Mummies, and curses, and more, oh my! - The Mummy Reviews

Ok, so 3,000 years ago, high priest Imhotep of Thebes decides to have an affair w/ the pharoh's fiancee' who no one was supposed to touch and when confronted, they both kill the pharoh, then she kills herself believing when the time was right, Imhotep would ressurect her. He then steals her body and takes it to Hammunaptra and attempts to bring her soul back from the underworld using the Book of the Dead, but he is caught by pharoh's bodyguards. Therefore, the worst of all the ancient curses was used upon him and he was buried alive among other disgusting things. He vowed to return and to the current day the city of Hummanuptra (or the city of the dead) where he was buried is protected (as much as possible) by the descendants of the bodyguards. Brendan Frasier's character Rick O'Connell has been there and knows evil is there, but still ends up coming back to the site with a team of Americans, Arabs, and Rachel Weisz who is his love interest. She comes across the Book of the Dead and accidentally resurrects Imhotep... and all hell breaks lose. So, with an undead mummy killing any who come in his way and seeking dominion over the earth, Brendan, Rachel, and the rest of the gang have their work cut out. Big time. The story is great. It is a love story, action movie in the genre of Indiana Jones, it is suspense, it is comedy, and anything else. The sets are very cool. The flashbacks to Ancient Egypt are great. You can tell this movie took a long time to create. The special effects of the mummy and his minions as well as giant bugs and sky-high sand storms are without fault. This movie doesn't have a dull moment. The acting is very authentic and believable as well. I love the characters because they all contrast each other so much. Script wise, it fits perfectly with Ancient Egypt dialogue (and most of the mummy's dialogue is in Arab), and the rest is humorful and intense which blends well with the movie. The score is very good as well. There is so much going on in this movie, that you cannot just analyze every aspect of it. Basically, it is a keeper, and it is one of my five favorite movies, and for my standards, that is saying a lot. The whole ambiance of the film is eerie and brilliant. I love every time something pops out or something unexpected happens. Great film. No regrets in buying it, and I don't get tired of watching it.