The Scorpion King
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world. From TMDB
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60 of 126 · most liked firstOf course! He tried to tell us with his first film. He’s the Scorpion King. A hero remembered as a villain. Bad films are his merely his canvas.
unlabelledView post →RIP Chuck Russell. Between things like Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob, Eraser (and even The Scorpion King,) Russell could be great at delivering these outsized genre crowd-pleasers. A king of the kind of film you rent from the video store on a fun Friday night.
unlabelledView post →In 2002, our local CBS affiliate was doing a story about Philly Cardinal Bevilacqua, head of the archdiocese at the time, speaking on the clergy abuse scandal. The anchor said something like, “Here’s the Cardinal earlier today” and cut to a clip of The Rock fighting from the film THE SCORPION KING
unlabelledView post →I watched the The Mummy Returns for the first time in a long time on PlutoTV today and yes, the CGI for the Scorpion King doesn't look good, but have you considered that the green screens and graphics for the rest of the movie also look like that?
unlabelledView post →Ah shit - I just heard about Chuck Russell. DREAM WARRIORS was pretty much how I became a life long horror fan. I love his remake of THE BLOB. I also really like THE SCORPION KING. Man, I gotta watch his Bollywood movie I've had sitting on my shelf for years. R.I.P.
unlabelledView post →The rest of "MOANA" (new one) is essentially a shot-for-shot do-over of the first movie so it's fine and by default better than Part 2; but Maui is basically Johnson doing The Scorpion King again but as a friendly-for-kids version and... y'know, he probably should've done a couple more of those 🤷♂️
unlabelledView post →🦂🌀 “Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?” The Rock (actor) was in the Scorpion King movie which of course came out on April 19th, 2002 and features a prominent female character named Cassandra who is a sorcerer.
unlabelledView post →Other roles included the 1976 BBC TV series I, Claudius, an appearance in 1982’s Gandhi, True Crime (1999), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999). The Scorpion King in 2002 and the 2008 Tom Cruise film Valkyrie.
unlabelledView post →Just saw the live action Moana trailer. hey why does Dwayne look worse as Maui in a 2026 movie than he did as the Scorpion King in the Scorpion King, like, 23 years ago
unlabelledView post →I've always wondered why Russell's career fell off so hard after THE SCORPION KING. Whatever one thinks of that movie (I kinda like it), it was a financial success. Then he disappeared for 14 years and reemerged in what felt like director jail. Curious if anyone has some knowledge here?
unlabelledView post →Completely knackered and watching the Scorpion King with the kids, an absolutely ridiculous film I adore.
unlabelledView post →David Hayter, famously known as the iconic VA for Solid Snake & Big Boss from the Metal Gear series, actually wrote the scripts/screenplays for the first two X-Men movies and the Scorpion King! He even has a small cameo as a security guard in that og X-Men film.
unlabelledView post →I feel obliged to tell you I am pleased with your (now ancient) review of The Scorpion King, which is a ridiculous film, and I quite enjoyed it -- in part because of its geniality, as you so adeptly pointed out.
unlabelledView post →I'm rewatching The Scorpion King and it's a shame how little credit this movie gets for what it does right. Hot fantasy garbage. Character-driven action comedy. Sincerely clever fight sequences. Camel zipline action sequence. Bathhouse fight scene. Gong-based bow shootout. This gif.
unlabelledView post →I have a genuinely unpopular opinion and I feel a sacred duty to share it: THE SCORPION KING is the best movie in the millennial Mummy series. I swear I’m not doing a bit here. I think it absolutely rips on every level.
unlabelledView post →How did I not know that there are FOUR sequels to the Scorpion King, all released direct-to-video? They're all supposed to be pretty bad, but I'm a sucker for sword & sorcery movies.
unlabelledView post →I wanna give y'all some context: The image below is from "The Scorpion King." This movie was released in 2002. 2002. Do y'all see how that shit is laying?
unlabelledView post →I completely forgot the third movie wasn't the Scorpion King one
unlabelledView post →Michael Clarke Duncan - 📽️ The Scorpion King (Chuck Russell, 2002) The late, great giant among character actors was the brightest spot in Russell’s flawed but charming Mummy spin-off that launched Dwayne Johnson in leading roles. Duncan took every goofy part seriously. RIP Chuck Russell #filmsky
unlabelledView post →Can any The Scorpion King experts out there tell mew if the Hokuto no Ken sized enemies are canon to the movie?
unlabelledView post →Got a big movie double feature planned for tomorrow, The Scorpion King (2002) and Battleship (2012)
unlabelledView post →You know the movie The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior? I hated that movie, specifically on blu-ray.
unlabelledView post →The Scorpion King is far from a perfect movie. But the post credits feature Godsmack “I Stand Alone”. I’d forgotten it was a banger. That’s all.
unlabelledView post →Okay I'll make you a deal, you can skip the last Mummy movie but you gotta watch The Scorpion King (secret hint: you should not watch either or those movies)
unlabelledView post →It’s Rocktober. Everyone post your favorite Rock type 🪨 For me, It was prime era Rock from his Corporate Champion run right through his run as the Peoples Champion till he first left to film the Mummy 2 and The Scorpion King... was never the same when he returned after that.
unlabelledView post →half of the Scorpion King movies are just lame prequels to this movie showing how he becomes Mr Warrior, it’s VERY disappointing. i think i just have to rewatch The Mummy 2 mad about it >:(
unlabelledView post →I remember liking that movie. I don't remember The Mummy Returns very well outside of the atrocious CGI Dwayne Johnson as The Scorpion King, and I never saw Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
unlabelledView post →Getting to club a friend over the head with the knowledge that Solid Snake was a screenwriter for the Scorpion King movie
unlabelledView post →Thing is, the Rock has never been in a good film. Schwarzenegger’s action films might not have been high cinema but you can easily look at Predator or Terminator 2 and say “That’s a bloody good film.” What’s the Rock got? The Scorpion King? About eight shit Fast & Furious films? The Jumanji reboot?
unlabelledView post →Say what you will about the 80s RED SONJA movie, it at least looked GREAT. I feel like this could had potential to be solid low-budget trash, like the SCORPION KING movies, but instead it looks so...CLEAN. Artificial. Rizzless. And they can't seem to decide what kind of Red Sonja they want.
unlabelledView post →Oh man i have several things to say about the D&D movie, but that would be for tomorrow after work. Also consider this a series, in the same way when i watched all the Scorpion King movies. I have 3 more to go...
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching The Mummy Returns Like the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, I had no interest in watching the other Mummy movies or The Scorpion King. Since I got the DVD set last year for $2 at the Houston Horror Film Fest, I might as well give them a shot.
unlabelledView post →*really needs exactly no motivation to rewatch the sequence where The Scorpion King calls out for aid, since it's literally one of the best things in any movie ever* youtu.be/-ESgwx6a5RY?...
unlabelledView post →The Scorpion King could be a Conan movie.
unlabelledView post →I unironically love "The Scorpion King" movie. It's absolute trash but it's just goofy enough for me to get behind it. Game wise? PS4 Mad Max was one of the best games on that system.
unlabelledView post →Just a couple equal quality box sets. Picard legacy collection(limited edition). And the Scorpion King 5 movie box set. Did anyone know there was 5 movies? Thats crazy. Also probably all amazing!!!
unlabelledView post →DA file time. Once drew up Cassandra from The Scorpion King Movie. As a Sonic Version of a Desert Cobra, base upon the scene she had a cobra on her arm. Enjoy ^^ #ThescorpionKingCassandra #CassandratheCobra #SonicCrossover #MobianCobra #SonicCobra
unlabelledView post →Big* budget, lol. If it's any good I'll report back! I don't mind if a film is dumb fun. The Scorpion King is really silly but has a diverse cast, and is actually really enjoyable as a film. Maybe this will be the same. Who knows!
unlabelledView post →It’s that time of year where I go to bat for The Scorpion King, a movie that knows exactly what kind of movie it is and fucking excels at leaning into that essence. It’s Conan light, sure, but it’s also Xena (not Hercules as much) with more money. It’s fun.
unlabelledView post →Charming film. Had a unique mixture of an old-timey vibe with the 90s era of modernity. In that regard, it made me nostalgic. I wouldn't say I'm nuts over the film, but I'd definitely give it a rewatch. I'm compelled to watch this, The Scorpion King, & whatever recommended movies in the franchise.
unlabelledView post →1) this was the Scorpion King movie I think? 2) no idea what you’re talking about? 3) yes
unlabelledView post →A cashier today told me to have a great one. This made me come to the realization that The Scorpion King is the only Dwayne The Rock Johnson movie I own in physical media. I'm not looking for more to be clear but if I were to have a great one this evening that would be my only option.
unlabelledView post →My favorite movie review headline of all time was “The Scorpion King makes The Mummy Returns look like The Mummy.”
unlabelledView post →Today's Feature of Habit is THE SCORPION KING. This is not a good movie, but it was "bad" in memorably "good" ways. Absolutely free for everyone! Just click and read!! If you like it, please consider liking and sharing!!!
unlabelledView post →🎥 THE SCORPION KING (2002), directed by Chuck Russell, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kelly Hu 🎬 #FilmSky #film #cinema #movies
unlabelledView post →anyways I am sorry for mentioning that film in Katie's replies lol, which might jump scare her when she finishes watching the Scorpion King film
unlabelledView post →Do NOT watch the Scorpion King movie. It's awful. It makes Mummy Returns look like high cinematic artistry in comparison.
unlabelledView post →Whoa! I can’t recall seeing that in the Scorpion King movie
unlabelledView post →The Scorpion King (OK fun as a movie, but did we really need the secret heroic origin story of a really bad special effect?)
unlabelledView post →I loved the mummy but can do without the sequels. Having said that the Scorpion King spinoff was a good popcorn movie that knew what it was meant to do
unlabelledView post →I just hope they make it more like the first and not the sequels. 2 started ok, but the movie just got worse as it went on, up until literally the worst CGI I've seen in a big budget movie. I never saw 3. And the Scorpion King was so mediocre. Hope this is made with care.
unlabelledView post →What do you want from me when good movies were illegal between 2004 and 2010? Scary Movie 4? The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, featuring Randy Couture? Some shit with Jeremy Renner? Bad improv that impressed Judd Apatow and only Judd Apatow? Also Napoleon Dynamite sucks.
unlabelledView post →I think the problem with that is that Rock was leaving right after WrestleMania to film The Scorpion King, so RAW the next night was their only other chance.
unlabelledView post →My ★★★ review of The Scorpion King on @letterboxd: boxd.it/hJsuV
unlabelledView post →which of your OCs hated the movie The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (specifically on Blu-Ray), and which of your OCs bought them a copy of The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (specifically on Blu-Ray) as a Christmas gift without realising that they hated that movie?
unlabelledView post →Watch the 2002 movie The Scorpion King?
unlabelledView post →Smash two movies together to make a new movie: Star Wars: A New Hope Floats The Princess Bride of Frankenstein The Scorpion King Ralph
unlabelledView post →Doing some cleaning so that tomorrow I can bake raspberry-fudge brownies and do some writing/journaling I’m watching The Scorpion King for the first time, and it’s certainly a film that was made. I can’t believe they made . . . five of them? That can’t be right, can it?
unlabelledView post →The bad movies keep on coming Sunday with a spinoff no one asked for: The Scorpion King. Have you seen it? Is it the worst man-turned-scorpion movie ever made? Send your thoughts to [email protected].
unlabelledView post →The best Conan the Barbarian adaptions are in order 1. The Scorpion King 2. Primal season 2 3. The Arnold movie
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