The Mummy (DVD, 2001, 2-Disc Set, Ultimate Edition)

The Ultimate Edition of the The Mummy is great. I also never saw the movie, because I thought that it would be scary and graphic. I was so amazed when I finally saw it. The Mummy is not graphic with the special effects at all. It is a great story with great characters. The main characters, Rick and Evelyn, have this instand bond which only gets stronger throughout the movie. And John Hannah is fantastic as Evelyn's brothers Jonathan. He is great at comedy. The cast is excellent. You will be laughing and on the edge of your seat the whole time. What is so great about this dvd is the three choices of commentary: Brendan Frasier; Stephen Sommers & Bob Duscay; and Oded Fehr, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo. Stephen & Boby Duscay and Oded, Kevin, and Arnold give the most insightful commentary. You will find out lots of great tidbits and information on the movie. The Mummy was the first time I have ever watched a movie with commentary before. After seeing The Mummy and The Mummy Returns at least 5-6 times each, I wanted to listen to the Commentary. The commentary gives great insite into the making of the movie and the story of the movie. Another wonderful feature is the photo gallery full of great photos from the movie. One of the main reasons I made this purchase was because I liked the multiple commentaries and the additional special features. This dvd is definitely the "Ultimate" way to watch The Mummy, an exciting, funny, and adventerous movie. It is worth the price you pay. Enjoy!

The Plot: A librarian and her brother save a prisoner from an untimely
death by recruiting him to help locate a fabled Egyptian tomb, and set
off into the desert to find not only treasure, but a labyrinthine
burial ground for a cursed Mummy who, in the course of the adventure,
"accidentally" becomes resurrected and wreaks havoc on everyone with a
fez, dress or gun.

The Pros: More than anything this film is very funny, especially if you
pay attention to the witticisms in between the main dialog. Then
there's the entertaining and very well done special effects (watch for
the scenes with the mummy-induced sand-storms; pretty amazing stuff).
The slapstick doesn't make for a very good horror film, but it does
still manage to get it's "grossness-quotient" in with flesh eating
beetles and soul-sucking rotting corpses (great effects again done to
make the Mummy appear, well - "juicy", as they say in the movie). The
acting is as good as it's going to get for a film of this genre, which
in my opinion outshines even the Indiana Jones trilogy. Brendan Fraser
is just plain perfect - delivering one uproarious line after the other
- much more entertaining than Harrison Ford IMHO. Special nod to Rachel
Weisz for being unexpectedly funny for what could have been a typical
damsel-in-distress role.

The Cons: The Mummy Returns does not satisfy, Tomb of the Dragon
Emperor (The Mummy 3) is even worse, and the Scorpion King, which stole
it's plot from The Mummy Returns, is worse than drinking bleach. On an
empty stomach.

Great Scenes: Omid Djalili as Warden Gad Hassan who, about 45 minutes
into the film, runs into the scene screaming and hands clasped atop his
fez as beetles devour him alive. I've replayed this scene at least 20
times, and each time it just gets funnier and funnier.

PLOT: FIND THE HIDDEN CITY AND GET THE RICHES BURIED THERE~ EXCEPT THE MUMMY IS WAITING FOR THEM~

Lovely Intiquities expert Evie (Rachel Weisz) knows more than most men about the secrets of the Egyptian Pharohs~ but she drags in soon to die Rick O'Connell (Fraser) and exchanges his death sentence for a share of the treasures~ HE knows where Haminatra the hidden city is~ Part of the movie is scenes of ancient egypt of why MUMMY was buried alive and along the way Evie has vision of the past ~ ADD some humor and funny SCENES BECAUSE THIS IS A STEPHEN SOMMERS MOVIE~ AND HE IS A FUNNY MAN AND WE HAVE A GREAT FUNNY SCARY ADVENTURE~ along for the chase are some adventures who are looking for the same city. when the entire group finds Haminatra the look for the buried mummy and all his secrets and treasures beings and along the way the BOOK of the living sets the MUMMY back to life and this is where the best scares beings because the Mummy has to go from Gross skelton to handsome man~ add BENNY~ what a dislikeable greedy~ slimmy little man who scene steals every scene he is IN~ruthlessly GREEDY and looking for the Riches for himself~ excellent special effects~ we laugh one minute and scream the next~ not a movie for young children unless you want them awake all night~ but excellent for the rest of the family~ I have seen this many times and never get bored with it~ RICK O'Connal is fun and keeps us looking for the treasure but Evie holds the key and the solutions to all the missing pieces to the mystery. I GIVE IT A SOLID 12 OUT OF 10 FOR ADVENTURE AND MYSTERY/HORROR~ ALSO SEE THE NEXT...THE MUMMY RETURNS~

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I LOVE THIS MOVIE! THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE FANTASTIC ,THE STORY IS SET IN EQYPT WHERE AN ENGLISH WOMEN WORKS FOR THE EGYPTIAN LIBRARY , SHE IS WELL EDUCATED IN THE LANGUAGES OF EGYPT AND HER BROTHER IS PARTY BOY TREASURE HUNTER. HE FINDS A MAP THAT LEADS TO A HIDDEN CRYPT. AN AMERICAN BRENDAN FRASER HAS BEEN TO THIS PLACE BUT IS NOW IN JAIL. THEY DECIDE THEY MUST GET HIM OUT AND HAVE HIM LEAD THEM TO THIS CRYPT, THEY MUST BRIBE THE JAIL GUARD TO LET HIM FREE AFTER HE HANGS BRENDAN FRASER WHO DIDNT DIE WHEN BEING HANGED. WELL THEY ALL SET OUT ON A BOAT ON THE NILE TO FIND THIS PLACE BUT A SHIP WITH MEN WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF KEEPING PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE CRYPT TRIES TO GET THE MAP FROM THEM AND ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE. THE BOAT IS SET ON FIRE AND EVERYONE JUMPS INTO THE WATER. THEY MAKE IT TO SHORE AND THE JOURNEY BEGINS AGAIN. ON THE BOAT THERE WERE AMERICAN COWBOYS WHO WANTED TO FIND THE TREASURE TOO. THINGS GET MORE MYSTERIOUS WHEN THE MUMMY IS LET OUT OF HIS CRYPT. HE TAKES PARTS OF THE AMERICAN COWBOYS TO MAKE HIS BODY A BODY AGAIN. WELL YOU JUST GOTTA SEE THIS MOVIE IT IS GREAT YOU WONT REGRET IT

I absolutely adored this movie in the theater and bought the DVD when it first came out. However a couple of moves later and my copy was lost. I never owned the Ultimate Edition and cannot find The Mummy anymore on its own; it's always paired up with The Mummy Returns. The extra features on the Ultimate Edition made it well worth the purchase; I'm glad I lost my original copy because this one is even better. This should be on the shelf of every household. It's a great movie with drama and comedy mixed in with adventure and even a little history. Love it!