The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)

Why so much hype?

i must have seen a different film!!

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The Akkadian Scorpion King Mathayus (Victor Webster) is back for part 4. This film is more akin to part 3 in that it is light and lends itself to camp and cliche instead of being a serious epic action film. Our warrior teams up with femme fatale Malina/ Sugarlove (Esmé Bianco) and her eccentric inventor father (Barry Bostwick) in order to find the legendary lost palace of Alcameda (?) while battling a rival king and his army, a dragon, and midgets. Feels like an Indian Jones film at times.The film is anachronistic, borrows modern phrases, and even employs swagger music. In the beginning a guy not hiding his Brooklyn accent (Lou Ferrigno) says, "No one steals from me." I am not sure how much of this type of thing was intentional or not. In any case it was funny and entertaining, but it wasn't sustained...like in Part 3.This is a film with no swearing, sex, or nudity. Suitable for the tweens.

Why did this get a 4.2. It is a great movie. It has a lot of action. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. The Scorpion King is better. The Scorpion King 2 rise of a warrior is better. The Scorpion King 3 battle of redemption is also better. But still this is a great movie. I give it 7 out of 10. 4.2 is underrating. This is an awesome movie. I do not know why would not like it. There do have to like. But if you like good fantasy movies you should see this movie. It is one of the best fantasy movie from 2015. It is a very scary movie. See it. It is a great movie. I need more line and I am running out of thing to say.

I couldn't help it, even though I knew what I was getting myself into. Being a teenager in the early 80's, I grew up with the low budget sword and sorcery flicks. Deathstalker, Ator, Barbarian Queen, Amazons and several others. I've always enjoyed those "films", no matter how bad. After watching this one, all of those titles flashed into my head. I would compare this one to those. Just a little more modern day cheese.Is it a good movie, no. If you like those bad 80's titles, you may be able to make it through this one. If your taste is not those type of movies, don't watch it. It's always good to see name actors in these type of movies. Go through the motions and cash the check. Easy money.

"With the right amount of power every man is dangerous." Mathayus (Webster) is on a quest to find a magical crystal with his partner and protégé. When they find it Mathauys is shocked at the double cross and is left to escape on his own. He meets up with Valina (Hollman) and along with her father they team up to try and retrieve the crystal and stop his partner from obtaining an ancient power that is dangerous in the wrong hands. Before I start I have to give you my history with this series. I thought the first Mummy was OK but wasn't really a fan of the others. I was also not a big fan of any of the Scorpion King spinoffs but I did think that The Rock was a good choice to play him. The second and third one tried too hard to be like the original but with a limited budget and very limited acting ability they ended up just being boring and unexciting. With this movie they changed things up...a little too much. This movie felt like a cheesy version of the Hercules series with Kevin Sorbo...if you have seen that show then when I say this is cheesier than that one you may not believe me. After you watch the scene where Valina's father dresses like a chicken and tries to fly, or when Mathayus dresses like a woman to get into a temple you will believe me. Overall, just not good...at all. On the other hand it is a movie that you can watch and make fun of, for a while. I give it a D+.