The Mummy
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Movie Reviews of The Mummy
Movie Review: Stylish Hammer horror with some good moments
Summary: 3 Stars
After a succession of masterful gothic horrors (Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, Hound of the Baskervilles), Hammer Studios next turned their attention to the infamous Mummy.
In my opinion, this lacks the brilliance of Hammer's earlier genre offerings, but is most notable for several unforgettable images that remain imprinted on the mind long after the film is over. Apart from the striking visuals, this is a solid, but fairly standard slice of Hammer horror.
Movie Review: Tongue Removal Scene Missing
Summary: 3 Stars
I think this must be the tv print as the Tongue Removal scene where you see the tongue being removed out of Christopher Lee's mouth before he is embalmed is missing.
So this is the cut Mummy version and coming from the normally dependable Warners I'm surprised.
Movie Review: Hmmmm, somethings not right
Summary: 2 Stars
great film, big hammer fan, but the viewer from france has hit the nail on the head.I looked forward to this dvd and sure enough all seemed to be well, reviews praising the quality of the transfer but there was something nagging me... my memory for films is pretty good and there was something wrong, the image was 'odd' felt somehow compressed in some form. also, colours weren't as vibrant as i remembered them. Now on alot of films i can think of i couldn't care less but this is a hammer, the visuals in a good hammer are one of the primary attractions, composition and colours. It worried me all the way through the movie until it got to the scene i remember most vividly, when cushing confronts the controller of the mummy. I remember the depth of these shots from this scene, i remember the amazing tone of the colours, so as soon as it finished i got out my old, cheap vhs copy and sure enough, the differences were not all in my mind.
i don't know the technical terms for this, but seems the guy from france has. great movie, i am a hammer devotee, but i can't help thinking one of the best aspects of their films will not come through if warner brothers continues this method of transfer. Hound of the baskervilles is out soon, a film visually similar to the mummy, i hope they do a better job.
hate having to write reviews like this, but someone noticed the poor quality image of the fall of the house of usher as well and as i keep saying, the colours, the tones, the photography are not getting the treatment they deserve
if you have the anchor bay edition of the abominable snowman check out the peter cushing extras, there are amazing images from the hound of the baskervilles, cinema quality, be interesting to compare to the forthcoming WB release.
Again, sorry if i have put you off this movie, it really is great fun but i can't help feeling a bit disappointed
Movie Review: Not an award winner
Summary: 2 Stars
I would only give this book 2 stars becase I thought it would be about finding a way into a pyramid and having 10 men going in and 8 men coming out. I didn't like it when they said a group of tourists went into a tomb and found the mask and didn't even tell us about it. I wouldn't recomend this book to anyone because I don't think it has anything to teach a reader.Movie Review: Great acting but terrible cheap sets.
Summary: 2 Stars
The movie has some great acting, but it is ruined by the cheap production and the cheap looking sets. It will give you chills, but somehow the B-Movie production values ruin the effect.