Stephen Tobolowsky might be my new hero. Who in the hell is Tobolowsky? Um, only Ned Ryerson from Groundhog Day, people. The character actor has also had sizable roles in three of my favorite TV shows of this decade–Deadwood, Entourage and Heroes. By the way, I love character actors. I was a big J.T. Walsh fan–rest in peace. J.K. Simmons is the man, too.

Sorry to get off on that tangent. What brought up Tobolowsky in the first place is that he recently appeared on the /filmcast to discuss The Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor. Dude just rips the film, as well as other films. I haven’t enjoyed a podcast as much as I enjoyed this one in some time. Got me through a stack of dishes, that’s for sue.

The podcast does include spoilers, but, like they say, you really can’t spoil this film. In fact, the podcast is more entertaining than the movie anyway, and about a third as long. Trust me on this one–I watched the movie earlier this week. It is absolutely terrible. I mean, the CGI–and it’s everywhere in this film–looks like something you’d see on the Sci-Fi channel, a straight-to-DVD title or a 90’s arcade game. Terrible. The two leads are absolutely atrocious, the amazing Asian actors are wasted, and the plot is absolutely ridiculous. Brendan Fraser’s big plan to defeat Jet Li’s character–an enemy with seemingly unlimited, not to mention corny, supernatural powers–is to call him a pussy and challenge him to a fistfight. It’s utterly ridiculous.

Just go listen to the podcast, and please don’t go see this. At least wait for it to hit DVD, or, better yet, TNT in several years. It would be a shame for you to spend your hard-earned change on this albatross.

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