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A prologue takes us to ancient China where Jet Li’s Emperor Han is all set to conquer the world before unwisely betraying enigmatic sorceress Zi Yuan (Michelle Yeoh). Aggrieved, she turns Han and his army into a 10,000-piece dinner set.
Two thousand years later, Han’s tomb is discovered by archaeologist Alex O’Connell (Ford) just as his mummy-battling parents Rick (Fraser) and Evelyn (Bello) arrive to return a mysterious trinket to the Chinese people.
Naturally, said treasure is the key to Zi Yuan’s curse and immediately falls into the hands of Han’s followers.
Sprung from his enforced hibernation with the power to control the elements and transform himself into demonic beasties, Han resumes his quest for immortality and world domination.
But with the O’Connells in pursuit – with some welcome assistance from a trio of abominable snowmen - the earthenware emperor’s plans inevitably go to pot.
It’s handsomely mounted and director Rob Cohen keeps up the fireworks from Shanghai to Shangri-La.
Indy’s still the daddy but it's worth cracking your whip in the general direction of the Mummy's Tomb.
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