tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post2491247886169816258..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Monsterpiece Theater: Universal Monster Mash- The MummyAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-72506212802467917542020-10-31T14:03:37.665-04:002020-10-31T14:03:37.665-04:00Just found out:
R.I.P. Sir Sean Connery, 1930 - 2...Just found out:<br /><br />R.I.P. Sir Sean Connery, 1930 - 2020Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-73606364898511748132020-10-29T23:32:11.488-04:002020-10-29T23:32:11.488-04:00Daniel,
I was glad to squeeze one in, too. For a ...Daniel,<br /><br />I was glad to squeeze one in, too. For a while, I wasn't sure if Andrew would be able to post any. Thankfully, he's back up and running. And that's what matters most.<br />That being said, I really don't think I can continue the series into November. I'm just never in the mood by then. However, there is one November-themed film I've meant to review for a while. (Note to self: mention this to Andrew.)<br /><br />No dishonor in fearing the mummy as a kid. The Terror Dogs from Ghostbusters gave me plenty of sleepless nights. MK and Dean Koontz? Well, we all do it one way or another. In my case, I recorded several Friday the 13th films one night on VHS- dear God, I'm old!- and then forced myself to watch them over the weekend. (Still, it was USA Network. So, not quite the full experience.)<br /><br />You're not missing much as far as the sequels go. As I mentioned to wulfscott, the 1932 original is really the only one worth watching. That, or a history book on the real Imhotep. Designer of the pyramids. Posthumously deified as the Egyptian god of medicine. This guy was a true renaissance man.<br /><br />(as Lenny from the Simpsons) Ah, nuts. So hard to get good things going sometimes. (People's Republic of Athens? Good one!) However, as a Pittsburgher, I can sympathize with the pain, agony, and apathy of long-term sucking. Two words: Pittsburgh Pirates.Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-84397115764880830252020-10-29T23:13:58.216-04:002020-10-29T23:13:58.216-04:00wulfscott,
Creature Feature time slots are about ...wulfscott,<br /><br />Creature Feature time slots are about the only place where most of these belong. Yet, oddly, the sequels do have a dedicated fanbase. I honestly am not sure why.<br /><br />Never heard of "Lot 249" before. However, with ACD as the author, that automatically warrants a look. Thanks for the recommendation! <br /><br />And while I do recommend giving the 1932 original a look, (mainly for Karloff's performance), I agree the 1999 remake is probably better simply because it's so much fun.Rustbelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12190297078043033514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-41919667867552530162020-10-28T21:48:33.037-04:002020-10-28T21:48:33.037-04:00Glad you were able to get one of these in this yea...Glad you were able to get one of these in this year, Rustbelt! Mummies creeped me out like you wouldn't believe when I was a little kid between the look of the character and actually learning about the mummification process in elementary school so I never did spend a whole lot of time on this particular monster. Yeah, I was that much of a scaredy-cat as a kid and it took the original Mortal Kombat for me to get over the bloody parts of horror (even if it was more bloody martial arts B-movie as a game than actual horror) and some Dean Koontz for me to make the final push. =P I still never did get into the Fraser movie, though, since I still hadn't quite shaken off the revulsion by then. Seeing the pictures here, though? Makes me wonder why it took so long to just put them in the normal monster box.<br /><br />Still, it doesn't sound like I missed much by keeping away from the old Mummy movies even if it was for dumb reasons. I have heard similar thoughts on how much the series declined, though, and Kharis being a much less intimidating villain than Imhotep comes up a lot, too, for understandable reasons. Looking up the historical Imhotep might make for an interesting pursuit sometime if I can knock a few things out of this gaming backlog and/or I don't end up involuntarily committed because 2020!<br /><br />Also, meant to say this on an earlier post, but you'll have to find a different Georgian to go in with you on a college football rivalry concerning the Dawgs, BTW. I spent far too much time in the People's Republic of Athens to stay attached to them. =P It is nice to see them do well, though I'm also not much of a sports fan in general. I think Georgia sports teams either sucking the whole season long or doing great only to fall apart at the last minute at the big game might have something to do with this.<br /><br /> - Daniel (under a proper account name)ArgentGalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173296751792700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-26276638820598292792020-10-28T16:58:34.920-04:002020-10-28T16:58:34.920-04:00Nice to see the site back!
I have seen one or two ...Nice to see the site back!<br />I have seen one or two of these a looong time ago on a Friday Night Creature Feature on a local tv station. I say one or two because I remember Boris Karloff as the mummy , but I also recall the scene of a mummy carrying the love interest into a swamp, so I probably saw The Mummy and The Mummy's Ghost and ran them together in memory.<br />The film(s) were influenced by the short story "Lot 249", about an English Egyptology student at Oxford who buys a mummy at an auction of artifacts and revives the mummy to wreak vengeance on his enemies. This story, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who also wrote a few other things ;) was praised, IIRC, by Kipling, H. Rider Haggard, H. P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and Ann Rice, showing how well this story has held up over the years.<br />That said, I may look for the original to watch, but I'll still prefer the 1999 remake which is just so much fun, despite its flaws.wulfscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753817510942803189noreply@blogger.com