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Le Roi Scorpion

Original title: The Scorpion King
  • 2002
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
149K
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Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, and Dwayne Johnson in Le Roi Scorpion (2002)
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Desert AdventureActionAdventureFantasy

A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy's key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert and prepares for a final showdown.

  • Director
    • Chuck Russell
  • Writers
    • Stephen Sommers
    • Jonathan Hales
    • William Osborne
  • Stars
    • Dwayne Johnson
    • Steven Brand
    • Michael Clarke Duncan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    149K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chuck Russell
    • Writers
      • Stephen Sommers
      • Jonathan Hales
      • William Osborne
    • Stars
      • Dwayne Johnson
      • Steven Brand
      • Michael Clarke Duncan
    • 469User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Dwayne Johnson
    Dwayne Johnson
    • Mathayus
    • (as The Rock)
    Steven Brand
    Steven Brand
    • Memnon
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    • Balthazar
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    • The Sorceress
    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • Philos
    Grant Heslov
    Grant Heslov
    • Arpid
    Peter Facinelli
    Peter Facinelli
    • Takmet
    Ralf Moeller
    Ralf Moeller
    • Thorak
    Branscombe Richmond
    Branscombe Richmond
    • Jesup
    Roger Rees
    Roger Rees
    • King Pheron
    Sherri Howard
    Sherri Howard
    • Queen Isis
    Conrad Roberts
    Conrad Roberts
    • Chieftain
    Joseph Ruskin
    Joseph Ruskin
    • Tribal Leader
    Esteban Cueto
    Esteban Cueto
    • Third Akkadian
    Nils Allen Stewart
    Nils Allen Stewart
    • Torturer
    Scott L. Schwartz
    Scott L. Schwartz
    • Torturer
    • (as Scott Schwartz)
    Andre Henschel
    • Memnon Soldier
    Michael Hilow
    Michael Hilow
    • Guard at Ant Pit
    • (as Mike Hilow)
    • Director
      • Chuck Russell
    • Writers
      • Stephen Sommers
      • Jonathan Hales
      • William Osborne
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    User reviews469

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    7Tony-Kiss-Castillo

    THIS CRITTER KING DELIVERS QUITE A STING!

    FIRST: Let us FOCUS on the Title's Content and Context.....

    WELL, a LOT of big names involved in this TITLE! Makes me want to ask... Right from the GITGO.... What¨s NOT to like about this Feel-Good... Something For Everyone... Action Extravaganza!?!?!?

    In the '80s and '90s, Arnold Scharzennegar was the King of Hollywood action films. But nothing is forever. With the The Scorpion King, there seems to be a new pretender to the throne ...The ROCK! More charismatic and certainly a better actor (but then again, who isn't?) Than "AHNULD" was 20 years ago, The Rock, here appearing in his first title role, has had the good fortune that the film, and his participation in it, seems to have been relatively successful in every sense of the word!

    "SCORPIAN" from beginning to end, is a roller coaster of action, adventure, intrigue, romance, magic and beautiful women. A Hollywood capsule of pure adrenaline. If there is anyone in the family who does not like movies of this genre, hard not to be entertained by this minor gem. But Be forewarned! Scorpian may not be the most suitable of films for kids under 9 or 10.....

    7.5*STARS*....... ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!

    Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most welcome!
    8Nazi_Fighter_David

    An enjoyable film that got action, comedy and a love story

    Dwayne Johnson plays a natural-born hero called Mathayus… He starts off as an Akkadian mercenary crossing the ancient lands looking for his brother who is slain before his blazing eyes by a Nordic barbarian horde whose name is Memnon…

    What has kept the vicious tyrant as the absolute conqueror of the land is the fact that he has a visionary sorceress by his side who knows when he should attack his enemies… Mathayus finds out that she's a sexy gorgeous woman who looks amazingly beautiful (Surely the audience is teased ceaselessly by her cleavage-revealing…). So Mathayus forgets his commission to kill her, and a kind of romance begins to flourish between the two as he tries to carry out his assignment…

    Kelly Hu plays Cassandra, the female sorcerer who had beauty, charisma, cleverness, and enigma… In the beginning of the film, we're not quite sure where she stands… But when she first sees Mathayus, she's interested in the well-mannered warrior who's strong, brave, loyal and sincere… She realizes that he might me the future king who can save her from her power-mad jailer…

    As the ruthless conqueror, Memnon (Steven Brand) has got all of the skills needed to attain global domination… He has also got the force and the will to accomplish it… The combination was pretty scary…

    Michael Clarke Duncan plays the fearsome Balthazar, the Nubian King, the strong ally of Mathayus…

    Chuck Russell's "The Scorpion King" is a visual feast, and an entertaining action film… It has sexy harem girls, poison arrows, quicksand, an army of red ants, black scorpions, cobras, explosions, and a lot of fun… So don't miss it!
    7CuriosityKilledShawn

    So he's...the bad guy?

    Okay, I'm confused. 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. But that's exactly the opposite of the same character in his very own movie. In fact he struggles to overthrow an evil ruler for those very reasons.

    So when, and why, did he become bad? I'm afraid I'm not following this. The movie, however, is entertaining, if rather short and silly. Chuck Russell tries to cram in loads of fighting and hokum as he can. 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. Grant Heslov and Michael Clarke Duncan fill out their usual roles as ethnic comic-relief and big, muscley guy.

    The film has slightly less integrity to it than the Mummy movies. This is evident with the fun and lively, but completely inappropriate, score by John Debney. I'm not expecting anything like his Passion of the Christ score but blaring death metal guitars seem kinda out of place in a movie set 3000 years BC.

    But this movie is a cheeseburger, not a 17-course dinner. So why bother complaining. After all it's a prequel of a sequel of a movie that was a re-make of a movie that was made in the 30's. But it's well made and loads of fun so just go along with it and you'll enjoy.

    Filmed in Panavision the DVD is in perfect 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with very loud and thrilling Dolby/DTS 5.1 sound. The extras are fluff, but that's to be expected.
    7andriy-tanatar

    A reasonably unrealistic "Kimmerian" movie

    To put it short, "The Scorpion King" is not a bad movie - for the genre. Just don't expect it to be realistic or have some deep plot.

    If you have ever seen "Conan" movies, you probably know the setting: early ages, a bunch of "lost" civilizations, some "emperors" whose armies march the world and a lonely hero who tries to stop him. Blend in a touch of magic (old technologies, paranormal, whatever - just to taste), add some "slashnig" sequences - and - voilà - you get the movie.

    Well, it sounds quite simple, but since "Red Sonja" I can't remember anything worth watching. Now this is the film: reasonably bad, quite cliché and not very imaginative. Still, it has quite a bit of eye-candy, and, in some sense, it's superior even to the famed "Gladiator" as it doesn't pretend to be any more than it is. Probably, it could have been at least 20 minutes longer, but let's blame it on the rising cost of production. Worth watching if you know perfectly well what you want. 7/10.
    6lgilbertom

    This is not exactly the best movie in the world but ...

    Scorpion King is not exactly the best movie in the world but have a good scenes of action is reasonable fun and good to watch. Don't expected a sequel of the Mummy, this movie is more like Connan in the Desert, than the Mummy. However, it's a good movie to see, but i advise you to watch in the cable TV.

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In one scene, Dwayne Johnson, lying on his back, springs to his feet. Director Chuck Russell wanted to include a physical feat which only Johnson could perform. Russell said he had never seen a 6-foot, 3-inch man do that.
    • Goofs
      Philos the Alchemist has gunpowder, which he claims is from China. Chinese "firepowder" was developed in the mid-200s BCE, and the movie is set almost 3,000 years before that.
    • Quotes

      Jesup: Live free.

      Mathayus: Die well.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits, only with the Universal logo and the title for the film at the beginning.
    • Alternate versions
      In the UK the distributor, UIP, removed a headbutt in the final fight sequence between Mathayus and Memnon after advice given to them by the BBFC. This was done to obtain a more commercial '12' rating.
    • Connections
      Edited into Le Roi Scorpion 3 : L'Œil des dieux (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Marching-In
      Written by Sho Kosugi

      Performed by The Taiko Drummers

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 30, 2002 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
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      • Universal Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El Rey Escorpión
    • Filming locations
      • Yuma, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Alliance Films
      • Alphaville Films
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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $91,047,077
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,075,875
      • Apr 21, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $180,630,907
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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