Did you people see the same film I saw?

An absolute waste of money

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I always tend to steer clear of 'Mummy' films, not for any Oedipal reasons, but because they can get a bit bogged down in Egyptian mythology and more particularly because the wrapped ones tend to move so slowly. In fact, in this one the movement is pretty good, its only a stunt man in there so no attempt at Shakespearean style overacting and generally he's okay. All around him it is very much , the 'B' team except for Jeanne Roland, who does well and looks lovely, but is lumbered with an awfully dubbed voice. The opening scenes with amateurish backcloths are risible and then the film stops for about fifty minutes before an excellent ending. The good old stunt man takes Jeanne down into the sewers and with excellent photography the film really comes alive. Bit late though and it is clear that this film made to fit into a double bill is fit for nothing else.

This movie takes place at the beginning of the 20th Century in Egypt where an archaeological team led by "Sir Giles Dalrymple" (Jack Gwillim) has discovered the tomb of an ancient Egyptian prince by the name of "Ra-Antef" (Dickie Owen). As it so happens, one of the lead archaeologists named "Professor Eugene Dubois" (Bernard Rebel) is murdered and his body is sent to the other members of the team as a warning about desecrating the tomb and as a fulfillment of an ancient curse. However, this doesn't stop the man who financed the expedition, "Alexander King" (Fred Clark) from shipping the sarcophagus of Prince Ra-Antef back to London where he plans on displaying the mummified corpse to anyone willing to pay a small admission fee. Dismayed about such a low-class endeavor, Sir Giles resigns from the team and is quickly replaced by another archaeologist named "John Bray" (Ronald Howard) who continues to be fascinated with the recent find. Also with him is the daughter of Professor Dubois, "Annette Dubois" (Jeanne Roland) who is romantically attracted to John. But everything changes when a mysterious man by the name of "Adam Beauchamp" (Terence Morgan) enters the picture. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a rather average "Mummy Movie" which was somewhat limited by the overall lack of horror and suspense. Admittedly, the ending was a little unique but even then it wasn't anything overly dramatic or spectacular. In short, those looking for a movie of this type could probably do worse and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

This is obviously an old school horror movie from Hammer Studios. It starts out a little slow but picks up as it goes on. One of the opening scenes is a bit confusing with one of the archeologists tied to two posts. A nomad (?) shows and knifes the guy and then cuts off his left hand. The hand and knife show up a little later in the research teams tents. Discovering the tomb of an Egyptian prince. They excavate the tomb find the mummy and other artifacts. The financial sponsor for the dig, an American showman, decides to take the whole shebang on a tour of America. Well it leads to several dead witnesses of the opening of the sarcophagus. Turns out Ra's younger brother who actually responsible his murder has been cursed with eternal life unless Ra kills him with his own hand. Well this happens and taking the necklace with the "Words of Life" on it he then destroys himself.

This is what a horror film should be.This is exactly what a Mummy film should be.It is undeniably one of the best Mummy films, if not the best.That's because we get all of the elements.We have the "curse" upon those who dare to infringe upon the mysticism of the culture.We also have the beautiful woman who is to be the Mummy's love interest.We also have an array of interesting, even believable characters for science fiction purposes.Most importantly, we have the "brother" angle here. We know, of course, the Mummy is one brother, and it isn't long before we learn who the other one is.Which one will want to kill the girl? Which one will fight to save her? That is what makes the Mummy films so great.Everything this does, this does well. The cast is superb. If a few are annoying, it is because they do their jobs at playing annoying characters. That's called "good acting". It's something many of today's prima donas would never do. Can't blame them. They would lose their fan base of dorks.This was done in the days when fan bases were much more mature.The atmosphere here is very good, too.