Gagged-up resurrection of the ancient Egyptian monster, mated here with Indiana Jones, renamed Rick O'Connell. (He announces his mission like so: "Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world.") So contemptuous of their material are the filmmakers, they felt compelled to spend a jillion dollars on computer-animated special effects and splashy production values. Self-worth comes steep. Director Stephen Sommers showed better sense with similar material in the remake of The Jungle Book. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah. (1999) — Duncan Shepherd