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The Mummy

  
If a three-thousand-year old curse becomes reality, there will be an adventure
like "Indiana Jones". With Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah - and
the mummy of Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo).
CineClub Review!
German version



Date
Name

/ Valuation

Length Enter-
tainment Tension

Action Music Ero-
ticism

Niveau Impres-
sion Total

03.06.1999:
The Mummy

***** **** *****

***** ***** **

*** ***** 94%

   Genre:

Adventure

      Director: Stephen Sommers   



Contents:

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan (John Hannah) is an Brittish egyptologist. One day he finds a
three-thousand-year old hexagonal relic. On seeing it his sister Evelyn (Rachel
Weisz), who is a librarian, realizes that there is a map in it. And this map can
only show one thing: "Hamunaptra", a village in the sand, where pharaohs and
priests are said to be lying as mummies next to their treasures. And there is
said to be a book of greater power than anyone can think of. This book
fascinates Evelyn. She has to get it although it is said that "Hamunaptra" kills
anyone who gets in.

When by an "unfortunate coincidence" the map gets lost in the flame of a candle,
Evelyn and Jonathan try to find the original owner of the relic.
It's the former soldier Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser, photo) - but only some
minutes after they find him, the Egyptains want to hang him...

Ariving at "Hamunaptra" - of course not by a direct route - the group realize
that they are not the only ones searching for the grave treasures. Three
Americans cross their path again and again. Some time later these Americans make
the big mistake, so that the old curse can become truth: The priest Imhotep
(Arnold Vosloo) was mummified alive three thousand years before, because he had
tried to revive the personal lover girl of the Pharaoh. If he were ever revived,
he would combine the whole seven Egyptain plagues. He would use the bodies of
those who revived him for his personal reconstruction. After this he would get a
human victim to revive the lover girl. And then he would be the evil himself and
noone could ever stop him...

The egytologists realize this great danger when it is too late. The action part
of the movie begins... And only two things have any effects against the mummy!

  Criticism: How long we had to wait! And now we get a great movie. A well made
film with action, fear and archaeology (and this time there are no "Nazis" to be
the "baddies" - who would have thought it?).

In 1939 the classic film "The Mummy" was made with Borris Karloff - a horror
strip with cult status. Over sixty years later Stephen Sommer now tries his
remake. And he uses all the trick techniques of the modern cinema. Realistic and
alive scenes are created. That you can see some very "unnatural" computer
effects in the beginning of the movie is only one exception. An unlimited number
of grave beetles and artistically half-decayed animated mummies can fascinate
just like Imhotep who can turn himself into a sandstorm - this is George Lucas'
animation.

The leading actors John Hannah, Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser (see also photo
on the right) put on a very good performance. The latter particularly seems to
identify himself with his role.

More than once the movie uses the long-known fear of insects - especially of
carnivorous giant insects which move from one point to another in a
breath-taking tempo. But there are no bloody scenes or brutal shocks. Sometimes
the mummy seems to be friendly and a litte bit awkward (Imhotep gets its eyes
from a halfblind human...).

Most of the time you can enjoy the great sound and music atmosphere of this
movie. Because of this the impressive special-effects with sandstorms and
trembling earth become very effective.

Although it seems to be impossible, there are some myths and legends about
occurrences in Egypt similar to those in this film. And in fact "The Mummy" walk
nearly parallel to history - even if the discussions of the "Oldegyptains" sound
a little bit confused (but noone's talking it today anymore).

Finally you can say that Stephen Sommer's "The Mummy" is a well made movie. From
this day on any film in this genre will be compared not only with "Indiana
Jones" but with this movie, too.

"The Mummy" gets the "CineClub-Movie-Award"!

  

This film was evaluated by:
RS(92%)
&
DJMK(96%),
FV(57%)

Texts:
RS,
AP

Photos:
Universal Studios

Picture handling:
DJMK
  
  
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Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) tries to revive his lover girl (left). Jonathan (John
Hannah) and O'Connell (Brendan Fraser) have to defend against the crowds of
undeaths (on the right)

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