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One of my favorite movies of all time and still remember seeing it in theaters.
Got my tickets as soon as I saw this.
The Mummy returns to theaters for the 25th Anniversary
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One of my favorite movies of all time and still remember seeing it in theaters.
Got my tickets as soon as I saw this.
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God I love this movie
Tickets are on sale now and can be found here
Absolutely and I'm so here for it. I love the idea of reliving all of these classics on the big screen for the first time since I was kid. Plus, maybe it'll generate mass interest and get a revival going for this franchise
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It was always a thing from a theater to theater thing but seems like they are legitimate pushes from studios and 3rd parties doing them now.
I have Mummy tickets one week and Phantom Menace the next week lol
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Still one of the best depictions of ancient Egypt in the flashback sequences, although riddled with historical errors, but also problematic in its depiction of fellow Egyptians.
Enjoy watching it though, so hopefully some UK cinemas do an anniversary showing in June. 👍🏽
Enjoy watching it though, so hopefully some UK cinemas do an anniversary showing in June. 👍🏽
I've some people say the use of ancient Egyptian language is fairly accurate. Any truth to that?
They hired experts if I remember correctly, so it's fairly accurate for the time, but 25 years of developments have occurred in the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs and transcription of them.
We're not a monolith. A lot Egyptians do enjoy the film and its sequel for what they are. Good romping adventures set in our country and utilising our history and mythology for popcorn entertainment.
Sure, but it was heavily criticized for it's racism by American-Arab groups when it came out, including the ADC.
I had the biggest crush on Rachel Weisz for years because of this film hell she looks awesome still, 14 year old me stood no chance when I first watched this.
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This made me wonder if I forgot something in the plot but apparently, this is a real totem of the bi community:
The bisexual movie canon reaches beyond the obvious
Seeking representation onscreen, the bi community has come together to make it by sheer force of will
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Pretty cool and it makes sense. So many movies up to the 90s paired ugly dudes with women way out of their league. I imagine this or The Matrtix
I'm Iranian so I can't speak on how accurate it was to 1920s Egypt, but I imagine there were some liberties taken. Probably the biggest criticism is that the vast majority of the actors playing Egyptians were either white or Hispanic, while these days they would at least cast someone from the general MENA background.
Thankfully, they established that Beni is a white European at least.
Holy headphone warning Batman.
Biggest problem as usual is the casting of the Egyptian characters
Christ, I'm fucking old. I was working at Circuit City in 1999 when scenes from this flick (I honestly can't remember if it was pre-DVD release or just trailer footage) was shown a lot in the A/V dept.
Seriously from start to finish.
They dont make em like this anymore
Oh fuck yeah. This and The Lost World: Jurassic Park are two movies ive always wanted to see in theaters.
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the OST is so damn good, ima be sitting during the credits in complete heaven lol.
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Every bit of it,
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1 had the best soundtrack but I enjoyed all of them including 3
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Omid Djalili (the prison warden's actor) had some comments about the casting and caricature as well.
In the same interview, Arnold Vosloo imagines that if the movie were made today, they would at minimum cast an Egyptian as Imhotep.
Lots of good stuff in the interview.
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Snakes, sandstorms, and strangulation: The making of 1999's 'The Mummy'
'The Mummy' director Stephen Sommers, star Brendan Fraser, and more recall the creation of the beloved 1999 blockbuster.
Casting an Egyptian actor as Imhotep would be the bare minimum along with any other individuals depicted from the Dynastic era and plenty of Egyptians in the contemporary roles.Omid Djalili (the prison warden's actor) had some comments about the casting and caricature as well.
In the same interview, Arnold Vosloo imagines that if the movie were made today, they would at minimum cast an Egyptian as Imhotep.
Lots of good stuff in the interview.
Snakes, sandstorms, and strangulation: The making of 1999's 'The Mummy'
'The Mummy' director Stephen Sommers, star Brendan Fraser, and more recall the creation of the beloved 1999 blockbuster.ew.com
Yeah, that type of desperate script salvaging was (still is?) pretty common for a lot of middle-eastern actors at the time. Great bits in that interview, seems like the actors really had no idea what to expect as they were making the movie and got a lot of lucky breaks.Omid Djalili (the prison warden's actor) had some comments about the casting and caricature as well.
In the same interview, Arnold Vosloo imagines that if the movie were made today, they would at minimum cast an Egyptian as Imhotep.
Lots of good stuff in the interview.
Snakes, sandstorms, and strangulation: The making of 1999's 'The Mummy'
'The Mummy' director Stephen Sommers, star Brendan Fraser, and more recall the creation of the beloved 1999 blockbuster.
I watched this about a year ago for the first time since the theater. Rick (Brendan) treats Evelyn (Rachel) like absolute shit for a while until he falls in love with her. It's like a Hallmark movie in that respect. He also sexually assaults her when they first meet, as I remember. So fun. So cool.
