The Mummy (Ultimate Edition)

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Summary: What a Thrill Ride!
Review: In ancient Egypt, one priest had the nerve to fall in love with Pharaoh's mistress. As a penalty, he was cursed to become one of the undead and suffer for all time. Unless someone released him from his prison.

Flash forward to the 1920's. A group of treasure hunters and a group of archeologists set out to find the ancient city of Hamunaptra. When they accidentally awaken the ancient evil, they find themselves in a race against time to save their own skin and the world in general. Is there a way to stop someone you can't kill?

This movie starts out rather slow. The first hour is set up getting the characters to the city. Once the Mummy awakens, however, it becomes a fast paced thrill ride you can't stop watching. The actors do a great job of keeping things believable, even if the plot has a few holes in it.

The DVD truly has some great stuff on it. Not only do you get great picture and sound with wide screen and full surround, but you get some fun features, too. The director's audio commentary is fascinating, discussing the struggles that it took to get the movie to the screen. Along those lines, the documentary is fantastic as well. I always love seeing what goes into making movie magic. Also worth checking out is the section on ancient Egypt.

This movie is slightly horror, but mainly action/adventure. It's a Saturday matinee, popcorn flick with great special effects. Pop it in and enjoy.

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Summary: Lots of Fun!
Review: This is a movie that kids will like, and that adults will enjoy because of the "in" jokes. I'm not one for horror movies, but this really doesn't qualify for this catagory. It's a little scary, but not enough that kids will be unable to watch.

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Summary: Exciting Adventure Flick
Review: As far as strict remakes go, this fails entirely. That said, this film is NOT a strict remake of the original, and stands up well on its own. Fun and very tongue-in-cheek, it never really takes itself seriously, and has surprisingly well-delivered charactors. Brendan Frasier and Rachel Weiz both are well-suited to their roles, and have a wonderful chemistry together. Arnold Vosloo is excellant as Imhotep, the main bad guy (the Mummy himself), and the supporting cast is well-chosen. The special effects are jaw-droppers, and worth watching the movie for alone. The film flows well, with good bits of humour scattered about, with some genuinely scary(perhaps just alarming to some) moments also. Well worth having in the old DVD collection.

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Summary: Great movie!
Review: I really enjoyed watching this movie as it combines adventure, romance and comedy. The mummies in the movie aren't at all scary so this movie is not recommended for people who are looking for a good horror. Brendan Fraser plays Rick O'Connell, the tough, macho adventurer (treasure seeker?), one of the few who know the whereabouts of the lost city Hamunaptra or something. Rachel Weisz plays the "librarian/egytologist" Evelyn who wants to fufill a life-long dream of finding the lost city. John Hannah plays her hilarious brother Johnathan in search of gold and riches. This movie is more comedy-adventure than anything else, and I found that it was good to watch with the family as it brings a lot of laughs. It may be a bit corny sometimes but its a great film to watch if you just want to see something Indiana Jonish(?) I don't know, just watch it and decide for yourself.

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Summary: Great Movie
Review: The Mummy is so good, it has Action, Adventure, Romance, and Humor packed into a great movie. Rick Oconnel (Brendan Frasiar) is great, as the ex-con just busted out of prison to help the innocent Evee (RachelWeiz) who is a archiologist, to find to book of the dead, which leads them on an amazing adventure!

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Summary: Wow
Review: I firmly believe that this movie is a great movie for all adventure movie fans. It brings in history with fantasy and romance all in one. It is a great movie for any moviegoer!

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Summary: The One Thing you MUST remember
Review: is that other than the basic plot and the clever use of a couple names, this cannot, in any way, be considered a remake of the original Karloff masterpiece. It just cannot even begin to compare, because it's essentially a different film. Part melodrama, part comedy, part horror and part Indiana Jones, the mummy is a super-enjoyable film with an appropos cast, lots of action and a great deal of serial-type last-minutes. It's great fun to watch, and more than once. The special effects are excellent, the photography cool, and the script fairly snappy, with the occasional small step into corn and/or plot hole. Every actor fits their part extremely well, and the whole thing only slows down a tiny bit here and there. For the most part, it just keeps on moving. The extras are plentiful, but not all of them are great. The documentary goes on a bit too long, and the deleted scenes are too short. The rest depends on yur individual taste.