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	The Mummy (1999 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mummy is a film written and directed in 1999 by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, with Arnold Vosloo as the reanimated mummy of the title.
		It is a loose remake of The Mummy (1932), which starred Boris Karloff as the mummy.
		In the original release of The Mummy in England, around 5-10 seconds of footage was cut during the hanging scene in the Egyptian prison, including a single line from the Prison Warden.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Mummy_(1999_movie) (1461 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Mummy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A mummy is a corpse whose skin and flesh have been preserved by deliberate or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold or dryness, or airlessness.
		Films representing such a belief include the 1932 film The Mummy starring Boris Karloff, as well as two remakes, one released in 1959 and another in 1999.
		Mummies have been used in medicine, to calibrate CAT scan machines at levels of radiation that would be too dangerous for use on living people.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Mummy (2157 words)

	Review: The Mummy(1999)
		The film has a certain charm that I was suprised to find; it truly doesn't take itself seriously and that certainly works to get past the screenplay, which isn't that poor compared to other recent action films, but it certainly isn't art.
		The film goes on and on, heading at a lightning pace towards it's inevitable conclusion and as much as I admired the technical skill and the performances that brought this movie to the screen, there was just a point where you say to yourself, "Wait...
		On "The Mummy"'s DVD, five scenes of the film are broken up into the various sections of the effects, from the basic concepts, to the added effects that are built in to reach the final look of an effects scene.
	www.currentfilm.com /mummydvd.html (2376 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: The Mummy (Widescreen, 1999) review
		The Mummy, with Boris Karloff in the title role, premiered in 1932; the film would spawn four sequels.
		His tongue is cut out, he's wrapped as a mummy, placed in a sarcophagus with flesh-eating scarabs, which is then locked with a six-pointed key, and buried alive.
		The film's 2.35:1 theatrical aspect ratio is presented in an anamorphic transfer from a high-definition master, and the picture is excellent.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video/mummy_1999.htm (970 words)

	The Mummy (1999)
		The mummy film is maybe one subgenre more than any other that is condemned to B programmer status simply by its theme.
		The only other halfway effective mummy film has been the underrated The Awakening (1980), which dropped all bandaged-wrapped terrors and created an often subtle story about possession, while modelling itself on the supernatural killings set-pieces of The Omen (1976).
		The film is filled with incredible vistas of sandstorms, lost cities seen both in the fabulousness of their heyday and the spleandour of their ruins, treasure chambers and booby-trapped tombs.
	www.moria.co.nz /horror/mummy99.htm (1362 words)

	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: The Mummy (1999)
		This 1999 version of The Mummy approaches its campy adventure and goofiness with such energy and enthusiasm, it's an utter joy for those with a youthful heart.
		It derives its spirit from the same source: those pulp adventure dime novels of yesteryear, where the grim-faced, lightly bearded hero was always wrestling some terrible beastie on the front cover.
		The Mummy, with its sweeping desert vistas, crowded streets with vendors and wooden carts, labyrinthine passageways with secrets and treasures, is a wonderful example.
	www.rinkworks.com /movies/m/the.mummy.1999.shtml (356 words)

	The Mummy: Collector's Edition (1999)
		As I mentioned, I enjoyed the film when I saw it in theaters, but I went into that experience with pretty low expectation; it was one of those movies I saw mainly because I felt like seeing something, and I hadn't expected it to be terribly enthralling.
		The film itself is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and it runs straight through on this 16X9 enhanced dual-layered disc.
		Most of the film is cast in a golden yellow tone - what with all the sand and Egyptian trappings - and the DVD reproduces these colors beautifully and vibrantly.
	dvdmg.com /mummy.shtml (2877 words)

	The Mummy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Mummy is a rousing, humorous, suspenseful and horrifying epic about an expedition of treasure-seeking explorers in the Sahara Desert in 1925.
		Stumbling upon an ancient tomb, the hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest who had been sentenced to an eternity as one of the living dead.
		The figure is more than the combined total of the rest of the films in the top 10.
	www.movie-page.com /1999/TheMummy.htm (331 words)

	The Mummy Returns
		The film relies on special effects throughout the film, and there are very few non action sequences.
		While in the original, the Mummy's face appeared in the sand, this time, he appears in a wall of water, sent to blow away Fraser and company as they search for their son.
		Some ideas for the film are a bit far-fetched, even for a fantasy, and will create groans in most adults but overall it is a satisfying fantasy film you will enjoy seeing more than once.
	www.dvdcorner.net /html/mummyre.html (744 words)

	Louisville Scene \| Movies \| Movie Review \| 'The Mummy Returns' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A sequel to the 1999 film in which the heroes must save the world from both the Mummy and someone called the Scorpion King.
		The result is a film that feels like a test paper where the answers have been cribbed from someone else: They may be correct, but don't ask the cheating student to show his work.
		Though he is prominently featured in the posters and commercials, he appears only in the film's first five minutes and displays little acting talent.
	www.courier-journal.com /scene/movies/rev2001/20010504mummyreturns.html (428 words)

	DVD Review - The Mummy (1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Loosely based on Karl Freund’s 1932 classic film "The Mummy" with Boris Karloff, director Stephen Sommers took a very different approach to the subject matter and made a racy action adventure out of the horror material.
		Arnold Vosloo is making his mark as the Mummy, embodying a creature that is very different from all the previous mummies that graced the screen.
		It was a fun film to watch, a very entertaining and enjoyable ride, topped with some spectacular special effects icing, and I am very happy to see the film restored on this DVD so meticulously by Universal.
	www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/the_mummy__1999_.shtml (1177 words)

	The Mummy´s Shroud - Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The boy was buried by a loyal slave named Prem whose mummy stands in a museum in Cairo.
		The curse soon proves to be true when the slave´s mummy comes to life and begins murdering all the explorers who entered the scared place.
		They are despairing of escaping with their lives when they discover that the strange writing on the boy Pharaoh´s shroud may be the secret to their survival...
	www.movie-2-dvd.org /film/the-mummys-shroud.html (233 words)

	THE MUMMY (1999) movie review
		Imhotep is genuinely a force to be reckoned with, bringing plagues upon the land and using his magic and incredible strength in combat.
		The panorama of ancient Egypt in its complete glory in the beginning of the film is just breathtaking, and most of the magic is very well done.
		The swarms of scarabs are outright creepy, and the battling mummies near the end beat even those in TV series like Xena and Hercules which people consistently rave about.
	www.feoamante.com /Movies/Mummy/Mummy99.html (581 words)

	Attack of the 50 Foot DVD: The Mummy (1999)
		Now awesomely powerful, the mummy stalks the archeologists, stealing their life essences and body parts to reconstitute his own body, and reclaiming their stolen treasures, which will make him invincible.
		This disc is a CGI fan's dream: a long featurette (over 45 minutes!), 'Making A Better Mummy', follows the various design teams working on the almost-totally CGI title character, describing their works and achievement in Geek Overkill terms.
		Audio commentary by director Sommers and his film editor is by turns entertaining and informative - Sommers is particularly fond of pointing out continuity errors and shadows of film crew members.
	www.50footdvd.com /movies/m/mummy-99.html (521 words)

	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: The Mummy Returns (2001)
		Action scenes and humor are inserted in service to the pace of the film, not to its story.
		The embarrassingly bad gremlin attack was a gross miscalculation, but other than that there are some nice set pieces, in particular a mummy fight on a double decker bus and a flashback to a knife duel.
		A tearful character scene toward the end is very moving -- quite an accomplishment in an otherwise implausible story -- and Brendan Fraser again hits all the right notes in his portrayal of the rugged adventure hero, even when he's not given the proper material.
	www.rinkworks.com /movies/m/the.mummy.returns.2001.shtml (237 words)

	Horror Review: The Mummy (1999)
		The film took me by Surprise I was entering expecting a PG film with all the good old Gothic Romance taken out.
		The film opens in ancient Egypt 1719BC when High Priest Imhotep takes a liking to ANK-SU-NAMUM the Pharaoh's born and bred mistress who is not to be touched by anyone but the Pharaoh.
		Next would be Johnathon played by John Hannah, the character was extremely well polished and worked in well with the film to add levity his ability to paly to a PG audience was clearly deonstrated here again as it was in "The Love Bug".
	www.fortunecity.com /lavender/plan9/338/HP/review/m/mummy.html (1067 words)

	The Cold Spot -- The Mummy (1999)
		The first time I saw The Mummy was in a theater, which is, of course, the proper place for this kind of epic action flick.
		Its purpose is to thrill and chill, and that it does, using a combination of humor, old-fashioned derring-do, and very modern CG effect to tell a story that is a delightful hybrid of old and new Hollywood sensibilities.
		The Mummy is focused on being a summer popcorn flick, not on being a classic, and it suceeds.
	www.theflagship.net /coldspot/m/mummy-99.html (553 words)

	DVD Review - The Mummy: Widescreen Collector's Edition (1999)
		To start with, you get the film in its original widescreen aspect ratio, enhanced for anamorphic widescreen displays to boot (note that a separate full frame collector's edition version is also available for those who prefer it).
		What I mean by that, is that given the type of film we're talking about here, there isn't nearly as much nifty use of surround sound as I think there could have been.
		You can view each scene in 4 different stages of completion, from the original plate photography, to the final film version, with audio commentary by effects editor John Berton to explain how it was all done.
	www.thedigitalbits.com /reviews/mummyws1999.html (1035 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Mummy [1999]: DVD: Stephen Sommers,Brendan Fraser,Rachel Weisz,John Hannah,Arnold Vosloo,Kevin J. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		No gory detail is spared as the mummy sets about rebuilding his decayed body and reviving his forbidden lover, aided by hordes of swarming, flesh-eating scarabs and an army of the dead.
		The ultimate point of 'The Mummy' is simply to entertain the audience and keep them gripped and on the edge of their seat right up until the grisley end, and after watching it i can say that it certainly did just that, and very well i might add.
		Then of course you have the mummy; this guy is not content to just sneak around and say Boo in an effort to frighten everyone he meets; no, good old Imhotep has the plagues of Egypt as his calling card, and he possesses supernatural powers that make him all but invulnerable.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004D2X8 (2987 words)

	The Mummy (1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Arnold Vosloo's Mummy is considerably more fleet, and frankly (from the dirty old lady's perspective) is pretty darned buff for a dead guy.
		Rachel Weisz is gorgeous, and acquits herself well in the role of "Heroine in an Adventure Film;" i.e., she screams and gets rescued a lot.
		And as to Oded Fehr, who plays the mysterious desert guardian of the mummy's tomb (a role traditionally assayed by Welsh character actors) -- I and the rest of the ladies in my party indicated, through a series of incoherent grunts and some unattractive drooling, a strong desire to see much, much more of him.
	www.imdb.com /Title?0120616 (600 words)

	Review of The Mummy (1999)
		The Mummy has been cursed because, back when he was alive 3,000 years before, he fell in love with the wrong woman.
		For punishment, he was wrapped up as a mummy while still alive and sealed in a sarcophagus, the dead body of his love in an inaccessible chamber next door.
		The Mummy is beautiful to behold: the ruins are spectacular, the gold is shiny, the battle scenes are vigorous.
	www.frankwu.com /mummy.html (3678 words)

	The Mummy (1999) - Channel 4 Film review
		Thus every action scene is punctuated by goofy pratfalls and crass jokes, which have the effect of reducing the entire movie to the level of a Keystone Kops comedy.
		Which is a great shame, since the special effects are pretty awesome and Vosloo delivers an impressively malevolent performance as Im Ho Tep, the evil revived mummy.
		"I like the old martial films for their originality like A Chinese Ghost Story." Recommend a martial arts film to fellow fight fans.
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=106231 (144 words)

	The Mummy Returns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		B- The thing I remember most about the 1999 version of The Mummy was that it was thoroughly forgettable.
		Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are among several actors who reprise their roles from the 1999 film, as does Arnold Vosloo as Im Ho Tep, the ancient Egyptian prince who just won't stay dead.
		You might think that a film which relies so heavily on digital effects would at least make the effort to present good ones.
	www.net-monster.com /movie_mummyreturns.html (516 words)

	Dissertations, Essays on The Mummy
		The classic horror films all involve the textbook monster; Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, and of course The Mummy.
		Both films obviously tell the classic story of the mummy and its curse, but several differences exist.
		This is why new film could not attain horror status because of the new jaded standards set by our society, but it is very affective in telling the story through an action-adventure movie.
	www.essayboom.com /essay/The_Mummy-104378.html (166 words)

	The Mummy
		It was a remake of the 1930's Universal Horror film, but with updated digital effects, and features Indiana Jones' younger, more reckless cousin, Rick O'Connell.
		The villain was frightening (I would personally like a jaw that opened up that far to release locusts), powerful, interesting-looking, and truly despisable where Boris Karloff's original was not (although, Imhotep's motives weren't that evil, and it was all for love, I wonder why we didn't like him more).
		What it comes down to is that I am pissed off that horror is treated the way it is. The Mummy had some tremendous horror in it, but it was downplayed a little and the public thinks that they are free.
	www.xmission.com /~tyranist/horror/reviews/m/Mummy.1999.html (634 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - The Mummy (1999)
		His tongue is cut out and he is wrapped in mummy cloth and buried alive with a casket-full of scarabs, which will eat his flesh slowly.
		The rest of the film we see Imhotep destroying those that opened the crate that contained the book of the dead (he has to fulfill the curse, doesn't he?) as well as the remaining group of survivors desperately searching for a way to destroy the mummy.
		I think this film had some real potential, but someone fell asleep at the wheel a bit, which is too bad.
	www.dvdverdict.com /printer/themummyce.php (1579 words)

	IMDb Title Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Harry Knuckles and the Treasure of the Aztec Mummy (1999) (V) Legend of the Mummy (1997)
		The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals (1969)
		The Anasazi Mummy (2002) (V) The Egyptian Mummy (1913)
	www.imdb.com /Title?The+Mummy+(1999) (456 words)

	SOUNDWAVES CINEMA - The Mummy (1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Trying to bank off of the recent resurgence of horror films, Universal has gone to the fault and dusted off the classic tale, dropped it into the Hollywood Hit Machine and hit "puree".
		In this hyped-up re-hash, we are transported to the city of Thebes, circa 1290 B.C., where a high priest, Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo, late of the DARKMAN sequels) is buried alive for committing an act of treachery.
		Another problem, frankly, was that the Mummy, like the movie that bears Imhotep's name--wasn't scary.
	soundwavescinema.com /Cinema/1999/Mummy.htm (502 words)

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