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Show 'Fryboys' flies by Utah theaters inema ::;TC',;-- Another movie made in Utah, by Utahns, is preparing to do a barrel roll into a handful of Beehive State theaters. "The Fryboys," filmed in . southern Utah and directed by Rocco DeVilliers, will open at theaters in St. George and surrounding communities on Aug. 15, A press release announcing the opening said that the filmmakers plan to open "The Fryboys" at theaters nationwide following its Utah launch, l but wanted to open first in southern Utah as way to salute the locals who cooperated with Universal Pictures Rick O'Connell Brendan Fraser is back fighting a mummy and his minions in China, this time. Also joining the fray, but not pictured, are O'Connell's wife and son. Dead series walkin date. More information about the film is available online at www.thefryboysmovie.com. Cody Clark Ancient evil action - adventure should have stayed in its grave of writing a "Mummy" movie than Steven Sommers, so take DAILY HERALD a bow Alfred Gough and Miles double-crosse- d Millar. For your monument it or not The a kwestruck in the Screenwriting Hall of sorceress. Nobody's mad at Tomb of the emperor, of course, for Shame, we'll have perennial louder, sillier, (and perennially useless) series getting them all into this fix. After everyone gets dug up, frantic and tagalong John Hannah on an less cohesive than either "The they're ready to do his bidding endless loop saying "The yak all over again. Mummy" or "The Mummy yakked!" while covered in The digging up is done by Returns." Actually, don't not milky green ooze fresh from the gullet of a grinning yak. believe it. Just take my word Alex O'Connell, who's not For his part, director Rob for it. Go see something else. really important to anything except that his parents are the Cohen takes action sequences Apparently Egypt is fresh that are uTrunspired and drags I mean, out of mummies stars of the movie, soldier of fortune Rick O'Connell (Bren- them out until they begin to there was only one really dan Fraser) and his bookish actively digest your brain. mummy there to There's a definite air of so the new film wife, Evelyn (Maria Bello, cabegin with trots the globe to China, where pably replacing Rachel Weisz). forced joviality it's like the it puts what seems like it Much grown up from his filmmakers remember that should be a nifty little spin on Fraser was goof ily likable in appearance in "The Mummy the first two films, but don't the real world phenomenon of Returns," Alex is a college the Terracotta Warriors. dropout and a bit of a wastrel, quite understand why. People so the family reunion is a little talk about hating mummies, Instead of being clay fired but nobody's heart is really tense after Rick and "Evie" funerary knicknacks, the in it. Even Fraser's Indiantic movie's look alike underare commissioned by the Britground army are the formerly ish Empire to get to the point, Jones thing is pretty much soldiers of the already, we've been watching played out. On the other hand, any formidable Dragon Emperor this thing for that is to say, (played, in a pointless waste of go to Shanghai to return a pre- time that you can work three or four yetis into your loud, godlike kung fu wizardry and cious artifact. I'm astounded, frankly, that trashy summer blockbuster, borderline ligneous charisma, dont you have to make that by Jet Li). anyone could do a worse job Cody Clark All the king's men got and stuck in the ground after His Eminence Believe ' -- flesh-and-blo- Bos Office Compiled by Exhibitor Relations Co. and Nielsen EDI Inc for last Review The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Director Cast Brendan Rob Cohen Bello, Jet Fraser, Maria Michelle Yeoh Li, Running time: Rating: PG-1- 3 filming. The film weaves together two storylines, the first involving two kids who become friends after one helps the other escape getting beaten up after school, and the second dealing with quarreling brothers tangled up in the Mob. DeVilliers, who lives in Salt Lake City, shares screenplay credit with Jason DeVilliers and Mapleton resident Richard Dutcher. "The Fryboys" has apparently been popular at film festivals, with 43 awards to 1 nr., 52 min. for adventure action and violence Location: Opens Friday at aters everywhere the- call? These yetis even speak Chinese, or maybe it's that . pretty Lin (Isabella Leong) speaks the secret yeti language. I'm just tickled that I got to read the subtitles. Still, it's a good thing that the "Mummy" movies are a trilogy, because that means that "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" is the last of them Trust me, they're a trilogy. That goes for you, too, Hol: hwood. We're not discussing this. I'm telling you. 1. "The Dark Knight," Warner Bros., $75,166,466, 4,366 locations. $17,216 average, $313,781,677, two weeks. 2. "Step Brothers, Sony, $30,940,732, 3,094 locations, $10,000 average, $30,940,732, one week. 3. "Mamma Mia!" Universal, $17,746,725, 2,990 locations, $5,935 average, $62,595,465, two weeks. I Want to Believe," 4. "The Fox, $10,021,753, 3,185 locations, $3,147 average, $10,021,753, one week. 5. "Journey to the Center of the Earth," Warner Bros., $9,717,217, 2,688 locations, $3,615 average, $60,487,455, three weeks. 6. "Hancock," Sony, $8,311,123, 3,309 locations, $2,512 average, $206,482,007, four weeks. 7. "Wall-E,- " Disney, $6,422,186, 3,044 locations, $2,1 1 0 average, $195,308,076, five weeks. 8. "Hellboy 2: the Golden Army," Universal, $5,100,305, 3,018 locations, $1,690 average, $66,059,925, three weeks. 9. "Space Chimps," Fox, $4,536,838, 2,538 locations, $1,788 average, $16,167,380, two weeks. |