Word: scorpion
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...Scorpion King’s expected high voltage action begins with the film’s very first scene, when the close-up face of a barbaric, toothless man is suddenly whipped from the screen by a flying projectile, a presumably sharp and heavy object that kills him. Happily, projectiles are a motif through the movie, as The Rock and his buddies kill dozens upon dozens of baddies with increasing creativity...
This creative (and often humorous) touch in a film packed with gore is what sets The Scorpion King apart from the rest of the Mummy series. Whereas chandeliers in The Mummy Returns are as good as it gets for action, The Scorpion King starts with a falling chandelier and keeps getting better...
...Scorpion King’s creativity, in fact, extends beyond killing techniques and into its portrayal of The Rock himself. This Akkadian assassin ironically rides an intelligent camel and can’t help but include a couple of The Rock’s endearing grins and even a crowd-pleasing version of his famous “people’s eyebrow” at one point...
This is not to say that The Scorpion King is without its slow moments or boring action scene after action scene. However, an attempt at a beauty and the beast style romance is included between Mathayus and the sorceress to develop variety in the plot...
...Scorpion King is a success as it portrays what your everyday moviegoer would want to see from The Rock: a wild ride straight to the WWF smackdown Hotel...