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Summary: Indiana Jones Lite
Review: The Mummy is, at heart, an adventure serial from the 1930's, which means it is in the same genre as the Indiana Jones films. While it never achieves the excitement and awe that those movies brought to the big screen, it has its moments.The cast, for the most part, is outstanding. Brendan Fraser plays another variation on his hunky-cartoon persona, swaggering and swashbuckling like an old pro. Rachel Weisz is great as the feisty love interest, sort of a Lara Croft for the 1930's. The chemistry between the two is real, and their dialog is witty and exciting. Arnold Vosloo makes a somewhat disappointing mummy, however. He never seems very menacing -- largely because he looks more like a high school math professor than a mighty lord of the undead, with his doe eyes and pudgy face. Whether or not you like the special effects in the film will depend largely on how you feel about computer animation. There are some shots, particularly of the mummy, that look like low-grade "Hercules&Xena" quality effects, a surprise since the effects were done by Industrial Light&Magic. Some of it works, some doesn't, and it all would have looked better with models and makeup (but I'm old fashioned). Regardless, the movie is cheery, exciting, and fun. There is an element of "Army of Darkness" style camp which is good for laughs, but it also delivers some good old-fashioned thrills and chills. No one will ever mistake The Mummy for a masterpiece -- it's too slick, too post-modern, and at times embarrassingly silly (like the beginning, where characters stand around spouting plot exposition as if they're pitching us the movie). But it's got moxie and some good thrills and laughs, and is worth repeated viewings.
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Summary: The Mummy
Review: This movie I found to be an enjoyable experience throughout. The movie has been critsized at being aimed at people who have frying pans for brains. Yes, some parts of the movie are dumb, but the movie isn't really supposed to be taken seriousely. It's supposed to be FUN! It's kind of an action- adventure- horror- comedy. It's exciting, it scares you, and it's funny. The special effects are not the best, but they're pretty good. The acting is very good. The actors react like normal people would in the same situation. Stephen Summers did a good job at directing the movie. It has an Indiana Jones feel, which I liked. And it seemed to make sense. I really liked this movie!
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Summary: Obviously has to be a comedy
Review: Don't watch this movie expecting a great horror movie. This isn't it. This movie is formula horror with nothing original or unexpected, but with some of the greatest special effects I've seen.(ILM, you've done it again.) First of all: Why do people in horror movies always read aloud from "The Book of the Dead" knowing that something is going to come back to life and that very bad things are going to happen? Will they never learn? Second: Why must there always be a damsel in distress type? I guess that's so there's a reason to be a hero. Third: Do they not know that when you cut up these revived dead people the separate parts always seem to be able to go on with their evil deed without all parts being present? Sheesh! We've got our standard hero, our standard greedy fortune hunters, etc. This movie has been done many times before in many different forms, but the comedy elements make this one fun. No, it's not great art. There aren't any great performances. But if you're looking for something to do on the weekend, this movie is worth checking out. BTW: Quicksand in the desert?
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Summary: Excellent special effects
Review: This is a pretty good movie. The special effects were outstanding! I have to agree with an earlier viewer that stated that comparing this 1999 version to Boris Karloff's version is a mistake! Although some parts of the story were similar there is no comparison. This movie is worth watching for the special effects alone. The story has some weak spots but overall I found it enjoyable and would watch it again. By the way the DVD version is Packed with extras!
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Summary: IT WAS A GOOD ATTEMPT. BUT.......NO
Review: I kmew that when I went to go see this movie that it wouldn't be all that. Here's a hint to the public: Never see a movie that shows all the action in the preview. This is a sign that there won't be much to look foward to because they used at least 85% of it already. The script in this movie desrves a D-. Brendan Fraser appeared to have an I.Q of 10 with his famous line,"Question?". Rachel Weisz appeared to be spaced out at times. I hate when they make the women in movies so helpless. It was the typical storyline. Kill the bad guy. go save the girl. Get out of the pyramid before it falls apart. The only thing that saved this movie was the fact that it was so funny. It should be in the comedy section instead of action.I laughed alot in this movie. And as far as I'm concerned that's the only reson I would ever watch it again. So to the people who spents millions of dollars creating a computer generated mummy that wasn't even scary, good attempt.But....No.
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Summary: Very uneven!
Review: The Mummy with Brendan Fraser has an excellent premise; a group of adventurers that stumble on a long for gotten tomb that was cursed. Unfortunately, apart from Fraser, the rest of the actors apparently slept through acting 101; since their performances are very wooden and not at all beliveable.
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Summary: Yet another of those..
Review: Just another mainstream sci-fi wanna-be-great film wrapped in a commercial packing. Watch it a dull sunday afternoon when there's nothing else on tv, but not worth buying on dvd.
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Summary: All of what is BAD
Review: Please tell me it hasn't come to this ... Embarassing film with wooden acting and generic, "by-the-numbers" direction and visuals ... Avoid like a plague of poorly done computer bugs ... This is what is wrong with American filmmaking these days ...
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Summary: Racist Propaganda- I want to put zero stars.
Review: The real life Imhotep was a master architect, the real father of medicine, and a high priest. How dare you give his name to this character, an adultorus muumy. How would you like it if Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Albert Einstein were put in such degenerate light? The movie may be funny but is not a comedy, therefore the intention was to smear the name of Imhotep. This makers of this movie should be tried and convicted for psychological warfare.
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Summary: DISGUSTING!
Review: I wish I could put into words how horrible the movie was. I only watched half the film before falling asleep. And another thing; I know why there are so many reviews saying that it is better in widescreen. The answer is it takes up less of your screen. It is so bad that I rooted for the people to die.
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