of appearance".

Quotes:

[last lines]
Ari: But the truth of the matter was Mathayus did have a fondness for battles and killing. And though he loved Layla, the blood of a warrior and the scorpion's dark venom still coursed through his veins. It would drive him out into the wide world for further adventures and further battles until one day perhaps he would return to become the Scorpion King. That is the subject for another tale.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Visual Effects of 'The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior' (2008) (V)

A weak sequel

I know I'm in the minority on this but I quite liked The Scorpion King because of its dynamic direction,its moments of humor and the natural charisma from Dwayne Johnson.So,I expected The Scorpion King 2 : Rise of a Warrior with enthusiasm.And the movie disappointed me.This sequel lacks of that 3 elements which had made the first part so entertaining.This movie bored me and Michael Copon does not show even one fraction of Johnson's charisma.Copon lacks of any grace or charisma.Another reason I had hope on this movie was because director Russell Mulcahy had done solid works on B movies like this one,like in the brilliant The Shadow or in the overrated,but still entertaining,Highlander.But his work on this movie is not too good,because I felt his direction too rigid and unnatural...a very big difference with director Chuck Russell's energetic work on the first part.Also,if all this is not enough,the humor parts on this movie feel very forced and there are a lot of clichés.The Scorpion King 2 is a weak sequel which commits the fatal mistake of being boring.I recommend the first part.It may not be an excellent film but it's very entertaining.