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@chaosmaster4130

2 жыл бұрын

Never change drinker. Never change.

@StartRunning.

2 жыл бұрын

bi mineta bottom text

@mrgreen...9643

2 жыл бұрын

Cool runnings

@TheGoodLuc

2 жыл бұрын

One mistake, Imhotep was in love with Pharaoh's mistress, not daughter.

@raymartinez3826

2 жыл бұрын

I just watched stargate and it gives you that same relaxed feeling for a movie instead of a lecture

Benny is a more realized character than anyone in the new Star Wars trilogy.

@JS-ob7fv

2 жыл бұрын

Way more likeable too.

@therebel4332

2 жыл бұрын

Benny is a realistic character, you see them in all walks of life, a little weasel that does what he can to benefit.

@v8matey

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@hopelessedgelord

2 жыл бұрын

I know think of the kids he might have...someday

@Dirtbag-Hyena

2 жыл бұрын

Beni, what a tool. Even his voice is whiney.😄 Love him.✌🏼

“Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, save the world.” We all miss movies like these.

@Paulafan5

2 жыл бұрын

Even the Scorpion King is good fun. "I'm here for the girl and you're head!"

@moonlitskylight5740

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, as a female (not that I can speak for us all), as long as she is a good character like Evie or other good choices, I actually don't mind if she has to be rescued here and there. Granted it's preferred that there's a reason that she's kidnapped. But, it works.

@moomyung9231

2 жыл бұрын

I despise damsel in distress plots, if you want to gender swap that I'm in. Like season 2 of Stranger. Poor, hot Seo Dong-jae...

@ronnierodriguez697

2 жыл бұрын

Good characters are the key. Doesn’t matter who saves who. Write a compelling story, and the film saves itself.

@MrSuede79

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah , like Ellen Ripley!

Just watched this for the first time recently and loved it. I was struck by the scene where Evelyn gives herself up to protect her friends, removing herself from the action and putting her in the position of damsel in distress. It’s not something you’d likely see today, but that would rob her of showing some great virtues. Her self sacrifice was meant to save them, and you really can’t get more courageous than that. Not only that, she did it because she had faith in them to find her and to beat Imhotep and that faith bolstered them up when all hope seemed lost. It was a powerful scene and a great way to showcase a strong female character whose strength comes from actual feminine qualities.

@cayreet5992

2 жыл бұрын

While Evie is giving herself up to protect her friends in that scene, she's not a classic damsel in distress - unlike most of those, she has agency. You could even argue that Evie is the hero, because the whole story revolves around her decisions. She decides to go and find the city of the dead. She undermines the other dig, which leads to Imhotep's coffin being found. She reads from the book of the dead and awakens him. She is the most adamant to make up for her mistake. She takes Imhotep's immortality, giving Rick the chance to finally kill him. Yet, she does most of this win non-maskuline (feminine or neutral) skills.

@dallassukerkin6878

2 жыл бұрын

@@cayreet5992 Wait ... what? Men and women are different and use different strategies to achieve their goals? Inconceivable! :)

@cayreet5992

2 жыл бұрын

@@dallassukerkin6878 The only working strategy against someone who can't be harmed or killed is to defeat them with intelligence, not with brute force. No guy could have done it differently than she did.

@dallassukerkin6878

2 жыл бұрын

@@cayreet5992 Cay, it was merely a joke meant to humorously agree with you. I forgot what world we live in now ...

@alanhilder1883

2 жыл бұрын

@@dallassukerkin6878 I see your humour but got caught up on the princess bride.

I don't know if anyone else has brought this up but Jonathan is the prefect kind of comedic side character. Yes he cracks jokes & can be the cause of some of their problems BUT he is also physically capable of fighting, is willing to fight, goes on archeological digs, & is able to both read & speak Ancient Egyptian!

@Dowlphin

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, his gun-savviness is a nice trope breaker. I don't like onedimensional clichée role characters, and this is an example of not doing that.

@c.moriarty1178

9 ай бұрын

It's great because he's capable but at heart just lazy. He doesn't want to fight, or move rocks, or save the Egyptologist, or help crack codes, or do any work in life other than try to get rich quick. But instead of these things making him unlikeable, he's very endearing and always does the right thing when he has to

My favourite bit from the mummy is when Imohtep is about to eat the sceezy guy and he pulls out the giant jumble of religious icons and keeps praying in different languages till it recognizes Hebrew.

@Soul93Taker

2 жыл бұрын

It was scary, funny and weirdly fit for a character such as him i love that part too

@KennaDeMerkedo

2 жыл бұрын

MIne is Jonathan running into the group of the enthralled locals and joining them without missing a beat, moving like a zombie and chanting "Imhothep". I doubt there is an rpg player in the world who would not have a laugh at this moment.

@TheRealW.S.Foster

2 жыл бұрын

For a history buff, it's also pretty entertaining because, for the most part, the religions never even existed around the time Imhotep supposedly lived.

@veronicagross7458

2 жыл бұрын

It`s brillant.

@danialyousaf6456

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheRealW.S.Foster yeah, he only recognized the Hebrew and referred to it as "the language of the slaves" so Imhotep dates back to the pre Moses era.

The Mummy and The Mummy returns will always have my heart

@StartRunning.

2 жыл бұрын

it may be bad, but its enjoyable.

@StartRunning.

2 жыл бұрын

@Saruman Steele the only thing i hate about them was the rock cgi.

@StartRunning.

2 жыл бұрын

@Saruman Steele damn that place, pornhub is more reliable than that crackden.

@thehat2243

2 жыл бұрын

Mine as well

@juliooquendo220

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but At least the movies in 1999 and 2002 were better than the Tom Cruise one

One of my favorite scenes in the movie is when O'Connell threw an entire chair at Benny's feet to stop his escape. There was no cut to Benny's legs getting hit by the thrown chair. It was a hilarious comedic scene for me.

@cloudkitt

2 жыл бұрын

"Nice shot."

@abehambino

2 жыл бұрын

“You came home from the desert with a new friend today!” You gotta love Fraser’s enthusiasm in this film!

@rachelblack3816

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite lines of all time came from this movie-- Bennie: "Please don't kill me... think of my children!" Rick (Brendan): "You don't have any children..." Benny: "I might some day." Brendan Fraser is golden in this movie; actually, all of the primary and even the secondary cast members are perfect and perfectly set up in this movie. Bravo, well done!

@nastybigJim

2 жыл бұрын

lol me and my sisters would rewind the vhs over and over watching that scene.

@cherkovision

Жыл бұрын

I was disappointed to not see that scene in this video. I love how he steps into the room, grabs the chair, and throws it in one fluid motion.

"Good-natured" is a trait I've come to really value in movies. Meaning *genuinely* good-natured, not the forced-fun tone that a lot of similar projects have developed lately. Also: the Mummy's characters, for all their silliness, are still actual characters with actual relationships, which is another thing that has gone missing in the current landscape.

@casualcausalityy

Жыл бұрын

Modern producers and directors have forgotten how appealing a movie is when the cast seems to genuinely be having fun on set and working together

@willsmith9726

Жыл бұрын

@@casualcausalityy It's probably hard for actors to have fun when they're surrounded with bright green curtains and interacting with green-suited stand-ins for CGI characters.

Brendan Fraser was a solid star who deserves more recognition.

@georgem9981

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! He was real good in that movie.

@highfatherizaya7059

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, hes also really good in doom patrol

@georgem9981

2 жыл бұрын

@@highfatherizaya7059 doom patrol ey? i've seen a little bit of it. I don't know, is it good?

@georgem9981

2 жыл бұрын

@TOASTIE Crash ey? Ok, i'll watch it.

@spacelinx

2 жыл бұрын

He was brilliant in the movie Bedazzled too. Only his talent could make it into one of my all time favorite comedies.

"HEY BENNY, LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIIIVVEEERRRR!" is still legendary.

@mish375

2 жыл бұрын

"Well if it isn't my little friend, Benny..." I laugh everytime.

@cyborgar15

2 жыл бұрын

I ammmm?..

@bghoody5665

2 жыл бұрын

Gets a laugh out of me every time.

@dorn0531

2 жыл бұрын

“You came back from the desert with a new friend, didn’t’cha Benny?” “What friend? You are my only friend.”

@BrownGaijin

2 жыл бұрын

Best comeback ever.

It's really good to see Brandan Fraser coming back. I feel sorry for him after he called out a bigwig and got blacklisted. I wish him all the best for the future. This movie is one of my comfort choices when I'm in need of a relax.

@JohnDoe-xf2ke

2 жыл бұрын

He had major health issues too. Hope he gets it back together.

@crazyrr144

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to him

@davidlacoste

2 жыл бұрын

He's also had health issue due to performing a lot of the stunts on the Mummy serie. And a harsh divorced.

@gatchywatchyentertainmentb2090

Жыл бұрын

I don't get all the hate he got. I'd gladly see a movie with him as the star than any of the dick bag celebrities in the films today.

@majorgear1021

Жыл бұрын

@@crazyrr144 I want to know this, too!

I remember rewatching this movie with some younger family members of mine about a year or two ago. Immediately after they were outside re-enacting the movie because they enjoyed it so much. That just goes to show you that even 6-10 year old kids are still inspired by movies that came out well before they were born. Such a joy to watch them enjoy something I grew up with when I was about their age. Truly the passing of great story telling from one generation to another.

@CMONCMON007

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man. I did the same with my nephew. Made him watch a lot of my favourite filns of my childhood this being one of them and he really enjoyed it. He even saw Jaws and was impressed with it..great storytelling is timeless ...maybe theres a reason Shakespeare is still the most performed playwright 400 years later

@st3v3cR0zz

Жыл бұрын

those days were the days where film maker doesnt sacrifice good story telling for cgi spectacle. nowaday, CGI=Entertainment.

@tameriz1280

Жыл бұрын

I remember watching it as a kid myself. Me and my younger brother spent weeks playing in archeologists fighting mummies or acting like ancient Egyptians.

@scopilio13

6 ай бұрын

that was my childhood 20+ years ago.

"We have the horses." "You're on the wrong side of the river." That's fucking writing man.

@12vscience

2 жыл бұрын

Girl: Why did you kiss me? Guy: I was about to be hanged. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

@TheRougeSky

2 жыл бұрын

"You're probably wondering what a place like me is doing in a girl like this?" I appreciate that little scene more now then ever as I doubt many movies today would have the guts to have the booksmart female lead get drunk and make a fool of herself. If that scene was made today she'd probably some how manage to drink half the bottle without getting even tipsy despite being established as a very prim, proper and probably a very dry (it terms of how often she has hard drinks) person.

@Slider712

2 жыл бұрын

I was like 14 at the time this movie came out, that interaction had my cracking up. One of my favorite scenes in the movie.

@erichale7896

2 жыл бұрын

I was right around 10 years old when this movie came out. I couldn't tell you how many times I watched it. Everytime it was on I turned to that channel.

@Usersh6480

2 жыл бұрын

I can't read that without hearing exactly how they said it in my head 😀

"HEY O'CONNOL IT LOOKS TO ME THAT I HAVE ALL THE HORSES!" "HEY BENNY, LOOKS TO ME YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVERRR!"

@emil87th

2 жыл бұрын

Great line and great delivery, makes me laugh every time!

@kentonkruger8333

2 жыл бұрын

Benny really made this movie for me. Same actor and in a similar position*, the guy also made Deep Rising a fun watch too. * position as in role size and comedy relief element

When I watched this film as a child, it inspired my life long love for Egyptian culture and history. Now I am pursuing a PhD is Sociology, and am in line to teach multiple classes about Egyptian Socialization in Golden Era Cinema, Music, and Dance. The University wants me to incorporate belly dancing (Raqs Sharqi) into the coursework…I never in a million years would have thought that my academic pursuits would coincide with my love for Egypt. All of which started with this movie!!!

@davidr7872

Жыл бұрын

Now we know why college costs so much. A PhD In Sociology specializing in Egyptian blah, blah, blah. Lol. And absolutely no self awareness about it. Those future degrees are going to come in handy when you have to burn them for heat.

@thomascoolridge5337

Жыл бұрын

Prepare to become as cynical as OConnel

@disclaimer.imjokin

Жыл бұрын

@@davidr7872 blind to how snobby he is 😂

@keyshia6909

3 ай бұрын

Omg me too! I watched it as a kid and as soon as I found out about internet I went down a rabbit hole of Egyptian history. I have so many tattoos too. I wanted to be an archeologist when I was a kid. Now thattt is a good movie!

The film is an absolute classic. So many good scenes. When the old pilot gets his wish to go down fighting and meet his long lost friends from his youth, and the three of them salute his sacrifice as fellow men and wish him well on his journey... that was the most touching part of the whole film.

@MinimalEffort24

10 ай бұрын

Winston!

@NKWittmann

10 ай бұрын

Yeah it was a good movie at the time, but with the benefit of hindsight it's a really great movie now, somewhere up there with the Indiana Jones movies

One thing I really appreciated about Evi is that she knew her strengths and weakness' and didn't try to impose herself where she would only get in the way. She knows ancient Egyptian stuff. She's a great researcher, and a decent enough people person but when it comes to fighting she lets Rick handle it because that's what he does and is good at. She might try to help but she doesn't insist on fighting or suddenly become a fighting master because she "grew up with older brothers"

@StaffordMagnus

2 жыл бұрын

She got a pretty badass line too: 'If he turns me into a mummy, the first one I'm coming after is you.' , but said without the toxic, in-your-face, feminazi spite.

@joshuareed8243

2 жыл бұрын

She does turn into a bad ass fighter at the end of the second movie

@jinzokrim9979

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuareed8243 Even when she became the reincarnation of Nefertari she was never cocky about it and she was never trying to compete with Rick even if she always had his back

@joshuareed8243

2 жыл бұрын

@Pro Jey96 i love that scene where she saves her husband and the other chick bails and runs, and Imhotep just sits there for a second like "damn, she doesnt love me, but those two do love each other."

@reapersaurus

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuareed8243 Funny, that's my most hated part of the 2nd movie - the complete mischaracterization of Anoksunamun by having her run away to save her own skin. It abandons their whole millennias-old relationship. The mere thought that someone who was actually brought back to life by her lover Imhotep would even think about abandoning him was a lazy writing error.

Ah, the Mummy. A fun Indiana Jones style movie, where the mystical element is more front and center, that's still fun to watch after all these years. Great effects, sets, music and Brendan Frasier as a gun totting, borderline crazy man. What's not to love.

@chrisv9866

2 жыл бұрын

You say modern but it's been 22 years since it came out, whereas Indiana Jones came out 18 years before it. You're getting old, man.

@hydrogenone6866

2 жыл бұрын

O'Connell: *"This just keeps getting better and better!"*

@FalkFlak

2 жыл бұрын

Movies didn't change that much since the late 90s. CGI got better, Plots got worse, thats basically it.

@thefanwithoutaface8105

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisv9866 Modern in the sense it came out more recently.

@DrachonaTheWolf

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, actual sets and at least some practical effects. Remember that?

One correction: Imhotep was punished for having sex with the Pharaoh’s WIFE, not daughter. In the second film it’s revealed that Evie is a reincarnation of the Pharaoh’s daughter, and she fights Annak su Namun (or however her name is spelled).

@ElectroPopSelection

Жыл бұрын

Wrong again... She is his mistress, not wife. Double correction.

@philipwagner9169

Жыл бұрын

@@ElectroPopSelection Given the home life of some Pharaohs, she might have been all four at the same time!

@starrynight6268

11 ай бұрын

​@@ElectroPopSelectionConcubine, probably future queen if she lives

@thebitsanpiecesman4423

9 ай бұрын

She had great booba no! 🪬

"Light-hearted escapist fun that Hollywood used to be so good at." It was, wasn't it? It's amazing how in such a short time the entire American film industry had become the very opposite of what it used to be. Oh well, I guess we can still rewatch the numerous good old movies. There have been quite a few of them made in the 20th century.

@derrickcrawford1081

2 жыл бұрын

While I do agree with your statement sometimes I really have to wonder What happens after we run out?

@poiuyt975

2 жыл бұрын

@@derrickcrawford1081 Things will get better. Dark Ages don't last forever and even now it was possible for a movie like Maverick to be created.

@bierwolf8360

8 ай бұрын

@@poiuyt975 well, things will change drastically, and soon. Perhaps as early as spring 2025 or as late as 2040. I used to say 2050, but recent actions have expedited the process of decay that necessitates action even before that. I am hereby, of course, referring to the entire collapse of the west and possible nuclear war. Making out time frames from my dreams is rather difficult, but 2040 is definetly the latest it'll happen

@poiuyt975

8 ай бұрын

@@bierwolf8360Well that escalated quickly...

@bierwolf8360

8 ай бұрын

@@poiuyt975 you're welcome

Much apologies Drinker, but I believe it was the pharaoh’s mistress not his daughter that Imhotep, “blessed” 🤣

@suzybearheart530

2 жыл бұрын

I was watching and I was like "wait, Anck Su Namun was Pharoah's DAUGHTER? Ewwwwwwwwww!" And actually, in the sequel we learn Evie was Pharoah's daughter reincarnated.

@butthz8850

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this correction. Thank you!

@TheSeraphimArtist

2 жыл бұрын

If you look at Egyptian history in regards to the line of Pharaohs, that wasn't too uncommon. That was the case for Cleopatra VII, whose family did practice internal marriages to keep bloodlines pure. Much to the detriment of their children's health.

@Noperare

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, considering how much incest was going on in Egypt back then

@Katpiratefan275

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSeraphimArtist nothing ensures the Royal Pure blood line like incest. 🤢

Brendan Fraser. One of the most underrated guys in Hollywood. A true legend

@scorchedearth4248

2 жыл бұрын

They black balled him for some reason. I imagine he wouldn't play their games.

@mrSleepyguy1

2 жыл бұрын

@@scorchedearth4248 I could be wrong but I think its because he called out sexual harrasment in the movie industry.. from what i remember its really sad what happened to him.

@scorchedearth4248

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrSleepyguy1 I think you're correct. I really liked him, same with Val Kilmer.

@kokofan50

2 жыл бұрын

It’s sad he got badly injured and had to quit acting.

@robjgolde3221

2 жыл бұрын

@@scorchedearth4248 he’s talked about it in an interview before that in 2002 or 2003 some Hollywood big-wig tried to grope him and stick a finger in his ass at a party, and when he called it out his career was never the same after that. Fucking sucks because he was in a lot of great movies up to that point and always seemed like a likable, charismatic guy who could pull off action, comedy and drama pretty easily.

Its a sad day when you do actually realise that you will never see a movie like this again. Its without a doubt one of my favourite 'sit back and enjoy' movies.

I am fond of saying that this movie is perfect. There is literally no problem with The Mummy. It's fun, funny, fast, and flawless.

Brendan Fraser is a national treasure, can’t change my mind.

@leenaleewitch3731

2 жыл бұрын

I fully agree

@NucleaRaptor

2 жыл бұрын

JUST

@John_on_the_mountain

2 жыл бұрын

True and real

@josephklause4869

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Also love bedazzled

@zackwalton4371

2 жыл бұрын

He deserves so much more than what he’s gotten over the years, I wish more and more people would support him. I’m glad he’s doing well at the moment though.

Something I always enjoyed about the Mummy films was Jonathan. Especially when he's surrounded by the zombies and escapes by just pretending to be one, chanting 'Imhotep' over and over again.

@JamesRDavenport

2 жыл бұрын

You all realize, Jonathan is basically The Drinker in a Mummy adventure film....right? ;)

@noone8921

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I call a true genius actor. He really got into that scene really well.😂

@NatsumiMichi

2 жыл бұрын

@@accountantthe3394Yesss! Him and Lawless were amazing in there! When the prequel was announced back then, for the first time ever I had no worries about the plot or any drops in quality, I knew they would hard-carry it no matter what. Just wish people knew the series for more than just 'ah, it's the one with lotta fighting, gore and naughty stuff', like the writing, acting and story somehow come second to all that.

@snapeinvader6208

2 жыл бұрын

@@NatsumiMichi Honestly, it was really good. Jonathan and Lucy made it.

I saw this in the theater back in the summer of ‘99. It was great, everybody was having fun, laughing and really getting into it. Good times.

The Mummy and Jurassic Park were my favorite historical/science fiction movies from this time. Not only do the effects still hold up, all the characters are cool, the story is still good and thrills me every time I rewatch it.

@dogalrorn

2 жыл бұрын

Good taste. Glad many of us grew up keeping valuable memories of awesome movies. I still like movies like those, like Jumanji and Goonies. At least Stranger Things season 1 was an awesome nod to that era.

The moment where the newly resurrected mummy screams at Rick and Evelyn and Rick just screams right back is a perfect way to make a serious and scary moment a little bit lighthearted without trying to be "edgy" or "meta". Look at what we've lost.

@spenser9908

2 жыл бұрын

Captain Marvel did it better.

@esyphillis101

2 жыл бұрын

@@spenser9908 You’re funny. I like your style.

@moonlitskylight5740

2 жыл бұрын

@@spenser9908 Hold your goddamn tongue! Jk.

@anigodess

2 жыл бұрын

@@spenser9908 ….. said no one ever.

@spenser9908

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonlitskylight5740 I'm sorry. I make joke.

Brendan Fraser deserves more praise than he gets.

@purefoldnz3070

2 жыл бұрын

poor guy the stunts in that movie destroyed his back then his ex took all his Mummy money

@trustmemysonisadoctor8479

2 жыл бұрын

Very true.

@miika6739

2 жыл бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 really? Oh damn...

@purefoldnz3070

2 жыл бұрын

@@miika6739 yeah these movies kind of ruined his life.

@AfroPlaylist

2 жыл бұрын

He really does man.

I've always loved Brendan Fraser. Back then I would watch any movie with him in it. It's a shame he was supposedly "blacklisted", it was definitely the movie's loss, and ours. 🌸

This is a film that genuinely gets better as it gets older. When I first saw it I thought it was ok, but a bit overlong and clunky in places - I grew up on the old mummy films from Universal and Hammer and I missed their claustrophobic horror. However, familiarity sometimes breeds appreciation, and every time I see this film I find myself loving it a bit more. I really like Rick and Evie, and her brother stays just the right side of being too silly - the moment when you think the beetles have got him actually works, so that must prove something. And Evie's "I am a librarian!" is one of the great moments from fun cinema.

Todays writers haven't realized they're on the wrong side of the river.

@KennaDeMerkedo

2 жыл бұрын

hear hear!

@suzybearheart530

2 жыл бұрын

I totally read that in the sing-song voice he used in the film.

@dallassukerkin6878

2 жыл бұрын

That's a golden way of expressing the situation and no mistake! :salute:

@abehambino

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the most perfect analogy for today’s state of movie writers! They got all the horses, but what good are they?

@HumanAki

2 жыл бұрын

God Damn it, I even read it in O'Connell's voice, you beautiful bastard AHAHAHAHA

The late 90's were interesting. Everyone was caught up with The Matrix, American History X, Fight Club, Blair Witch, The Green Mile and terrible blockbusters like Armageddon and Godzilla. They drowned out some other movies. There's a bunch of films that carry the "hey wait a minute, that movie was actually pretty good". The Mummy, Dark City, Galaxy Quest, Fifth Element, Event Horizon, Starship Troopers, From Dusk Till Dawn, etc etc.

@Hiraghm

2 жыл бұрын

Starshit Troupers was absolute garbage and doesn't belong in that list. Now I have to go rinse out my mouth for even mentioning it.

@SiochainGra

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hiraghm good riddance heretic. Starship troopers is a CLASSIC.

@spacewizard6423

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hiraghm boooo get em out of here

@jamesking2439

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hiraghm Why? Just curious.

@thetechlibrarian

2 жыл бұрын

The movies are music are so bad now. That when we rewatch and listen to things from that time it actually seems really good.

The mummy was one of my favorite movies of the late 90s. An absolute action romp with perfect mix of comedy.

Love this film. It has everything. We need more fun adventures, and less politicized soul-draining snoozefests

@remc0026

Жыл бұрын

I don't think movies having political undertones is the problem, some really great, renowned movies are or were either purposefully political or could be interpreted in that way. But yeah, the problem is the soulless-ness and lack of creativity, scripted and directed to make huge amounts of money rather than tell a compelling story really, really well.

Beni: Hey, O'Connell! Looks to me like I've got all the horses!. Rick: Hey, Beni! Looks to me like ur on the wrong side of the RIIIIIIIIIV-ERRRRRRRR!

@killerfrank8974

2 жыл бұрын

Always loved that part, 🤣🤣🤣

@diondorsey3376

2 жыл бұрын

Evie… I know what your thinking “what’s a place like me doing in a girl like this” O’Connell… Yea something like that. lol😂🤣😂

@LGuiilhermee

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO!! Funniest part of the movie for me! Reading this i can actually hear their voices.

@rozellblanks5054

2 жыл бұрын

Fucking hilarious

@quicoboy

2 жыл бұрын

...nasty little fellows such as yourself always get their comeuppance...indeed...

For us old people the CGI was groundbreaking in its time. Also, I fell madly in love with the nerdy version of Rachel Weisz! ;)

@omniriven9806

2 жыл бұрын

And my god in the sequel she was also extremely sexy in the flashback :)

@slicedtopieces

2 жыл бұрын

I just want to let you all know that I've reported you all to the relevant authorities for what is clearly HATE levels of male gaze. (The upside is when female cops come to take you in just, you know, push 'em over or whatever. Too easy.)

@noone8921

2 жыл бұрын

@@omniriven9806 Hell yeah, that Egyptian fight scene in the throne room was amazing.

@robjohnson8522

2 жыл бұрын

@@slicedtopieces Yes. I am fascinated by how the evolutionary need to procreate is now somehow "hate". Our kids are very messed up!

@AtheistOrphan

2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t we all!

I’m 26 and the mummy 1 & 2 are my absolute favorite. I still go back to watch them atleast once a year. They’re soooo good

The Mummy is a great popcorn flick. It truly does stand on its own compared to the crap we have today. I've watched this thing numerous of times, even during the shutdown, I saw it quiet a few times and never got bored. It never gets old. This movie will always remain in my personal top 10 favorite movies ever.

"I only gamble with my life, never my money" Fucking legend!

@spudeleven5124

2 жыл бұрын

There are so many great quotes from the movie but this is one of the best, especially because I'm a skydiver :-)

@iria2663

2 жыл бұрын

I picture Errol Flynn being the real life Rick Oconnell.

@lukeyznaga7627

2 жыл бұрын

yeah...look, Rick. You are right. But Brendan is getting WASTED and not used correctly in the strangely popular but lousy Doom Patrol series. he isn't even getting the lead header and doesn't really do any action. That whole streaming series on HBO max has NONE OF THE ACTION that some of Brendan's earlier movies had or any of the Marvel Avengers' action stories.

@gmfreeman4211

2 жыл бұрын

That must be where I got it from. I always say, "the only thing I bet is blood".

I don’t miss movies like this because I still watch movies like this.

@justinaacorn5721

2 жыл бұрын

Yesss.

@commandercaptain4664

2 жыл бұрын

WHHAAAAAAAAAA??? Home video EXISTS?????? Shirley you can't be serious!

@garethroberts9729

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but no more are getting made. Kind of the point ?

@MrB00mbang

2 жыл бұрын

I NEED TO WATCH THIS MOVIE RN

@TouFast91

2 жыл бұрын

Man of culture I see

I love this movie. It won’t win any awards or change the world. It’s just a fun film that never tries to be more than it is, and does it really well.

@carlraetzsch

2 жыл бұрын

I love Brendan Fraser. He won’t win awards or change the world. He’s just a fun actor who never tries to be more than he is, and does it really well.

@gaz-atollahofrockandrolla7519

4 ай бұрын

​@carlraetzsch and now we live in a world where Brendan Fraser is a Best Actor Oscar winner

The Mummy was a fun adventure with great action and an enjoyable story. It's some of Frasier's best work.

Evie is such a great character that progresses into a perfect adventure partner for O'Connell throughout the series. Yet she never loses that same doe-eyed academic edge she starts with. They save each other at different points in the series making her a reasonable feminist lead without making her unbelievably strong. She's great at what she does and studied her life for (Egyptology) without giving her the superhuman ability to jiu jitsu 14 burly men at a time. There's such a great masculine and feminine balance in these movies.

@KindredBrujah

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't like the switcheroo of the actor in the third film, but I do have to give the filmmakers props for how blatantly they leaned into it.

@234ne14

2 жыл бұрын

As a great writer once said, "Strength of a character is shown being competent in the right time at the right place; not all the time as then there's no drama."

@verdigo1

2 жыл бұрын

And anyone rolling their eyes at the 'damsel in distress' rescue, just remember, later in the same scene she rescues O'Connell TWICE. Once while coming up with a translation while being literally strangled by Imhotep's girlfriend, and then by finding the spell that removes his immortality. And hey, for an academic, she still did pretty well in hand to hand combat with a mummy with a knife!

@Katya_Lastochka

2 жыл бұрын

Please don't call her a feminist. Just call her a female. We don't need role models for ourselves or our kids.

@234ne14

2 жыл бұрын

@@LydiaHarper1019 It's also a plus that most of the enemies, especially the supernatural ones, are presented early on as a legitimate threat. So even if there are points where Evie, or anyone really, shows signs of weakness the audience wouldn't blame her. In fact probably they'll sympathize more, because the bad guys are actually quite scary and not today's pushovers. The flesh-eating scarabs alone made my skin crawl.

The sheer fact that Arnold Vosloo has the best meme faces makes this movie so much more enjoyable.

@jasonglebe3235

2 жыл бұрын

All this time I thought it was Billy Zane.

@Mrcryptidsarereal

2 жыл бұрын

Imhotep is pleased.

@LucMantique

2 жыл бұрын

The fact that I knew him through Saul Myers from the game 'Boiling Point: Road to Hell' makes the film even better. There's just something special about this guy.

@Soul93Taker

2 жыл бұрын

😏

@veronicagross7458

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonglebe3235 I used to misstake him as well. They look pretty similar.

I still live my life by the quote "I only gamble with my life, never my money"

The Mummy series with Brendon were classics of their time for action, humor, solid story and great character acting. Definitely these Mummy movies can be watched many times and enjoyed all over again. This was Brendan at his best!

@CMONCMON007

2 жыл бұрын

I re watched The Mummy Returns again after a long time. I remember when it came out I wasnt as big of fan as I was for the first film. Still watch the first Mummy at least every year but gave the second film another chance and my word its sooo much better than todays Hollywood stuff...

I love how we're getting more older movie recommendations. Because I'm going through older movies with my kids, rediscovering the joy I found in them before and seeing them discover it too. We're definitely all tired of modern Hollywood. Thank you Drinker

@zachrobertson684

2 жыл бұрын

Watch Escape from NY/LA if you haven't already...has one of the coolest characters in history of cinema.

@wesss9353

2 жыл бұрын

Weird science, tremors, critters!

@zachrobertson684

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardhewitt9229 so for LA really yeah its just a parody of NY in a way but tbh it's a bit more entertaining. The simple fact that it follows NY template so closely it does lose points, but just some of the goofiness and camp in the movie along with actually pretty damn good costume/makeup/cinematography make it more re-watch able. Obv Snake is the main draw...a character like that would NEVER make it today and that's a shame.

@DaDitka

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It seems like the best way to be entertained nowadays is to look back at past movies and shows, where the writers at least had a good idea of how to tell a solid, inspiring story. That's what I have been doing, anyway...

@zachrobertson684

2 жыл бұрын

@@edwardhewitt9229 NY is deff more iconic and honestly a better movie in all story/writing aspects. The acting is pretty comparable as well.

This film was honest. Honest with its intensions, honest in it's tone, set up and story, but most importantly honest with its audience. It knew what it was, didn't hide any agenda, and wanted you the audience to join them and have fun. Is that so hard to replicate in 2021?

@animeangel1983

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. The Culture War is abound so everything that was made before 2016 has to be retconned and destroyed. The idea being that if you remove all of the goodness of the past, then as a present consumer you have no choice but to choke down what you're being force fed now. Having no alternative to go to that's what they truly want. They are the modern day book burners.

@JonathanGaeta

2 жыл бұрын

In today’s Hollywood movies there is no such thing as honesty

@morningstar9233

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@animeangel1983

2 жыл бұрын

@@conservativegamer9047 I usually do get physical copies of things.

@conservativegamer9047

2 жыл бұрын

@@animeangel1983 Rock on! The downside is the clutter. Hah!

One of the best movies ever. Watched it several times in the theater. Just watched it with my kids the other day. It never gets old.

When I first saw this in 1999 I thought it was a lot of fun. As I have watched it about another 10 times since then, or maybe more, I find that it just has a good story, well written dialog between the characters, fun action scenes, and the cinematography was excellent. Yes the CGI is dated now but it is still pretty good, and when you have a good story and writing you tend to overlook that. It is like me still watching every season of Babylon 5 every couple of years with its now ancient looking CGI spaceships. I tend to overlook those aspects as the story is so good that I don't dwell on that. It should be something any modern movie should aspire to, a movie that you overlook the effects in favor of getting invested in the story and caring about what happens to the characters. And now I am going to go watch The Mummy again. Good day Sir!!

@mirceazaharia2094

2 жыл бұрын

Oh definitely, me too!

Rachel Weisz is an absolutely gorgeous woman.. my god that fighting scene with the Egyptian girl was immense!

@IM-xs3uv

2 жыл бұрын

Is it me or has she only gotten hotter since this?

@renx81

2 жыл бұрын

I totally forgot what a snack she was back then. She's still a beautiful woman today, but holy shit.

@debzykvids

2 жыл бұрын

I even want to cosplay as Evelyn someday if I ever go to a comic con event, and then I'd feel complete.

@Rod_2E0RLR

2 жыл бұрын

@@IM-xs3uv Your right I wouldn't kick her out of bed for farting!

@margarethmichelina5146

2 жыл бұрын

She's still hot tho if you watch Black Widow movie. She's even a real life Bond Girl for marrying Daniel Craig.

The Mummy was a better Indiana Jones sequel than Krystal Skull.

@TheBarser

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. A much better movie

@georgelucas2571

2 жыл бұрын

No doubt about that. Krystal Skull was a huge shit show.

@annas4277

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of, I've always wanted an Indiana Jones/The Mummy crossover. A comic book would be the best medium imo provided it was written by someone competent. Imagine Indy bumping into Rick and Evie exploring the same tomb...they had entered at different ends unaware of each other. There's some tension as they realize they're after the same artifact but for different reasons...but the same bad guys are after them both so they have to work together blah blah blah

@spencerevans8719

2 жыл бұрын

We need more early 20th century action movies. It kind of gets left behind as the in between of westerns and ww2 movies.

@adamkalb1

2 жыл бұрын

In that case, Descendants was a better Disney live-action remake than...Mulan and The Lion King, and The Orville was a better Star Trek series to come out in 2017 than Star Trek: Discovery.

I think it’s hilarious that most people who criticize you online wouldn’t bother having a real conversation about the points your making or your “toxic” perspective *eye roll* I’m a fan and plan to stay that way. Thanks for such amazing content, brother.

As the standards lower, older films of quality will rise in stature and standing. I concur with your synapses on The Mummy.

I love how the cowboys weren't just throw away cardboard cutouts. The Director and writers could have easily made them dumb assholes but instead they came across as likable and capable guys that got caught up in something beyond any reasonable expectation. I genuinely felt bad for them as they one by one went down. Also Jonathon and the Tribal dude complimented the two protagonists well.

@reikun86

2 жыл бұрын

I remember liking them too.

@daxriley8195

2 жыл бұрын

"Tribal Dude" :) I still can't remember his name either but I like the character. I always just call him Egyptian Russel Brand :)

@jscountrygirl85_326

2 жыл бұрын

I always found them to be likeable, too, and didn't want any of them to die. I especially felt sorry for Mr. Burns.

@vcdonovan5943

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Poor Burns got it the worst out of all of them and of course he just had to be the nicest one.

@YouWillBeHappyOrElse

2 жыл бұрын

@@daxriley8195 Ardeth Bey. His name wasn't mentioned until the sequel, actually.

I remember watching this with my Dad when he was dying of cancer. We watched it on a laptop on his bed, as he couldn't get up any more. At the end he said "that was a good film". He died a few days later. Yes, it was and is a good film.

@reikun86

2 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry for your loss.

@PkmnTCG615

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss, glad you were able to watch this great film with him before he passed.

@spacedinosaur8733

2 жыл бұрын

After my grandmother passed, my Aunt & Uncle took Grandpa to see "My Life" which had just come out that year in 1993 to "get him out of the house". Afterwards my mom said If she had known what the movie was about she would have smacked him in the head & dragged Grandpa into a different show.

@offbeatinstruments

2 жыл бұрын

@@reikun86 It was some years ago now, but thanks for the kind thoughts. I just remember this film as bringing some fun into the life of someone close who was terminally ill

@AZOMBIERYO

2 жыл бұрын

F

It was The Mummy PS1 game and then the movies that made me and my friend fall in in love with ancient Egypt when we were kids, because of it, I'll never forget us rearranging my room, putting of the lights using our torches and pretending it's a tomb, where we have to find treasures, and all the trips to library with my dad, just to take take out books about Dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt and Folklore tales from different parts of the world and it always felt like an adventure to me. I miss the days, where being a kid meant being innocent, yearning for adventure, most adults encouraging it, no teachers trying to force an agenda on you.

this was my favourite movie growing up.. love to see it holds merit even today

I rewatched this recently and I forgot how good it was. This movie was epic. Strong characters, strong female and male leads. The female lead was vulnerable but not helpless. The male lead was masculine but real. Great stuff.

@darian2975

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I recently rewatched the 1st and 2nd movie and loved every second. The experience was freaking amazing.

@weaponleonX

2 жыл бұрын

I really like Mummy 1,3 and Scorpion King 1. The second mummy film was very disappointing to me.

@connorkenway09

2 жыл бұрын

And none of that self entitled, selfish agressiveness we see in the woke female characters now.

@Varangian_af_Scaniae

2 жыл бұрын

@@connorkenway09 The worst thing is that "entitled, selfish agressiveness" is spreading to real women. I should have married a nice girl 10 years ago because a majority of females in Sweden feels like the "Strong" movie portrayal of whamen.

@TheSuperappelflap

2 жыл бұрын

@@Varangian_af_Scaniae 3 words: russian mail-order brides. or ukrainian. or baltic. whatever. you get the point.

“Beautiful soulless garbage churned out today” Took the words right out of my mouth

@1000sofusernames

2 жыл бұрын

My film collection stops just after Lord of the Rings. It literally is nearly entire devoid of post 2000 films.

@Geezer-yf8hv

2 жыл бұрын

@@1000sofusernames Kinda like my music collection, too!? I’m not a snob, or grumpy old man, I just like my movies and music to have some soul, and not feel like a corporate product run through focus groups to appeal to the widest commercial demographic! (And bending over backwards not to offend anyone)!

@lampad4549

2 жыл бұрын

@@1000sofusernames so you missed out on the revenant, there will be blood, no country for old men, the father, the lighthouse etc.

@lampad4549

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that exactly what the mummy is?

@lampad4549

2 жыл бұрын

@@Geezer-yf8hv isn't that what most movies pre 2000s like as well even music was like that as well.

This is my favorite movie! So many good things about it. The blending of practical effects and early CGI, the soundtrack, the funny but well-rounded characters. The fairly straightforward plot that’s still exciting enough to keep you entertained. And the eye-candy 😂. It’s just good, clean, treasure-hunting escapism and I wish I could find more movies with this vibe

The mummy was one of my favorites mang! " his neck did not break!"

I really miss these adventure movies. They used to make the world seem so big and full of life and mistery. Now we have movies that explore whole galaxies but still feel so, small. Everything seems so uneventful it sucks. I'm hoping that my generation manages to start directing movies that bring this feeling back to life. Enough of super heros, bring me explorers!

@arizona_anime_fan

2 жыл бұрын

solo was an adventure story, but if you watch it side by side with "the Mummy" you'll quickly see how utterly devoid of fun, excitement or even adventure it is. the only scene in solo worth a damn was the train scene, and if you spent a quarter of a second thinking about it, it was nonsensical as all hell. But atleast someone somewhere in their writers room was able to write a train caper scene that almost managed to be fun.

@exlibrisas

2 жыл бұрын

Agree 110% . You nailed it. I cannot watch modern super hero movies, because absolutely everything is possible and everything does happen. Convoluted mess. If movies were smaller, more grounded, even the smallest thing would be more interesting, more mysterious.

@mala6238

2 жыл бұрын

Exacrtly! I'm in.

@johnwolf2829

2 жыл бұрын

Political Fanatics cannot be creative, their pride won't allow them to be anything but preachy, dull and arrogant.... jut like their movies.

@szepi79

2 жыл бұрын

Watch the new Rock movie! It's good. Not great, but good, especially from these days' selection. I was afraid that it would be another "hidden feminist movie", but it really isn't.

When Beni was speaking all the different languages to the mummy in that one scene, it was perfect. He had a cross, Star of David, and other religious symbols hanging around his neck. The film offers the right amount of comedy, action, and horror.

@daniellee9328

2 жыл бұрын

When he thinks Beni is a Jew the first thing he offers him is gold.

@dianabarnett6886

2 жыл бұрын

@@daniellee9328 Top Kek

@kronozord8346

2 жыл бұрын

My Prince.... XD

@felaciosuxonadik8517

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that dude praying to any god he thought might listen was hilarious! It seemed odd to me when The Mummy had sympathy and almost respect for him when he thought he was a Jew from the thousands of years of slaves the Egyptians had in that time. Reality would have had him looking down on him, not up to him for that!!!

@thatserbbloke2268

2 жыл бұрын

@@felaciosuxonadik8517 I'm not sure about the whole respect thing. As stated, they were slaves back in the day and Beni was used as his personal servant to find the jars with the organs and the magic book. He was a tool for him to use more valuable to him alive than dead. That was all.

I completely agree, everything you said is exactly why I prefer older movies to most newer movies, politics have ruined most movies from my generation. I am just glad that older movies are easily obtainable.

I recently watched this with my 9 & 7 yr olds and they absolutely loved it, great story telling and engaging the audience they truly don’t make movies like these anymore

One thing you left out was how impossibly cute Rachel Weisz is in this film, especially when she has her glasses on.

@MichaelPohoreski

2 жыл бұрын

😎😍🤩 :-)

@muznick

2 жыл бұрын

I always had a thing for hot chicks with glasses.

@icecsm16

2 жыл бұрын

I had a crush on her after seeing this movie back in 1999.

@kaptinbarfbeerd1317

2 жыл бұрын

Rachel Weisz would have been a better character if she was a strong independent blue haired land whale who single highhandedly beats Imhotep by kicking him in the balls.

@613harbinger316

2 жыл бұрын

Favorite moment for me was in the beginning after the library disaster. She slips off her glasses and whispers, "oops." So cute!

I love the designs of Imhotep’s mummy forms. Even with the dated CGI, he still looks threatening, and it’s just horrifying what he does to his victims to regain his human form.

@suzybearheart530

2 жыл бұрын

"He took my eyes...and my tongue" ughhhhhhhh so terrifying.

@blaze4metal

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's dated now but when I saw it in theaters back in the day it really creeped me out.

@lmb1563

2 жыл бұрын

Yea imhotep’s mummy design gave me nightmares when I was a child

@sofakingonmynuts1438

2 жыл бұрын

Mix of practical effects and cgi, beautiful.

@jus_sanguinis

2 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this film as a kid. It was a time almost without SJW agenda in the movies.

One of my favorite. Went to our local small village cinema as a kid to see it and was amazed. Love it.

this movie had such an impact on my childhood. it made me obsessed with mummies. I was always getting books from the library about them and this movie for a good while was my favorites.

@EvilDoresh

2 жыл бұрын

I had that before but the movie certainly made it worse.

I feel the same way about “Pirates of the Caribbean”: pure, escapist, exciting, funny, well-acted, well-written, well-made fun.

@veronicagross7458

2 жыл бұрын

just the first one, tho...

@RoboSantasRevenge

2 жыл бұрын

@@veronicagross7458 I love the second and third ones as well. The whole trilogy is wonderful and worth frequent rewatches to me.

@Nightman221k

2 жыл бұрын

@@veronicagross7458 I was going to say that. The first one is the only one that didn’t feel like a chore to finish.

@blaze4metal

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nightman221k Yeah second one and on basically became "Mary Sue's Adventures with Pirates"

@MAGAMAN

2 жыл бұрын

Movie is crap.

Brendan Frasier, despite his absence from acting for a couple of years, has been getting back into acting with shows like Doom Patrol, and that makes me happy.

@Euryptus

2 жыл бұрын

Can't remember if the Drinker has mentioned Doom Patrol before, but 'action, adventure, snarky humour, over-the-top antagonist and colourful cast of characters' sums it up pretty well. Plus Brendan Fraser. If you haven't seen it yet, Drinker - I'd honestly give it a shot. Or at least a couple of shots, if you know what I mean.

@paulmaul2186

2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to think they'll make another Mummy and NOT fuck it up.

@ScotsThinker

2 жыл бұрын

So Fraser is back? I was wondering what happened to him. I loved his role in George of the Jungle.

@HeatherMareeDesignStudio

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScotsThinker He was open about being groped and how it impacted his mental health... and then stopped being cast in things.

@suzybearheart530

2 жыл бұрын

Someone tried to tell me he's a jerk in real life and I just plugged my ears and said "la la la la la" because dammit. I don't want that to be true. He seems like a genuinely nice guy.

This movie was my entry gate to Hollywood when I was 12-13 years old, I first saw it on Star Movies, really amazing.

Absolutely love this movie. So does my little brother. I also watch it every time I see it on TV. It is such a great movie. I don't think anyone dislikes this film.

This is an Oscar winning *masterpiece* compared to the "reboot".

@marcusaurelius3720

2 жыл бұрын

@Bobby Situkangpoles Yep the Reboot sucked big time!!

@saalkz.a.9715

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, the "Mission (with an) Impossible Mummy"... a real masterpiece of its time... Alex Kurtzman you're a genius! (extreme sarcasm)

@louiswain9139

2 жыл бұрын

That can be said for almost any original versus it’s reboot

@ghostprojekt

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Alex Kurtzman was involved in the reboot

@cactoidpinata

2 жыл бұрын

Well, this is a reboot too, ya know? But yeah, I didn't even bother with the new one.

"Patience is a virtue." "Not right now it isn't!" Still one of my top favorite movies.

@Weremoogle

2 жыл бұрын

Great line. I still quote it.

@Medinaxz

2 жыл бұрын

Imhoooooooooteeeeeeeeeeep!

@12vscience

2 жыл бұрын

Girl: Why did you kiss me? Guy: I was about to be hanged. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

@missliss312a

2 жыл бұрын

"HEYYYYY!!! O'CONNELL!!! IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE I'VE GOT ALL THE HORRR-SEZZZ!!!" "HEY BENNY! LOOKS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RI-VERRRR!"

@lightning0938

2 жыл бұрын

From the sequel I think "Honey what are you doing, these guys don't use doors"

I watched the mummy series like 20 times😍

I love this movie. Saw it over 20 years ago. And still watches it, till this day.

It's amazing to witness how far we've fallen as a culture and a society when a fun, fairly harmless romp like this film that came out nearly a quarter-century ago is way more enjoyable and entertaining than any of the garbage that's shoved onto the big screen nowadays.

@Isnogood12

2 жыл бұрын

Or are we just getting old?

@rinslittlesheepling1652

2 жыл бұрын

@Roberto Vidal Garcia > How many different plots can we come up with? There's plenty of ideas that were never made into movies. And, if we take into consideration that many of the "old time classics" were made from books, we also still have huge amount of what can be done. Robert Heinlein left huge amount of stories that can be turned into decent movies. Moorcock's Eternal Champion could be a new Conan (despite not being exactly modern series, he will fit well with trends of the last decade). Not to mention all the non-english books, myths and stories that can be used. How many russian great stories, from both classic and modern era can be made into amazing movies for western audience. And don't get me started how amazing it can be to finally have movie creators who could make decent adaptations of videogames, because it's a industry that has tons of thing to tell. But so far, we only have japanese visual novels being turned into anime (and even they are not always decently done).

@LennyNero2019

2 жыл бұрын

@Roberto Vidal Garcia You're right, reminds me of Tom Sizemore's character's rant in a bar from Strange Days, about how are we going to survive another 1000 years, when everything has already been tried and done.

@Harry11enderson

2 жыл бұрын

@@Isnogood12 I’m 21 and he’s right, the shit that comes out now sucks ass

@hazardeur

2 жыл бұрын

@Roberto Vidal Garcia could be but even there we have a set outcome and a fixed plot. i'd go as far as saying you can make your own movies in 2 decades. a bit like modern games today, you can heavily influence the story and how it goes. on the other hand side that means that it will always play out as you imagine it, which is not very enjoyable if it's your only option. maybe you can choose between the two.

This was a movie that I watched a LOT as a kid. On VHS, no less.

@dearcastiel4667

2 жыл бұрын

I virtually worn out the VHS so much I was watching it as a kid.

@MelodusDethicus

2 жыл бұрын

I did the same. It's a great movie. Some people like to give Brendan Fraser flack for his action hero persona in The Mummy, but I feel like they're taking things too seriously and completely missing what the film is.

@cactusrosi1409

2 жыл бұрын

Same I loved both 1 and 2. 3 sucked though....

@evanhanley6437

2 жыл бұрын

I did the same.

@TurquoiseOrmZ8

2 жыл бұрын

1 and 2 recorded among my own collection of VHS.

“YOU’RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIIIIIIVER!” … is one of tge greatest lines in a movie, ever. Love this movie.

I love the first two mummy movies! It reminds me of its own indiana jones spin off and just has that classic feel to it with cheese but not overly cheesy. Also the soundtracks even have that timely feel to them that i miss from older movies.

The Mummy & The Mummy Returns are two cinematic masterpieces that will stand the test of time. Also, between The Mask of Zorro and The Mummy, it really feels like the late 90s was kind of an all-too-brief new Golden Age for period action-adventure movies.

@FalkFlak

2 жыл бұрын

right. Even The Phantom with Billy Zane way quite watchable. But there could've been so much more.

@mikavirtanen7029

2 жыл бұрын

Dick Tracy, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, The Phantom, The Mask of Zorro and The Mummy made the late 80's to late 90's a decade of period adventure. Not every one of these are classic films, but they are all enjoyable movies.

@och70

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikavirtanen7029 I had never seen 'The Rocketeer' until very recently. Damn, did I miss out on that one. I bought the Blu-Ray immediately.

@abehambino

2 жыл бұрын

@@och70 you poor misguided soul! Better late than never though!

@blaze4metal

2 жыл бұрын

@@och70 Red letter media has a great review on Rocketeer that's worth watching.

Dear Hollywood, female protagonists should be vulnerable but strong. Male protagonists should be strong but vulnerable. There’s a reason it’s a classic.

@KreatedbyKrause

2 жыл бұрын

It really is this simple yet important. THIS is THE foundation of every great character.

@BwanaFinklestein

2 жыл бұрын

@@KreatedbyKrause YES!!

@BwanaFinklestein

2 жыл бұрын

@@KreatedbyKrause Elementary.

@carljohan9265

2 жыл бұрын

I recently watched the My Hero Academia movie Two Heroes, and damn man, Melissa (who is quirkless) became my favorite character in the movie next to Deku. Watch it and you will understand why.

@rilluma

2 жыл бұрын

nothing is absolute but well said i think

I don't have a hard time forgetting about Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. No joke, I fell asleep while watching it. That was the first time that ever happened to me, I wasn't even aware falling asleep during a movie was possible unless you were sleep deprived.

Thank you so much for reviewing this film. I remember watching it when it came out and absolutely loved it. Reflecting back on it, one thing I love is how literally all the characters interacted so damn well with each other.

“You’ll get yours benny!” “Oh like I’ve never heard that before!”

@TheSchultinator

2 жыл бұрын

Narrator voice: Benny did, in fact, get his

@BrownGaijin

2 жыл бұрын

At least he died a rich man. 😏

@Powermad-bu4em

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSchultinator Just heard that in Morgan Freeman's voice. He is God after all.🤣

@PeteTheGrouch

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSchultinator Even if he was a scumbag, couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him at the end... that was a rotten way to go!

I think that river boat scene is my favorite of all of them. "A-meri-cans" Followed by cool and realistic fanning sequence from one of them with a Colt Single Action Army revolver. And all the guns he has, and they aren't just stock modern age weapons, they've got some rare ones, or at least replicas, that would have been fairly common and yet expensive and revolutionary weapons for the Era. They could have easily given everyone 1911s and Winchesters and be done with it, but it looks like they actually did some research.

@hansgruber9685

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adored the river boat scene when I was a kid. I loved guns, boats, rivers, and adventures.

@ggMwaniki

2 жыл бұрын

"HEY O'CONNELL LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT ALL THE HORSES!" "HEY BENNY LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RIVER!" This movie is golden, I can rewatch it infinitely

@conservitarian1737

2 жыл бұрын

@@hansgruber9685 yeah. Being a fan of historical guns, I loved the first movie, and the fact that it was like 90% historically accurate when you don't factor in the mummies, magic and whatnot, it's amazing. They even got the small detail in the beginning where it was standard for French Militaries with those particular rifles to use the weapon like a single shot breechloader instead of the full 8 round magazine because the magazine took a while to reload, so it was used only in retreats/last stands.

@matthewkarle4954

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, you can see their attention to detail with the Lewis gun on Winston's biplane with the gun being fitted in it's aircraft configuration with a Norman wind vane sight.

@Katya_Lastochka

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewkarle4954 Because directors back then weren't college interns. They had life experience and random hobbies, and didn't just waste their life away on Twitter.

It was so rewarding going to see this movie in May this year. I wasn’t able to appreciate The Mummy when it first came out, so this return to cinemas was a great chance to see this movie the way it was originally meant to be viewed.

Watched The Mummy 1 and 2 lord knows how many times. Both classics

I remember going to the theatre, preparing myself for a horror flick I didn't want to watch. When Brenden screams back at the Mummy and point blanks him with a shotty, I decided the movie was pretty awesome, and I would sleep well that night.

@JonathanGaeta

2 жыл бұрын

That’s why I loved the 1999 Mummy and not the garbage that is 2017 Mummy

@aaronseidl5941

2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid I was scared of this movie 🤣🤣 I could only watch until the the Mummy was released lol

One of my favorite popcorn flix. Plus, one of my favorite lines of all time: “O’Connell! Looks like I’ve got all the horses!” “Hey Benny! Looks like you’re on the wrong side of the river!”

@alexsm3882

2 жыл бұрын

Goodbye, Benny.

@fejkpirat5118

2 жыл бұрын

#justiceforbenny

@cassia-andor6445

2 жыл бұрын

Then, how Benny scoffs, then looks around and starts swearing in, uh, I think the subtitles say Hungarian. Also, at the beginning, after their superior officer runs off, “You just got promoted.”

My father used to work at the American military base in Iceland and back in those days movies came super late to the cinemas. He brought this movie home one day on VHS and I’m pretty sure I premiered this movie for Icelanders on my 9th birthday. Seeing this brings back so many good memories. This was probably my favorite movie growing up! Thanks for reminding me, I’m for sure watching this now !

The fun action-adventure (Indiana Jones, Mummy, National Treasure, etc) and the lighthearted summer comedy (basically everything from the 90s & 00s with either SNL alums or Apatow’s core cast members) are two genres that feel like they’ve gone into steep decline over the past decade. Part of me wonders if the prevalence of the superhero movie in the era of Marvel has directly led to both of these types of movies being put on the back burner for studios because they KIND OF satisfy an audience’s desire for both comedy & adventure JUUUUST enough that studios would prefer to put their money into a known quantity like a superhero movie that they know will make $500m or more rather than take chances on hit or miss comedies (like Anchorman, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, or The Hangover all we’re before they hit gold) or the next untested adventure film like The Mummy or National Treasure were (though at this point I’d settle for seeing Fraser & Cage back in action in those roles rather than the zombie MCU that should’ve ended with Endgame) It’s just a safer bet to say “let’s send [established Marvel character] to 2 or 3 exotic locations on a globetrotting adventure and then throw in some snarky lines and a comic relief character”. Plus, that keeps selling overseas better than more finely tailored stories might. And so until people stop showing up for that business model, we’re going to keep getting served what we keep buying.

@majorgear1021

Жыл бұрын

Comic book movies are done, thank god. But we still have to wait until wokism dies before we’ll get any good movies.

I love the scene where Imhotep screams at the heroes and Rick just screams right back😂😂

@williamhanna9718

2 жыл бұрын

And in the American tradition shoots him with a shotgun

Evie is still my favorite female character of all time. She's smart, cute, clever, and can hold her own in her own ways.

@TheSchultinator

2 жыл бұрын

And then the sequel comes out and she's become a badass!

@lailadawn8122

2 жыл бұрын

Today's "strong female characters" could never be as awesome as Evie.

@PNWAffliction

2 жыл бұрын

her brother is even useful too and pulls his own weight.

This is one of my favorite movies. I've watched it more than enough times to count since it was released. I wished there were more movies like this. I feel like the more society pushes personal agenda the more Hollywood has to compromise to avoid getting sued for using the wrong pronouns.