The Mummy's Shroud (1967)

terrible... so disappointed.

Excellent, a Must See

Brilliant and touching

A Masterpiece!

Returning from an expedition, the crew members who brought a royal mummy back to town find themselves being stalked and killed by the revived mummy and try to stop its deadly rampage.This one actually turned out to be quite decent overall as there's a lot to like here but does have some big flaws here. One of the biggest pluses to this is the rather enjoyable action scenes that have a lot of rather kinetic, enjoyable fun to them, whether it's the opening assault taking place in historical Egypt or the exploration of the tomb, as both of these manages to feature some enjoyable and surprising aspect to not only keep them moving along but also feature some suspenseful moments to match the spectacle. Other action scenes, especially the resurrection flashback which utilizes the great eye-moving trick before getting out of the coffin while the unaware victim keeps reading off the scroll until the fateful attack, the first attack in the gypsy's' lair as it appears behind the beaded door and especially the second attack in the photography studio where the reflection in the solution lead to a wild brawl that gets quite fun throughout the rather brief time but ends on a blast with the flaming acid signaling a rather impressive scene. As well, the finale here works incredibly well by featuring the appeasement attempt before it resurrects and begins brawling and chasing them around the exhibit before finally having the fun of getting the mummy turned to stone so there's plenty of exciting action placed there to get this one on a high-note. Still, there's a few things that hold this one back, most notably the subplot about the doctor being placed in an asylum which has little if anything to do with the film itself and isn't really given any sort of justification why. It plays it off as if that was how the end result for him all along was going to play out, yet then has him break out anyway which causes a series of logic problems with incarcerating him in the first place. Likewise, it's all part of the problem with this one as it really holds off the mummy getting involved until really late into this one by being resurrected pretty late and note really getting a lot to do with this scenes of the crew waiting around for it to come to life. That it has to go back to resting instead of going out as a hunter for the full-time does make this tend to feel a bit repetitive having to go into the resurrection each time out, but overall isn't all that bad.Today's Rating/PG: Violence.

There is a Chronological Connection Between the Importance and Quality of Hammer Horror Films. Although the Series Films Featuring Horror Monster Icons Declined with the Sands of Time, All Hammer Films are Worth a Watch.They Had "It", that Something that Makes them Unmistakable and Unique, and Entity Unto Themselves. Much Imitated but Never Equaled, the Studio was Consistent. In this the Third of Four Mummy Movies from Hammer, the Only Obvious Shortcoming is Relying on Some Fairly Constrained and Claustrophobic Sets.It Doesn't Seem to Breathe the way Most Hammer Movies did, Despite Low to Middle Budget Restrictions, the Studio Always Seemed to be More Expansive than They Actually were. Movie Magic. But, As Always, the Sets are Decorated with that Hammer Colorful Charm. The Acting is Competent and the Characters are Varied and the Mummy is a bit Different, and Menacing.There is the Creep Factor Mixed with the Charm that is Typical Hammer and the Movie, while Not in the Top Tier of Terror from the Studio, is Still a Hammer Film, and the Output did Vary at Times, but if its a Hammer it is Worth its Weight in Cinematic Cleverness, Wit, and Scariness that was, if Anything, Familiar and Comforting. There is a Reason that the Studio is so Fondly Remembered and One Only Needs to See a Hammer Film to Get it.

The 1959 Hammer version of THE MUMMY works both as a classy atmospheric horror movie and a film with a political subtext and I have very good memories of it . In theory this sequel of sorts should have a lot going for it not least because it stars Andre Morell , an actor who could make a shopping list compelling if he read it out loud . So I sat back ready to enjoy THE MUMMY'S SHROUD With hindsight I was too optimistic . Or rather not too optimistic just a victim of a cinematic scam . Morell despite heading the cast list doesn't make an appearance until relatively late in the running time and is quickly written out so that's one good reason for not watching . The other reason is that the Mummy of the title is equally short on screen time . So instead of seeing an atmospheric horror film like the original Hammer version we have a bunch of posh Englanders standing around in a studio set talking in posh accents about nothing much in particular . As I said prepare to be scammed for a very dull 86 minutes of your life

I didn't know this version of a mummy movie existed. It's made around the same time as the Christopher Lee's version, but this one is less well known.The movie starts out good. The characters are good, the story is good, and the scenes are beautiful. Then it starts going down hill. Acting starts to slip, the characters loses their edge, and the mummy looks like Jason in pajamas.Far from being the horror classic done by Ron Chaney Jr., this one is almost comedic when the mummy starts moving.So the ghastly horror is spoiled by the main antagonist not fulfilling its role. If the horror movie is not scary, then rest of the story won't matter.It could have been a lot better movie. They had everything going for it, but they blew it on few critical spots, that spoiled the whole show.