The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
One of the worst movies I have ever seen. Here are just a few reasons why…
1) For a prequel, this does not tie in to the first movie at all
2) The acting was horrendous - UFC fighter, Randy Couture was one of the better actors (what does that tell you)
3) Main hero has a female companion who happens to be a long time friend and ends up being his lover; now, who would have expected that?
4) The hero comes fresh out of training and is able to kill all of the King’s personal guards (who are supposed to be the best in his army) by himself in his very first battle
5) Despite being a 2008 movie this had some of the worst CG I have seen in a long time - the cloud of smoke in the beginning and the giant, invisible scorpion at the end were so amateurish it was funny
6) The story shoots from one point to the next with absolutely no rational string to tie the sequences together
7) The hero party successfully puts out a fire by jumping around it and throwing sand on it even though they were covered in oil themselves
Answers to how and why the villain became king in the first place was not provided; I would figure this to be pretty important information
9) The large, invisible scorpion can demolish an entire wall but can only knick the pillars, that the hero hides behind, a little bit at a time
10) One of the dramatic fight maneuvers employed by the hero is to prop himself between two pillars as a villain charges at him. Instead of stabbing the hero, who put himself in a ridiculously vulnerable spot for no reason, the villain stops dead in his tracks only to be kicked in the face. Fucking dumb scene!!
11) The great sword (which looked like a basic steel sword) that they were searching for was found unguarded inside of a cave, just spinning in the air
12) As powerful as the queen of the underworld was, in her own home by the way, she was unable to stop the hero party - I honestly can’t remember how they got away; I think they just simply ran away
…I’ll stop at twelve because I’ve wasted enough of my time on this piece of shit movie. Heed my warning: do not watch it!!
Posted by Frank N. Stein
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