The Mummy
5 stars
Comparing this remake to the original horror film is crazy. They might share the name, but at the core they are completely different movies, tone-wise, action-wise, visual-vise, plot-wise. And I gotta say, the remake KICKS FUCKING ASS. I might be blinded by nostalgia goggles, but The Mummy still stands out to meas one of the best films of the 90’s.
The Mummy Returns
2 stars
The sequel, though, does not. While at it’s core it might look like more of the same, this movie is a turd. A golden trd served on a silver plate with a tiny umbrella sticking out of it, but still a turd. The needance to having everything be connected baffles me. In the first movie, the heroes didn’t have anything to do with the villain - except being his potential victims. Just a librarian, an asshole, a bigger asshole and a warrior of an ancient cult who you were not sure whether he’s good or bad until the third act. In this movie, the asshole is now also a member of that cult, without even knowing it, the librarian girl is now a future version of pharaoh’s warrior and I don’t even know I got lost. There is too much paranormal. I know that the whole idea of Mummy rising back from dead is paranormal, but the first movie understood that it’s a silly idea and played along with it. It built up a mystery, in depths of the desert, hidden secrets. In this one we have The Mummy running around in broad daylight, with a band of other guys. Imhothep is not The Mummy with capital M, he is a comic book villain. The kid was so annoying, I won’t even give him more than this one sentence. The CGI in the first film, while nothing groundbreaking, was OK. The CGI here? Somehow, they managed to make the CGI worse! They had higher budget, better technology, more experience and IT’S WORSE? THE SCORPION KING AT THE END LOOKS LIKE A PLAYSTATION 2 CHARACTER!
It’s what it is, but it’s baffling such amazing movie like The Mummy could be followed up by…this!
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
4 stars
So after the collosal pile of garbage that was Mummy 2, the team responsible grabbed their balls, and actually delivered us a proper sequel. To which I only have to say: Meh. The movie isn’t bad. IMHO it’s a big improvement over TMR. But it has ton of flaws. It delves way too much into politics. When I watch Mummy movie, I want to see The Mummy, not a bunch of spies and betrayals. The pacing is bit off, but not anything that would make me frustrated. I liked the chemistry between the - now thankfully grown up - O’Connels son, and the O’Connel himself, played again by Brendan Fraser. Just like TMR, it tries to be more comedic, but this time, it surprisingly works! This is the movie that you will either love or hate, and for me, it does enough things to love it.
The Mummy Ressurected
1 star
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