The Mummy (1999)
Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell stumbles upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle to claim the area in 1920s Egypt. It has been over three thousand years since former High Priest Imhotep suffered a fate worse than death as a punishment for a forbidden love—along with a curse that guarantees eternal doom upon the world if he is ever awoken.
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Dreadfully Boring
Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
This is a remake of The Mummy from 1932. It includes horror, fantasy, adventure and scenes that makes you laugh! 10/10 really good movie!
The Mummy is one of the most interesting series among fantasy. This gives an insight into the world of Mummy and the dark forces. The magic spells; the dark magic and other evils are terrifying. The chemistry of Richard and Evelyn is interesting. Overall fun to watch
An incredible film that manages to outdo the 1932 Boris Karloff classic. It is pretty gory by my standards, as The Mummy rebuilds his body piece-by-piece and organ-by organ. Then there is the outstanding "early" unforgettable CGI such as The Mummy "howling" during a sandstorm of his own creation. They "sort-of" copy this for the new version. More plagues than even Moses had in his "bag of tricks". Finally, it settles down into a very decent swashbuckling Indiana Jones "knock-off-type" movie with no apologies for stealing that premise. Great and necessary female "sidekick". I actually enjoyed "The Mummy Returns" sequel far more as it is not as gory. The first entry is not for the squeamish. Almost a classic and I don't see the need for a reboot in 2017 by anybody. I feel like watching it right now as it is 98 degrees outside and that's just about right for a Lazy Summer Popcorn Movie! I expect I will eventually see the "new" version as well, as it looks pretty-good from the previews.
I remember being terrified when I first watched this when I was just a kid. As I've grown up, there are still a couple of things, mainly the scarabs, that make me cringe. The use of Egypt mythology was a strong point of this film as it includes Egyptian gods, curses and even some of the 10 plagues of Egypt. I admired the performances of both Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, especially how their relationship develops over the course of the story. The supporting roles from John Hannah, Kevin J.O Connor and Oded Fehr were also highlights as their performances very easily stood out, just like the main characters. However, for me, Arnold Vosloo's role as the cursed Imhotep was the spotlight of the film as his performance alone created a strong sense of horror and power. Even though there were a couple of good laughs, I felt that this film could've been better without attempting to be funny. Overall, The Mummy is one of my personal favorite Universal films to come out within the last 14 years and I feel tops off anything that the later sequels can give to the audience.