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10. The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor

The third instalment of The Mummy franchise took a diversion from the deserts of Egypt and instead took Rick O'Connell and the gang to China, to look at the beginnings of the Terracotta Army. The film features Jet Li as the titular Dragon Emperor in this film, which makes for a nice change from Imhotep in the previous two.

While this movie lacks some of the charm and campiness of the first two instalments, it makes up for it with its action sequences. The plane crash sequence and the final battle at the great wall really help elevate the film's closing sections.

Brendan Fraser is on point as ever as Rick O'Connell. He shows audiences why he was one of the breakout stars of the early 2000s. He's both charismatic and heartfelt, something you don't expect from a throwback serial. He's matched well by Mario Bello, who has good chemistry with Fraser, meaning they manage to recapture some of the magic from the first film.

While The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor isn't the deepest of films, it by no way deserves a poor 13% Rotten Tomatoes score. It is a solid, throwaway Indiana Jones-lite adventure!