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2008·109 min·Released

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior

“See how the legend of The Scorpion King began!”

Action
Adventure
Fantasy

The heroic tale of young Mathayus and his relentless quest for justice against an evil and powerful villain, King Sargon. Mathayus faces heart-stopping tribulations during his adventurous, odds-defying trajectory toward his ultimate destiny: becoming the formidable warrior king of an ancient desert empire.

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Michael Copon

Michael Copon

Mathayus

Randy Couture

Randy Couture

Sargon

Karen David

Karen David

Layla (as Karen David)

Simon Quarterman

Simon Quarterman

Ari

Tom Wu

Tom Wu

Fong

Andreas Wisniewski

Andreas Wisniewski

Pollux

Natalie Becker

Natalie Becker

Astarte

Jeremy Crutchley

Jeremy Crutchley

Baldo

Shane Manie

Shane Manie

Jesup

Chase Agulhas

Chase Agulhas

Young Noah

Pierre Marais

Pierre Marais

Young Mathayus

Warrick Grier

Warrick Grier

General Abalgamash

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Gimly

Written on 6/27/2017

A lower point than even _Tomb of the Dragon Emperor_. Made exactly one smart decision in its entire 109 minute runtime, and it was a financial one. _Final rating:★ - Of no value._

r96sk

Written on 2/19/2025

<em>'The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior'</em> kept me interested for longer than I thought it would, though in the end it is a film to forget. For what it is, a low-budget and low-quality flick, it isn't absolutely terrible, at least not in my opinion. It's cheesy and illogical, yet almost entertains. Michael Copon is a decent choice for his role, as are Karen David (Grace Mukherjee to me), Randy Couture and Simon Quarterman. None of them show off any standout acting and I likely won't remember them from this, but they do help stop the 109 minutes from hitting the rocks. Overall, I didn't like this one. It didn't overly bother me either, though.

CinemaSerf

Written on 12/24/2025

If you are expecting anything even vaguely connected to the “Mummy” films, or it’s “Scorpion King" spawn, then you’re in for a disappointment. Actually, you are probably in for one of those anyway as this flails along for just shy of two hours. I like my mythology; I like my winged beasties and nasty tyrannical kings and here I found myself on their side without fail as the violently orphaned “Mathayus” (Michael Copon) has to thwart the evil king “Sargon” (Randy Couture) by visiting the realm of Hades and fetching a magical sword. Fortunately, he has the help of his feisty childhood friend “Layla” (Karen David) and, for me at any rate, the star of the film in “Ari” (Simon Quarterman) who at least appeared to understand just how rotten this script was. We have everything from a labyrinthine monster to a sultry underworld goddess called “Astarte” (Natalie Becker) but it is all two-dimensional stuff with acting talent that proves every inch the perfect match for the banality of the dialogue. Just how anyone could take such a rich vein of mythology and turn it into this daytime television nonsense is anyone’s guess, but restricting your casting choices to eye-candy might be an obvious place to start. In many ways it reminded me of an edition of the “Hercules” television series, only without any charisma. There is a scorpion, of sorts, at the end - but by that point I was volunteering for it to sting me instead.

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