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DVD Special Features: Disc One: Director's Commentary DVD-ROM Special Features*: "Unlock the secrets to THE SCORPION KING", Exclusive access to the movie production, Mummy Returns Game Demo Screen Saver Disc Two: 20 minutes "Spotlight on location" featurette An EXCLUSIVE conversation with The Rock, The Scorpion King Egyptology 201 The Mummy Returns Chamber of Doom Music Video Outtakes Visual and Special Effects Trailer Production Notes English Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, Arabic Disc One: Dual Layer Disc Two: Single Layer Anamorphic 1.2:35 *Requires a DVD-ROM drive on your PC with Windows 95 or higher to access DVD-ROM features. The DVD-ROM features will not work in a CD-ROM drive and may not work in a Macintosh computer. From .co.uk ----------- "We don't have time for subtle," says Brendan Fraser, the star of The Mummy Returns, neatly encapsulating the relentless pace and hammerheaded tone of the film. As is the way of sequels here we have more, more, more of the same formula: more explosions, more action and more mind-numbingly endless CGI effects. Once again borrowing shamelessly from the Indiana Jones series, The Mummy Returns, like its predecessor, has boundless energy but lacks the stylish verve and charm of Spielberg's trilogy. All the original cast are reunited, this time joined by WWF star the Rock in a cameo role designed to plug his spin-off vehicle, The Scorpion King, and young actor Freddie Boath who plays an English eight-year-old in the 1930s whose dialogue borrows from Bart Simpson ("Get a room" and "My dad's gonna kick your arse" are two of his choice phrases). Other cinematic thefts include a Jurassic Park-style creatures-in-the-long-grass sequence and a lengthy triple-threat finale along the lines of Return of the Jedi. Still, despite the wearying relentlessness of its computer-generated effects, endless chases and fights, this is undeniably fun popcorn fodder and provides some memorable scenes along the way, notably Rachel Weisz and Patricia Velasquez battling it out for the affections of nasty old Imhotep. On the DVD: This two-disc "Special Edition" is a treat for fans of the franchise. The first disc has an anamorphic widescreen print of the movie in its 2.35:1 Cinema ratio, and a choice of Dolby 5.1 or DTS for the headache-inducing soundtrack. There's a decent commentary from the director and producer, plus a couple of DVD-ROM features. Disc 2 has all the usual stuff, including a 20-minute "making-of" documentary, a five-minute interview with the Rock about The Scorpion King, plus an exclusive trailer for it that is unsurprisingly reminiscent of Conan the Barbarian. There are also some detailed special effects breakdowns of key sequences, a blooper reel of outtakes and a virtual tour of the Universal theme park attraction "The Mummy Returns Chamber of Doom". Sundry trailers, production notes, a music video and an "Egyptology 201" text feature round out a well-loaded second disc. --Mark Walker P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Back Cover ------------------- A wicked chain of events finds the corpse of the mummy Imhotep resurrected in a British Museum, ready to walk the earth once more and determined to fulfill his quest for immortality. But this time, a dueling force of evil has also been set loose in the world.even more powerful than Imhotep. When these forces clash, the e of the world will hang in the balance, sending Rich and Evie O'Connell (Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz) on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil, and rescue their son, before it's too late. See more ( javascript:void(0) )