Michael Copon,
Randy Couture,
Karen Shenaz David,
Simon Quarterman,
Andreas Wisniewski
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Travel back to the beginning and watch as a legend is born in this prequel to The Scorpion King from Highlander and Resident Evil: Extinction director Russell Mulcahy. Having watched his father die at... read more
DVD Release Date: August 19, 2008
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April 12, 2012Right now this is a prequel to the first Scorpion King film showing 'Mathayus' as a young lad and up n coming warrior. The lead for this film is a guy called Michael Copon and to be honest he does actually look like a young Johnson, credit where credits due the guy does pull off ... read more
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August 29, 2010Russell Mulcahy's The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior is a prequel to a spin-off from a sequel of a remake. None of that matters. Leave this one in the desert where it belongs.
The story itself isn't that bad, but it isn't enough to completely furnish the 1 hour 40+
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March 9, 2009Good film for fun and nice story and landscapes. Interesting, and cool character. good fighting scenes on par with any martial arts film released in hollywood these days. Most fantasy films don't make use of what is on offer and just cram 2 hours full of suprise and really clever... read more
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February 15, 2009This straight to DVD prequel was never going to WOW anyone, but for the low budget it's ok. Can't say I recognize anyone in it and the SFX are far from stunning. However I thought it was fairly good, it has some good fight scenes and plenty of humour to. If you enjoyed the Mummy,... read more
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October 20, 2008Quite fine story about the young Mathayus just before he become the villianous Scorpion King. Michael Copon does a not-so-bad performance as the hero and his action sequences.
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September 19, 2008Not as good as the first but pretty good story to be told with Randy Couture as task master..see this for the adventure...
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March 29, 2011The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (previously known as The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian) is a 2008 direct-to-DVD prequel to the 2002 film The Scorpion King starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Mathayus, the warrior who takes on an evil army attacking his homeland. ... read more
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January 25, 2011I was very disappointed once I saw this movie because it lacked so many things. One can clearly tell that this is a low budget movie and they clearly shouldn't have made a sequel to the Scorpion King if they didn't have the budget for it. I didn't like it a bit and I don't think ... read more
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November 12, 2008Not that the first one was good, but it was Lawrence of Arabia compared to this crap. I did make it through however...due to FF.
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August 27, 2008An interesting one! Good story plot. Michael Copon portrays an interesting Mathayus. Worthy.
Critic Reviews
August 28, 2008
Joe Leydon, Variety
August 23, 2008
Mark Pollard, Kung Fu Cinema
Lightly entertaining but forgettable B-actioner best described as JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS meets HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS. Full Review
August 22, 2008
Scott Weinberg, FEARnet
Just maybe worthy of a bored afternoon, provided you're either A) 14 years old, or B) a longtime fan of the "quest" movies and you want something to poke a little fun at. (Or maybe not.) Full Review
August 5, 2008
Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
Cutting to the chase: 'Scorpion King 2: Rise of the Warrior' is a pleasant surprise, and well worth a look for fans of the genre and admirers of filmmakers who can do a lot with a little. Full Review
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