 "saturday morning movie excellent" | 2009-12-26 |
| - Reviewed By William B. Hamner from winston-salem, nc United States |
| i 1st saw this movie on a saturday am movie kiddie show. the story line is flowing -you have to half-way follow the plot. the sets, color- makeup everything is top notch. cushing & lee are great in their respective roles. ending is good but speed up. a worthwhile hammer film |
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| "Hammer Films Wraps Up The Mummy!" | 2009-07-26 |
| - Reviewed By James from Sausalito, CA |
The Mummy (1959)
The Hammer Films version of The Mummy I thought was appropriate to review, with the new King Tut exhibit now touring in the USA (and in San Francisco, but I digress).
Christopher Lee is the Mummy, the former high priest of the Princess Ananka, and secret lover, who committed sacrilege by trying to raise her from the dead. He got found out and was placed in a separate tomb of living death.
The story centers around three archeologists who invaded the tomb and the Egyptian and parttime cult follower of the god Karnak, who sends the Mummy on a mission of murder.
Lucky for Peter Cushing that his wife is the spitting image of the aforesaid princess, as when he is getting the life choked out of him, she tells him to knock it off. The Mummy is shocked as you can see and thumps back to his Egyptian handler.
Favorite scenes included Peter Cushing's character, against the advice of the police, going to Matmet's house and tease him that this god is worshiped by low-intelligence people and that he was a minor, ineffectual god. Matmet gets quite beefed about this.
Also, Christopher Lee's staccato walk as he busts down doors (and I mean BUST!) and bends steel bars in his bare hands -- clearly abilities far beyond those of mortal men.
Another scene has the police and a posse on the look-out for the Mummy, now that they have forced Matmet's hand.
The Mummy becomes a sympathetic character when confronted by Isabel aka Princess Ananka.
Overall, this is classic Terence Fisher, specially when we get into his home grounds, the English countryside and the drunks at the bar and the pleasant English countryside. The color is muted and the acting is top notch.
Karloff is still my favorite, though.
The Mummy - The Legacy Collection (The Mummy/Mummy's Hand/Mummy's Tomb/Mummy's Ghost/Mummy's Curse)
The Mummy Trilogy (The Mummy | The Mummy Returns | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor) |
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| "Along came the raggedy man!" | 2009-06-11 |
| - Reviewed By Hernán Moreno-Hinojosa from Texas |
| The Mummy is one of the best of-the-best from the pinnacle of the Hammer Films classic horror movie era. The stars are Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, two actors who really knew their art. These movies were crafted without any of the excessive and senseless blood-and-gore that is signature of so many contemporary thrillers which now-a-days fail to scare us but only manage to gross us out. Check out the raggedy man, aptly played by the great Christopher Lee as he creeps out of the bog and ambles along to carry out his nefarious charge. His shuffling pace is slow but sure and quite unstoppable even when Peter Cushing fires at point blank range with one of his trusty English double-rifles! One of my favorites from Hammer Studios. My only regret is that I couldn't get it in DVD! |
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| "Mummies are cool!!" | 2008-12-16 |
| - Reviewed By funklover from illinois |
| Very nice attempt at educating folks about egyptian history. Nice use of bronze skin coloring on most of the extras in the film showing egytpian rituals. Overall, this is a good story with great effects and acting. Cushing outdoes himself again. |
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 "Torn From the Tomb... to Terrify!!" | 2008-08-21 |
| - Reviewed By NoLongerDevil from Nowhere, USA |
| In this, 1959's third installment from Hammer Studios, Christopher Lee dons the moldy bandages for a vengeful rampage across the Victorian countryside. Lee plays Kharis, an Egyptian priest returned from the afterlife, searching for archaeologist John Banning (Peter Cushing) and his expedition, to exact revenge on Banning and his team, for desecrating his beloved Princess Ananka's tomb. Directed by Terrence Fisher, this film has good lighting and music score, as well as costumes and make-up, which brings that classic element of horror to the screen, that we all know and love. This is a definite keeper for the Hammer fan, (the price is certainly right,) but I think we can all agree, that Karloff will be best known for owning the role of 'The Mummy'. |
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 "Great acting but terrible cheap sets." | 2008-08-12 |
| - Reviewed By NA from USA |
| The movie has some great acting, but it is ruined by the cheap production and the cheap looking sets. It will give you chills, but somehow the B-Movie production values ruin the effect. |
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