The Mummy series has never been very impressive to me, The First in 1999 and the first sequel, the Mummy returns in 2001, did not leave any good impressions in my head. All I know is they were not as good as expected. The second sequel in 2008, The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor can be very entertaining, not to mention the involvement of the legendary action star Jet Li, the graphic is definitely better than the previous two.

The Mummy is always the combination of comedy, action, and science fiction as well as mystical story. However, I never think the comedy is necessary as it is not funny at all. In the The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, only Jet Li did a good job and Frasier comes second because his effort to play funny does not yield any results.

The story is classic. Rick O'Connell explores again and this time to China, into the frigid Himalayas, to fight the Emperor Han. Accompanied by his wife Evelyn, her wife's brother Jonathan, and Son Alex played by Maria Bello, John Hannah, and Luke Ford respectively, he must stop a 2,000 years old cursed Mummy awaken who will turns the world into his merciless and unending service. Wait! Where is Rachel Weisz?
According to rumor, she was not happy with the script and screenplay, she won't play her role anymore if there is no significant change, which means there is really no significant change.

If you have watched both of the Mummies, you should watch the third. The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is absolutely far better than both of its previous version. This blending of Hollywood stars and Asian stars are expected to gain more attention in Asian, which could be a turning point in the earning compared to the previous two.

You might want to shift your expectation to see a funny action movie to a serious action movie played by Jet Li, with this shift you might enjoy the movie better. Seriously, what is funny about the Mummy 3? Well, nothing is funny but action is very good.

This is however a good movie for the weekend, paying the money for ticket is fine but not paying your money to buy the DVD for your collection, I suppose. You would want to spend your money on the Dark Knight DVD, that you can watch over and over again but still impressed by the Joker, Mr. Heath Ledger.