A timeless comedy and a fantastic adventure. I wish they still made movies like this

I had such anticipation when this was coming out and while I didn't see it in theaters, the fact that they showed the armies of dog-men made me interested. It continues the saga of the O'Connells (from the first movie) and brings back many of the original cast members. My reasons for liking this movie are as follows:1) It has Oded Fehr, one of my favorite actors 2) It's about Egypt with action, adventure and humor 3) It's got Anubis, my favorite Egyptian godI admit that it's not as good as the first one, but this is one of the better sequels out there. It's no Empire Strikes Back or Dark Knight, and it's no Oscar contender either, but it carried its weight well. It's a popcorn movie. Just relax and enjoy it without thinking.

Even though I enjoyed this film, I felt that it didn't meet or top the original. Mainly, I feel that the film focuses too much on the action rather than the horror that the first one created. However, the action sequences were satisfying, from the bus sequence, to the final battle between the Medjai and the armies of Anubis. Even though Arnold Vosloo still maintains his portrayal of power, he loses some of that original power as the danger and importance of his role is replaced with the race against time to stop the Scorpion King from being awaken. Overall, although I enjoyed most of the performances, like Fraser and Weisz, I feel that while it's enjoyable and is re-watchable, for me, its only the action sequences that make this worth returning to, rather than the characters, horror and the few yet strong battle scenes from the first film.

Greetings from Lithuania."The Mummy Returns" (2001) was fan worse movie then superb first film. It lacks anything that made first film fun - very poorly paced, with lots of not fun adventures and some lines (lots of them actually) and acting that made my eyes rolling. Special effects weren't that special, check out this movie now and you will see how dated it looks now. And the ending with The Scorpion King was pretty OK, but special effects of the The Scorpion King himself has to be (still) one of the worst special effects efforts ever.Overall, "The Mummy Returns" is louder, more action oriented sequel that lacks everything that made first film truly fun and very impressively looking adventure. As for now, this is the worst film in the series.