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The Scorpion King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Scorpion King is a 2002 movie starring The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu and Grant Heslov, and is directed by Chuck Russell. The name itself is a reference to a disputably real king during the protodynastic period of Egyptian history, King Scorpion. The sorceress's name, Cassandra, is a reference to the daughter of Priam, king of Troy, who was given the gift to see the future by her lover the Greek god Apollo. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Scorpion_King   (674 words)

"The Scorpion King" - Salon There's lots to look at in "The Scorpion King," starting with the upper bod of World Wrestling Federation star Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson: His plumped-up, oil-slicked pecs are so acutely defined they could jump off the screen and spin off into their own sequel. Even the animals in "The Scorpion King" are superior specimens: The picture boasts the comeliest camel I've ever seen, a glamorous creature whose fluff has been pruned and permed to cream-colored perfection -- and with none of those unsightly, unidentifiable dingle-dos sported by your garden-variety movie dromedary. The Scorpion King and his sorcerer hottie do get it on, premaritally, but Russell gives us only the vaguest outline of the deed: There's a little bit of skin-on-skin, followed by the equivalent of birds singing in the postcoital morning sunshine. dir.salon.com /story/ent/movies/review/2002/04/19/scorpion_king/index.html   (1022 words)

Egypt: The Scorpion King: Warrior, Legend, King - The Movie The documentary tends to be pretty serious, as the parade of archaeologists proffer opinions about a stone carving, The Scorpion Tableau shows the first use of the falcon-god symbol of kingship, an image of the god Horus with carved image of a scorpion--The name King Scorpion. The tableau celebrates a historic battle between King Scorpion and the next strongest king of the region King Naqada--The unification of the kingdom of Upper Egypt. King Scorpion's burial site is made up of a model of his palace, contains burial goods that include game boards, vases of precious oils and other items--some of the goods come from as far away as ancient Palestine and Afghanistan--that would be elaborated upon in the burial goods of all later kings. www.touregypt.net /featurestories/scorpionking2.htm   (1131 words)

The Scorpion King by John Debney Portrayed by wrestling superstar Dwayne Johnson (more recognizably, “The Rock”), Mathyus, (more recognizably “The Scorpion King”), is a close cousin to those Robert E. Howard creations, Conan and Kull, each of them with an action-hero physique hailing from some long-lost culture, battling the dark magic forces with wit, heart, and a really big-ass sword. For the grand finale, the Scorpion King theme is reprised in totality in track 14, a wholly beautiful closure to the album, and one that truly makes the album worthwhile to score fans. All artwork from The Scorpion King is exclusive property of Varese Sarabande Records (c) 2002. www.tracksounds.com /reviews/scorpion_king.htm   (661 words)

The Scorpion King The Scorpion King is the prequel to The Mummy Returns, which was the sequel to The Mummy. However, The Scorpion King is not really a prequel to The Mummy, since the characters in it were not in the original. The Scorpion King raises both the violence and the self-deprecation, and the latter brings down the movie. www.haro-online.com /movies/scorpion_king.html   (568 words)

Filmtracks: The Scorpion King (John Debney) The Scorpion King: (John Debney) Inspired by the legendary Egyptian warrior introduced in the film The Mummy Returns, the third installment of The Mummy series concentrates on The Scorpion King and his 16th Century battle against an evil visionary and ruler of the famed city of Gomorrah. The greatest aspect of Debney's score is the fact that he incorporates the electronics --of which the guitars, synth, and drums were often arranged by his own talents-- with the orchestra, highlighted by two harps, without allowing the electronics to ever detract from the main group of players. The Scorpion King is, at heart, a fully orchestral and choral score that is simply best known for its occasional, awesome accompaniment of attitude, spirit, and power from The Rock's electronic persona. www.filmtracks.com /titles/scorpion_king.html   (970 words)

The Scorpion King Mobile Game Review (Java™/J2ME) Their latest “film game”, The Scorpion King, has to be their best yet. You play through the game as the Scorpion King, whose ultimate goal is to assassinate Memnon, a tyrannical leader who is destroying the free tribes, of whom the Scorpion King belongs to. The swashbuckling action in the Scorpion king will remind you of Prince or Persia immediately, while the fighting is accompanied by some great sound effects. www.midlet-review.com /index?content=review&id=533&rel=j2me&PHPSESSID=854fafbd83a63add5ca526e229320065   (422 words)

The Flick Filosopher | The Scorpion King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) Yes, the Scorpion King was like an ancient Hitler, bent on overthrowing the world of 3000 BC ("the world" probably meant "the Mediterranean," but still), slaughtering all who stand in his way with his CGI armies, and joining forces with a god of the underworld along the way. The Scorpion King is like an enormous Rob Tapert production (he of Xena and Hercules fame), a big-budget syndicated series shot in New Zealand set in a make-believe fantasy past where everybody has nice teeth and speaks with modern accents. The Rock is hired by the tribes to assassinate the sorceress but of course he is taken by her cuteness and her irresistible offers of 3000 anytime minutes, and so he doesn't kill her. www.flickfilosopher.com /flickfilos/archive/2002/scorpionking.shtml   (795 words)

The Scorpion King - Review - Movie Tome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) And speaking of future Scorpion King movies, there's a definite I-smell-a-franchise scene halfway through the movie where Mathayus is stabbed with an arrow dipped in scorpion blood. All this aside, The Scorpion King has its witty moments, and as long as you take the movie for what it is, an hour-and-a-half of good verses evil with a wicked soundtrack mixed in, you'll have a pretty good time. Michael Clarke Duncan has fun playing his Balthazar as an over-the-top lovable lug, Steven Brand's King Memnon is just corny enough to be feared by people who can't see what an idiot he really is, and Kelly Hu plays her role as the breathy enchantress to the hilt. www.movietome.com /movietome/servlet/Review/reviewid-102/The_Scorpion_King   (1051 words)

Egypt: King Scorpion, A Feature Tour Egypt Story This macehead depicts a King or Chieftain wearing the White Crown of Upper Egypt in full ritual dress, with the bull’s tail representing power, hanging from the back of his belt. King Scorpion is accompanied by his high officers, who carry standards on which are displayed symbols identified with particular districts into which Egypt was divided. A serekh of Scorpion may occur on a wine jar from Minshat Abu Amar, though this inscription has also been read as being that of "Aha," the later First Dynasty King who may have been the same king known by Manetho as Menes. www.touregypt.net /featurestories/scorpionking.htm   (1125 words)

The Scorpion King His charisma in the ring is what led to his “discovery” for the movie role in “The Scorpion King”. Inspired by the legendary Egyptian warrior, "The Scorpion King" is set 5000 years ago in the city of Gomorrah, where an evil ruler (Steven Brand) is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. Opening in theaters on April 19, Universal Pictures' "The Scorpion King" stars WWF sensation The Rock, who reprises the role he created in "The Mummy Returns" in a spin-off of the studio's highly successful Mummy series. www.entertainmentworldnews.tv /episodes/the_scorpion_king.html   (748 words)

Review: Scorpion King, The   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) Watching The Scorpion King, the question that came to mind was whether Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson could become a Schwarzenegger for the '00s. The Scorpion King is based on a character introduced in The Mummy Returns. Aside from the presence of Mathayus, the "Scorpion King", and the fact that some of the action takes place in the desert, there are no connections between this film and either of the Mummy outings. movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/s/scorpion_king.html   (694 words)

The Popkorn Junkie :: The Scorpion King "The Scorpion King" is one of those films in which the plotline and dialogue are pitiful, but the action and witty one liners are enough to make the movie enjoyable. He and his brothers are hired to kill the king's sorcerer, only to later discover that the sorcerer is really a sorceress. Alas, The Rock's brothers are killed and he kidnaps the sorceress, all in an elaborate attempt to capture revenge against the evil king Memnon. popkornjunkie.com /reviews/scorpionking.html   (649 words)

THE SCORPION KING (2002) The Scorpion King is suppose to be farther back before there were pryamids but I find that hard to believe. The King said he was left with "a puzzle" to solve of how to killed you (the Arcadian) without killing you with my own hands or, anyone I command. The Arcadian escapes with the beautiful Scorserus to loir the tyrant King out of his safety of his castle, but the tryant King is smart and send on his Generals with a posion arrow (tanted with scorpion's venum) to do his bedding. journals.aol.com /naima731/SunsetMovieReviews/entries/122   (881 words)

Scorpion King (2002). A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review A thrilling fantasy adventure filled with action, horror, and dazzling special effects, The Scorpion King is sure to be one of the most exciting blockbusters of the year. The Scorpion King character, portrayed by wrestling superstar The Rock, was first introduced in The Mummy Returns, a film which is set 2000 years after the events depicted in this new action adventure saga. One of the fallacies of this movie is that while the Scorpion King was a ruthless villain filled with evil and wrong intent in The Mummy Returns, we see that in his origins he was a good character who was basically a paid assassin. www.hollywoodjesus.com /scorpion_king.htm   (1956 words)

THE SCORPION KING The tagline for The Scorpion King is "Warrior. King." which is pretty funny considering it's a movie in which every character tries to sound Egyptian except for its star, who instead sounds like the King (as in an Elvis impersonator). That star is, of course, World Wrestling Federation superstar Dwayne Johnson, better known to his inbred legion of fans as The Rock, and King is a prequel to his first big film, last year's The Mummy Returns. www.sick-boy.com /scorpionking.htm   (620 words)

The Scorpion King (2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) The Mummy Returns portrays the Scorpion King as some evil tyrant who wants to take over the world by smiting any and all civilizations in his way. It works and The Rock is very cool as said King (or Mathayus) and former Jason victim Kelly Hu is gorgeous as the scantily-clad Cassandra. how come the scorpion king could speak english here but not in mummy.... us.imdb.com /title/tt0277296   (652 words)

The Scorpion King - Movie Review Somehow "The Scorpion King" -- a movie starring a professional wrestler and spun off from a shameful sequel -- has become the most enjoyably, unapologetically jumbo-sized popcorn flick since 1999's remake of "The Mummy," this picture's indirect ascendant. While "The Scorpion King" aims for a considerably lower brow, it's a vast improvement on its idiotic immediate predecessor. But like "The Mummy" before it, "The Scorpion King" is often deliberately derivative -- an homage of sorts to all its genre predecessors -- and it's never to be taken seriously. www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/scorpionking   (546 words)

REELINSIDER.COM - THE SCORPION KING "The Scorpion King" is set 5000 years ago in the city of Gomorrah, where an evil ruler named Memnon is going through and killing all the people of the land. There are major plot holes and problems with consistency in the Mathayus character, there is no real reason for the film to be called "The Scorpion King" because there is little reference to Mathayus becoming the Scorpion King. It is not a good as the others but I am sure we will see a sequel to "The Scorpion King".. www.reelinsider.com /scorpionking.html   (556 words)

The Scorpion King Mathayus and his brother are hired by a band of desperate rebels fighting Memnon (Steven Brand), a sadistic king whose armies have nearly conquered all of Egypt. Thankful to be free of the king's clutches, she agrees to help Mathayus destroy Memnon. In the end, The Scorpion King is a reasonably entertaining but ultimately forgettable diversion. www.scifidimensions.com /Apr02/scorpionking.htm   (437 words)

DVD Verdict Review - The Scorpion King This may have been due in part to The Rock's performance, a superstar wrestler (the film was co-produced by WWF owner Vince McMahon) who made his big-screen debut as the nasty, eight-legged baddie the Scorpion King. After the assassination is botched because of a double cross by King Pheron's son, only Mathayus survives—and he ends up captured and buried to his neck around a horde of fire ants. The Scorpion King is presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen. www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/thescorpionking.php   (1786 words)

THE SCORPION KING At the beginning of The Scorpion King a man hit by an arrow fired by the hero flies through the air as if a gigantic hand swatted him. The makers of The Scorpion King probably didn't either, but at least they are not trying to sell us the guy flying through the air. Fast-moving and at times funny, The Scorpion King becomes a bit of a drag towards the end as the endless sword fights just carries on for too long and gets repetitious. www.scifimoviepage.com /scorpion.html   (365 words)

The Scorpion King (2002) Fortunately, the underuse of the Rock is the worst thing about The Scorpion King — and it isn't even all that bad. The Scorpion King is lighthearted escapism — not quite down to the throwaway-entertainment level of Kull the Conqueror, but also not reaching the camp-myth heights of Conan. For the most part, though, The Scorpion King is a first-rate bare-chested-barbarian adventure, delivering impressive swordplay, flashy wizardry, and scantily clad heroes and heroines. www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=131808&Tab=reviews&CID=13   (741 words)

EI > Reviews > The Scorpion King (2002) It is no shock, then, that The Scorpion King is almost as completely ridiculous as the idea to make such a foolish motion picture. What comes as a surprise, though, is that The Scorpion King has virtually no resemblance or relation to the source material whatsoever. The target audience of The Scorpion King is clearly that group of wrestling fans that can name every wrestler the Rock has faced and what moves he used, so perhaps an intelligent adventure film is not exactly what director Chuck Russell and company were trying for. www.einsiders.com /reviews/archives/thescorpionking.php   (625 words)

The Scorpion King   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) "The Scorpion King," featuring World Wrestling Entertainment superstar the Rock, has the pecs and sufficient charisma to get the job done with a minimal amount of fuss -- but this particular adventure is mainly for the boys. While the studio prefers to think of it as a spinoff/prequel to its successful "Mummy" franchise, truth be told, Universal's "The Scorpion King," featuring World Wrestling Federation superstar the Rock, more accurately owes a tip of the saber to a certain early Schwarzenegger opus. The only hitch is that Memnon's resident seer turns out to be a real looker, and, somewhat taken with the beautiful Cassandra (Kelly Hu), Mathayus opts to take her hostage instead of killing her. www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1467846   (491 words)

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