That movie had it all, was fun, fraser was terrific and the movie had an old school Indiana jones feel to it, like an old movie. It was fun, simply put, and had become a classic in its own right.
There is absolutely NO need to remake it. AT ALL. this sad and sorry trend has to stop.
The 1932 movie beats it. And the 1959 movie. And their sequels.
Who gives a damn if it had an Indiana Jones vibe to it? That vibe went against the style of film it was supposed to be remaking: classic monster movies. This film is actually closer in tone to the original than the 1999 film was.
The 1999 film was a remake, and it was a bad one.
Warning! The Monster is loose!
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In defense of the 1999 film Universal had tried for a while to remake The Mummy and keep it strictly as a horror tale. They met with the likes of Clive Barker and George A. Romero but both their approaches were too dark, violent and abstract that they didn't think they could evolve into crowd pleasing, financial successes. Stephen Sommers approached them to do an action/adventure yarn in vein of 1930's serials to make it feel less contemporary and use horror as more of a backdrop than the primary focus, and not *that* scary so more wider an audience could be reached, this method would prove to be ideal given their competition( More on that later).
Also keep in mind it was the 90's, after the likes of T-2, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, and Titanic there was a desire for larger, tent pole releases for the summer and winter seasons and given that The Phantom Menace was going to be released not just the same season but in the same month and few weeks apart they needed something that was going to keep steady business and likelier to stay in theaters than instantly dropped out the second prints of Episode 1 were shipped and delivered. The rest is history, and given the reception to both films I can imagine some people walked out of The Phantom Menace suggesting friends and family to see The Mummy instead despite conceptual differences but tonal similarities and expectation deliverables( Which probably were definitely not going to be as high as Star Wars, let's be honest). As an Indiana Jones knock-off it remains as fine as one as The Rock and Speed probably are to Die Hard, and it at least bests Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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The only similarity this movie has with the 1999 one is the title. The characters and story are not being carried over.
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I agree about the '99 movie. It was pulpy fun and is among my favorites. I'm not mad they rebooted the whole thing for this planned universe but it doesn't seem that interesting aside from the female mummy and Russell Crowe.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
why not just tie all the movies to the 99 movie and just build on that like make it the descendants of the O'Connells or some thing
shareI don't believe that this is a remake but more of a reboot.
Universal is currently looking to reboot their entire Monsters franchise.
I remember when the 1999 version was being released and from the start, they wanted an old school adventure thrill ride of a movie instead of a full on horror film feel of the original.
But, at least, this had more vision and effort put into it than the blockbusters were getting now.
I'm curious on how this version will play out.
The 1932 version was heads above the 1999 one. The 1999 movie was a popcorn movie made for 12 year olds. It is definitely no classic.
sharewhat makes you like the 32 version. I saw it back in Oct. and did not care for it. it's not a bad movie the makeup was great but for me it was boring. it was not what i expected and for the record i was not comparing it the remake
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This don't seem like anything from the 99' movie
shareI can't think of anyone I know that didn't like the 99 mummy. Everyone pretty much thought it was fun, and I was always creeped out by the mummy having that large mouth. It certainly had its creeoy moments. That sand storm with the face in it...it is still *beep* epic.
And the hell can forget that amazing epic Jerry goldsmith score?? I own it, he is a master!
It was good. The sequel was good, but less so, just don't think about it too hard. The third one crapped the bed, so that's the end of that universe.
This is a new universe, deal with it.