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Summary: Cool Movie
Review: "The Mummy" is a really cool movie. I like the Egyptian theme and the special effects were really great. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have great chemistry and make the movie even better. The movie is not just a horror movie, either, it's also very funny. Get this movie for a fun, scary experience.
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Summary: One of the best movies I've ever seen!
Review: The Mummy is one of the best movies I've ever seen, and I watch movies all the time. The first time I saw it I didn't really like it. The second time I loved it! I keep watching it over and over again as if I never saw it before. I could watch it so many more times. Brendan Fraser is so good in this! I think this is one of the best parts he's played! This is a must see! No question about it!
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Summary: Superb fun
Review: I think those who have criticised this movie have made the mistake of comparing it to true horror films.To place the 1999 Mummy beside the Karlof version is a mistake. I agree that The Mummy (1999) owes far more to Raiders of the Lost Ark than the tense, claustrophobic horror classic of the 1930s. It's supposed to be fun. Even the cast don't take themselves seriously and there are some superb moments of pure slapstick fun. I particularly enjoyed the character Beni as the bumbling, hapless, wanna-be arch villain who probably endures more pain than Imhotep. I note the movie has also endured criticism for not being historically accurate. Well, that's neither here nor there. In reality Imhotep was a renowned architect and High Priest. Our guy is something else entirely! He is a work of pure fiction, as are the rest of the cast - Seti existed, but whether he was murdered by his staff and his girlfriend or not, who knows, but probably not. Ankhesenamen (Imhotep's girlfriend) also existed..she was the wife of Tutankhamen. The Mummy does not pretend to be an historical docu-drama, nor a serious horror film. If you approach it with this mind set then you will be disappointed. It's an adventure story, full of action, handsome heros,lovely heroines and great special effects and self-deprecating humour. (I actually prefer the "juicy" mummy, with bones clanking and flesh rotting, to the bandage wrapped guys) The only sour note from my perspective are the myriads of silly "priest mummies" that swarm all over the place toward the end. Far more than Imhotep had in his employ when they were all alive; they are all rather exaggerated to the point of being plain foolish, rather than funny. Overall, The Mummy is great chewing gum for the mind and what is wrong with that. I recommend it and I am eagerly looking forward to Mummy 2.
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Summary: A great movie...But...
Review: OK, The Mummy is a great movie, I'll grant it that, and I love it because of the Egyptian theme, but there are a few inconsistencies in it that drive me crazy. First and foremost, scarabs don't eat flesh. The sad truth is that scarabs are dung beetles. Not very exciting. Secondly, there is an anachronism in the prologue of the movie. Seti I and the actual Imhotep didn't live at the same time. Imhotep was an architect over 200 years before Seti I who designed the step pyramid. Anyway, that's the main thing. I just hope that next time, if a movie is based partially on fact, that the producers will get the facts right.
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Summary: Another worthless Remake
Review: Hollywood must think that fans of Horrormovies are Braindead,otherwise they would have choosen to use either the version proposed by Clive Barker or Joe Dante for the Remake of "The Mummy"Instead a mediocre script was choosen,and a less then mediocre actor,Brendan Fraser(George of the Jungle) was hired for the lead role and to top it all of,very bad CGI(Cheap Gimmicky Images? )where used in this worthless Remake! But I guess that's all that is needed to have a Summer Blockbuster?
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Summary: Transcends mere B-movies to create a new level of awful
Review: The Mummy, unlike The Matrix, this is one of those movies that is built around the special effects and not the story. Someone must have had a no brainer, "we got all this cool computer special effect stuff, now all we need is a story" 1+1=2, right?. Wrong. Sadly the advancent of special effects have given the writers more room for error and lazyness than ever before. This was unfortunately one of the first movies i saw on dvd, i could has seen it on a black and white portable pocket tv and it would have not made a difference. The story was incredibly weak and uninteresting, the characters were so cliche i doubt it could have kept my 5 year old cousin's attention for more than a few seconds. The only reason i give it 2 stars instead of 1 is because of the special effects which were magnificent. Unfortunately the gap between the effects and the story was colossal to say the least. Please don't encourage bad movie making like this by giving your time or money.
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Summary: Another film made for a reason I can't see
Review: The gets thrown into the mix with films like "Fight Club" and such. Obviously, the makers already new that it wouldn't be hit. With the Mummy, casting Fraiser was a bad idea. Everyone is used to seeing him as a dopey yet cute character in movies like "George of the Jungle" and "Blast From the Past". I think after the making the total flop "Dudley Do-Right", Fraiser wanted to play a different kind of character. Well too late, cause everyone is used to the regular kinds of characters he plays. I was not very impressed because of this fact.
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Summary: Pure, mindless enjoyment!
Review: I cannot tell a lie, I really enjoyed this film. For sheer stupid entertainment it takes my breath away. Let's start with the critisms of this film. Many have insulted it merely because it isn't particularly scary. Well, Steven Sommers did not set out to create a horror film. He wanted a Raiders style adventure film. That's what he got. He even has a little tribute to it 'I hate Bugs/Snakes' see? Also, this is clearly a film aimed in many ways at young teenagers, with a little thrown in for the more adult. Also the acting has been critisied. In some cases this is justified. Fraser doesn't have the emotional depth he had in Gods and Monsters or The Passion of Darkly Noon. However, it simply isn't that kind of role. Weiz is feisty, though in some cases her gags were a little cringe-worthy. Hannah also struggles with his Scots brogue, but has some good lines. Kevin J. O'Connor is also very good as a malicious Hungarian. Arnold Vosloo and Patricia Valasquez are both superb however. Vosloo create a creature that is a mixture of menace and pathos, though he speaks no English in the film, while Valasquez makes the most of her small yet very important role. One critism I cannot refute is the racial stereotyping. Sommers does literally seem to have taken the 1930s adventure serials a little too much to heart, and the Egyptians are a smelly ignorant lot. My only consolation is that they are stereotypes in a cast of stereotypes. The opening scene in Ancient Egypt is an accomplished combination of ILM, film making and acting. On the positive side, the special effects, particularly when seen on the big screen or DVD are mind blowing. The desert looks Lawrence of Arabia beautiful. The dialogue is cheesy and funny, often with self-mocking undertones. The cast clearly knows the film is a joke, and they want you to know too. I beg you, DO NOT go into this film expecting a gothic or otherwise horror movie. You will end up hating this film, and it doesn't deserve that. Granted it's not a cinematic masterpiece, with riveting dialogue and emotional performances, but it IS a film that will entertain you, IF YOU LET IT!
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Summary: terrible
Review: the only thing you get here is special effects. the story is weak if i have ever seen one and Brenden Fraser is a really bad actor. don't see it!
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Summary: A pleasant surprise
Review: We were standing in the video aisle at the grocery store. It was 7:45 PM on a Friday night. All the new releases were checked out. My 12-year old and 9-year old were debating the merits of viewing The Nutty Professor for the umpteenth time. Then we saw the DVD version of The Mummy. Very low expectations and lack of anything better led us to rent the DVD. WHAT A SURPRISE! This movie reminded me of an old-time Saturday matinee flick. Just gross enough without being gory. Just enough funny and in-cheek humor that didn't descend into 3 Stooges. The most telling sign was in the 'Making of the Mummy" featurette. All the memebers of the production team spoke about how they didn't want to make the effects too gory. Wow! Thinking of the probable adolescent audience! What a concept. Universal Films should be commended for such a fun movie.
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