The DVD

I was pretty critical of the historic inaccuracy of the TV version of this film. The DVD version, while not correcting those problems, is nevertheless a much better film. (It has a different title, though -- did you notice?) The additional footage strengthens the characters and weaves the story into a more coherent whole. It did seem a lot like The Mummy, which I recently saw for the first time (especially since Jonathan Hyde was in both films). To give Russell Mulcahey credit, he was working with a much smaller budget, but he still managed to get a lush look with the locations and set design. I'm a fan of Rachel Weisz, but I generally preferred the cast of The Curse of King Tut.