The Mummy: Quest for the Lost Scrolls

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What’s the Story?

In this animated feature based on the action-packed thrillers, archeologists Rick and Evy O'Connell and their 11-year-old son, Alex accidentally get themselves involved in an ancient curse and have to save the world, which results in a lot of acrobatic fight scenes. Alex, foolishly gets an ancient Egyptian manacle stuck to his wrist, which won't come off without the power of the "lost scrolls." Unfortunately, the homicidal mummy Imhotep has again awakened, and he wants the scrolls too, as a way of accessing power over pretty much everything and everyone. The group must race against the mummy to get to the scrolls, locating clues along the way that point them in the right direction.

Is It Any Good?

THE MUMMY: QUEST FOR THE LOST SCROLLS is an animated and more kid-friendly version of the stories in the action-packed thrillers The Mummy and The Mummy Returns -- a Saturday-morning-cartoon-style version of the adventures of the intrepid archeologist family. The plot is pretty much the same video-game version of Pandora's box as the feature installments.

Head of the family Rick is a big, brave, dashing, and very gung-ho American who more often ends up destroying mummies while saving the world from ancient curses than studying them. His brilliant librarian-turned-archaeologist wife is as feisty as the men. Uncle Jonathan provides some comic relief, while Ardeth, the brave Medji warrior, helps the family around the globe with his knowledge of Egypt and is always a hero without being too flashy.